1981 SPANISH GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
21 Jun 1981
Circuito Permanente del Jarama, Spain
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:13.754 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:14.024 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:14.342 |
| 4 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:14.657 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:14.669 |
| 6 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.897 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:14.987 |
| 8 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.159 |
| 9 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:15.355 |
| 10 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:15.399 |
| 11 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:15.562 |
| 12 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:15.627 |
| 13 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:15.715 |
| 14 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:15.850 |
| 15 | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:15.924 |
| 16 | 33 | Patrick TambayTAM | Theodore Ford | 1:16.355 |
| 17 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:16.406 |
| 18 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:16.527 |
| 19 | 25 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Ligier Matra | 1:16.559 |
| 20 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:16.641 |
| 21 | 21 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:16.782 |
| 22 | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 1:16.979 |
| 23 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:17.294 |
| 24 | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 1:17.822 |