1981 Grand Prix of Spain
21 June - Jarama: 80 laps x 3.312 km = 264.960 km


 Pole Position: J Laffite Ligier 1 min:13.754s
 Fastest Lap: 153.219 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:l7.818s

Results:

 1   G Villeneuve  Ferrari     1 h 46m 35.019s
 2   J Laffite     Ligier      1 h 46m 35.230s
 3   J Watson      McLaren     1 h 46m 35.590s
 4   C Reutemann   Williams    1 h 46m 36.020s
 5   E de Angelis  Lotus       1 h 46m 36.250s
 6   N Mansell     Lotus       1 h 47m 03.590s
 7   A Jones       Williams    1 h 47m 31.590s
 8   M Andretti    Alfa Romeo  1 h 47m 35.810s
 9   R Arnoux      Renault     1 h 47m 42.090s
 10  B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo  1 h 47m 48.660s
 11  C Serra       Fittipaldi  79
 12  K Rosberg     Fittipaldi  78
 13  P Tambay      Theodore    78
 14  E Salazar     Ensign      77
 15  D Pironi      Ferrari     76
 16  D Daly        March       75

Not Classified:

     E Cheever     Tyrrell     61

Did Not Finish:

     J-P Jabouille Ligier      52 brakes
     H Rebaque     Brabham     46 gearbox
     N Piquet      Brabham     43 accident
     S Stohr       Arrows      43 engine
     A Prost       Renault     28 accident
     R Patrese     Arrows      21 engine
     A de Cesaris  McLaren      9 accident

Did NOt Qualify:

     M Alboreto    Tyrrell
     B Gabbiani    Osella
     S Borgudd     ATS
     B Henton      Toleman
     D Warwick     Toleman
     G Francia     Osella

Excluded From Race

     E de Villota  Williams       not allowed to practice

Qualifying Times:

1 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'13.754
2 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'14.024
3 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'14.342
4 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'14.657
5 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'14.669
6 23   Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'14.897
7 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'14.987
8 22   Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'15.159
9 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'15.355
10 11  Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'15.399
11 12  Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford       1'15.562
12 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'15.627
13 28  Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'15.715
14 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'15.850
15 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'15.924
16 33  Patrick Tambay   Theodore/Ford    1'16.355
17 16  Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'16.406
18 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'16.527
19 25  J.P.Jabouille    Ligier/Matra     1'16.559
20 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'16.641
21 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'16.782
22 17  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'16.979
23 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'17.294
24 14  Eliseo Salazar   Ensign/Ford      1'17.822
 Not qualified 
25 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'17.943
26 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'18.169
27 9   Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'18.263
28 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'18.340
29 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'18.872
30 32  Giorgio Francia  Osella/Ford      1'19.586