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Belgian Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 17th May 1981 Local
Sun 17th May 1981 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1981

Round
Round 5

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Location
Circuit Zolder

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The 1981 Belgian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zolder on 17 May 1981. It was the fifth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. It was the last of 12 victories for Carlos Reutemann and the last win for an Argentine driver as of 2025. It was also the first of 59 podiums for 1992 World Champion Nigel Mansell.

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01			Carlos Reutemann	Williams Racing	1:16:31.61
02			Jacques Laffite	Ligier	+0:36.06
03			Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	+0:43.69
04			Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:47.64
05			Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+0:49.20
06			Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell Racing	+0:52.51
07			John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1:01.66
08			Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:32.04
09			Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+1:35.58
10			Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	+1 Lap
11			Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	+2 Laps
12			Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	+2 Laps
13			Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	+4 Laps
14			Hector Rebaque	Brabham	DNF
15			Jean-Christophe Boullion	Ligier	DNF
16			Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
17			Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	DNF
18			Alan Jones	Williams Racing	DNF
19			Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
20			Nelson Piquet	Brabham	DNF
21			Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	DNF
22			Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	DNF
23			Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
24			Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
25			Derek Daly	March Engineering	Did not qualify
26			René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	Did not qualify
27			Eliseo Salazar	March Engineering	Did not qualify
28			Slim Borgudd	ATS	Did not qualify
29			Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing	Did not qualify
30			Derek Warwick	Toleman	Did not qualify
31			Brian Henton	Toleman	Did not qualify

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