Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 7 - 1981-06-21
Gilles Villeneuve won the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix for Ferrari, with Jacques Laffite (Ligier) second and John Watson (McLaren) third. The win came from P7 on the grid.
Chico Serra (Fittipaldi) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P11 at the flag — a 10-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix, completing round 7 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Carlos Reutemann |
| Williams |
| 3 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 8 | Finished | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | Finished | 0 |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | Finished | 0 |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Derek Daly | March | 22 | +5 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 20 | Not classified | 0 |
| 18 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 19 | Brakes | 0 |
| 19 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 20 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 23 | Ignition | 0 |
| 21 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | Accident | 0 |
| 22 | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | Brakes | 0 |
| 24 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | Accident | 0 |
