Round 5 of 15 · Heusden-Zolder · 17 May 1981, Sunday
Belgian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Reutemann
pole position
54
laps
13
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:16:31.61 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +36.06 | 6 |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +43.69 | 4 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +47.64 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +49.20 | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +52.51 | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:01.66 | |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1:32.04 | |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1:35.58 | |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Ensign | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Transmission | |
| DNF | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Engine | |
| DNF | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Accident | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Clutch | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Collision | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Collision | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | René Arnoux | Renault | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eliseo Salazar | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify