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1981 French Grand Prix
Round
8/15
Date
Jul 5, 1981 at 00:00 CEST
Location
Dijon, France
Circuit
Circuit length
3.801 m
Race distance
304.08 km (80 laps)
Prost
Winner
1:35:48.130
Winning time
Arnoux
Pole position
Prost
Fastest lap
1:09.140
Fastest lap time
Results
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:35:48.130 | 3rd | 80 | 9 |
| 2 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +2.290 | 2nd | 80 | 6 |
| 3 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +24.220 | 4th | 80 | 4 |
| 4 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +42.300 | 1st | 80 | 3 |
| 5 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 lap | 14th | 79 | 2 |
| 6 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | +1 lap | 8th | 79 | 1 |
| 7 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | +1 lap | 13th | 79 | |
| 8 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | 10th | 79 | |
| 9 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | +2 laps | 15th | 78 | |
| 10 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +2 laps | 7th | 78 | |
| 11 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +2 laps | 5th | 78 | |
| 12 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | +2 laps | 21st | 78 | |
| 13 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +3 laps | 19th | 77 | |
| 14 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 laps | 18th | 77 | |
| 15 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +3 laps | 12th | 77 | |
| 16 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +3 laps | 23rd | 77 | |
| 17 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | +4 laps | 9th | 76 | |
| DNF | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Suspension | 6th | 57 | |
| DNF | #17 Derek Daly | March | Engine | 20th | 55 | |
| DNF | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Electrical | 11th | 41 | |
| DNF | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Wheel bearing | 16th | 30 | |
| DNF | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Suspension | 17th | 11 | |
| DNF | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Suspension | 22nd | 6 | |
| DNS | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | ||||
| DNQ | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | ||||
| DNQ | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | ||||
| DNQ | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | ||||
| DNQ | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | ||||
| DNQ | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:05.950 | |
| 2 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:06.360 | +0.410 |
| 3 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:06.360 | +0.410 |
| 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.910 | +0.960 |
| 5 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:07.030 | +1.080 |
| 6 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:07.090 | +1.140 |
| 7 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:07.420 | +1.470 |
| 8 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.520 | +1.570 |
| 9 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:07.530 | +1.580 |
| 10 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.560 | +1.610 |
| 11 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:07.600 | +1.650 |
| 12 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.630 | +1.680 |
| 13 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:07.720 | +1.770 |
| 14 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:08.090 | +2.140 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:08.210 | +2.260 |
| 16 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:08.470 | +2.520 |
| 17 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:09.350 | +3.400 |
| 18 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:09.370 | +3.420 |
| 19 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:09.880 | +3.930 |
| 20 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:09.940 | +3.990 |
| 21 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:10.210 | +4.260 |
| 22 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:10.500 | +4.550 |
| 23 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:10.640 | +4.690 |
| 24 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:10.860 | +4.910 |
| 25 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:11.240 | +5.290 |
| 26 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:11.280 | +5.330 |
| 27 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:12.200 | +6.250 |
| 28 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:12.240 | +6.290 |
| 29 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:13.650 | +7.700 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:05.950 | |
| 2 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:06.360 | +0.410 |
| 3 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:06.360 | +0.410 |
| 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:06.910 | +0.960 |
| 5 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:07.030 | +1.080 |
| 6 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:07.090 | +1.140 |
| 7 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:07.420 | +1.470 |
| 8 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:07.520 | +1.570 |
| 9 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:07.530 | +1.580 |
