1981 Belgian Grand Prix
Zolder · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carlos Reutemann | 1 | 24 | 36.060 | 54 | 230.1 | Carlos Reutemann |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 54 | ★ | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 54 | +36.060s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 10 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | +43.690s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | +47.640s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 54 | +49.200s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 54 | +52.510s | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 54 | +61.660s | Finished | ||
| 8 | 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 54 | +92.040s | Finished | ||
| 9 | 17 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 54 | +95.580s | Finished | ||
| 10 | 18 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | Finished | ||
| 11 | 15 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | Ford | 52 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 19 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 52 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 13 | 24 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Ford | 50 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 21 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | 39 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 16 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Matra | 35 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | 29 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 22 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | 22 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 6 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 19 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 23 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 11 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 10 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 11 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | 10 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 12 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 2 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 13 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 4 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 18 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified |