1981 French Grand Prix

Race classification

Pos	No	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	3	80	1:35:48.13	9
2	7	John Watson	McLaren	2	80	+2.29	6
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	4	80	+24.22	4
4	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1	80	+42.30	3
5	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	14	79	+1 Lap	2
6	11	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	8	79	+1 Lap	1
7	12	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	13	79	+1 Lap	0
8	22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	10	79	+1 Lap	0
9	6	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	15	78	+2 Laps	0
10	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	7	78	+2 Laps	0
11	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	5	78	+2 Laps	0
12	33	Marc Surer	Theodore	21	78	+2 Laps	0
13	3	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	19	77	+3 Laps	0
14	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	18	77	+3 Laps	0
15	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	12	77	+3 Laps	0
16	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	23	77	+3 Laps	0
17	1	Alan Jones	Williams	9	76	Collision	0
R	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	6	57	Suspension	0
R	17	Derek Daly	March	20	55	Engine	0
R	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	11	41	Electrical	0
R	25	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	16	30	Wheel bearing	0
R	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	17	11	Suspension	0
R	14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	22	6	Suspension	0
W	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	24	0	Withdrew	0
F	30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	PL	0	Did not qualify	0
F	35	Brian Henton	Toleman	PL	0	Did not qualify	0
F	9	Slim Borgudd	ATS	PL	0	Did not qualify	0
F	31	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	PL	0	Did not qualify	0
F	36	Derek Warwick	Toleman	PL	0	Did not qualify	0

Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	37
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	2	26
3	Alan Jones	Williams	1	24
4	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	21
5	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	17
6	Alain Prost	Renault	1	13
7	John Watson	McLaren	0	10
8	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	0	10
9	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	0	8
10	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	7

Pos	Constructor	Wins	Points
1	Williams	3	61
2	Brabham	2	29
3	Ferrari	2	28
4	Renault	1	18
5	Ligier	0	17
6	Team Lotus	0	13
7	McLaren	0	11
8	Arrows	0	10
9	Tyrrell	0	5
10	Ensign	0	4