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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