Round 12 of 15 · Zandvoort · 30 August 1981, Sunday
Dutch Grand Prix
Key highlights
Prost
pole position
72
laps
10
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:40:22.43 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +8.24 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | +35.50 | 4 |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Theodore | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Accident | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Ignition | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Suspension | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Transmission | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Tyre | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Collision | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | Suspension | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Collision | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Collision | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Collision | |
| WD | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Withdrew | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew