France (1981)

Date: 05 July 1981

Location: Dijon, France

Race Results
Position Driver Points Laps Constructor Engine Tyres
1 France Alain Prost 9 80 Renault Renault Michelin
2 United Kingdom John Watson 6 80 McLaren Ford Michelin
3 Brazil Nelson Piquet 4 80 Brabham Ford Goodyear
4 France René Arnoux 3 80 Renault Renault Michelin
5 France Didier Pironi 2 79 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
6 Italy Elio de Angelis 1 79 Lotus Ford Michelin
7 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell 0 79 Lotus Ford Michelin
8 United States of America Mario Andretti 0 79 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
9 Mexico Héctor Rebaque 0 78 Brabham Ford Goodyear
10 Argentina Carlos Reutemann 0 78 Williams Ford Goodyear
11 Italy Andrea de Cesaris 0 78 McLaren Ford Michelin
12 Switzerland Marc Surer 0 78 Theodore Ford Avon
13 United States of America Eddie Cheever 0 77 Tyrrell Ford Michelin
14 Italy Riccardo Patrese 0 77 Arrows Ford Michelin
15 Italy Bruno Giacomelli 0 77 Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo Michelin
16 Italy Michele Alboreto 0 77 Tyrrell Ford Michelin
17 Australia Alan Jones 0 76 Williams Ford Goodyear
DNF France Jacques Laffite 0 57 Ligier Matra Michelin
DNF Ireland Derek Daly 0 55 March Ford Avon
DNF Canada Gilles Villeneuve 0 41 Ferrari Ferrari Michelin
DNF France Patrick Tambay 0 30 Ligier Matra Michelin
DNF Finland Keke Rosberg 0 11 Fittipaldi Ford Michelin
DNF Chile Eliseo Salazar 0 6 Ensign Ford Avon
DNS Brazil Chico Serra 0 Fittipaldi Ford Michelin
DNQ Italy Siegfried Stohr 0 Arrows Ford Michelin
DNQ United Kingdom Brian Henton 0 Toleman Hart Pirelli
DNQ Sweden Slim Borgudd 0 ATS Ford Michelin
DNQ Italy Beppe Gabbiani 0 Osella Ford Michelin
DNQ United Kingdom Derek Warwick 0 Toleman Hart Pirelli
Qualifying Times (Q1 / Q2 / Q3)

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Grand Prix de France 1981 (1981)

Date: 1981-07-05 · Circuit: Dijon-Prenois (France)

Podium
  1. Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 9 pts
  2. John Marshall Watson McLaren 6 pts
  3. Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4 pts
Race Results
PosDriverConstructor GridΔTime/RetiredPoints
1 Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 3 +2 1:35:48.130 9
2 John Marshall Watson McLaren 2 0 1:35:50.420 6
3 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4 +1 1:36:12.350 4
4 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 1 -3 1:36:30.430 3
5 Didier Joseph Louis Pironi Ferrari 14 +9 2
6 Elio de Angelis Lotus 8 +2 1
7 Nigel Ernest James Mansell Lotus 13 +6
8 Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 10 +2
9 Héctor Alonso Rebaque Brabham 15 +6
10 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 7 -3
11 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 5 -6
12 Marc Surer Theodore 21 +9
13 Edward McKay Cheever Jr. Tyrrell 19 +6
14 Riccardo Gabriele Patrese Arrows 18 +4
15 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 12 -3
16 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 23 +7
17 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 9 -8
Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 6 Suspension
Derek Daly March 20 Engine
Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve Ferrari 11 Electrical
Patrick Daniel Tambay Ligier 16 Wheel bearing
Keijo Erik Rosberg Fittipaldi 17 Suspension
Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela Ensign 22 Suspension
Francisco Serra Fittipaldi
Siegfried Stohr Arrows
Brian Henton Toleman
Karl Edward Tommy Borgudd ATS
Giuseppe Gabbiani Osella
Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick Toleman
Qualifying Top 10
PosDriverConstructorGrid
1 René Alexandre Arnoux Renault 1
2 John Marshall Watson McLaren 2
3 Alain Marie Pascal Prost Renault 3
4 Nelson Piquet Souto Maior Brabham 4
5 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 5
6 Jacques-Henri Laffite Ligier 6
7 Carlos Alberto Reutemann Williams 7
8 Elio de Angelis Lotus 8
9 Alan Stanley Jones Williams 9
10 Mario Gabriele Andretti Alfa Romeo 10

Fastest Lap

Alain Marie Pascal Prost (Renault) – 1:35:48.130

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