| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 54 | 1:16:31.610 | 180.445 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 9 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 54 | +36.060 | +36.060 | 6 |
| 3 | 10 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +43.690 | +07.630 | 4 |
| 4 | 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +47.640 | +03.950 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +49.200 | +01.560 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +52.510 | +03.310 | 1 |
| 7 | 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 54 | +01:01.660 | +09.150 | |
| 8 | 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 54 | +01:32.040 | +30.380 | |
| 9 | 17 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 54 | +01:35.580 | +03.540 | |
| 10 | 18 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | ||
| 11 | 15 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 19 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 24 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 50 | +4 laps | ||
| 21 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 39 | accident | |||
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier • Matra | 35 | transmission | |||
| 20 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 29 | engine | |||
| 22 | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 22 | engine | |||
| 6 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 19 | accident | |||
| 23 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 11 | gearbox | |||
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 10 | collision | |||
| 11 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 10 | gearbox | |||
| 12 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | clutch | |||
| 13 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 0 | collision | |||
| 4 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 0 | stalled on grid | |||
| DNQ | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | |||||
| DNQ | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | |||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | |||||
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| WDR | 10 | Jan Lammers | ATS • Ford Cosworth | not present |
Fastest lap - 01:23.300 - 184.192 km/h - Carlos Reutemann (lap 37)
Comments
Race scheduled for 70 laps, red-flagged after lap 1 following an accident, restarted for the original distance and stopped due to heavy rain.