1981 Spanish Grand Prix

Round

7/15

Date

Jun 21, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Madrid, Spain

Circuit

Circuito del Jarama

Circuit length

3.312 m (14 turns)

Race distance

264.96 km (80 laps)

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Villeneuve

Winner

1:46:35.010

Winning time

Laffite

Pole position

Jones

Fastest lap

1:17.818

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:46:35.010	7th	80	9
2	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0.220	1st	80	6
3	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+0.580	4th	80	4
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+1.010	3rd	80	3
5	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	+1.240	10th	80	2
6	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	+28.580	11th	80	1
7	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+56.580	2nd	80
8	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	+1:00.800	8th	80
9	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+1:07.080	17th	80
10	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	+1:13.650	6th	80
11	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	+1 lap	21st	79
12	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	+2 laps	15th	78
13	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	+2 laps	16th	78
14	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	+3 laps	24th	77
15	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	+4 laps	13th	76
16	#17 Derek Daly	March	+5 laps	22nd	75
NC	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	+19 laps	20th	61
DNF	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	Brakes	19th	52
DNF	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	Gearbox	18th	46
DNF	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	Ignition	23rd	43
DNF	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Accident	9th	43
DNF	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	Spun off	5th	28
DNF	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Brakes	12th	21
DNF	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	Accident	14th	9
DNQ	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell
DNQ	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella
DNQ	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS
DNQ	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman
DNQ	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman
DNQ	#32 Giorgio Francia	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.754
2	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:14.024	+0.270
3	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:14.342	+0.588
4	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:14.657	+0.903
5	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.669	+0.915
6	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.897	+1.143
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.987	+1.233
8	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:15.159	+1.405
9	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:15.355	+1.601
10	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.399	+1.645
11	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.562	+1.808
12	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:15.627	+1.873
13	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:15.715	+1.961
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:15.850	+2.096
15	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.924	+2.170
16	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:16.355	+2.601
17	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.406	+2.652
18	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:16.527	+2.773
19	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:16.559	+2.805
20	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.641	+2.887
21	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.782	+3.028
22	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:16.979	+3.225
23	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:17.294	+3.540
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:17.822	+4.068
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.943	+4.189
26	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:18.169	+4.415
27	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:18.263	+4.509
28	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:18.340	+4.586
29	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.872	+5.118
30	#32 Giorgio Francia	Osella	1:19.586	+5.832

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.754
2	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:14.024	+0.270
3	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:14.342	+0.588
4	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:14.657	+0.903
5	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.669	+0.915
6	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.897	+1.143
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.987	+1.233
8	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:15.159	+1.405
9	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:15.355	+1.601
10	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.499	+1.745
11	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.562	+1.808
12	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:15.627	+1.873
13	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:15.715	+1.961
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:15.850	+2.096
15	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.924	+2.170
16	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:16.355	+2.601
17	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.406	+2.652
18	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:16.527	+2.773
19	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.641	+2.887
20	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.782	+3.028
21	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:16.794	+3.040
22	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:16.979	+3.225
23	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:17.294	+3.540
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:17.822	+4.068
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.943	+4.189
26	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:18.169	+4.415
27	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:18.263	+4.509
28	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:18.340	+4.586
29	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.872	+5.118
30	#32 Giorgio Francia	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:14.424
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:14.808	+0.384
3	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:14.882	+0.458
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.980	+0.556
5	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:15.094	+0.670
6	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.399	+0.975
7	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:15.576	+1.152
8	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:16.038	+1.614
9	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:16.040	+1.616
10	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:16.119	+1.695
11	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:16.226	+1.802
12	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:16.522	+2.098
13	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:16.548	+2.124
14	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:16.559	+2.135
15	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:16.722	+2.298
16	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:16.807	+2.383
17	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:16.861	+2.437
18	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:17.132	+2.708
19	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:17.347	+2.923
20	#17 Derek Daly	March	1:17.416	+2.992
21	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:17.459	+3.035
22	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:18.331	+3.907
23	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:18.705	+4.281
24	#14 Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:18.769	+4.345
25	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:18.859	+4.435
26	#32 Giorgio Francia	Osella	1:19.586	+5.162
27	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:19.815	+5.391
28	#9 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:20.028	+5.604
29	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:20.342	+5.918
30	#31 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:17.818		5

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	5	37
2	Alan Jones	Williams	1	3	24	-13
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	2	3	22	-15
4	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	2	21	-16
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	3	17	-20
6	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	2	10	-27
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	7	-30
8	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	1	5	-32
9	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	0	5	-32
10	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	5	-32
11	Alain Prost	Renault	0	1	4	-33
12	John Watson	McLaren	0	1	4	-33
13	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0	4	-33
14	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-34
15	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	3	-34
16	René Arnoux	Renault	0	0	2	-35
17	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	0	0	1	-36
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	0	0	1	-36

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	3	8	61
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	2	26	-35
3	Brabham	Ford	2	3	25	-36
4	Ligier	Matra	0	3	17	-44
5	Lotus	Ford	0	1	12	-49
6	Arrows	Ford	0	2	10	-51
7	Renault	Renault	0	1	6	-55
8	McLaren	Ford	0	1	5	-56
9	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	5	-56
10	Ensign	Ford	0	0	4	-57
11	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-58
12	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-60

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The 1981 Spanish Grand Prix started Jun 21, 1981 on Circuito del Jarama in Madrid, Spain. Jacques Laffite started from pole position with Alan Jones next to him. Carlos Reutemann started from third place.

In 1 hour, 46 minutes and 35 seconds Gilles Villeneuve finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Jacques Laffite in second and John Watson in third place.

After the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 37 points. Reutemann is 13 points ahead of Alan Jones.