1981 Spanish Grand Prix

The Spanish Grand Prix 1981 was the 7th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Jarama in Madrid, Spain, on June 21st.

Gilles Villeneuve won the race after starting in the 7th position, followed by Jacques Laffite, who originally had the pole position, and John Watson completing the podium.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 10 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Eddie Cheever, who did not classify on lap 62, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, and Riccardo Patrese, both saw the breaks of the car give up, Hector Rebaque, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 46, Siegfried Stohr, who had issues with the ignition on lap 43, Nelson Piquet, and Andrea de Cesaris, both had to retire due to an accident, and Alain Prost, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 28.

Qualifying