1981 DUTCH GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
30 Aug 1981
Circuit Zandvoort, Netherlands
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:18.176 |
| 2 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:18.255 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:18.625 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:18.672 |
| 5 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:18.844 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:19.018 |
| 7 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:19.040 |
| 8 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:19.312 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:19.738 |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:19.864 |
| 11 | 25 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ligier Matra | 1:19.979 |
| 12 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:20.248 |
| 13 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:20.377 |
| 14 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:20.384 |
| 15 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:20.547 |
| 16 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:20.595 |
| 17 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:20.663 |
| 18 | 32 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Osella Hart | 1:21.086 |
| 19 | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 1:21.391 |
| 20 | 33 | Marc SurerSUR | Theodore Ford | 1:21.454 |
| 21 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:21.568 |
| 22 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:21.698 |
| 23 | 10 | Slim BorguddBOR | ATS Ford | 1:21.760 |
| 24 | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 1:22.024 |
| 25 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:22.030 |