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1981 Grand Prix of Germany Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet Formula One race number 10 of 15 Sunday, August 2, 1981 at Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany 45 laps on a 6.789 kilometer road course (305.505 kilometers) Time of race: 1:25:55.60 Average speed: 213.347 kph Pole time: 107.5 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 11.52 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 6 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 1:25:55.60 7 9 2 1 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 45 +11.52 20 6 3 7 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 45 +64.60 0 4 4 16 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +99.69 0 3 5 18 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 011 / Ford Cosworth DFV 45 +110.52 0 2 6 9 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 0 1 7 14 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 0 0 8 17 32   Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 0 0 9 12 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179B / Alfa Romeo 1260 44 +1 lap 0 0 10 8 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 44 +1 lap 0 0 11 4 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07D / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 18 0 12 24 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 44 +1 lap 0 0 13 2 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 44 +1 lap 0 0 14 22 33   Marc Surer Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 43 suspension 0 0 15 17 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179B / Alfa Romeo 1260 43 +2 laps 0 0 nc 23 14   Eliseo Salazar Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 39 +6 laps 0 0 ret 20 9   Slim Borgudd Team ATS ATS HGS-1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 35 engine 0 0 ret 3 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 27 engine 0 0 ret 13 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 27 engine 0 0 ret 11 25   Patrick Tambay Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 27 transmission 0 0 ret 21 17   Derek Daly March Grand Prix Team March 811 / Ford Cosworth DFV 15 suspension 0 0 ret 15 12   Nigel Mansell John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 12 fuel leak 0 0 ret 10 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 4 crash 0 0 ret 5 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 1 electrical 0 0

Fastest Lap: 217.403 kph by Alan Jones Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Keke Rosberg 20 Fittipaldi Automotive 26 Brian Henton 35 Candy Toleman Motorsport 27 Beppe Gabbiani 31 Osella Squadra Corse 28 Derek Warwick 36 Candy Toleman Motorsport 29 Michele Alboreto 4 Team Tyrrell 30 Chico Serra 21 Fittipaldi Automotive Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Alain Prost 1 20 20   Alan Jones 21 38 18   Nelson Piquet 39 45 7 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 43     2   Nelson Piquet 35   -8   3   Jacques Laffite 25   -18   4   Alan Jones 24   -19   5   Gilles Villeneuve 21   -22   6   John Watson 20   -23   7   Alain Prost 19   -24   8   Riccardo Patrese 10   -33   8   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 10   -33   10   Elio de Angelis 8   -35   10   Hector Rebaque 8   -35   12   Didier Pironi 7   -36   13   Rene Arnoux 5   -38   13   Nigel Mansell 5   -38   15   Marc Surer 4   -39   16   Mario Andretti 3   -40   17   Slim Borgudd 1   -42   17   Patrick Tambay 1   -42   17   Andrea de Cesaris 1   -42