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Netherlands  1981 Dutch Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980-1989)
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980-1989)
Date August 30, 1981
Official name XXVII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course Permanent racing facility
4.252 km (2.642 mi)
Distance 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 mi)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver France Alain Prost Renault
Time 1:18.176
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:21.83 on lap 15
Podium
First France Alain Prost Renault
Second Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford
Third Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford

The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 30, 1981.

Classification [edit]

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 15 France Alain Prost Renault 72 1:40:22.43 1 9
2 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 72 + 8.24 3 6
3 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 72 + 35.50 4 4
4 6 Mexico Hector Rebaque Brabham-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 15 3
5 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 71 + 1 Lap 9 2
6 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 70 + 2 Laps 24 1
7 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 69 + 3 Laps 21  
8 33 Switzerland Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 69 + 3 Laps 20  
9 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 68 Engine 25  
10 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 68 + 4 Laps 23  
Ret 22 United States Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 62 Accident 7  
Ret 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 50 Ignition 8  
Ret 3 United States Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 46 Suspension 22  
Ret 32 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 29 Transmission 18  
Ret 16 France René Arnoux Renault 21 Engine 2  
Ret 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 19 Tyre 14  
Ret 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 18 Collision 6  
Ret 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 18 Collision 5  
Ret 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 16 Suspension 10  
Ret 17 Republic of Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 5 Suspension 19  
Ret 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 4 Collision 12  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1 Engine 17  
Ret 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1 Collision 11  
Ret 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 0 Collision 16  
DNS 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford   Non Starter  
DNQ 35 United Kingdom Brian Henton Toleman-Hart    
DNQ 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford    
DNQ 21 Brazil Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford    
DNQ 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford    
DNQ 36 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart    

Standings after the race [edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Brazil Nelson Piquet 45
2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 45
3 France Jacques Laffite 34
4 Australia Alan Jones 31
5 France Alain Prost 28
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 United Kingdom Williams-Ford 76
2 United Kingdom Brabham-Ford 56
3 France Renault 39
4 France Ligier-Matra 34
5 Italy Ferrari 28
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References [edit]

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-16. 


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