← 1981 Season
British Grand Prix 1981
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap | Pts |
| 1 |
John Watson |
McLaren |
5 |
68 |
1:26:54.800 |
— |
9 |
| 2 |
Carlos Reutemann |
Williams |
9 |
68 |
+40.650 |
— |
6 |
| 3 |
Jacques Laffite |
Ligier |
14 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
4 |
| 4 |
Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell |
23 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
3 |
| 5 |
Hector Rebaque |
Brabham |
13 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
2 |
| 6 |
Slim Borgudd |
ATS |
21 |
67 |
+1 Lap |
— |
1 |
| 7 |
Derek Daly |
March |
17 |
66 |
+2 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 8 |
Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella |
20 |
65 |
+3 Laps |
— |
0 |
| 9 |
René Arnoux |
Renault |
1 |
64 |
Distributor |
— |
0 |
| 10 |
Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows |
10 |
64 |
Engine |
— |
0 |
| 11 |
Marc Surer |
Theodore |
24 |
61 |
Out of fuel |
— |
0 |
| 12 |
Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo |
11 |
59 |
Throttle |
— |
0 |
| 13 |
Keke Rosberg |
Fittipaldi |
14 |
56 |
Suspension |
— |
0 |
| 14 |
Elio de Angelis |
Team Lotus |
22 |
25 |
Disqualified |
— |
0 |
| 15 |
Alain Prost |
Renault |
2 |
17 |
Distributor |
— |
0 |
| 16 |
Patrick Tambay |
Ligier |
15 |
15 |
Clutch |
— |
0 |
| 17 |
Didier Pironi |
Ferrari |
4 |
13 |
Turbo |
— |
0 |
| 18 |
Nelson Piquet |
Brabham |
3 |
11 |
Tyre |
— |
0 |
| 19 |
Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo |
12 |
5 |
Transmission |
— |
0 |
| 20 |
Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari |
8 |
4 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 21 |
Alan Jones |
Williams |
7 |
3 |
Collision |
— |
0 |
| 22 |
Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren |
6 |
3 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
| 23 |
Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell |
19 |
1 |
Clutch |
— |
0 |
| 24 |
Siegfried Stohr |
Arrows |
18 |
8 |
Spun off |
— |
0 |
Tyre Strategy
Lap Times
Race Trace (Position by Lap)