1981 Grand Prix of Netherlands
30 August - ZandVoort: 72 laps x 4.252 km = 306.144 km


 Pole Position: A Prost Renault 1 min:18.176s
 Fastest Lap: 187.061 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:21.830s

Results:

 1   A Prost       Renault      1 h 40m 22.430s
 2   N Piquet      Brabham      1 h 40m 30.670s
 3   A Jones       Williams     1 h 40m 57.930s
 4   H Rebaque     Brabham      71
 5   E de Angelis  Lotus        71
 6   E Salazar     Ensign       70
 7   S Stohr       Arrows       69
 8   M Surer       Theodore     69
 9r  M Alboreto    Tyrrell      68 engine
 10  S Borgudd     ATS          68

Did Not Finish:

     M Andretti    Alfa Romeo   62 tyre burst/ accident
     J Watson      McLaren      50 electrics
     E Cheever     Tyrrell      46 suspension/ accident
     J-P Jarier    Osella       29 gearbox
     R Arnoux      Renault      21 accident
     B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo   19 accident
     J Laffite     Ligier       18 accident
     C Reutemann   Williams     18 accident
     R Patrese     Arrows       16 suspension
     D Daly        March         5 suspension
     D Pironi      Ferrari       4 accident
     N Mansell     Lotus         1 electrics
     P Tambay      Ligier        0 accident
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari       0 accident

Did Not Start:

     A de Cesaris  McLaren         withdrawn by team (accidents)

Did Not Qualify:

     B Henton      Toleman
     K Rosberg     Fittipaldi
     C Serra       Fittipaldi
     B Gabbiani    Osella
     D Warwick     Toleman

Qualfying Times:

1 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'18.176
2 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'18.255
3 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'18.652
4 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'18.672
5 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'18.844
6 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'19.018
7 22   Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'19.040
8 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'19.312
9 11   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'19.738
10 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'19.864
11 25  Patrick Tambay   Ligier/Matra     1'19.979
12 28  Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'20.248
13 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'20.377
14 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'20.384
15 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'20.495
16 27  G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'20.595
17 12  Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford       1'20.663
18 32  J.P.Jarier       Osella/Ford      1'21.086
19 17  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'21.391
20 33  Marc Surer       Theodore/Ford    1'21.454
21 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'21.568
22 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'21.698
23 9   Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'21.760
24 14  Eliseo Salazar   Ensign/Ford      1'22.024
25 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'22.030
 Not qualified 
26 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'22.226
27 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'23.518
28 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'23.613
29 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'23.898
30 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'24.028