Race results
Race startMay 31, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:54:23.38 | 76 | - | - | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +39.910 | 76 | - | - | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:29.240 | 76 | - | - | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 75 | - | - | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 74 | - | - | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | +2 Laps | 74 | - | - | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +4 Laps | 72 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Spun off) | 53 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Engine) | 52 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 50 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Collision) | 50 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 45 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Gearbox) | 33 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 32 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 32 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 29 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 15 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | DNF (Fuel system) | 14 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 12 | 0 |