
1981 Indianapolis 500 - Results
Track Indianapolis
City Indianapolis, Indiana
Type Oval
Length 2.500 mi
Trackrecord 0:37.6160

| P | Driver | Nat | L | Time | GP |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bobby Unser | 200 | 3:35:41.780 | ||
| 2 | Mario Andretti | 200 | 3:35:46.960 +5.180 | +5.180 | |
| 3 | Vern Schuppan | 199 | 0:00:00.000 +1 lap | +1 lap | |
| 4 | Kevin Cogan | 197 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +2 laps | |
| 5 | Geoff Brabham | 197 | 0:00:00.000 +3 laps | +0.000 | |
| 6 | Sheldon Kinser | 195 | 0:00:00.000 +5 laps | +2 laps | |
| 7 | Tony Bettenhausen Jr. | 195 | 0:00:00.000 +5 laps | +0.000 | |
| 8 | Steve Krisiloff | 194 | 0:00:00.000 +6 laps | +1 lap | |
| 9 | Gordon Johncock | 194 | 0:00:00.000 +6 laps | +0.000 | |
| 10 | Dennis Firestone | 193 | 0:00:00.000 +7 laps | +1 lap | |
| 11 | Bill Alsup | 193 | 0:00:00.000 +7 laps | +0.000 | |
| 12 | Mike Chandler | 192 | 0:00:00.000 +8 laps | +1 lap | |
| 13 | A. J. Foyt | 191 | 0:00:00.000 +9 laps | +1 lap | |
| 14 | Tim Richmond | 191 | 0:00:00.000 +9 laps | +0.000 | |
| 15 | Jerry Karl | 189 | 0:00:00.000 +11 laps | +2 laps | |
| 16 | Scott Brayton | 173 | 0:00:00.000 +27 laps | +16 laps | |
| 17 | Al Unser | 166 | 0:00:00.000 +34 laps | +7 laps | |
| 18 | Larry Dickson | 165 | 0:00:00.000 +35 laps | +1 lap | |
| 19 | Bob Lazier | 154 | 0:00:00.000 +46 laps | +11 laps | |
| 20 | Tom Bigelow | 152 | 0:00:00.000 +48 laps | +2 laps | |
| 21 | Bill Whittington | 146 | 0:00:00.000 +54 laps | +6 laps | |
| 22 | Gordon Smiley | 141 | 0:00:00.000 +59 laps | +5 laps | |
| 23 | Josele Garza | 138 | 0:00:00.000 +62 laps | +3 laps | |
| 24 | Pete Halsmer | 123 | 0:00:00.000 +77 laps | +15 laps | |
| 25 | Tom Sneva | 96 | 0:00:00.000 +104 laps | +27 laps | |
| 26 | Gary Bettenhausen | 69 | 0:00:00.000 +131 laps | +27 laps | |
| 27 | Danny Ongais | 64 | 0:00:00.000 +136 laps | +5 laps | |
| 28 | Pancho Carter | 63 | 0:00:00.000 +137 laps | +1 lap | |
| 29 | Tom Klausler | 60 | 0:00:00.000 +140 laps | +3 laps | |
| 30 | Rick Mears | 58 | 0:00:00.000 +142 laps | +2 laps | |
| 31 | Don Whittington | 32 | 0:00:00.000 +168 laps | +26 laps | |
| 32 | Johnny Rutherford | 25 | 0:00:00.000 +175 laps | +7 laps | |
| 33 | Mike Mosley | 16 | 0:00:00.000 +184 laps | +9 laps |