Belgian Grand Prix
Round 5 · 17 May 1981 ·Zolder, Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Laffite
Ligier
2
Reutemann
Williams
1
Mansell
Team Lotus
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 54 | 1:16:31.61 | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 54 | +36.06 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 54 | +43.69 | 4 | |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | +47.64 | 3 | |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 54 | +49.20 | 2 | |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 54 | +52.51 | 1 | |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 54 | +1:01.66 | 0 | |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 54 | +1:32.04 | 0 | |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 54 | +1:35.58 | 0 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 39 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 35 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 29 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 10 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 10 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eliseo Salazar | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify