Dutch Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 30th August 1981 Local
Sun 30th August 1981 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
1981

Round
12

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Location
Circuit Zandvoort

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Description

The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 30 August 1981. It was the twelfth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-Ford, with Alan Jones third in a Williams-Ford. With Carlos Reutemann failing to finish in the other Williams-Ford after colliding with Jacques Laffite's Ligier-Matra, Piquet moved into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with the same number of points as Reutemann but more wins.

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Result List

01	Alain Prost	Renault F1 Team	1:40:22.43
02	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+0:08.24
03	Alan Jones	Williams Racing	+0:35.50
04	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	+1 Lap
05	Elio de Angelis	Lotus F1	+1 Lap
06	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Racing	+2 Laps
07	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Grand Prix International	+3 Laps
08	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing	+3 Laps
09	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
10	Slim Borgudd	ATS	+4 Laps
11	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
12	John Watson	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
13	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell Racing	DNF
14	Jean-Christophe Boullion	Osella	DNF
15	René Arnoux	Renault F1 Team	DNF
16	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo S.p.A.	DNF
17	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	DNF
18	Carlos Reutemann	Williams Racing	DNF
19	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Grand Prix International	DNF
20	Derek Daly	March Engineering	DNF
21	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
22	Nigel Mansell	Lotus F1	DNF
23	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	DNF
24	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari HP	DNF
25	Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF
26	Brian Henton	Toleman	Did not qualify
27	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Did not qualify
28	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi Automotive	Did not qualify
29	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	Did not qualify
30	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Did not qualify