Round 12 · 30 August 1981
1981 Dutch Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Renault) won the 1981 Dutch Grand Prix, round 12 of the championship, held on 30 August 1981 at Circuit Park Zandvoort (Netherlands), starting from position 1. Nelson Piquet (Brabham) and Alan Jones (Williams) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 1:40:22.430 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | +8.240 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | +35.500 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 9 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 21 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 8 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 20 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 23 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 12 | John Watson | McLaren | 8 | — | — | Ignition |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Suspension |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | — | — | Transmission |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 14 | — | — | Tyre |
| 17 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | — | — | Collision |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 5 | — | — | Collision |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | — | — | Suspension |
| 20 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | — | — | Suspension |
| 21 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 12 | — | — | Collision |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 17 | — | — | Engine |
| 23 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 16 | — | — | Collision |
| 25 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | Withdrew |