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1981 Grand Prix of France qualifying results

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Formula One race number 8 of 15
Sunday, July 5, 1981 at Circuit de Dijon-Prenois, Fontains-les-Dijon, France
80 laps on a 3.800 kilometer road course (304.000 kilometers)

Time of race: 1:35:48.13
Average speed: 190.396 kph
Pole time: 65.95 seconds

Cautions: none
Margin of victory: 2.29 sec
Attendance: n/a
Lead changes: 2

Glossary 1981 Formula One results / 1981 standings

Rank	Driver	Nbr	Time (seconds)	Speed (km/hr)
Qualifying results for this race:
1	Rene Arnoux	16	1:05.950	207.430
2	John Watson	7	1:06.360	206.148
3	Alain Prost	15	1:06.360	206.148
4	Nelson Piquet	5	1:06.910	204.454
5	Andrea de Cesaris	8	1:07.030	204.088
6	Jacques Laffite	26	1:07.090	203.905
7	Carlos Reutemann	2	1:07.420	202.907
8	Elio de Angelis	11	1:07.520	202.607
9	Alan Jones	1	1:07.530	202.577
10	Mario Andretti	22	1:07.560	202.487
11	Gilles Villeneuve	27	1:07.600	202.367
12	Bruno Giacomelli	23	1:07.630	202.277
13	Nigel Mansell	12	1:07.720	202.008
14	Didier Pironi	28	1:08.090	200.911
15	Hector Rebaque	6	1:08.210	200.557
16	Patrick Tambay	25	1:08.470	199.796
17	Keke Rosberg	20	1:09.350	197.260
18	Riccardo Patrese	29	1:09.370	197.203
19	Eddie Cheever, Jr.	3	1:09.880	195.764
20	Derek Daly	17	1:09.940	195.596
21	Marc Surer	33	1:10.210	194.844
22	Eliseo Salazar	14	1:10.500	194.043
23	Michele Alboreto	4	1:10.640	193.658
24	Chico Serra	21	1:10.860	193.057
25	Siegfried Stohr	30	1:11.240	192.027
26	Brian Henton	35	1:11.280	191.919
27	Slim Borgudd	9	1:12.200	189.474
28	Beppe Gabbiani	31	1:12.240	189.369
29	Derek Warwick	36	1:13.650	185.743

Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Siegfried Stohr (#30), Brian Henton (#35), Slim Borgudd (#9), Beppe Gabbiani (#31), Derek Warwick (#36)