Round 7 of 15 · Madrid · 21 June 1981, Sunday
Spanish Grand Prix
Key highlights
Laffite
pole position
80
laps
16
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:46:35.01 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +0.22 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | +0.58 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1.01 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1.24 | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +28.58 | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | +56.58 | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1:00.80 | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:07.08 | |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1:13.65 | |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +2 Laps | |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +4 Laps | |
| 16 | Derek Daly | March | +5 Laps | |
| NC | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Not classified | |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Brakes | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ignition | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Accident | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Brakes | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Giorgio Francia | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- NC
- Not classified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify