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1981 Grand Prix of Belgium Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post 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 ret 2 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 10 crash 0 0 8 3 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 54 +92.04 12 0 ret 4 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 7 5 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +61.66 0 0 ret 6 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 19 crash 7 0 4 7 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 54 +47.64 0 3 6 8 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +52.51 0 1 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 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 13 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 5 14 11   Elio de Angelis Team Essex Lotus Lotus 81B / Ford Cosworth DFV 54 +49.20 0 2 11 15 14   Marc Surer Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +2 laps 0 0 ret 16 25   Jean-Pierre Jabouille Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 35 transmission 0 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 12 19 4   Michele Alboreto Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 +2 laps 0 0 ret 20 21   Chico Serra Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 29 engine 0 0 ret 21 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 crash 0 0 ret 22 32   Beppe Gabbiani Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 22 engine 0 0 ret 23 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren M29C / Ford Cosworth DFV 11 gearbox 0 0 13 24 31   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 +4 laps 0 0 * Race shortened to 54 laps due to rain.

Fastest Lap: 184.192 kph by Carlos Reutemann Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 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 Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Didier Pironi 1 12 12   Alan Jones 13 19 7   Carlos Reutemann 20 54 35 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 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   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 3   -31   9   Marc Surer 3   -31   9   Hector Rebaque 3   -31   9   Gilles Villeneuve 3   -31   9   Mario Andretti 3   -31   14   Rene Arnoux 2   -32   14   Didier Pironi 2   -32   16   Patrick Tambay 1   -33   16   Andrea de Cesaris 1   -33