1981 Dutch Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Piquet is six points behind championship leader Reutemann heading into Zandvoort. Laffite, who won in Austria, remains within striking distance further back.
Previous race
At the Österreichring, Laffite won after Prost — who had led comfortably — retired from the front with a suspension failure. Arnoux finished second; Piquet third. Reutemann coasted over the finish line with a dead engine to take fifth.
Between-race developments
Fittipaldi return to the grid after missing Austria through a lack of engines; the team has switched to Pirelli tyres. Andrea de Cesaris qualifies 13th for McLaren, but the team withdraws his entry, citing concern that he will damage another car. His season has included 19 accidents, eight of them during races — without once injuring himself.
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Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | 21 Jun | 🇪🇸 Spanish Grand Prix | Laffite | Villeneuve | Laffite | Watson |
| 8 | 5 Jul | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Arnoux | Prost | Watson | Piquet |
| 9 | 18 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Arnoux | Watson | Reutemann | Laffite |
| 10 | 2 Aug | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Prost | Piquet | Prost | Laffite |
| 11 | 16 Aug | 🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix | Arnoux | Laffite | Arnoux | Piquet |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 45 | 2 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 39 | 3 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 34 | 1 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 27 | 1 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 21 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Renault | 19 | 1 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | 0 |