Round 5 · 17 May 1981
1981 Belgian Grand Prix: results
Carlos Reutemann (Williams) won the 1981 Belgian Grand Prix, round 5 of the championship, held on 17 May 1981 at Zolder (Belgium), starting from position 1. Jacques Laffite (Ligier) and Nigel Mansell (Team Lotus) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 1:16:31.610 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | +36.060 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 10 | +43.690 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +47.640 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | +49.200 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | +52.510 s | 1 | Finished |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | +61.660 s | — | Finished |
| 8 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | +92.040 s | — | Finished |
| 9 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +95.580 s | — | Finished |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 18 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 15 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 13 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 14 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 21 | — | — | Accident |
| 15 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 16 | — | — | Transmission |
| 16 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — | — | Engine |
| 17 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 18 | Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — | — | Accident |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 23 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — | — | Accident |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 22 | Alain Prost | Renault | 12 | — | — | Clutch |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | — | — | Collision |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 13 | — | — | Collision |