Race results
Race startOctober 17, 1981 at 00:00
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1:44:09.077 | 75 | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | +20.048 | 75 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +20.428 | 75 | - | - | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +47.473 | 75 | - | - | 9 | 3 |
| 5 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +1:16.438 | 75 | - | - | 4 | 2 |
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:18.175 | 75 | - | - | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1:18.497 | 75 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 8 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1 Lap | 74 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 9 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +2 Laps | 73 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 73 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| 11 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4 Laps | 71 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +6 Laps | 69 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 67 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +14 Laps | 61 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | DNF (Gearbox) | 43 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Suspension) | 29 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DSQ | 22 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Throttle) | 20 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | DNF (Suspension) | 19 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 10 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Electrical) | 10 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Accident) | 2 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DNF (Water leak) | 2 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | DNF (Transmission) | 0 | - | - | 21 | 0 |