Race results
Race startMay 17, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:16:31.61 | 54 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +36.060 | 54 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +43.690 | 54 | - | - | 10 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +47.640 | 54 | - | - | 7 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +49.200 | 54 | - | - | 14 | 2 |
| 6 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +52.510 | 54 | - | - | 8 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:01.660 | 54 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1:32.040 | 54 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1:35.580 | 54 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 53 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 11 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | +2 Laps | 52 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 12 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 52 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| 13 | 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | +4 Laps | 50 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 39 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | DNF (Transmission) | 35 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 29 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | DNF (Engine) | 22 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Accident) | 19 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Gearbox) | 11 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 10 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Gearbox) | 10 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Clutch) | 2 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 13 | 0 |