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1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Tweet Formula One race number 9 of 15 Saturday, July 18, 1981 at Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, England 68 laps on a 4.719 kilometer road course (320.892 kilometers) Time of race: 1:26:54.80 Average speed: 221.537 kph Pole time: 71 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 40.65 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 3 Glossary    1981 Formula One results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 5 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 1:26:54.80 8 9 2 9 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 68 +40.65 0 6 3 14 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 67 +1 lap 0 4 4 23 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 3 5 13 6   Hector Rebaque Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 2 6 21 9   Slim Borgudd Team ATS ATS HGS-1 / Ford Cosworth DFV 67 +1 lap 0 1 7 17 17   Derek Daly March Grand Prix Team March 811 / Ford Cosworth DFV 66 +2 laps 0 0 8 20 32   Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B / Ford Cosworth DFV 65 +3 laps 0 0 9 1 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 64 distributor 44 0 10 10 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 64 engine 0 0 ret 24 33   Marc Surer Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 61 out of fuel 0 0 ret 11 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 59 throttle 0 0 ret 14 20   Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C / Ford Cosworth DFV 56 suspension 0 0 dsq 22 11   Elio de Angelis John Player Team Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 25 disqualified 0 0 ret 2 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 17 distributor 16 0 ret 15 25   Patrick Tambay Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 15 clutch 0 0 ret 4 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 13 turbo 0 0 ret 3 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 11 tire 0 0 ret 12 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 5 transmission 0 0 ret 8 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 4 spun off 0 0 ret 7 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 crash 0 0 ret 6 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 3 spun off 0 0 ret 19 4   Michele Alboreto Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 1 clutch 0 0 ret 18 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 spun off 0 0

Fastest Lap: 226.331 kph by Rene Arnoux Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 25 Chico Serra 21 Fittipaldi Automotive 26 Brian Henton 35 Candy Toleman Motorsport 27 Nigel Mansell 12 John Player Team Lotus 28 Eliseo Salazar 14 Ensign Racing 29 Derek Warwick 36 Candy Toleman Motorsport 30 Beppe Gabbiani 31 Osella Squadra Corse Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Alain Prost 1 16 16   Rene Arnoux 17 60 44   John Watson 61 68 8 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 43     2   Nelson Piquet 26   -17   3   Alan Jones 24   -19   4   Gilles Villeneuve 21   -22   4   Jacques Laffite 21   -22   6   John Watson 19   -24   7   Alain Prost 13   -30   8   Riccardo Patrese 10   -33   9   Elio de Angelis 8   -35   9   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 8   -35   11   Didier Pironi 7   -36   12   Hector Rebaque 5   -38   12   Rene Arnoux 5   -38   12   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