Gridpedia1981 British Grand Prix
- Date
- 18 Jul 1981
- Circuit
- Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK
- Round
- 9 of 15
- Winner
- John Watson (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | 1:26:54.80 | 9 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | +40.65 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | 0 | |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | 0 | |
| 11 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | 0 | |
| D | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 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 | 43 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 26 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 24 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 21 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 19 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 13 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 8 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 8 |