1981 Belgian Grand Prix
Round 5 of the 1981 Formula 1 season, held on 17 May 1981.
Circuit: Zolder
Carlos Reutemann won for Williams. Pole position: Carlos Reutemann.
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 54 | 1:16:31.610 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | 54 | +36.060 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 10 | 54 | +43.690 | 4 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 54 | +47.640 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 54 | +49.200 | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | 54 | +52.510 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 54 | +1:01.660 | 0 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | 54 | +1:32.040 | 0 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 54 | +1:35.580 | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 15 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 21 | 39 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 16 | 35 | Transmission | 0 |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | 29 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 23 | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 10 | Accident | 0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 12 | 2 | Clutch | 0 |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 13 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
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