Spanish Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Jarama
RACE DATE
21 Jun 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 Spanish Grand Prix.
WINNERVilleneuveP7 → P1
RACE LAPS80
BIGGEST GAIN+10Serra
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +6 | 80 | 1:46:35.010Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | -1 | 80 | +0.220Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 4 | +1 | 80 | +0.580Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | -1 | 80 | +1.010Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 10 | +5 | 80 | +1.240Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 11 | +5 | 80 | +28.580Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | -5 | 80 | +56.580Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 0 | 80 | +1:00.800Finished | 0 | — |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 17 | +8 | 80 | +1:07.080Finished | 0 | — |
| 10 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 6 | -4 | 80 | +1:13.650Finished | 0 | — |
| 11 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | +10 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | +3 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +3 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +10 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 15 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | -2 | 76 | +4 Laps | 0 | — |
| 16 | Derek Daly | March | 22 | +6 | 75 | +5 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 20 | +3 | 62 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 19 | +1 | 51 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 18 | -1 | 46 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 23 | +3 | 43 | Ignition | 0 | — |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 9 | -12 | 43 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | -17 | 28 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 12 | -11 | 21 | Brakes | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | -10 | 9 | Accident | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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