1981 French Grand Prix Results

5 Jul 1981 · Round 8 of 15 · Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France · 80 laps · Wikipedia

Race in 1981

Race Results

Pos	Driver	Team	Laps	Grid	+/-	Time/Status	PtsPoints
1	RenaultA. Prost1st win	Renault	80	3	▲2+2	1:35:48.130	9
2	McLarenJ. Watson	McLaren	80	2	–0	+2.290	6
3	BrabhamN. Piquet	Brabham	80	4	▲1+1	+24.220	4
4	RenaultR. Arnoux	Renault	80	1	▼3-3	+42.300	3
5	FerrariD. Pironi	Ferrari	79	14	▲9+9	+1 Lap	2
6	Team LotusE. de Angelis	Team Lotus	79	8	▲2+2	+1 Lap	1
7	Team LotusN. Mansell	Team Lotus	79	13	▲6+6	+1 Lap	0
8	Alfa RomeoM. Andretti	Alfa Romeo	79	10	▲2+2	+1 Lap	0
9	BrabhamH. Rebaque	Brabham	78	15	▲6+6	+2 Laps	0
10	WilliamsC. Reutemann	Williams	78	7	▼3-3	+2 Laps	0
11	McLarenA. de Cesaris	McLaren	78	5	▼6-6	+2 Laps	0
12	TheodoreM. Surer	Theodore	78	21	▲9+9	+2 Laps	0
13	TyrrellE. Cheever	Tyrrell	77	19	▲6+6	+3 Laps	0
14	ArrowsR. Patrese	Arrows	77	18	▲4+4	+3 Laps	0
15	Alfa RomeoB. Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	77	12	▼3-3	+3 Laps	0
16	TyrrellM. Alboreto	Tyrrell	77	23	▲7+7	+3 Laps	0
17	WilliamsA. Jones	Williams	76	9	▼8-8	Collision	0
R	LigierJ. Laffite	Ligier	57	6	––	Suspension	0
R	MarchD. Daly	March	55	20	––	Engine	0
R	FerrariG. Villeneuve	Ferrari	41	11	––	Electrical	0
R	LigierP. Tambay	Ligier	30	16	––	Wheel bearing	0
R	FittipaldiK. Rosberg	Fittipaldi	11	17	––	Suspension	0
R	EnsignE. Salazar	Ensign	6	22	––	Suspension	0
W	FittipaldiC. Serra	Fittipaldi	0	24	––	Withdrew	0

Tags mark a driver's first Grand Prix win, podium or points finish, or best classified finish to date.

Qualifying results are not available before 1994. The starting grid is in the race results.