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1981 Netherlands Grand Prix in Formula 1 at the Zandvoort circuit. Full information

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1981 Netherlands Grand Prix

1981 Netherlands Grand Prix is 354th Formula 1 Grand Prix. Passed at the Zandvoort circuit. Alain Prost won the pole position and this race. This was his 2nd victory. Nelson Piquet and Alan Jones also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 72 laps (306 km).

Previous Grand Prix: 1981 Austria Grand Prix
Next Grand Prix: 1981 Italy Grand Prix

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1981 Netherlands Grand Prix

6th victory for the Renault team
2nd victory for the Alain Prost
4th podium for the Alain Prost
13th podium for the Nelson Piquet
22nd podium for the Alan Jones

Alain Prost - Winner of the 1981 Netherlands Grand Prix

1981 Netherlands Grand Prix

Renault RE30 - 1981 Netherlands Grand Prix winner

1981 Netherlands Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Points	Result	Lap	Team
1	Alain Prost	9.00	1h 40m 22.43s ( 183.002 km/h )	72	Equipe Renault Elf
2	Nelson Piquet	6.00	1h 40m 30.67s ( +08.24s )	72	Parmalat Racing Team
3	Alan Jones	4.00	1h 40m 57.93s ( +35.50s )	72	TAG Williams Team
4	Hector Rebaque	3.00		71	Parmalat Racing Team
5	Elio De Angelis	2.00		71	John Player Team Lotus
6	Eliseo Salazar	1.00		70	Ensign Racing
7	Siegfried Stohr	0		69	Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team
8	Marc Surer	0		69	Theodore Racing Team
9	Michele Alboreto	0	Engine	68	Tyrrell Racing Team
10	Slim Borgudd	0		68	Team ATS
ab	Mario Andretti	0	Accident	62	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	John Watson	0	Electrics	50	Marlboro McLaren International
ab	Eddie Cheever	0	Accident	46	Tyrrell Racing Team
ab	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	Gearbox	29	Osella Squadra Corse
ab	René Arnoux	0	Spin	21	Equipe Renault Elf
ab	Bruno Giacomelli	0	Accident	19	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
ab	Carlos Reutemann	0	Collision	18	TAG Williams Team
ab	Jacques Laffite	0	Collision	18	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
ab	Riccardo Patrese	0	Suspension	16	Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team
ab	Derek Daly	0	Suspension	5	March Grand Prix Team
ab	Didier Pironi	0	Steering	4	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
ab	Nigel Mansell	0	Electrics	1	John Player Team Lotus
np	Andrea De Cesaris	0	Accident		Marlboro McLaren International
nq	Keke Rosberg	0			Fittipaldi Automotive
nq	Chico Serra	0			Fittipaldi Automotive
ab	Patrick Tambay	0	Collision	0	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
ab	Gilles Villeneuve	0	Collision	0	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
nq	Beppe Gabbiani	0			Osella Squadra Corse
nq	Brian Henton	0			Candy Toleman Motorsport
nq	Derek Warwick	0			Candy Toleman Motorsport

Qualifying Results for the 1981 Netherlands Grand Prix on the Zandvoort circuit

Position	Name	Result	Team
1	Alain Prost	1'18''176	Equipe Renault Elf
2	René Arnoux	1'18''255	Equipe Renault Elf
3	Nelson Piquet	1'18''652	Parmalat Racing Team
4	Alan Jones	1'18''672	TAG Williams Team
5	Carlos Reutemann	1'18''844	TAG Williams Team
6	Jacques Laffite	1'19''018	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
7	Mario Andretti	1'19''040	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
8	John Watson	1'19''312	Marlboro McLaren International
9	Elio De Angelis	1'19''738	John Player Team Lotus
10	Riccardo Patrese	1'19''864	Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team
11	Patrick Tambay	1'19''979	Equipe Talbot Gitanes
12	Didier Pironi	1'20''248	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
13	Andrea De Cesaris	1'20''377	Marlboro McLaren International
14	Bruno Giacomelli	1'20''384	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo
15	Hector Rebaque	1'20''547	Parmalat Racing Team
16	Gilles Villeneuve	1'20''595	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC
17	Nigel Mansell	1'20''663	John Player Team Lotus
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1'21''086	Osella Squadra Corse
19	Derek Daly	1'21''391	March Grand Prix Team
20	Marc Surer	1'21''454	Theodore Racing Team
21	Siegfried Stohr	1'21''568	Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team
22	Eddie Cheever	1'21''698	Tyrrell Racing Team
23	Slim Borgudd	1'21''760	Team ATS
24	Eliseo Salazar	1'22''024	Ensign Racing
25	Michele Alboreto	1'22''030	Tyrrell Racing Team
26	Brian Henton	1'22''226	Candy Toleman Motorsport
27	Keke Rosberg	1'23''518	Fittipaldi Automotive
28	Chico Serra	1'23''613	Fittipaldi Automotive
29	Beppe Gabbiani	1'23''898	Osella Squadra Corse
30	Derek Warwick	1'24''028	Candy Toleman Motorsport