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Dutch Grand Prix

Grote Prijs van Nederland 1981

Round 12 of 15Circuit Zandvoort, ZandvoortAug 30 198172 laps

Podium

PIQBrabham
2
PRORenault
1
JONWilliams
3

Key facts

WinnerPRO1:40:22.430 from P1
PolePRO1:18.176
Fastest lapJON1:21.830 on lap 15
Finishers10 / 25classified

Race result

PosDriverTeamGrid+/-LapsTime / gapPtsFastest lap
1PROAlain ProstRenault1–721:40:22.4309–
2PIQNelson PiquetBrabham3▲172+8.240s6–
3JONAlan JonesWilliams4▲172+35.500s41:21.830
4REBHéctor RebaqueBrabham15▲1171+1 lap3–
5DEAElio De AngelisLotus9▲471+1 lap2–
6SALEliseo SalazarEnsign24▲1870+2 laps1–
7STOSiegfried StohrArrows21▲1469+3 laps–
8SURMarc SurerTheodore20▲1269+3 laps–
9ALBMichele AlboretoTyrrell25▲1668+4 laps–
10BORSlim BorguddATS23▲1368+4 laps–
DNFANDMario AndrettiAlfa Romeo762Accident–
DNFWATJohn WatsonMcLaren850Ignition–
DNFCHEEddie CheeverTyrrell2246Suspension–
DNFJARJean-Pierre JarierOsella1829Transmission–
DNFARNRené ArnouxRenault221Engine–
DNFGIABruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1419Tyre–
DNFLAFJacques LaffiteLigier618Collision–
DNFREUCarlos ReutemannWilliams518Collision–
DNFPATRiccardo PatreseArrows1016Suspension–
DNFDALDerek DalyMarch195Suspension–
DNFPIRDidier PironiFerrari124Collision–
DNFMANNigel MansellLotus171Engine–
DNFTAMPatrick TambayLigier110Collision–
DNFVILGilles VilleneuveFerrari160Collision–
DNSDECAndrea De CesarisMcLaren130Did not start–

Qualifying

PosDriverTeamTimeGap to pole
1PROAlain ProstRenault1:18.176
2ARNRené ArnouxRenault1:18.255+0.079s
3PIQNelson PiquetBrabham1:18.652+0.476s
4JONAlan JonesWilliams1:18.672+0.496s
5REUCarlos ReutemannWilliams1:18.844+0.668s
6LAFJacques LaffiteLigier1:19.018+0.842s
7ANDMario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:19.040+0.864s
8WATJohn WatsonMcLaren1:19.312+1.136s
9DEAElio De AngelisLotus1:19.738+1.562s
10PATRiccardo PatreseArrows1:19.864+1.688s
11TAMPatrick TambayLigier1:19.979+1.803s
12PIRDidier PironiFerrari1:20.248+2.072s
13DECAndrea De CesarisMcLaren1:20.377+2.201s
14GIABruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:20.384+2.208s
15REBHéctor RebaqueBrabham1:20.547+2.371s
16VILGilles VilleneuveFerrari1:20.595+2.419s
17MANNigel MansellLotus1:20.663+2.487s
18JARJean-Pierre JarierOsella1:21.086+2.910s
19DALDerek DalyMarch1:21.391+3.215s
20SURMarc SurerTheodore1:21.454+3.278s
21STOSiegfried StohrArrows1:21.568+3.392s
22CHEEddie CheeverTyrrell1:21.698+3.522s
23BORSlim BorguddATS1:21.760+3.584s
24SALEliseo SalazarEnsign1:22.024+3.848s
25ALBMichele AlboretoTyrrell1:22.030+3.854s
26HENBrian HentonToleman1:22.226+4.050s
27ROSKeke RosbergFittipaldi1:23.518+5.342s
28SERChico SerraFittipaldi1:23.613+5.437s
29GABBeppe GabbianiOsella1:23.898+5.722s
30WARDerek WarwickToleman1:24.028+5.852s

Circuit Zandvoort

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1981. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1980Nelson PiquetBrabham
1979Alan JonesWilliams
1978Mario AndrettiLotus
1977Niki LaudaFerrari
1976James HuntMcLaren
1975James HuntHesketh
1974Niki LaudaFerrari
1973Jackie StewartTyrrell
1971Jacky IckxFerrari
1970Jochen RindtLotus

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