1981 BELGIAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
17 May 1981
Circuit Zolder, Belgium
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:22.280 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:23.130 |
| 3 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:23.470 |
| 4 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:23.670 |
| 5 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:23.730 |
| 6 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:23.820 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:23.940 |
| 8 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:24.380 |
| 9 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:24.410 |
| 10 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:24.440 |
| 11 | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:24.460 |
| 12 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:24.630 |
| 13 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:24.660 |
| 14 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:24.960 |
| 15 | 14 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 1:25.190 |
| 16 | 25 | Jean-Pierre JabouilleJAB | Ligier Matra | 1:25.280 |
| 17 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.310 |
| 18 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:25.560 |
| 19 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:25.910 |
| 20 | 21 | Chico SerraSER | Fittipaldi Ford | 1:25.930 |
| 21 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:26.520 |
| 22 | 32 | Beppe GabbianiGAB | Osella Hart | 1:26.690 |
| 23 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:26.950 |
| 24 | 31 | Piercarlo GhinzaniGHI | Osella Hart | 1:27.480 |