1981 Belgian Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 54 | 1:16:31.610 | 9 | 1 | Pole FL |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 54 | 1:17:07.670 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 54 | 1:17:15.300 | 4 | 10 | |
| 4 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 54 | 1:17:19.250 | 3 | 7 | |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 54 | 1:17:20.810 | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 54 | 1:17:24.120 | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 54 | 1:17:33.270 | — | 5 | |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 54 | 1:18:03.650 | — | 3 | |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 54 | 1:18:07.190 | — | 17 | |
| 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 53 | +1 lap | — | 18 | |
| 11 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 52 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 12 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 52 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| 13 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 50 | +4 laps | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 39 | Accident | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 35 | Transmission | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 29 | Engine | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | Engine | — | 22 | |
| DNF | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 19 | Accident | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | Gearbox | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 10 | Accident | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 10 | Gearbox | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Clutch | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | Collision | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | Collision | — | 4 | |
| DNQ | 18 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:22.280 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:23.130 |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.470 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:23.670 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:23.730 |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:23.820 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:23.940 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:24.380 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:24.410 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:24.440 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:24.460 |
| 12 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:24.630 |
| 13 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:24.660 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:24.960 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:25.190 |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:25.280 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:25.310 |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:25.560 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:25.910 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:25.930 |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:26.520 |
| 22 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:26.690 |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:26.950 |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:27.480 |
| 25 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:27.930 |
| 26 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | 1:28.380 |
| 27 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:28.980 |
| 28 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:32.470 |
| 29 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:35.970 |
| 30 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:36.370 |
| 31 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | — |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — |
| 3 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | — |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | — |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | — |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | — |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 10 | — |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | — |
| 12 | Alain Prost | Renault | 12 | — |
| 13 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 13 | — |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 14 | — |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 15 | — |
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 16 | — |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | — |
| 18 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — |
| 21 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 21 | — |
| 22 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | — |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 23 | — |
| 24 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 37 | 1:23.300 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 22 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 18 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 7 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | 5 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 4 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | 4 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | 3 |
| 9 | Héctor Rebaque | 3 |
| 9 | Gilles Villeneuve | 3 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | 3 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | 2 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | 2 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |