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1981 Grand Prix of France Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet 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

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 3 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 80 1:35:48.13 22 9 2 2 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 80 +2.29 0 6 3 4 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 80 +24.22 58 4 4 1 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 80 +42.30 0 3 5 14 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 79 +1 lap 0 2 6 8 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 79 +1 lap 0 1 7 13 12   Nigel Mansell John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 79 +1 lap 0 0 8 10 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179B / Alfa Romeo 1260 79 +1 lap 0 0 9 15 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 10 7 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 11 5 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 12 21 33   Marc Surer Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 78 +2 laps 0 0 13 19 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 14 18 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 15 12 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179B / Alfa Romeo 1260 77 +3 laps 0 0 16 23 4   Michele Alboreto Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 77 +3 laps 0 0 17 9 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 crash 0 0 ret 6 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 57 suspension 0 0 ret 20 17   Derek Daly March Grand Prix Team March 811 / Ford Cosworth DFV 55 engine 0 0 ret 11 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 41 electrical 0 0 ret 16 25   Patrick Tambay Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 30 wheel bearing 0 0 ret 17 20   Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 11 suspension 0 0 ret 22 14   Eliseo Salazar Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 6 suspension 0 0 dns 24 21   Chico Serra Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 did not start 0 0

Fastest Lap: 197.859 kph by Alain Prost Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Siegfried Stohr 30 Arrows Racing Team 26 Brian Henton 35 Candy Toleman Motorsport 27 Slim Borgudd 9 Team ATS 28 Beppe Gabbiani 31 Osella Squadra Corse 29 Derek Warwick 36 Candy Toleman Motorsport Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Nelson Piquet 1 58 58   Alain Prost 59 80 22 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 37     2   Nelson Piquet 26   -11   3   Alan Jones 24   -13   4   Gilles Villeneuve 21   -16   5   Jacques Laffite 17   -20   6   Alain Prost 13   -24   7   Riccardo Patrese 10   -27   7   John Watson 10   -27   9   Elio de Angelis 8   -29   10   Didier Pironi 7   -30   11   Rene Arnoux 5   -32   11   Nigel Mansell 5   -32   11   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 5   -32   14   Marc Surer 4   -33   15   Hector Rebaque 3   -34   15   Mario Andretti 3   -34   17   Patrick Tambay 1   -36   17   Andrea de Cesaris 1   -36