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Spanish Grand Prix

Gran Premio de España 1981

Round 7 of 15Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE, MadridJun 21 198180 laps

Podium

LAFLigier

VILFerrari

WATMcLaren

Key facts

WinnerVIL1:46:35.010 from P7

PoleLAF1:13.754

Fastest lapJON1:17.818 on lap 5

Finishers16 / 24classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	7	▲6	80	1:46:35.010	9	–
2	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1	▼1	80	+0.220s	6	–
3	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	4	▲1	80	+0.580s	4	–
4	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	3	▼1	80	+1.010s	3	–
5	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	10	▲5	80	+1.240s	2	–
6	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	11	▲5	80	+28.580s	1	–
7	JONAlan Jones	Williams	2	▼5	80	+56.580s		1:17.818
8	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	8	–	80	+60.800s		–
9	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	17	▲8	80	+67.080s		–
10	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	6	▼4	80	+73.650s		–
11	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	21	▲10	79	+1 lap		–
12	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	15	▲3	78	+2 laps		–
13	TAMPatrick Tambay	Theodore	16	▲3	78	+2 laps		–
14	SALEliseo Salazar	Ensign	24	▲10	77	+3 laps		–
15	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	13	▼2	76	+4 laps		–
16	DALDerek Daly	March	22	▲6	75	+5 laps		–
NC	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	20		61	Not classified		–
DNF	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	19		52	Brakes		–
DNF	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	18		46	Gearbox		–
DNF	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	23		43	Ignition		–
DNF	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	9		43	Accident		–
DNF	PROAlain Prost	Renault	5		28	Spun off		–
DNF	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	12		21	Brakes		–
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	14		9	Accident		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.754
2	JONAlan Jones	Williams	1:14.024	+0.270s
3	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	1:14.342	+0.588s
4	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:14.657	+0.903s
5	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:14.669	+0.915s
6	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.897	+1.143s
7	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.987	+1.233s
8	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:15.159	+1.405s
9	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:15.355	+1.601s
10	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:15.399	+1.645s
11	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.562	+1.808s
12	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:15.627	+1.873s
13	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	1:15.715	+1.961s
14	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	1:15.850	+2.096s
15	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.924	+2.170s
16	TAMPatrick Tambay	Theodore	1:16.355	+2.601s
17	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1:16.406	+2.652s
18	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:16.527	+2.773s
19	JABJean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:16.559	+2.805s
20	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.641	+2.887s
21	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.782	+3.028s
22	DALDerek Daly	March	1:16.979	+3.225s
23	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:17.294	+3.540s
24	SALEliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:17.822	+4.068s
25	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.943	+4.189s
26	GABBeppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:18.169	+4.415s
27	BORSlim Borgudd	ATS	1:18.263	+4.509s
28	HENBrian Henton	Toleman	1:18.340	+4.586s
29	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.872	+5.118s
30	GIOGIO	Osella	1:19.586	+5.832s

Circuito de Madrid Jarama - RACE

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

Previous winners here

1979	Patrick Depailler	Ligier
1978	Mario Andretti	Lotus
1977	Mario Andretti	Lotus
1976	James Hunt	McLaren
1974	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus
1970	Jackie Stewart	March
1968	Graham Hill	Lotus

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