1981 French Grand Prix
1981 French Grand Prix | |||
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Race 8 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 5 July 1981 | ||
Official name | 67e Grand Prix de France[1] | ||
Location | Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.801 km (2.361 miles) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 miles) | ||
Weather | Dry, then wet at half distance, then dry again | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:05.95 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alain Prost | Renault | |
Time | 1:09.14 on lap 64 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Renault | ||
Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Ford | ||
Lap leaders |
The 1981 French Grand Prix was a
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,
Classification
Qualifying
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1:07.09 | 1:05.95 | — |
2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:07.05 | 1:06.36 | +0.41 |
3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:07.57 | 1:06.36 | +0.41 |
4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | 1:09.21 | 1:06.91 | +0.96 |
5 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | 1:08.83 | 1:07.03 | +1.08 |
6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra
|
1:08.71 | 1:07.09 | +1.14 |
7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | 1:08.83 | 1:07.42 | +1.47 |
8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | 1:08.40 | 1:07.52 | +1.57 |
9 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | 1:09.28 | 1:07.53 | +1.58 |
10 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 1:10.09 | 1:07.56 | +1.61 |
11 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:07.60 | 1:07.68 | +1.65 |
12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 1:09.81 | 1:07.63 | +1.68 |
13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:09.06 | 1:07.72 | +1.77 |
14 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1:08.09 | 1:08.27 | +2.14 |
15 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | 1:09.69 | 1:08.21 | +2.26 |
16 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier-Matra
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1:09.51 | 1:08.47 | +2.52 |
17 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:10.13 | 1:09.35 | +3.40 |
18 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | 1:09.37 | 1:10.14 | +3.42 |
19 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:11.50 | 1:09.88 | +3.93 |
20 | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | 1:12.10 | 1:09.94 | +3.99 |
21 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore-Ford | 1:19.46 | 1:10.12 | +4.17 |
22 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford
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1:15.59 | 1:10.50 | +4.55 |
23 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:12.37 | 1:10.64 | +4.69 |
24 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:13.60 | 1:10.86 | +4.91 |
25 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | 1:13.13 | 1:11.24 | +5.29 |
26 | 35 | Brian Henton | Hart
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1:29.13 | 1:11.28 | +5.33 |
27 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS-Ford
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1:14.62 | 1:12.20 | +6.25 |
28 | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | 1:12.24 | 1:36.20 | +6.29 |
29 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Hart
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1:13.65 | no time | +7.70 |
Source: [3] |
Race
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 80 | 1:35:48.13 | 3 | 9 |
2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 80 | + 2.29 | 2 | 6 |
3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | G | 80 | + 24.22 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | M | 80 | + 42.30 | 1 | 3 |
5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | M | 79 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 2 |
6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford | M | 79 | + 1 Lap | 8 | 1 |
7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | M | 79 | + 1 Lap | 13 | |
8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | M | 79 | + 1 Lap | 10 | |
9 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham-Ford | G | 78 | + 2 Laps | 15 | |
10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | G | 78 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford | M | 78 | + 2 Laps | 5 | |
12 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore-Ford | A
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78 | + 2 Laps | 21 | |
13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford | M | 77 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford | M | 77 | + 3 Laps | 18 | |
15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | M | 77 | + 3 Laps | 12 | |
16 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | M | 77 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
17 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | G | 76 | Collision | 9 | |
Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra
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M | 57 | Suspension | 6 | |
Ret | 17 | Derek Daly | March-Ford | A
|
55 | Engine | 20 | |
Ret | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | M | 41 | Electrical | 11 | |
Ret | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier-Matra
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M | 30 | Wheel Bearing | 16 | |
Ret | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford | M | 11 | Suspension | 17 | |
Ret | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford | A
|
6 | Suspension | 22 | |
DNS | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford | M | 0 | Non starter | 24 | |
DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford | M | ||||
DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman-Hart | P | ||||
DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS-Ford
|
M | ||||
DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford | M | ||||
DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | ||||
Source: [4][5] |
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ "Motor Racing Programme Covers: 1981". The Programme Covers Project. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ^ "Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1981". Grandprix.com. Retrieved 21 October 2017.
- ISBN 0-905138-17-1.
- ^ "1981 French Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1981 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 5 July 1981. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
- ^ a b "France 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 17 March 2019.