Round 5 · 17 May 1981
Belgian Grand Prix
Zolder · Heusden-Zolder, Belgium
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
32 drivers
After Round 4
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
25
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
22
pts
3
Alan Jones
Williams
18
pts
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
10
pts
5
Alain Prost
Renault
4
pts
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6
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
7
Marc Surer
Ensign
3
pts
8
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
3
pts
9
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
3
pts
10
René Arnoux
Renault
2
pts
11
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
2
pts
12
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
2
pts
13
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
1
pts
14
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
1
pts
15
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
1
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
John Watson
McLaren
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
0
pts
-
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
33 drivers
After Round 5
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
34
+9
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
—
22
+0
3
Alan Jones
Williams
—
18
+0
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
—
10
+0
5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
↑10
7
+6
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6
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↑3
5
+2
7
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
↑992
4
+4
8
Alain Prost
Renault
↓3
4
+0
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑990
3
+3
10
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
↓4
3
+0
11
Marc Surer
Ensign
↓4
3
+0
12
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
↓4
3
+0
13
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↓1
3
+1
14
René Arnoux
Renault
↓4
2
+0
15
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
↓4
2
+0
16
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
↓3
1
+0
17
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
↓3
1
+0
-
John Watson
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
NEW
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 1:16:31.610 | 9 |
| 2 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 9 | +36.060 | 6 |
| 3 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 10 | +43.690 | 4 |
| 4 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | +47.640 | 3 |
| 5 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | +49.200 | 2 |
| 6 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | +52.510 | 1 |
| 7 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 5 | +1:01.660 | 0 |
| 8 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 3 | +1:32.040 | 0 |
| 9 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +1:35.580 | 0 |
| 10 | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | SUR Marc Surer | Ensign | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 24 | 4L | 0 |
| R | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 21 | — | 0 |
| R | JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | GAB Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 13 | — | 0 |