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1981 French Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryFrance
Grand PrixFrench
ImageDijon-Prenois Circuit.svg
Official name67e Grand Prix de France
Date5 July
Year1981
Race_No8
Season_No15
LocationDijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi2.361
Course_km3.801
Distance_laps80
Distance_mi188.88
Distance_km304.08
WeatherDry, then wet at half distance, then dry again
Pole_DriverRené Arnoux
Pole_TeamRenault
Pole_Time1:05.95
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverAlain Prost
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:09.14
Fast_Lap64
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamRenault
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverJohn Watson
Second_TeamMcLaren-Ford
Second_CountryUK
Third_DriverNelson Piquet
Third_TeamBrabham-Ford
Third_CountryBrazil
third_flag_suffix1968
Lapchart

The 1981 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 5 July 1981. It was the eighth race of the 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The 80-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. On home soil, Prost scored the first of an eventual 51 Grand Prix victories, in a race that was stopped after 58 laps due to heavy rain and then restarted, with aggregate times determining the final positions. John Watson finished second in his McLaren-Ford, while Nelson Piquet, who had been leading in his Brabham-Ford when the race was stopped, finished third.

Prior to the race, Jean-Pierre Jabouille decided to retire from Formula One, having not fully recovered from the leg injuries he had sustained in Canada the previous year. His place at Ligier was taken for the rest of the season by Patrick Tambay, who moved from Theodore.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Source:
16France René ArnouxRenault1:07.09**1:05.95**—
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:07.05**1:06.36**+0.41
15France Alain ProstRenault1:07.57**1:06.36**+0.41
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford1:09.21**1:06.91**+0.96
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford1:08.83**1:07.03**+1.08
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:08.71**1:07.09**+1.14
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford1:08.83**1:07.42**+1.47
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:08.40**1:07.52**+1.57
1Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:09.28**1:07.53**+1.58
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:10.09**1:07.56**+1.61
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari**1:07.60**1:07.68+1.65
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:09.81**1:07.63**+1.68
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:09.06**1:07.72**+1.77
28France Didier PironiFerrari**1:08.09**1:08.27+2.14
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford1:09.69**1:08.21**+2.26
25France Patrick TambayLigier-Matra1:09.51**1:08.47**+2.52
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford1:10.13**1:09.35**+3.40
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford**1:09.37**1:10.14+3.42
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford1:11.50**1:09.88**+3.93
17Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford1:12.10**1:09.94**+3.99
33SWI Marc SurerTheodore-Ford1:19.46**1:10.12**+4.17
14Chile Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford1:15.59**1:10.50**+4.55
4Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:12.37**1:10.64**+4.69
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:13.60**1:10.86**+4.91
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford1:13.13**1:11.24**+5.29
35UK Brian HentonToleman-Hart1:29.13**1:11.28**+5.33
9Sweden Slim BorguddATS-Ford1:14.62**1:12.20**+6.25
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford**1:12.24**1:36.20+6.29
36UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart**1:13.65**no time+7.70

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567891011121314151617RetRetRetRetRetRetDNSDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQSource:
15FRA **Alain Prost****Renault**801:35:48.133**9**
7GBR **John Watson****McLaren-Ford**80+ 2.292**6**
5BRA **Nelson Piquet****Brabham-Ford**80+ 24.224**4**
16FRA **René Arnoux****Renault**80+ 42.301**3**
28FRA **Didier Pironi****Ferrari**79+ 1 Lap14**2**
11ITA **Elio de Angelis****Lotus-Ford**79+ 1 Lap8**1**
12GBR Nigel MansellLotus-Ford79+ 1 Lap13
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo79+ 1 Lap10
6MEX Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford78+ 2 Laps15
2ARG Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford78+ 2 Laps7
8ITA Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford78+ 2 Laps5
33SWI Marc SurerTheodore-Ford78+ 2 Laps21
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford77+ 3 Laps19
29ITA Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford77+ 3 Laps18
23ITA Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo77+ 3 Laps12
4ITA Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford77+ 3 Laps23
1AUS Alan JonesWilliams-Ford76Collision9
26FRA Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra57Suspension6
17IRE Derek DalyMarch-Ford55Engine20
27CAN Gilles VilleneuveFerrari41Electrical11
25FRA Patrick TambayLigier-Matra30Wheel Bearing16
20FIN Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford11Suspension17
14Chile Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford6Suspension22
21BRA Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford0Non starter24
30ITA Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford
35GBR Brian HentonToleman-Hart
9SWE Slim BorguddATS-Ford
31ITA Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford
36GBR Derek WarwickToleman-Hart

Notes

  • This was the 25th pole position for a French driver.
  • This was the 5th Grand Prix win and 10th podium finish for Renault and a Renault-powered car.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1ARG Carlos Reutemann37
2BRA Nelson Piquet26
3AUS Alan Jones24
4CAN Gilles Villeneuve21
5FRA Jacques Laffite17

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1GBR Williams-Ford61
2GBR Brabham-Ford29
3ITA Ferrari28
4FRA Renault18
5FRA Ligier-Matra17
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1980 French Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1982 French Grand Prix Next race at Dijon: 1982 Swiss Grand Prix

References

  1. "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1981". The Programme Covers Project.
  2. "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1981". Grandprix.com.
  3. (1981). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1981–82". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  4. "1981 French Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  5. (5 July 1981). "1981 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  6. "France 1981 - Championship • STATS F1".
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