1981 British Grand Prix

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1981 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date18 July 1981
Official name XXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.718 [1] km (2.932 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 320.824 [1] km (199.351 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:11.000
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault
Time 1:15.067 on lap 50
Podium
First McLaren-Ford
Second Williams-Ford
Third Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders
  • 1981 British Grand Prix

The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 18 July 1981. It was the ninth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. John Watson won his first race for five years, and McLaren's first since James Hunt's victory at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. The race also marked the first victory for a carbon fibre composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1.

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Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
116 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:12.1581:11.000 
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:12.2371:11.046+0.046
35 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:12.3281:11.952+0.952
428 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:14.0701:12.644+1.644
57 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:13.3701:12.712+1.712
68 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:13.9761:12.728+1.728
71 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:12.9981:13.250+1.998
827 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:14.1821:13.311+2.311
92 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:13.4671:13.371+2.371
1029 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:15.2171:13.762+2.762
1122 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:14.4401:13.928+2.928
1223 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:14.1191:14.442+3.119
136 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:14.5941:14.542+3.542
1426 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:15.3131:14.798+3.798
1525 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:15.6561:14.976+3.976
1620 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:16.6951:15.165+4.165
1717 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford 1:15.1891:15.303+4.189
1830 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:17.2291:15.304+4.304
194 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.4461:15.850+4.850
2032 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:15.9431:15.898+4.898
219 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:16.7581:15.959+4.959
2211 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:16.029†1:15.971+4.971
233 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.3811:16.099+5.099
2433 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:17.1241:16.155+5.155
2521 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:18.1731:16.360+5.360
2635 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:16.3881:19.602+5.388
2712 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:15.992†1:16.432+5.432
2814 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:17.0531:16.694+5.694
2936 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:17.9981:16.891+5.891
3031 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:20.3771:17.784+6.784
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 681:26:54.8059
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 68+40.6596
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 67+1 lap144
43 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford M 67+1 lap233
56 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 67+1 lap132
69 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford A 67+1 lap211
717 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford A 66+2 laps17 
832 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford M 65+3 laps20 
916 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 64Distributor1 
1029 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford P 64Engine10 
1133 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford A 61Out of fuel24 
Ret22 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo M 59Throttle11 
Ret20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford M 56Suspension16 
DSQ11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 25Ignoring yellow flags22 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 17Distributor2 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra M 15Clutch15 
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari M 13Turbo4 
Ret5 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 11Tyre3 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 5Transmission12 
Ret27 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 4Spun off8 
Ret1 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 3Collision7 
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford M 3Spun off6 
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford M 1Clutch19 
Ret30 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford P 0Spun off18 
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford M   
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G   
DNQ14 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford A   
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford M     
Source: [1] [3] [4]

Championship standings after the race

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