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1981 Belgian Grand Prix

The Belgian Grand Prix 1981 was the 5th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Zolder in Heusden-Zolder, Belgium, on May 17th.

Carlos Reutemann won the race from the pole, followed by Jacques Laffite, and Nigel Mansell completing the podium.

Final results

1
-
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
1:16:31.61
Finished
2
7
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
+36.06
Finished
3
7
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
+43.69
Finished
4
3
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
+47.64
Finished
5
9
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+49.20
Finished
6
2
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
+52.51
Finished
7
2
John Watson
McLaren
+1:01.66
Finished
8
5
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
+1:32.04
Finished
9
8
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
+1:35.58
Finished
10
8
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
11
4
Marc Surer
Ensign
+2 Laps
12
7
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
13
11
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
+4 Laps
14
7
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Accident
15
1
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
Transmission
16
4
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Engine
17
5
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Engine
18
12
Alan Jones
Williams
Accident
19
4
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
Gearbox
20
18
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Accident
21
10
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Gearbox
22
10
Alain Prost
Renault
Clutch
23
19
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Collision
24
11
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
Collision
25
25
Derek Daly
March
Did not qualify
26
26
René Arnoux
Renault
Did not qualify
27
27
Eliseo Salazar
March
Did not qualify
28
28
Slim Borgudd
ATS
Did not qualify
29
29
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
Did not qualify
30
30
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Did not qualify
31
31
Brian Henton
Toleman
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 12 drivers out of the original 31 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Hector Rebaque, Alan Jones, and Nelson Piquet, all of whom had to retire due to an accident, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who had a transmission problem on lap 35, Chico Serra, and Beppe Gabbiani, both suffered an engine malfunction, Andrea de Cesaris, and Keke Rosberg, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Alain Prost, who had a problem with the clutch on lap 2, and Riccardo Patrese, and Siegfried Stohr, both retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars.

Accident

  • Hector Rebaque
    Lap 39
  • Alan Jones
    Lap 19
  • Nelson Piquet
    Lap 10

Transmission

  • Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Lap 35

Engine

  • Chico Serra
    Lap 29
  • Beppe Gabbiani
    Lap 22

Gearbox

  • Andrea de Cesaris
    Lap 11
  • Keke Rosberg
    Lap 10

Clutch

  • Alain Prost
    Lap 2

Collision

  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 0
  • Siegfried Stohr
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.