Race results
Race startMay 3, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:51:23.97 | 60 | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4.580 | 60 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +6.340 | 60 | - | - | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +22.890 | 60 | - | - | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +25.870 | 60 | - | - | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +1:06.610 | 60 | - | - | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:41.970 | 60 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| 9 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | +1 Lap | 59 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| 11 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 12 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +2 Laps | 58 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 13 | 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +3 Laps | 57 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 14 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | +15 Laps | 45 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | DNF (Spun off) | 38 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 31 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| - | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | DNF (Collision) | 31 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Collision) | 28 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 28 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Gearbox) | 26 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 14 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Suspension) | 7 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Gearbox) | 3 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | DNF (Accident) | 0 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 9 | Jan Lammers | ATS | DNF | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |
| - | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNS (Withdrew) | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 |