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1981 Grand Prix of Belgium

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Formula One race number 5 of 15
Sunday, May 17, 1981 at Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
70 laps* on a 4.262 kilometer road course (298.340 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:16:31.61
Average speed: 180.467 kph
Pole time: 82.28 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 36.06 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 3

Glossary 1981 Formula One results / 1981 standings

Pos	St	#	Driver	Team	Chass./Eng.	Laps	Status	Led	Pts
1	1	2	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	1:16:31.61	35	9
2	9	26	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	54	+36.06	0	6
3	10	12	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+43.69	0	4
4	7	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	54	+47.64	0	3
5	14	11	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+49.20	0	2
6	8	3	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+52.51	0	1
7	5	7	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV	54	+61.66	0	0
8	3	28	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021	54	+92.04	12	0
9	17	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	54	+95.58	0	0
10	18	22	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260	53	+1 lap	0	0
11	15	14	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+2 laps	0	0
12	19	4	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV	52	+2 laps	0	0
13	24	31	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	50	+4 laps	0	0
ret	21	6	Hector Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	39	crash	0	0
ret	16	25	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81	35	transmission	0	0
ret	20	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	29	engine	0	0
ret	22	32	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV	22	engine	0	0
ret	6	1	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV	19	crash	7	0
ret	23	8	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV	11	gearbox	0	0
ret	2	5	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV	10	crash	0	0
ret	11	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV	10	gearbox	0	0
ret	12	15	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE20B / Renault-Gordini EF1	2	clutch	0	0
ret	4	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0
ret	13	30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV	0	crash	0	0

* Race shortened to 54 laps due to rain.

Fastest Lap: 184.192 kph by Carlos Reutemann

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
25	Derek Daly	18	March Grand Prix Team
26	Rene Arnoux	16	Equipe Renault Elf
27	Eliseo Salazar	17	March Grand Prix Team
28	Slim Borgudd	9	Team ATS
29	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore Racing Team
30	Derek Warwick	36	Candy Toleman Motorsport
31	Brian Henton	35	Candy Toleman Motorsport

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Didier Pironi	1	12	12
Alan Jones	13	19	7
Carlos Reutemann	20	54	35

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
1	Carlos Reutemann	34
2	Nelson Piquet	22	-12
3	Alan Jones	18	-16
4	Riccardo Patrese	10	-24
5	Jacques Laffite	7	-27
6	Elio de Angelis	5	-29
7	Alain Prost	4	-30
7	Nigel Mansell	4	-30
9	Hector Rebaque	3	-31
9	Marc Surer	3	-31
9	Mario Andretti	3	-31
9	Gilles Villeneuve	3	-31
9	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	3	-31
14	Rene Arnoux	2	-32
14	Didier Pironi	2	-32
16	Patrick Tambay	1	-33
16	Andrea de Cesaris	1	-33