Spanish Grand Prix 1981

Jarama
Madrid
21 June 1981
80 laps
265 km
3.314 km a lap

Pole positionJacques LaffiteLigier · 1:13.754
Fastest lapAlan Jones1:17.818 · lap 5
Winner started fromP7on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	7	80	1:46:35.010	9
2	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	1	80	+0.220	6
3	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	4	80	+0.580	4
4	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	3	80	+1.010	3
5	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	10	80	+1.240	2
6	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	11	80	+28.580	1
7	Alan Jonesfastest lap	1	Williams · Ford	2	80	+56.580
8	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	8	80	+1:00.800
9	René Arnoux	16	Renault	17	80	+1:07.080
10	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	6	80	+1:13.650
11	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	21	79	+1 lap
12	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	15	78	+2 laps
13	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore · Ford	16	78	+2 laps
14	Eliseo Salazar	14	Ensign · Ford	24	77	+3 laps
15	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	13	76	+4 laps
16	Derek Daly	17	March · Ford	22	75	+5 laps
NC	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	20	61	+19 laps
DNF	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	25	Ligier · Matra	19	52	Brakes
DNF	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	18	46	Gearbox
DNF	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows · Ford	23	43	Ignition
DNF	Nelson Piquet	5	Brabham · Ford	9	43	Accident
DNF	Alain Prost	15	Renault	5	28	Spun off
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	12	21	Brakes
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	14	9	Accident
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	4	Tyrrell · Ford	–
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	31	Osella · Ford	–
DNQ	Slim Borgudd	9	ATS · Ford	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	35	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Giorgio Francia	32	Osella · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:13.754
2	Alan Jones	Williams	1:14.024	+0.270
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:14.342	+0.588
4	John Watson	McLaren	1:14.657	+0.903
5	Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.669	+0.915
6	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.897	+1.143
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:14.987	+1.233
8	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:15.159	+1.405
9	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:15.355	+1.601
10	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.399	+1.645
11	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.562	+1.808
12	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:15.627	+1.873
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:15.715	+1.961
14	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:15.850	+2.096
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.924	+2.170
16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:16.355	+2.601
17	René Arnoux	Renault	1:16.406	+2.652
18	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:16.527	+2.773
19	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:16.559	+2.805
20	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.641	+2.887
21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.782	+3.028
22	Derek Daly	March	1:16.979	+3.225
23	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:17.294	+3.540
24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:17.822	+4.068
25	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.943	+4.189
26	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:18.169	+4.415
27	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:18.263	+4.509
28	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:18.340	+4.586
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:18.872	+5.118
30	Giorgio Francia	Osella	1:19.586	+5.832

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alan Jones	5	1:17.818

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 7. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 7
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	37
2	Alan Jones	24
3	Nelson Piquet	22
4	Gilles Villeneuve	21
5	Jacques Laffite	17
6	Riccardo Patrese	10
7	Elio de Angelis	7	▲1
8	Nigel Mansell	5	▲2
9	Didier Pironi	5	▼2
10	Eddie Cheever	5	▼2

Constructors' championship after round 7
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	61
2	Ferrari	26	▲1
3	Brabham	25	▼1
4	Ligier	17
5	Lotus	12	▲1
6	Arrows	10	▼1
7	Renault	6
8	McLaren	5	▲3
9	Tyrrell	5	▼1
10	Ensign	4	▼1