1981 Grand Prix of Germany
17 October - Hockenheim: 45 laps x 6.789 km = 305.505 km

 Pole Position: A Prost Renault 1 min:47.500s
 Fastest Lap: 21 7.403 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:52.420s

Results:

 1   N Piquet       Brabham      1 h 25m 55.600s
 2   A Prost        Renault      1 h 26m 07.120s
 3   J Laffite      Ligier       1 h 27m 00.200s
 4   H Rebaque      Brabham      1 h 27m 35.290s
 5   E Cheever      Tyrrell      1 h 27m 46.1 20s
 6   J Watson       McLaren      44
 7   E de Angelis   Lotus        44
 8   J-P Jarier     Osella       44
 9   M Andretti     Alfa Romeo   44
 10  G Villeneuve   Ferrari      44
 11  A Jones        Williams     44
 12  S Stohr        Arrows       44
 13  R Arnoux       Renault      44
 14r M Surer        Theodore     43 suspension/ accident
 15  B Giacomelli   Alfa Romeo   43

Not Classified:

     E Salazar      Ensign       39

Did Not Finish:

     S Borgudd      ATS          35 engine
     C Reutemann    Williams     27 engine
     R Patrese      Arrows       27 engine
     P Tambay       Ligier       27 rear wheel bearing
     D Daly         March        15 steering tie rod
     N Mansell      Lotus        12 fuel leak
     A de Cesaris   McLaren       4 spin
     D Pironi       Ferrari       1 engine

Did Not Qualify:

     K Rosberg      Fittipaldi
     B Henton       Toleman
     B Gabbiani     Osella
     D Warwick      Toleman
     M Alboreto     Tyrrell
     C Serra        Fittipaldi

Qualifying Times:

1 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'47.50
2 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'47.96
3 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'48.43
4 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'48.49
5 28   Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'49.00
6 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'49.03
7 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'49.28
8 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'49.44
9 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'49.52
10 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'49.58
11 25  Patrick Tambay   Ligier/Matra     1'50.00
12 22  Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'50.64
13 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'50.65
14 11  Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'50.74
15 12  Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford       1'50.86
16 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'51.17
17 32  J.P.Jarier       Osella/Ford      1'52.19
18 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'52.19
19 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'52.21
20 9   Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'52.54
21 17  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'52.65
22 33  Marc Surer       Theodore/Ford    1'52.85
23 14  Eliseo Salazar   Ensign/Ford      1'53.16
24 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'53.19
 Not qualified 
25 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'53.28
26 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'53.31
27 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'53.39
28 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'53.58
29 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'53.69
30 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'54.89