1981 Grand Prix of Great Britain
18 July - Silverstone: 68 laps x 4.719 km = 320.865 km
Pole Position: R Arnoux Renault 1 min:11.000s
Fastest Lap: 226.290 km/h R Arnoux Renault 1 min:15.067s
Results:
1 J Watson McLaren 1 h 26m 54.800s
2 C Reutemann Williams 1 h 27m 35.450s
3 J Laffite Ligier 67
4 E Cheever Tyrrell 67
5 H Rebaque Brabham 67
6 S Borgudd ATS 67
7 D Daly March 66
8 J-P Jarier Osella 65
9r R Arnoux Renault 64 engine
lOr R Patrese Arrows 64 engine
11r M Surer Theodore 61 out of fuel
Did Not Finish:
M Andretti Alfa Romeo 59 throttle linkage
K Rosberg Fittipaldi 56 rear suspension
E de Angelis Lotus 25 black-flagged/ withdrew
A Prost Renault 17 engine
P Tambay Ligier 15 ignition
D Pironi Ferrari 13 engine
N Piquet Brabham 11 tyre burst/ accident
B Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 5 gearbox
G Villeneuve Ferrari 4 accident
A Jones Williams 3 accident
A de Cesaris McLaren 3 accident
M Alboreto Tyrrell 0 clutch
S Stohr Arrows 0 accident
Did Not Qualify:
C Serra Fittipaldi
B Henton Toleman
N Mansell Lotus
E Salazar Ensign
D Warwick Toleman
B Gabbiani Osella
Qualifying Times:
1 16 Rene Arnoux Renault 1'11.000
2 15 Alain Prost Renault 1'11.046
3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham/Ford 1'11.952
4 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 1'12.644
5 7 John Watson McLaren/Ford 1'12.712
6 8 A.de Cesaris McLaren/Ford 1'12.728
7 1 Alan Jones Williams/Ford 1'12.998
8 27 G.Villeneuve Ferrari 1'13.311
9 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford 1'13.371
10 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford 1'13.762
11 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1'13.928
12 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1'14.119
13 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham/Ford 1'14.542
14 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier/Matra 1'14.798
15 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier/Matra 1'14.976
16 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi/Ford 1'15.165
17 17 Derek Daly March/Ford 1'15.189
18 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows/Ford 1'15.304
19 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford 1'15.850
20 32 J.P.Jarier Osella/Ford 1'15.898
21 9 Slim Borgudd ATS/Ford 1'15.959
22 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus/Ford 1'15.971
23 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell/Ford 1'16.099
24 33 Marc Surer Theodore/Ford 1'16.155
Not qualified
25 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi/Ford 1'16.360
26 35 Brian Henton Toleman/Hart 1'16.388
27 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus/Ford 1'16.432
28 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign/Ford 1'16.694
29 36 Derek Warwick Toleman/Hart 1'16.891
30 31 Beppe Gabbiani Osella/Ford 1'17.784