Race results
Race startAugust 30, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:40:22.43 | 72 | - | - | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +8.240 | 72 | - | - | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +35.500 | 72 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1 Lap | 71 | - | - | 15 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 71 | - | - | 9 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +2 Laps | 70 | - | - | 24 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | +3 Laps | 69 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 8 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | +3 Laps | 69 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Engine) | 68 | - | - | 25 | 0 |
| 10 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +4 Laps | 68 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Accident) | 62 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Ignition) | 50 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Suspension) | 46 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | DNF (Transmission) | 29 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Engine) | 21 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Tyre) | 19 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 18 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 18 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Suspension) | 16 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Derek Daly | March | DNF (Suspension) | 5 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 4 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Engine) | 1 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Collision) | 1 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Collision) | 0 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |