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