1981 Grand Prix of France
5 July - Dijon-Prenois: 80 laps x 3.800 km = 304.000 km
Pole Position: R Arnoux Renault 1 min: 5.950s
Fastest Lap speed: 197.859 km/h A Prost Renault 1 min: 9.140 s
Results:
1 A Prost Renault 1 h 35m 48.130s
2 J Watson McLaren 1 h 35m 50.420s
3 N Piquet Brabham 1 h 36m 12.350s
4 R Arnoux Renault 1 h 36m 30.430s
5 D Pironi Ferrari 79
6 E de Angelis Lotus 79
7 N Mansell Lotus 79
8 M Andretti Alfa Romeo 79
9 H Rebaque Brabham 78
10 C Reutemann Williams 78
11 A de Cesaris McLaren 78
12 M Surer Theodore 78
13 E Cheever Tyrrell 77
14 R Patrese Arrows 77
15 B Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 77
16 M Alboreto Tyrrell 77
17 A Jones Williams 76
Did Not Finish:
J Laffite Ligier 57 front suspension
D Daly March 55 engine
G Villeneuve Ferrari 41 electrics
P Tambay Ligier 30 wheel bearing
K Rosberg Fittipaldi 11 rear suspension
E Salazar Ensign 6 rear suspension
Did Not Start:
C Serra Fittipaldi accident
Did Not Qualify:
S Stohr Arrows
B Henton Toleman
S Borgudd ATS
B Gabbiani Osella
D Warwick Toleman
Qualifying Times:
1 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1'05.95
2 7 John Watson McLaren/Ford 1'06.36
3 15 Alain Prost Renault 1'06.36
4 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham/Ford 1'06.91
5 8 A.de Cesaris McLaren/Ford 1'07.03
6 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'07.09
7 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford 1'07.42
8 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus/Ford 1'07.52
9 1 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'07.53
10 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1'07.56
11 27 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'07.60
12 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1'07.63
13 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus/Ford 1'07.72
14 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1'08.09
15 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham/Ford 1'08.21
16 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier/Matra 1'08.47
17 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi/Ford 1'09.35
18 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'09.37
19 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell/Ford 1'09.88
20 17 Derek Daly March/Ford 1'09.94
21 33 Marc Surer Theodore/Ford 1'10.21
22 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign/Ford 1'10.50
23 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford 1'10.64
24 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi/Ford 1'10.86
Not qualified
25 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows/Ford 1'11.24
26 35 Brian Henton Toleman/Hart 1'11.28
27 9 Slim Borgudd ATS/Ford 1'12.20
28 31 Beppe Gabbiani Osella/Ford 1'12.24
29 36 Derek Warwick Toleman/Hart 1'13.65
Note:
lnterrupted after 58 laps. because of rain.
Restarted with remaining 22 laps, with results being on aggregate.