1981 British Grand Prix

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Results from the 1981 Formula One British Grand Prix held at Silverstone on July 18, 1981.

[edit] Classification

Pos No Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 7 Flag of the United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 68 1:26:54.80 5 9
2 2 Flag of Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 68 + 40.65 9 6
3 26 Flag of France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 67 + 1 Lap 14 4
4 3 Flag of the United States Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 23 3
5 6 Flag of Mexico Hector Rebaque Brabham-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 13 2
6 9 Flag of Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 67 + 1 Lap 21 1
7 17 Flag of Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 66 + 2 Laps 17  
8 32 Flag of France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 65 + 3 Laps 20  
9 16 Flag of France René Arnoux Renault 64 Distributor 1  
10 29 Flag of Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 64 Engine 10  
11 33 Flag of Switzerland Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 61 Out of Fuel 24  
Ret 22 Flag of the United States Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 59 Throttle 11  
Ret 20 Flag of Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 56 Suspension 14  
DSQ 11 Flag of Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 25 Disqualified 22  
Ret 15 Flag of France Alain Prost Renault 17 Distributor 2  
Ret 25 Flag of France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 15 Clutch 15  
Ret 28 Flag of France Didier Pironi Ferrari 13 Turbo 4  
Ret 5 Flag of Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 11 Tyre 3  
Ret 23 Flag of Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 5 Transmission 12  
Ret 27 Flag of Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 4 spun Off 8  
Ret 1 Flag of Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 3 collision 7  
Ret 8 Flag of Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 3 Spun Off 6  
Ret 4 Flag of Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1 Clutch 19  
Ret 30 Flag of Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 8 Spun Off 18  
DNQ 21 Flag of Brazil Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford    
DNQ 35 Flag of the United Kingdom Brian Henton Toleman-Hart    
DNQ 12 Flag of the United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford    
DNQ 14 Flag of Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford    
DNQ 36 Flag of the United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart    
DNQ 31 Flag of Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford        

[edit] Notes

[edit] References

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p48. ISBN 0-85429-733-2. 
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group, p50. ISBN 0-85429-733-2. 

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from The Official Formula 1 website. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.


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