Dutch Grand Prix
1981 · Round 12 · Zandvoort, Netherlands · Aug 30, 1981Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 1st on the grid), with a 8.240s margin. Salazar made the biggest gain, from 24th on the grid to 6th (up 18 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 72 | 1:40:22.430 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 72 | +8.240 | 6 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 72 | +35.500 | 4 |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 71 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | 71 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 70 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 20 | 69 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 25 | 68 | Engine | 0 |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 23 | 68 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 62 | Accident | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 8 | 50 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 22 | 46 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | 29 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 21 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | 19 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | 18 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 16 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 5 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | 1 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | 1 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | 0 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | – | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |