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British Grand Prix 1981

Round 9 of 15  · 18 July 1981  · Silverstone  · 68 laps

Fastest Lap René Arnoux 1:15.067 (lap 50)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 WAT John Watson McLaren 5 1:26:54.800 9
2 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 9 +40.650 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 14 +1 lap 4
4 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 23 +1 lap 3
5 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 13 +1 lap 2
6 BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 21 +1 lap 1
7 DAL Derek Daly March 17 +2 laps
8 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 20 +3 laps
9 ARN René Arnoux FL Renault 1 Distributor
10 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 10 Engine
11 SUR Marc Surer Theodore 24 Out of fuel
DNF AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 11 Throttle
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 16 Suspension
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 2 Distributor
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 15 Clutch
DNF PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 4 Turbo
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 3 Tyre
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 12 Transmission
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 8 Spun off
DNF JON Alan Jones Williams 7 Collision
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 6 Spun off
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 19 Clutch
DNF STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 18 Spun off
DSQ DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 22 Ignored yellow flags
DNQ SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi
DNQ HEN Brian Henton Toleman
DNQ MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus
DNQ SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign
DNQ WAR Derek Warwick Toleman
DNQ GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:11.000
2 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:11.046
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:11.952
4 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:12.644
5 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:12.712
6 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:12.728
7 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:12.998
8 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:13.311
9 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:13.371
10 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:13.762
11 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:13.928
12 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:14.119
13 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:14.542
14 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:14.798
15 TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 1:14.976
16 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:15.165
17 DAL Derek Daly March 1:15.189
18 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:15.304
19 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:15.850
20 JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 1:15.898
21 BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 1:15.959
22 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:15.971
23 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:16.099
24 SUR Marc Surer Theodore 1:16.155
25 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:16.360
26 HEN Brian Henton Toleman 1:16.388
27 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:16.432
28 SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign 1:16.694
29 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:16.891
30 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:17.784