Race results
Race startJune 21, 1981 at 02:00Central European Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:46:35.01 | 80 | - | - | 7 | 9 |
| 2 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +0.220 | 80 | - | - | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | +0.580 | 80 | - | - | 4 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +1.010 | 80 | - | - | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1.240 | 80 | - | - | 10 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +28.580 | 80 | - | - | 11 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | +56.580 | 80 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1:00.800 | 80 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | +1:07.080 | 80 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +1:13.650 | 80 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| 11 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | +1 Lap | 79 | - | - | 21 | 0 |
| 12 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | +2 Laps | 78 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| 13 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +2 Laps | 78 | - | - | 16 | 0 |
| 14 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | +3 Laps | 77 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| 15 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +4 Laps | 76 | - | - | 13 | 0 |
| 16 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | +5 Laps | 75 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| 17 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +18 Laps | 62 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | DNF (Brakes) | 51 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Gearbox) | 46 | - | - | 18 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | DNF (Ignition) | 43 | - | - | 23 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Accident) | 43 | - | - | 9 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 28 | - | - | 5 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Brakes) | 21 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 9 | - | - | 14 | 0 |