Spanish Grand Prix
1981 · Round 7 · Madrid, Spain · Jun 21, 1981Race summary
Victory went to Villeneuve (from 7th on the grid), with a 0.220s margin. Serra made the biggest gain, from 21st on the grid to 11th (up 10 places). Jones had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 7th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 80 | 1:46:35.010 | 9 |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 80 | +0.220 | 6 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | 80 | +0.580 | 4 |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 80 | +1.010 | 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | 80 | +1.240 | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | 80 | +28.580 | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 80 | +56.580 | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 80 | +1:00.800 | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | 80 | +1:07.080 | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | 80 | +1:13.650 | 0 |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Daly | March | 22 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 20 | 62 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 19 | 51 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 18 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 23 | 43 | Ignition | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | 43 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | 21 | Brakes | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | 9 | Accident | 0 |