1981 Dutch Grand Prix

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1981 Dutch Grand Prix
Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Circuit Park Zandvoort-1980.svg
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Race details
Date30 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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:21.83 on lap 15
Podium
First Renault
Second Brabham-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1981 Dutch Grand Prix

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.

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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 report

Williams team principal Frank Williams (right) talks with Carlos Reutemann (centre) during the practice session. Reutemann and Williams at 1981 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg
Williams team principal Frank Williams (right) talks with Carlos Reutemann (centre) during the practice session.

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.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:18.2791:18.176
216 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:18.2551:18.301+0.079
35 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:19.2361:18.652+0.476
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:18.6721:19.133+0.496
52 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:19.0671:18.844+0.668
626 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:19.3861:19.018+0.842
722 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:19.8961:19.040+0.864
87 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:19.3121:19.651+1.136
911 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:21.6621:19.738+1.562
1029 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:21.0101:19.864+1.688
1125 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:20.8021:19.979+1.803
1228 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:21.2931:20.248+2.072
138 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:20.6511:20.377+2.201
1423 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:20.3841:20.495+2.208
156 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:20.5471:20.872+2.371
1627 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:21.0491:20.595+2.419
1712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:21.1061:20.663+2.487
1832 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:21.0861:21.294+2.910
1917 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford 1:22.2741:21.391+3.215
2033 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:22.3891:21.454+3.278
2130 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:21.5681:21.713+3.392
223 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:21.8491:21.698+3.522
239 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:21.7601:22.302+3.584
2414 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:22.3821:22.024+3.848
254 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:25.9761:22.030+3.854
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:22.2261:24.167+4.050
DNQ20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:23.5186:09.795+5.342
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:23.6771:23.613+5.437
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford no time1:23.898+5.722
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:25.1041:24.028+5.852
Source: [1]

Race report

Arnoux runs second ahead of Jones, Piquet, Laffite and Reutemann in the early stages of the race. De Grand Prix van Zandvoort 1981 op het circuit. NL-HlmNHA 54012374.JPG
Arnoux runs second ahead of Jones, Piquet, Laffite and Reutemann in the early stages of the race.

At the start, Prost led the field into Tarzan, with teammate Arnoux following closely behind. Further back in the midfield, Gilles Villeneuve crashed his Ferrari into the back of Bruno Giacomelli's Alfa Romeo, vaulting over the Alfa before spinning out of the race.

As the field wound toward the second corner, Andretti and Reutemann collided, leaving Andretti's car with a broken nose. Before the end of the first lap, another incident occurred when Patrick Tambay in the second Ligier and Didier Pironi in the second Ferrari came together. Tambay retired instantly, whilst Pironi carried on for three more laps before also pulling out of the race.

At the front of the field, Arnoux was unable to keep up with the pace and dropped four places, behind Jones, Piquet, Laffite and Reutemann. With Arnoux out of the way, Jones hunted down Prost and challenged for the lead until his tyres wore out and Jones had to slow down. Reutemann and Laffite, in the meantime, battled fiercely for fourth, ending with both cars crashing out of the race on the 18th lap.

Toward the end of the race, a slowing Jones was overtaken by Piquet. This would prove to be crucial in the World Championship standings, for if Jones had kept second, Piquet would have missed out on the title at the final race of the season.

Race classification

Alain Prost took his second Formula One win after leading all but one of the 72 laps. Prost at 1981 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg
Alain Prost took his second Formula One win after leading all but one of the 72 laps.
Reutemann retires after colliding with Laffite at the Tarzan corner. Reutemann at 1981 Dutch Grand Prix.jpg
Reutemann retires after colliding with Laffite at the Tarzan corner.
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 721:40:22.4319
25 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 72+ 8.2436
31 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 72+ 35.5044
46 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 71+ 1 lap153
511 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 71+ 1 lap92
614 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford A 70+ 2 laps241
730 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford P 69+ 3 laps21 
833 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford A 69+ 3 laps20 
94 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford A 68Engine25 
109 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford A 68+ 4 laps23 
Ret22 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo M 62Accident7 
Ret7 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 50Ignition8 
Ret3 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford G 46Suspension22 
Ret32 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford M 29Transmission18 
Ret16 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 21Engine2 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 19Tyre14 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 18Collision6 
Ret2 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 18Collision5 
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford P 16Suspension10 
Ret17 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford A 5Suspension19 
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari M 4Collision12 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 1Engine17 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra M 1Collision11 
Ret27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 0Collision16 
DNS8 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford M  Non starter 
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford P   
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford P   
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford M   
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P   
Source: [2] [3]

Championship standings after the race

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