Gridpedia1981 French Grand Prix
- Date
- 5 Jul 1981
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France
- Round
- 8 of 15
- Winner
- Alain Prost (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 3 | 80 | 1:35:48.13 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 2 | 80 | +2.29 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 80 | +24.22 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | ARNRené Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 80 | +42.30 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | PIRDidier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | ANDMario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | REBHector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | REUCarlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 33 | SURMarc Surer | Theodore | 21 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | CHEEddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 14 | 29 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | JONAlan Jones | Williams | 9 | 76 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 26 | LAFJacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 57 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 17 | DALDerek Daly | March | 20 | 55 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 27 | VILGilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 41 | Electrical | 0 | |
| R | 25 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | 30 | Wheel bearing | 0 | |
| R | 20 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | 11 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 14 | SALEliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | 6 | Suspension | 0 | |
| W | 21 | SERChico Serra | Fittipaldi | 24 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | |
| F | 30 | STOSiegfried Stohr | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | HENBrian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 9 | BORSlim Borgudd | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | GABBeppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| 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 |