1981 Spanish Grand Prix
- Date
- 21 Jun 1981
- Circuit
- Jarama, Madrid, Spain
- Round
- 7 of 15
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 80 | 1:46:35.01 | 9 | |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 80 | +0.22 | 6 | |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | 80 | +0.58 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 80 | +1.01 | 3 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 80 | +1.24 | 2 | |
| 6 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 80 | +28.58 | 1 | |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 80 | +56.58 | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 80 | +1:00.80 | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | 80 | +1:07.08 | 0 | |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 80 | +1:13.65 | 0 | |
| 11 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | |
| N | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 20 | 62 | Not classified | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 19 | 51 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 18 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 23 | 43 | Ignition | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 43 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 28 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 21 | Brakes | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 9 | Accident | 0 | |
| F | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Giorgio Francia | Osella | 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 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 37 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 17 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 7 |
| 8 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |