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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