Great Britain (1981)

Date: 18 Jul 1981

Location: Silverstone, United Kingdom

Position	Driver	Points	Laps	Constructor	Engine	Tyres
1	John Watson	9	68	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
2	Carlos Reutemann	6	68	Williams	Ford	Goodyear
3	Jacques Laffite	4	67	Ligier	Matra	Michelin
4	Eddie Cheever	3	67	Tyrrell	Ford	Michelin
5	Héctor Rebaque	2	67	Brabham	Ford	Goodyear
6	Slim Borgudd	1	67	ATS	Ford	Avon
7	Derek Daly	0	66	March	Ford	Avon
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	65	Osella	Ford	Michelin
9	René Arnoux	0	64	Renault	Renault	Michelin
10	Riccardo Patrese	0	64	Arrows	Ford	Pirelli
11	Marc Surer	0	61	Theodore	Ford	Avon
DNF	Mario Andretti	0	59	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
DNF	Keke Rosberg	0	56	Fittipaldi	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Alain Prost	0	17	Renault	Renault	Michelin
DNF	Patrick Tambay	0	15	Ligier	Matra	Michelin
DNF	Didier Pironi	0	13	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
DNF	Nelson Piquet	0	11	Brabham	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	0	5	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Michelin
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	0	4	Ferrari	Ferrari	Michelin
DNF	Alan Jones	0	3	Williams	Ford	Goodyear
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	0	3	McLaren	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Michele Alboreto	0	0	Tyrrell	Ford	Michelin
DNF	Siegfried Stohr	0	0	Arrows	Ford	Pirelli
DNQ	Chico Serra	0		Fittipaldi	Ford	Michelin
DNQ	Brian Henton	0		Toleman	Hart	Pirelli
DNQ	Nigel Mansell	0		Lotus	Ford	Goodyear
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	0		Ensign	Ford	Avon
DNQ	Derek Warwick	0		Toleman	Hart	Pirelli
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	0		Osella	Ford	Michelin
DSQ	Elio de Angelis	0	25	Lotus	Ford	Goodyear

No qualifying data available.

Date: 1981-07-18 · Circuit: Silverstone (United Kingdom)

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid	Δ	Time/Retired	Points
1	John Marshall Watson	McLaren	5	+4	1:26:54.800	9
2	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	9	+7	1:27:35.450	6
3	Jacques-Henri Laffite	Ligier	14	+11		4
4	Edward McKay Cheever Jr.	Tyrrell	23	+19		3
5	Héctor Alonso Rebaque	Brabham	13	+8		2
6	Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd	ATS	21	+15		1
7	Derek Daly	March	17	+10
8	Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier	Osella	20	+12
9	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	1	-8	Distributor
10	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese	Arrows	10	0	Engine
11	Marc Surer	Theodore	24	+13	Out of fuel
	Mario Gabriele Andretti	Alfa Romeo	11		Throttle
	Keijo Erik Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16		Suspension
	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	2		Distributor
	Patrick Daniel Tambay	Ligier	15		Clutch
	Didier Joseph Louis Pironi	Ferrari	4		Turbo
	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	3		Tyre
	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	12		Transmission
	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ferrari	8		Spun off
	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	7		Collision
	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	6		Spun off
	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	19		Clutch
	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	18		Spun off
	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	22		Ignored yellow flags
	Francisco Serra	Fittipaldi
	Brian Henton	Toleman
	Nigel Ernest James Mansell	Lotus
	Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela	Ensign
	Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick	Toleman
	Giuseppe Gabbiani	Osella

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Grid
1	René Alexandre Arnoux	Renault	1
2	Alain Marie Pascal Prost	Renault	2
3	Nelson Piquet Souto Maior	Brabham	3
4	Didier Joseph Louis Pironi	Ferrari	4
5	John Marshall Watson	McLaren	5
6	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	6
7	Alan Stanley Jones	Williams	7
8	Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve	Ferrari	8
9	Carlos Alberto Reutemann	Williams	9
10	Riccardo Gabriele Patrese	Arrows	10

René Alexandre Arnoux (Renault) –

Biggest mover: Edward McKay Cheever Jr. (19 positions gained)
Retirements: René Alexandre Arnoux, Riccardo Gabriele Patrese, Marc Surer, Mario Gabriele Andretti, Keijo Erik Rosberg, Alain Marie Pascal Prost, Patrick Daniel Tambay, Didier Joseph Louis Pironi, Nelson Piquet Souto Maior, Bruno Giacomelli, Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve, Alan Stanley Jones, Andrea de Cesaris, Michele Alboreto, Siegfried Stohr, Elio de Angelis