The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was Round 12 of the 1981 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at the Zandvoort circuit in Holland on Sunday, 30 August 1981. Alain Prost started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
1981 Dutch Grand Prix Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 72 | 1:40:22.43 | 1:40:22.430 | - | - | 1:22.060 | 13 | 183.000 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +8.240 | 1:40:30.670 | +8.240 | +8.240 | 1:22.040 | 12 | 182.750 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Australia | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 72 | +35.500 | 1:40:57.930 | +35.500 | +27.260 | 1:21.830 | 15 | 181.930 | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Mexico | Brabham Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:40:27.180 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:23.530 | 4 | 180.320 | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 71 | +1 lap | 1:40:36.720 | 1 lap | +9.540 | 1:23.900 | 13 | 180.030 | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | Ensign Ford | Avon | 70 | +2 laps | 1:40:46.300 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.180 | 4 | 177.220 | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 69 | +3 laps | 1:41:14.060 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:24.870 | 53 | 173.890 | 21 | |
| 8 | 33 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Theodore Ford | Avon | 69 | +3 laps | 1:42:01.610 | 3 laps | +47.550 | 1:23.170 | 4 | 172.540 | 20 | |
| 9 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Avon | 68 | Engine | 1:37:47.630 | 4 laps | 1 lap | 1:25.060 | 6 | 177.400 | 25 | |
| 10 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | Sweden | ATS Ford | Avon | 68 | +4 laps | 1:40:30.960 | 4 laps | +2:43.330 | 1:25.040 | 53 | 172.590 | 23 | |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | United States | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 62 | Accident | 1:32:08.860 | 1:23.610 | 14 | 171.650 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 50 | Ignition | 1:09:49.950 | 1:22.640 | 8 | 182.670 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 3 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 46 | Suspension | 1:06:01.620 | 1:24.540 | 4 | 177.740 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Osella Hart | Michelin | 29 | Transmission | 42:15.770 | 1:23.950 | 4 | 175.060 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | France | Renault | Michelin | 21 | Engine | 29:28.180 | 1:22.820 | 8 | 181.800 | 2 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 19 | Tyre | 26:57.340 | 1:22.660 | 4 | 179.820 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 18 | Collision | 24:59.670 | 1:22.320 | 15 | 183.730 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Argentina | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 18 | Collision | 24:59.840 | 1:22.100 | 16 | 183.710 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Arrows Ford | Pirelli | 16 | Suspension | 23:20.190 | 1:23.260 | 4 | 174.920 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Derek Daly | Ireland | March Ford | Avon | 5 | Suspension | 7:33.030 | 1:24.980 | 2 | 168.940 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | France | Ferrari | Michelin | 4 | Collision | 23:48.070 | 1:26.090 | 3 | 42.880 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Goodyear | 1 | Engine | 1:37.800 | 1:37.800 | 1 | 156.520 | 17 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ligier Matra | Michelin | 1 | Collision | 2:46.720 | 2:46.720 | 1 | 91.810 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Canada | Ferrari | Michelin | Collision | 16 | ||||||||
| DNS | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | McLaren Ford | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Fittipaldi Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Italy | Osella Hart | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli |