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1981 Grand Prix of France

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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

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

Pos	Name	Nbr	Owner
Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes:
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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Nelson Piquet	1	58	58
Alain Prost	59	80	22

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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