Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 5 - 1981-05-17
Carlos Reutemann won the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix from pole position, leading Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) home for Williams.
Piercarlo Ghinzani (Osella) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P13 at the flag — a 11-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 11 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix, completing round 5 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 10 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Gilles Villeneuve |
| Ferrari |
| 7 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 21 | Accident | 0 |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 16 | Transmission | 0 |
| 16 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 17 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | Engine | 0 |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | Accident | 0 |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 23 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | Accident | 0 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Alain Prost | Renault | 12 | Clutch | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 13 | Collision | 0 |
