| 1981 Dutch Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 12 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
 The Zandvoort Circuit (1980–1989) | |||
| 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 | |||
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.
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.