Season 1981 · Round 8

French Grand Prix

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1981-07-05 · Dijon-Prenois · France · French Grand Prix
Winner
15 Alain Prost
1:35:48.130
Pole Position
16 René Arnoux
Grid P1
Fastest Lap
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DNF
8
DNFs · starters 24 cars
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Alain Prost Renault 3 80 1:35:48.130 9
2 7 John Watson McLaren 2 80 +2.290 6
3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 4 80 +24.220 4
4 16 René Arnoux Renault 1 80 +42.300 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
8 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 10 79 +1 Lap
9 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 15 78 +2 Laps
10 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 7 78 +2 Laps
11 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 5 78 +2 Laps
12 33 Marc Surer Theodore 21 78 +2 Laps
13 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 19 77 +3 Laps
14 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 18 77 +3 Laps
15 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 12 77 +3 Laps
16 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 23 77 +3 Laps
17 1 Alan Jones Williams 9 76 Collision
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 6 57 Suspension
R 17 Derek Daly March 20 55 Engine
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 11 41 Electrical
R 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier 16 30 Wheel bearing
R 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 17 11 Suspension
R 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 22 6 Suspension
W 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 24 0 Withdrew
Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-07-21 14:15