German Grand Prix 1981

Hockenheimring
Hockenheim
2 August 1981
45 laps
305.5 km
6.790 km a lap

Pole positionAlain ProstRenault · 1:47.500
Fastest lapAlan Jones1:52.420 · lap 4
Winner started fromP6on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	5	Brabham · Ford	6	45	1:25:55.600	9
2	Alain Prost	15	Renault	1	45	+11.520	6
3	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	7	45	+1:04.600	4
4	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	16	45	+1:39.690	3
5	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	18	45	+1:50.520	2
6	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	9	44	+1 lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	14	44	+1 lap
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	32	Osella · Ford	17	44	+1 lap
9	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	12	44	+1 lap
10	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	8	44	+1 lap
11	Alan Jonesfastest lap	1	Williams · Ford	4	44	+1 lap
12	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows · Ford	24	44	+1 lap
13	René Arnoux	16	Renault	2	44	+1 lap
14	Marc Surer	33	Theodore · Ford	22	43	Suspension
15	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	19	43	+2 laps
NC	Eliseo Salazar	14	Ensign · Ford	23	39	+6 laps
DNF	Slim Borgudd	9	ATS · Ford	20	35	Engine
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	3	27	Engine
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	13	27	Engine
DNF	Patrick Tambay	25	Ligier · Matra	11	27	Transmission
DNF	Derek Daly	17	March · Ford	21	15	Suspension
DNF	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	15	12	Fuel leak
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	10	4	Collision
DNF	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	5	1	Electrical
DNQ	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	35	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	31	Osella · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	4	Tyrrell · Ford	–
DNQ	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:47.500
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:47.960	+0.460
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:48.430	+0.930
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1:48.490	+0.990
5	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:49.000	+1.500
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:49.030	+1.530
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:49.280	+1.780
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:49.440	+1.940
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:49.520	+2.020
10	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:49.580	+2.080
11	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:50.000	+2.500
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:50.640	+3.140
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:50.650	+3.150
14	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:50.740	+3.240
15	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:50.860	+3.360
16	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:51.170	+3.670
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:52.190	+4.690
18	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:52.190	+4.690
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:52.210	+4.710
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:52.540	+5.040
21	Derek Daly	March	1:52.650	+5.150
22	Marc Surer	Theodore	1:52.850	+5.350
23	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:53.160	+5.660
24	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:53.190	+5.690
25	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:53.280	+5.780
26	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:53.310	+5.810
27	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:53.390	+5.890
28	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:53.580	+6.080
29	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:53.690	+6.190
30	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:54.890	+7.390

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Alan Jones	4	1:52.420

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 10. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 10
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	43
2	Nelson Piquet	35
3	Jacques Laffite	25	▲2
4	Alan Jones	24	▼1
5	Gilles Villeneuve	21	▼1
6	John Watson	20
7	Alain Prost	19
8	Riccardo Patrese	10
9	Eddie Cheever	10
10	Héctor Rebaque	8	▲3

Constructors' championship after round 10
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	67
2	Brabham	43
3	Ferrari	28
4	Ligier	25
5	Renault	24	▲1
6	McLaren	21	▼1
7	Lotus	13
8	Arrows	10
9	Tyrrell	10
10	Ensign	4