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1981 British Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryGreat Britain
Grand PrixBritish
Official nameXXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix
Date18 July
Year1981
ImageSilverstone Circuit 1975 to 1986.png
Race_No9
Season_No15
LocationSilverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.932
Course_km4.718
Distance_laps68
Distance_mi199.351
Distance_km320.824
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverRené Arnoux
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:11.000
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverRené Arnoux
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:15.067
Fast_Lap50
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverJohn Watson
First_TeamMcLaren-Ford
First_CountryUK
Second_DriverCarlos Reutemann
Second_TeamWilliams-Ford
Second_CountryArgentina
Third_DriverJacques Laffite
Third_TeamLigier-Matra
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 18 July 1981. It was the ninth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. 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 graphite composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap123456789101112131415161718192021222324252627282930Source:
16France René ArnouxRenault1:12.158**1:11.000**—
15France Alain ProstRenault1:12.237**1:11.046**+0.046
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford1:12.328**1:11.952**+0.952
28France Didier PironiFerrari1:14.070**1:12.644**+1.644
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:13.370**1:12.712**+1.712
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford1:13.976**1:12.728**+1.728
1Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford**1:12.998**1:13.250+1.998
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:14.182**1:13.311**+2.311
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford1:13.467**1:13.371**+2.371
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:15.217**1:13.762**+2.762
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:14.440**1:13.928**+2.928
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo**1:14.119**1:14.442+3.119
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford1:14.594**1:14.542**+3.542
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:15.313**1:14.798**+3.798
25France Patrick TambayLigier-Matra1:15.656**1:14.976**+3.976
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford1:16.695**1:15.165**+4.165
17Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford**1:15.189**1:15.303+4.189
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford1:17.229**1:15.304**+4.304
4Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:16.446**1:15.850**+4.850
32France Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford1:15.943**1:15.898**+4.898
9Sweden Slim BorguddATS-Ford1:16.758**1:15.959**+4.959
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:16.029†**1:15.971**+4.971
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford1:16.381**1:16.099**+5.099
33SWI Marc SurerTheodore-Ford1:17.124**1:16.155**+5.155
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:18.173**1:16.360**+5.360
35UK Brian HentonToleman-Hart**1:16.388**1:19.602+5.388
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:15.992†**1:16.432**+5.432
14Chile Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford1:17.053**1:16.694**+5.694
36UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:17.998**1:16.891**+5.891
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford1:20.377**1:17.784**+6.784
  • †-time disallowed.

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011RetRetDSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
7UK **John Watson****McLaren-Ford**681:26:54.805**9**
2Argentina **Carlos Reutemann****Williams-Ford**68+40.659**6**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**67+1 lap14**4**
3USA **Eddie Cheever****Tyrrell-Ford**67+1 lap23**3**
6Mexico **Héctor Rebaque****Brabham-Ford**67+1 lap13**2**
9Sweden **Slim Borgudd****ATS-Ford**67+1 lap21**1**
17Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford66+2 laps17
32France Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford65+3 laps20
16France René ArnouxRenault64Distributor1
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford64Engine10
33Switzerland Marc SurerTheodore-Ford61Out of fuel24
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo59Throttle11
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford56Suspension16
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford25Ignoring yellow flags22
15France Alain ProstRenault17Distributor2
25France Patrick TambayLigier-Matra15Clutch15
28France Didier PironiFerrari13Turbo4
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford11Tyre3
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo5Transmission12
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari4Spun off8
1Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford3Collision7
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford3Spun off6
4Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1Clutch19
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford0Spun off18
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford
35UK Brian HentonToleman-Hart
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford
14Chile Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford
36UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford

Notes

  • This was the 200th Grand Prix start for McLaren. In those 200 races, McLaren had won 25 Grands Prix, achieved 78 podium finishes, 18 pole positions, 14 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams, and had won 2 Driver's and 1 Constructor's Championship.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1ARG Carlos Reutemann43
2BRA Nelson Piquet26
3AUS Alan Jones24
4CAN Gilles Villeneuve21
5FRA Jacques Laffite21

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Williams-Ford67
2UK Brabham-Ford31
3ITA Ferrari28
4FRA Ligier-Matra21
5UK McLaren-Ford20
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = British Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1981 | Previous_race_in_season = 1981 French Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1981 German Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1980 British Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1982 British Grand Prix

References

  1. (1981). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1981–82". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  2. Jenkinson, Denis. (August 1981). "The British Grand Prix: A very popular win".
  3. "1981 British Grand Prix". Formula1.com.
  4. (18 July 1981). "1981 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  5. "Britain 1981 - Championship".
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