Race results
Race startAugust 2, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:25:55.6 | 45 | - | - | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | +11.520 | 45 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:04.600 | 45 | - | - | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1:39.690 | 45 | - | - | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +1:50.520 | 45 | - | - | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 26 | 0 |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | 44 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | DNF (Suspension) | 43 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 43 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 16 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +6 Laps | 39 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | DNF (Engine) | 35 | - | - | 28 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Engine) | 27 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 27 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Transmission) | 27 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Daly | March | DNF (Suspension) | 15 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Fuel leak) | 12 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 4 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Electrical) | 1 | - | - | 5 | 0 |