Netherlands Grand Prix 1981: results
Round 12 of the 1981 season, 30 August 1981, at Circuit Zandvoort. Alain Prost won for Renault from pole position. Fastest lap: Alan Jones, 1:21.830 (lap 15).
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:40:22.430 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +8.240 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | +35.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | Elio De Angelis | Lotus | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +2 laps | 1 |
| 7 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +3 laps | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Theodore | +3 laps | 0 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +4 laps | 0 |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Accident | 0 |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Ignition | 0 |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Transmission | 0 |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Tyre | 0 |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | Suspension | 0 |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | Engine | 0 |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Collision | 0 |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Collision | 0 |
| DNS | Andrea De Cesaris | McLaren | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | 0 |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | 0 |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Team | Best time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | |
| 5 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | |
| 7 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | |
| 9 | Elio De Angelis | Lotus | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | |
| 13 | Andrea De Cesaris | McLaren | |
| 14 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | |
| 16 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | |
| 20 | Marc Surer | Theodore | |
| 21 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | |
| 22 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | |
| 23 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | |
| 24 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | |
| 25 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | |
| 26 | Brian Henton | Toleman | |
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | |
| 28 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | |
| 29 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | |
| 30 | Derek Warwick | Toleman |
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