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French Grand Prix 1981

Round 8 of 15  · 5 July 1981  · Dijon-Prenois  · 80 laps

Fastest Lap Alain Prost 1:09.140 (lap 64)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 PRO Alain Prost FL Renault 3 1:35:48.130 9
2 WAT John Watson McLaren 2 +2.290 6
3 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 +24.220 4
4 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1 +42.300 3
5 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 14 +1 lap 2
6 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 8 +1 lap 1
7 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 13 +1 lap —
8 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 10 +1 lap —
9 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 15 +2 laps —
10 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 7 +2 laps —
11 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 5 +2 laps —
12 SUR Marc Surer Theodore 21 +2 laps —
13 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 19 +3 laps —
14 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 +3 laps —
15 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 12 +3 laps —
16 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 23 +3 laps —
17 JON Alan Jones Williams 9 +4 laps —
DNF LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 6 Suspension —
DNF DAL Derek Daly March 20 Engine —
DNF VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 11 Electrical —
DNF TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 16 Wheel bearing —
DNF ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 17 Suspension —
DNF SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign 22 Suspension —
DNS SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi — — —
DNQ STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows — — —
DNQ HEN Brian Henton Toleman — — —
DNQ BOR Slim Borgudd ATS — — —
DNQ GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella — — —
DNQ WAR Derek Warwick Toleman — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:05.950
2 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:06.360
3 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:06.360
4 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:06.910
5 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:07.030
6 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:07.090
7 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:07.420
8 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:07.520
9 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:07.530
10 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:07.560
11 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:07.600
12 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:07.630
13 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:07.720
14 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:08.090
15 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:08.210
16 TAM Patrick Tambay Ligier 1:08.470
17 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:09.350
18 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:09.370
19 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:09.880
20 DAL Derek Daly March 1:09.940
21 SUR Marc Surer Theodore 1:10.210
22 SAL Eliseo Salazar Ensign 1:10.500
23 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:10.640
24 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:10.860
25 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:11.240
26 HEN Brian Henton Toleman 1:11.280
27 BOR Slim Borgudd ATS 1:12.200
28 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:12.240
29 WAR Derek Warwick Toleman 1:13.650