- Winner
- Carlos Reutemann
- Team
- Williams
- Top listed
- Carlos Reutemann, Jacques Laffite, and Nigel Mansell
- Race date
- May 17, 1981
- Pole
- Carlos Reutemann
- Fastest lap
- Carlos Reutemann
- Classified drivers
- 31
- Circuit
- Circuit Zolder
The decisive result
Carlos Reutemann finished first for Williams. Jacques Laffite is listed 2 for Ligier, with Nigel Mansell 3 for Team Lotus.
Grid to finish
Piercarlo Ghinzani from P24 to P13 (+11), Elio de Angelis from P14 to P5 (+9), and Bruno Giacomelli from P17 to P9 (+8) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Carlos Reutemann started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 9 Finished, 7 DNQ, 3 Accident, 2 +2 laps, and 2 Collision. Carlos Reutemann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:23.300 on lap 37. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.