Race results
Race startSeptember 13, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:26:36.897 | 52 | - | - | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +22.175 | 52 | - | - | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +50.587 | 52 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1:32.902 | 52 | - | - | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1:34.522 | 52 | - | - | 8 | 2 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Engine) | 51 | - | - | 6 | 1 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Puncture) | 51 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 50 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +2 Laps | 50 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| 10 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | +3 Laps | 49 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 40 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Daly | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 36 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Puncture) | 22 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 21 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 19 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 18 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 17 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | DNF (Spun off) | 13 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 12 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Puncture) | 11 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 11 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | DNF (Spun off) | 10 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 5 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Electrical) | 1 | - | - | 14 | 0 |