| «1981-05» | Belgium Grand Prix - XXXIX Grote Prijs van Belgie |
| 1981-05-17 | Zolder - Circuit Terlaemen - 54 laps × 4.262 km : 230.148 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:22.280 | 186.475 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.130 | +00.850 (+1.033%) | +00.850 |
| 3 | 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:23.470 | +01.190 (+1.446%) | +00.340 |
| 4 | 4 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.670 | +01.390 (+1.689%) | +00.200 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.730 | +01.450 (+1.762%) | +00.060 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:23.820 | +01.540 (+1.872%) | +00.090 |
| 7 | 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:23.940 | +01.660 (+2.018%) | +00.120 |
| 8 | 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.380 | +02.100 (+2.552%) | +00.440 |
| 9 | 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:24.410 | +02.130 (+2.589%) | +00.030 |
| 10 | 10 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.440 | +02.160 (+2.625%) | +00.030 |
| 11 | 11 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.460 | +02.180 (+2.649%) | +00.020 |
| 12 | 12 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:24.630 | +02.350 (+2.856%) | +00.170 |
| 13 | 13 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.660 | +02.380 (+2.893%) | +00.030 |
| 14 | 14 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:24.960 | +02.680 (+3.257%) | +00.300 |
| 15 | 15 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.190 | +02.910 (+3.537%) | +00.230 |
| 16 | 16 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier • Matra | 01:25.280 | +03.000 (+3.646%) | +00.090 |
| 17 | 17 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:25.310 | +03.030 (+3.683%) | +00.030 |
| 18 | 18 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:25.560 | +03.280 (+3.986%) | +00.250 |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.910 | +03.630 (+4.412%) | +00.350 |
| 20 | 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:25.930 | +03.650 (+4.436%) | +00.020 |
| 21 | 21 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.520 | +04.240 (+5.153%) | +00.590 |
| 22 | 22 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.690 | +04.410 (+5.360%) | +00.170 |
| 23 | 23 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:26.950 | +04.670 (+5.676%) | +00.260 |
| 24 | 24 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.480 | +05.200 (+6.320%) | +00.530 |
| 25 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:27.930 | +05.650 (+6.867%) | +00.450 | |
| 26 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.380 | +06.100 (+7.414%) | +00.450 | |
| 27 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.980 | +06.700 (+8.143%) | +00.600 | |
| 28 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.470 | +10.190 (+12.385%) | +03.490 | |
| 29 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:35.970 | +13.690 (+16.638%) | +03.500 | |
| 30 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | 01:36.370 | +14.090 (+17.124%) | +00.400 | |
| 31 | 18 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth |