Race result

Race results
PosDriverTeamGridLapsTime / StatusPts
1ArgentineCarlos ReutemannWilliams1541:16:31.6109
2FrenchJacques LaffiteLigier954+36.0606
3BritishNigel MansellTeam Lotus1054+43.6904
4CanadianGilles VilleneuveFerrari754+47.6403
5ItalianElio de AngelisTeam Lotus1454+49.2002
6AmericanEddie CheeverTyrrell854+52.5101
7BritishJohn WatsonMcLaren554+1:01.6600
8FrenchDidier PironiFerrari354+1:32.0400
9ItalianBruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1754+1:35.5800
10AmericanMario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1853+1 Lap0
11SwissMarc SurerEnsign1552+2 Laps0
12ItalianMichele AlboretoTyrrell1952+2 Laps0
13ItalianPiercarlo GhinzaniOsella2450+4 Laps0
RMexicanHector RebaqueBrabham2139Accident0
RFrenchJean-Pierre JabouilleLigier1635Transmission0
RBrazilianChico SerraFittipaldi2029Engine0
RItalianBeppe GabbianiOsella2222Engine0
RAustralianAlan JonesWilliams619Accident0
RItalianAndrea de CesarisMcLaren2311Gearbox0
RBrazilianNelson PiquetBrabham210Accident0
RFinnishKeke RosbergFittipaldi1110Gearbox0
RFrenchAlain ProstRenault122Clutch0
RItalianRiccardo PatreseArrows40Collision0
RItalianSiegfried StohrArrows130Collision0

About the Grand Prix

The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 17 May 1981. It was the fifth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. It was the last of 12 victories for Carlos Reutemann and the last win for an Argentine driver as of 2026. It was also the first of 59 podiums for 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell.

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