| 10 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.560 | +1.610 |
| 11 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:07.630 | +1.680 |
| 12 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:07.680 | +1.730 |
| 13 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:07.720 | +1.770 |
| 14 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:08.210 | +2.260 |
| 15 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:08.270 | +2.320 |
| 16 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:08.470 | +2.520 |
| 17 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:09.350 | +3.400 |
| 18 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:09.880 | +3.930 |
| 19 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:09.940 | +3.990 |
| 20 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:10.140 | +4.190 |
| 21 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:10.210 | +4.260 |
| 22 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:10.500 | +4.550 |
| 23 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:10.640 | +4.690 |
| 24 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:10.860 | +4.910 |
| 25 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:11.240 | +5.290 |
| 26 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:11.280 | +5.330 |
| 27 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:12.200 | +6.250 |
| 28 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:36.200 | +30.250 |
| 29 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | 1:07.050 | |
| 2 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | 1:07.090 | +0.040 |
| 3 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.570 | +0.520 |
| 4 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:07.600 | +0.550 |
| 5 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:08.090 | +1.040 |
| 6 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 1:08.400 | +1.350 |
| 7 | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1:08.710 | +1.660 |
| 8 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1:08.830 | +1.780 |
| 9 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1:08.830 | +1.780 |
| 10 | #12 Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 1:09.060 | +2.010 |
| 11 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:09.210 | +2.160 |
| 12 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | 1:09.280 | +2.230 |
| 13 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 1:09.370 | +2.320 |
| 14 | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1:09.510 | +2.460 |
| 15 | #6 Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 1:09.690 | +2.640 |
| 16 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:09.810 | +2.760 |
| 17 | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.090 | +3.040 |
| 18 | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 1:10.130 | +3.080 |
| 19 | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 1:11.500 | +4.450 |
| 20 | #17 Derek Daly | March | 1:12.100 | +5.050 |
| 21 | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 1:12.240 | +5.190 |
| 22 | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 1:12.370 | +5.320 |
| 23 | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 1:13.130 | +6.080 |
| 24 | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 1:13.600 | +6.550 |
| 25 | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | 1:13.650 | +6.600 |
| 26 | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1:14.620 | +7.570 |
| 27 | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1:15.590 | +8.540 |
| 28 | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | 1:19.460 | +12.410 |
| 29 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | 1:29.130 | +22.080 |
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:09.140 | 64 |
Standings
| Pos. | Driver | Constructor | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 5 | 37 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 4 | 26 | -11 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 3 | 24 | -13 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 21 | -16 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 3 | 17 | -20 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 2 | 13 | -24 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 2 | 10 | -27 |
| 8 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | 2 | 10 | -27 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 0 | 0 | 8 | -29 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 0 | 7 | -30 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 0 | 1 | 5 | -32 |
| 12 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 0 | 5 | -32 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 | 5 | -32 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 0 | 0 | 4 | -33 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -34 |
| 16 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 0 | 3 | -34 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 0 | 0 | 1 | -36 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | 0 | 1 | -36 |
| Pos. | Constructor | Engine | Wins | Podiums | Points | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | Ford | 3 | 8 | 61 | |
| 2 | Brabham | Ford | 2 | 4 | 29 | -32 |
| 3 | Ferrari | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 28 | -33 |
| 4 | Renault | Renault | 1 | 2 | 18 | -43 |
| 5 | Ligier | Matra | 0 | 3 | 17 | -44 |
