1981 Dutch Grand Prix
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| 1981 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 30 August 1981 | ||
| Official name | XXVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
| Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.252 km (2.642 miles) | ||
| Distance | 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny, dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:18.176 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:21.83 on lap 15 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Third | Williams-Ford | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 30 August 1981. It was the twelfth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-Ford, with Alan Jones third in a Williams-Ford. With Carlos Reutemann failing to finish in the other Williams-Ford after colliding with Jacques Laffite's Ligier-Matra, Piquet moved into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with the same number of points as Reutemann but more wins.
Qualifying classification
The Fittipaldi team returned after missing the previous race in Austria due to a lack of engines. However both their drivers, Keke Rosberg and Chico Serra, failed to qualify.
For the fourth consecutive race, the Renaults filled the front row, with Alain Prost 0.079 seconds ahead of René Arnoux. Nelson Piquet was third in his Brabham, followed by the two Williams of Alan Jones and Carlos Reutemann and the Ligier of Jacques Laffite. The top ten was completed by Mario Andretti in the Alfa Romeo, John Watson in the McLaren, Elio de Angelis in the Lotus and Riccardo Patrese in the Arrows.
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |  Alain Prost |
Renault | 1:18.279 | 1:18.176 | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 1:18.255 | 1:18.301 | +0.079 |
| 3 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | 1:19.236 | 1:18.652 | +0.476 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | 1:18.672 | 1:19.133 | +0.496 |
| 5 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford | 1:19.067 | 1:18.844 | +0.668 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 1:19.386 | 1:19.018 | +0.842 |
| 7 | 22 |  Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo | 1:19.896 | 1:19.040 | +0.864 |
| 8 | 7 |  John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 1:19.312 | 1:19.651 | +1.136 |
| 9 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | 1:21.662 | 1:19.738 | +1.562 |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford | 1:21.010 | 1:19.864 | +1.688 |
| 11 | 25 | Patrick Tambay |
Ligier-Matra | 1:20.802 | 1:19.979 | +1.803 |
| 12 | 28 | Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | 1:21.293 | 1:20.248 | +2.072 |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren-Ford | 1:20.651 | 1:20.377 | +2.201 |
| 14 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 1:20.384 | 1:20.495 | +2.208 |
| 15 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque |
Brabham-Ford | 1:20.547 | 1:20.872 | +2.371 |
| 16 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 1:21.049 | 1:20.595 | +2.419 |
| 17 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Ford | 1:21.106 | 1:20.663 | +2.487 |
| 18 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | 1:21.086 | 1:21.294 | +2.910 |
| 19 | 17 |  Derek Daly |
March-Ford | 1:22.274 | 1:21.391 | +3.215 |
| 20 | 33 |  Marc Surer |
Theodore-Ford | 1:22.389 | 1:21.454 | +3.278 |
| 21 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr |
Arrows-Ford | 1:21.568 | 1:21.713 | +3.392 |
| 22 | 3 | Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:21.849 | 1:21.698 | +3.522 |
| 23 | 9 |  Slim Borgudd |
ATS-Ford | 1:21.760 | 1:22.302 | +3.584 |
| 24 | 14 |  Eliseo Salazar |
Ensign-Ford | 1:22.382 | 1:22.024 | +3.848 |
| 25 | 4 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:25.976 | 1:22.030 | +3.854 |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton |
Toleman-Hart | 1:22.226 | 1:24.167 | +4.050 |
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:23.518 | 6:09.795 | +5.342 |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:23.677 | 1:23.613 | +5.437 |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani |
Osella-Ford | no time | 1:23.898 | +5.722 |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick |
Toleman-Hart | 1:25.104 | 1:24.028 | +5.852 |
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