1981 Dutch Grand Prix
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The 1981 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Zandvoort on 30 August 1981. It was the twelfth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.
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1981 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
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Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 30 August 1981 | ||
Official name | XXVIII Grote Prijs van Nederland | ||
Location | Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.252 km (2.642 miles) | ||
Distance | 72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 miles) | ||
Weather | Sunny, dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:18.176 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
Time | 1:21.83 on lap 15 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Renault | ||
Second | Brabham-Ford | ||
Third | Williams-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
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The 72-lap race was won from pole position by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-Ford, with Alan Jones third in a Williams-Ford. With Carlos Reutemann failing to finish in the other Williams-Ford after colliding with Jacques Laffite's Ligier-Matra, Piquet moved into the lead of the Drivers' Championship, with the same number of points as Reutemann but more wins.