| 6 | Lotus | Ford | 0 | 1 | 13 | -48 |
| 7 | McLaren | Ford | 0 | 2 | 11 | -50 |
| 8 | Arrows | Ford | 0 | 2 | 10 | -51 |
| 9 | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | 0 | 5 | -56 |
| 10 | Ensign | Ford | 0 | 0 | 4 | -57 |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 | 3 | -58 |
| 12 | Theodore | Ford | 0 | 0 | 1 | -60 |
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| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | 1:19.256 - Michael Schumacher | Damon Hill |
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| 1988 | #11 Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | 1:11.737 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | Alain Prost | 1:09.548 - Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell |
| 1986 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | 1:09.993 - Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna |
| 1985 | #7 Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Alain Prost | 1:39.914 - Keke Rosberg | Keke Rosberg |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Patrick Tambay | Nigel Mansell | 1:05.257 - Alain Prost | Patrick Tambay |
| 1983 | #15 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Eddie Cheever | 1:42.695 - Alain Prost | Alain Prost |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Didier Pironi | 1:40.075 - Riccardo Patrese | René Arnoux |
| 1980 | #27 Alan Jones | Didier Pironi | Jacques Laffite | 1:41.450 - Alan Jones | Jacques Laffite |
| 1979 | #15 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Gilles Villeneuve | René Arnoux | 1:09.160 - René Arnoux | Jean-Pierre Jabouille |
| 1978 | #5 Mario Andretti | Ronnie Peterson | James Hunt | 1:48.560 - Carlos Reutemann | John Watson |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | John Watson | James Hunt | 1:13.750 - Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti |
| 1976 | #11 James Hunt | Patrick Depailler | John Watson | 1:51.000 - Niki Lauda | James Hunt |
| 1975 | #12 Niki Lauda | James Hunt | Jochen Mass | 1:50.600 - Jochen Mass | Niki Lauda |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Niki Lauda | Clay Regazzoni | 1:00.000 - Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Carlos Reutemann | 1:50.990 - Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart |
| 1972 | #4 Jackie Stewart | Emerson Fittipaldi | Chris Amon | 2:53.900 - Chris Amon | Chris Amon |
| 1971 | #11 Jackie Stewart | François Cevert | Emerson Fittipaldi | 1:54.090 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1970 | #6 Jochen Rindt | Chris Amon | Jack Brabham | 3:00.750 - Jack Brabham | Jacky Ickx |
| 1969 | #2 Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | 3:02.700 - Jackie Stewart | Jackie Stewart |
| 1968 | #26 Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | Jackie Stewart | 2:11.500 - Pedro Rodríguez | Jochen Rindt |
| 1967 | #3 Jack Brabham | Denny Hulme | Jackie Stewart | 1:36.700 - Graham Hill | Graham Hill |
| 1966 | #12 Jack Brabham | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | 2:11.300 - Lorenzo Bandini | Lorenzo Bandini |
| 1965 | #6 Jim Clark | Jackie Stewart | John Surtees | 3:18.900 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1964 | #22 Dan Gurney | Graham Hill | Jack Brabham | 2:11.400 - Jack Brabham | Jim Clark |
| 1963 | #18 Jim Clark | Tony Maggs | Graham Hill | 2:21.600 - Jim Clark | Jim Clark |
| 1962 | #30 Dan Gurney | Tony Maggs | Richie Ginther | 2:16.900 - Graham Hill | Jim Clark |
| 1961 | #50 Giancarlo Baghetti | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | 2:27.100 - Phil Hill | Phil Hill |
| 1960 | #16 Jack Brabham | Olivier Gendebien | Bruce McLaren | 2:17.500 - Jack Brabham | Jack Brabham |
| 1959 | #24 Tony Brooks | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | 2:22.800 - Stirling Moss | Tony Brooks |
| 1958 | #4 Mike Hawthorn | Stirling Moss | Wolfgang von Trips | 2:24.900 - Mike Hawthorn | Mike Hawthorn |
| 1957 | #2 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Musso | Peter Collins | 2:22.400 - Luigi Musso | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1956 | #14 Peter Collins | Eugenio Castellotti | Jean Behra | 2:25.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1954 | #18 Juan Manuel Fangio | Karl Kling | Robert Manzon | 2:32.900 - Hans Herrmann | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1953 | #16 Mike Hawthorn | Juan Manuel Fangio | José Froilán González | 2:41.100 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Alberto Ascari |
| 1952 | #8 Alberto Ascari | Nino Farina | Piero Taruffi | 2:17.300 - Alberto Ascari | Alberto Ascari |
| 1951 | #8 Luigi Fagioli | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | 2:27.800 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
| 1950 | #6 Juan Manuel Fangio | Luigi Fagioli | Peter Whitehead | 2:35.600 - Juan Manuel Fangio | Juan Manuel Fangio |
The 1981 French Grand Prix started Jul 5, 1981 on Dijon-Prenois in Dijon, France. René Arnoux started from pole position with John Watson next to him. Alain Prost started from third place.
In 1 hour, 35 minutes and 48 seconds Alain Prost finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with John Watson in second and Nelson Piquet in third place.
After the 1981 French Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 37 points. Reutemann is 11 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.