Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989)
Race details
Date
30 August 1981
Official name
XXVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location
Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course
Permanent racing facility
Course length
4.252 km (2.642 miles)
Distance
72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles)
Weather
Sunny, dry
Pole position
Driver
Alain Prost
Renault
Time
1:18.176
Fastest lap
Driver
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
Time
1:21.83 on lap 15
Podium
First
Alain Prost
Renault
Second
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
Third
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
Motor car race
The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 30 August 1981. It was the twelfth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-Ford, with Alan Jones third in a Williams-Ford. With Carlos Reutemann failing to finish in the other Williams-Ford after colliding with Jacques Laffite's Ligier-Matra, Piquet moved into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with the same number of points as Reutemann but more wins.
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