| «1981-12» | Netherlands Grand Prix - XXVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland |
| 1981-08-30 | Zandvoort - Circuit Park Zandvoort - 72 laps × 4.252 km : 306.144 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:18.176 | 195.804 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:18.255 | +00.079 (+0.101%) | +00.079 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.652 | +00.476 (+0.609%) | +00.397 |
| 4 | 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.672 | +00.496 (+0.634%) | +00.020 |
| 5 | 5 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:18.844 | +00.668 (+0.854%) | +00.172 |
| 6 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:19.018 | +00.842 (+1.077%) | +00.174 |
| 7 | 7 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:19.040 | +00.864 (+1.105%) | +00.022 |
| 8 | 8 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.312 | +01.136 (+1.453%) | +00.272 |
| 9 | 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.738 | +01.562 (+1.998%) | +00.426 |
| 10 | 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:19.864 | +01.688 (+2.159%) | +00.126 |
| 11 | 11 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 01:19.979 | +01.803 (+2.306%) | +00.115 |
| 12 | 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:20.248 | +02.072 (+2.650%) | +00.269 |
| 13 | 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.377 | +02.201 (+2.815%) | +00.129 |
| 14 | 14 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:20.384 | +02.208 (+2.824%) | +00.007 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.547 | +02.371 (+3.033%) | +00.163 |
| 16 | 16 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:20.595 | +02.419 (+3.094%) | +00.048 |
| 17 | 17 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:20.663 | +02.487 (+3.181%) | +00.068 |
| 18 | 18 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.086 | +02.910 (+3.722%) | +00.423 |
| 19 | 19 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.391 | +03.215 (+4.113%) | +00.305 |
| 20 | 20 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.454 | +03.278 (+4.193%) | +00.063 |
| 21 | 21 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.568 | +03.392 (+4.339%) | +00.114 |
| 22 | 22 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.698 | +03.522 (+4.505%) | +00.130 |
| 23 | 23 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:21.760 | +03.584 (+4.585%) | +00.062 |
| 24 | 24 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.024 | +03.848 (+4.922%) | +00.264 |
| 25 | 25 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.030 | +03.854 (+4.930%) | +00.006 |
| 26 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | 01:22.226 | +04.050 (+5.181%) | +00.196 | |
| 27 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.518 | +05.342 (+6.833%) | +01.292 | |
| 28 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.613 | +05.437 (+6.955%) | +00.095 | |
| 29 | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.898 | +05.722 (+7.319%) | +00.285 | |
| 30 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:24.028 | +05.852 (+7.486%) | +00.130 |