1981 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

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1981 - Grand Prix of the Netherlands

Race Name - Grand Prix of the Netherlands
Date - 8/30/1981
Race Track - Circuit Park Zandvoort
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 72
Pole Winner Alain Prost
Average Race Speed - 183.014 kph
Lead Changes - 2 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Alain Prost
Race Number - 12

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	1	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
2	3	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	4	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07D	Ford Cosworth DFV
4	15	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	9	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	21	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	20	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	25	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	23	Slim Borgudd	Team ATS	ATS HGS-1	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	7	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179D	Alfa Romeo 1260
12	8	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
13	22	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	18	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	2	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
16	14	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179B	Alfa Romeo 1260
17	6	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
18	5	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	19	Derek Daly	March Grand Prix Team	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV
21	12	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
22	17	Nigel Mansell	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	11	Patrick Tambay	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
24	16	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
25	13	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV