British Grand Prix 1981

Silverstone
18 July 1981
68 laps
320.9 km
4.719 km a lap

Pole positionRené ArnouxRenault · 1:11.000
Fastest lapRené Arnoux1:15.067 · lap 50
Winner started fromP5on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	5	68	1:26:54.800	9
2	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	9	68	+40.650	6
3	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	14	67	+1 lap	4
4	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	23	67	+1 lap	3
5	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	13	67	+1 lap	2
6	Slim Borgudd	9	ATS · Ford	21	67	+1 lap	1
7	Derek Daly	17	March · Ford	17	66	+2 laps
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	32	Osella · Ford	20	65	+3 laps
9	René Arnouxfastest lap	16	Renault	1	64	Distributor
10	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	10	64	Engine
11	Marc Surer	33	Theodore · Ford	24	61	Out of fuel
DNF	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	11	59	Throttle
DNF	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	16	56	Suspension
DNF	Alain Prost	15	Renault	2	17	Distributor
DNF	Patrick Tambay	25	Ligier · Matra	15	15	Clutch
DNF	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	4	13	Turbo
DNF	Nelson Piquet	5	Brabham · Ford	3	11	Tyre
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	12	5	Transmission
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	27	Ferrari	8	4	Spun off
DNF	Alan Jones	1	Williams · Ford	7	3	Collision
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	6	3	Spun off
DNF	Michele Alboreto	4	Tyrrell · Ford	19	0	Clutch
DNF	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows · Ford	18	0	Spun off
DSQ	Elio de Angelis	11	Lotus · Ford	22	25	Ignored yellow flags
DNQ	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	35	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Nigel Mansell	12	Lotus · Ford	–
DNQ	Eliseo Salazar	14	Ensign · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	31	Osella · 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	René Arnoux	Renault	1:11.000
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1:11.046	+0.046
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:11.952	+0.952
4	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:12.644	+1.644
5	John Watson	McLaren	1:12.712	+1.712
6	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:12.728	+1.728
7	Alan Jones	Williams	1:12.998	+1.998
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:13.311	+2.311
9	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:13.371	+2.371
10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:13.762	+2.762
11	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:13.928	+2.928
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.119	+3.119
13	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:14.542	+3.542
14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:14.798	+3.798
15	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:14.976	+3.976
16	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.165	+4.165
17	Derek Daly	March	1:15.189	+4.189
18	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:15.304	+4.304
19	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:15.850	+4.850
20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:15.898	+4.898
21	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:15.959	+4.959
22	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:15.971	+4.971
23	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.099	+5.099
24	Marc Surer	Theodore	1:16.155	+5.155
25	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.360	+5.360
26	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:16.388	+5.388
27	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:16.432	+5.432
28	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:16.694	+5.694
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:16.891	+5.891
30	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:17.784	+6.784

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	René Arnoux	50	1:15.067

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 9. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 9
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	43
2	Nelson Piquet	26
3	Alan Jones	24
4	Gilles Villeneuve	21
5	Jacques Laffite	21
6	John Watson	19	▲1
7	Alain Prost	13	▼1
8	Riccardo Patrese	10	▼1
9	Eddie Cheever	8	▲4
10	Elio de Angelis	8	▼1

Constructors' championship after round 9
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	67
2	Brabham	31
3	Ferrari	28
4	Ligier	21	▲1
5	McLaren	20	▲2
6	Renault	18	▼2
7	Lotus	13	▼1
8	Arrows	10
9	Tyrrell	8
10	Ensign	4