Race results
Race startApril 12, 1981 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:34:32.74 | 53 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +26.610 | 53 | - | - | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | +49.980 | 53 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1:07.880 | 53 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:31.850 | 53 | - | - | 5 | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 10 | 1 |
| 7 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +1 Lap | 52 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Out of fuel) | 51 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +2 Laps | 51 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 12 | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | +2 Laps | 51 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| 13 | 4 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 51 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Transmission) | 40 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | DNF (Oil leak) | 36 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Transmission) | 36 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Electrical) | 32 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | DNF (Gearbox) | 28 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Handling) | 19 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | DNF (Engine) | 14 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Fuel system) | 4 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 3 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 3 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Clutch) | 1 | - | - | 13 | 0 |