1981 British Grand Prix

The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 18 July 1981. John Watson won his first race for five years, and McLaren's first since James Hunt's victory at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. The race also marked the first victory for a carbon fibre composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1.

1981 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 18 July 1981
Official name XXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.719 km (2.932 miles)
Distance 68 laps, 320.892 km (199.376 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver
Renault
Time 1:11.000
Fastest lap
Driver René Arnoux Renault
Time 1:15.067 on lap 50
Podium
First
McLaren-Ford
Second
Williams-Ford
Third
Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders

Classification

Qualifying
PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
1 16 René Arnoux Renault 1:12.158 1:11.000  —
2 15 Alain Prost Renault 1:12.237 1:11.046 +0.046
3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:12.328 1:11.952 +0.952
4 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:14.070 1:12.644 +1.644
5 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:13.370 1:12.712 +1.712
6 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:13.976 1:12.728 +1.728
7 1 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:12.998 1:13.250 +1.998
8 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:14.182 1:13.311 +2.311
9 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:13.467 1:13.371 +2.371
10 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:15.217 1:13.762 +2.762
11 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:14.440 1:13.928 +2.928
12 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:14.119 1:14.442 +3.119
13 6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:14.594 1:14.542 +3.542
14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:15.313 1:14.798 +3.798
15 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:15.656 1:14.976 +3.976
16 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:16.695 1:15.165 +4.165
17 17 Derek Daly March-Ford 1:15.189 1:15.303 +4.189
18 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:17.229 1:15.304 +4.304
19 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.446 1:15.850 +4.850
20 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:15.943 1:15.898 +4.898
21 9 Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:16.758 1:15.959 +4.959
22 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:16.029† 1:15.971 +4.971
23 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.381 1:16.099 +5.099
24 33 Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:17.124 1:16.155 +5.155
25 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:18.173 1:16.360 +5.360
26 35 Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:16.388 1:19.602 +5.388
27 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:15.992† 1:16.432 +5.432
28 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:17.053 1:16.694 +5.694
29 36 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:17.998 1:16.891 +5.891
30 31 Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:20.377 1:17.784 +6.784
Source: [1]
  • †-time disallowed.

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford M 68 1:26:54.80 5 9
2 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 68 + 40.65 9 6
3 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 67 + 1 Lap 14 4
4 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford M 67 + 1 Lap 23 3
5 6 Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 67 + 1 Lap 13 2
6 9 Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford A 67 + 1 Lap 21 1
7 17 Derek Daly March-Ford A 66 + 2 Laps 17  
8 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford M 65 + 3 Laps 20  
9 16 René Arnoux Renault M 64 Distributor 1  
10 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford M 64 Engine 10  
11 33 Marc Surer Theodore-Ford A 61 Out of Fuel 24  
Ret 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo M 59 Throttle 11  
Ret 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford M 56 Suspension 16  
DSQ 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 25 Ignoring Yellow Flags 22  
Ret 15 Alain Prost Renault M 17 Distributor 2  
Ret 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra M 15 Clutch 15  
Ret 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari M 13 Turbo 4  
Ret 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 11 Tyre 3  
Ret 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 5 Transmission 12  
Ret 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 4 Spun Off 8  
Ret 1 Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 3 Collision 7  
Ret 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford M 3 Spun Off 6  
Ret 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford M 1 Clutch 19  
Ret 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford M 0 Spun Off 18  
DNQ 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford M    
DNQ 35 Brian Henton Toleman-Hart P    
DNQ 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G    
DNQ 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford A    
DNQ 36 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P    
DNQ 31 Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford M        
Source: [2][3]

Championship standings after the race
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References
  1. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 0-905138-17-1.
  2. "1981 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  3. "1981 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  4. "Britain 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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