1981 Dutch Grand Prix
- Date
- 30 Aug 1981
- Circuit
- Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
- Round
- 12 of 15
- Winner
- Alain Prost (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 72 | 1:40:22.43 | 9 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 72 | +8.24 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 72 | +35.50 | 4 | |
| 4 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 20 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 25 | 68 | Engine | 0 | |
| 10 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 23 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 62 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 8 | 50 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 22 | 46 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | 29 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 21 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 19 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 18 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 18 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 16 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 5 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 4 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | 1 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | 1 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| W | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | PL | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 45 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 45 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 34 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 31 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 28 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |