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1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix

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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

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

Leader	From Lap	To Lap	# Of Laps
Lap leader breakdown:
Alain Prost	1	16	16
Rene Arnoux	17	60	44
John Watson	61	68	8

Rank	Driver	Points	Diff
Points Standings after this race:
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