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Belgian Grand Prix 1981

Round 5 of 15  · 17 May 1981  · Zolder  · 54 laps

Fastest Lap Carlos Reutemann 1:23.300 (lap 37)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 REU Carlos Reutemann FL Williams 1 1:16:31.610 9
2 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 9 +36.060 6
3 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 10 +43.690 4
4 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 7 +47.640 3
5 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 14 +49.200 2
6 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 8 +52.510 1
7 WAT John Watson McLaren 5 +1:01.660 —
8 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 3 +1:32.040 —
9 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 17 +1:35.580 —
10 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 18 +1 lap —
11 SUR Marc Surer Ensign 15 +2 laps —
12 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 19 +2 laps —
13 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 24 +4 laps —
DNF REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 21 Accident —
DNF JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 16 Transmission —
DNF SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 20 Engine —
DNF GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 22 Engine —
DNF JON Alan Jones Williams 6 Accident —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 23 Gearbox —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 Accident —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 11 Gearbox —
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 12 Clutch —
DNF STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 13 Collision —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 4 Collision —
DNQ DAL Derek Daly March — — —
DNQ ARN René Arnoux Renault — — —
DNQ SAL Eliseo Salazar March — — —
DNQ BOR Slim Borgudd ATS — — —
DNQ TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore — — —
DNQ WAR Derek Warwick Toleman — — —
DNQ HEN Brian Henton Toleman — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:22.280
2 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:23.130
3 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:23.470
4 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:23.670
5 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:23.730
6 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:23.820
7 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:23.940
8 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:24.380
9 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:24.410
10 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:24.440
11 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:24.460
12 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:24.630
13 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:24.660
14 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:24.960
15 SUR Marc Surer Ensign 1:25.190
16 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 1:25.280
17 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:25.310
18 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:25.560
19 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:25.910
20 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:25.930
21 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:26.520
22 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:26.690
23 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:26.950
24 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:27.480
25 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:27.930
26 SAL Eliseo Salazar March 1:28.380
27 BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 1:28.980
28 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 1:32.470
29 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:35.970
30 HEN Brian Henton Toleman 1:36.370
31 DAL Derek Daly March —