1981 German Grand Prix

F1 West Germany German 2 August 1981 Circuit_Hockenheimring-1970.svg Hockenheim in 1981 10 15 XLIII Großer Preis von Deutschland HockenheimringHockenheim, West Germany Permanent racing facility 4.219 6.790 45 189.81 305.505 Wet / Dry Alain Prost Renault 1:47.50 France Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:52.42 4 Australia Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Brazil 1968 Alain Prost Renault France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra France GER The 1981 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1981. It was the tenth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Hockenheim-1981-08-02e.jpg 1981 German Grand Prix Entry list The 45-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Frenchman Alain Prost finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, with compatriot Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra. The win, Piquet's third of the season, allowed him to move to within eight points of Drivers' Championship leader, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, who retired with an engine failure. Qualifying report The pit entrance had been modified and slowed down; the drivers now entered the pits earlier than before. The two Renault turbo cars were on the front row with Alain Prost almost half a second quicker than teammate René Arnoux. It was the first pole position of Prost's F1 career. Williams locked out the second row with World Championship leader Carlos Reutemann third and teammate Alan Jones fourth. Didier Pironi was fifth in his Ferrari and Nelson Piquet was sixth in his Brabham. The top 10 was completed by Jacques Laffite (Ligier), Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and the two McLarens of John Watson and Andrea de Cesaris. Qualifying classification Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:48.09 1:47.50 2 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:47.96 1:48.08 +0.46 3 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:50.20 1:48.43 +0.93 4 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:48.49 1:49.38 +0.99 5 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:49.00 1:49.97 +1.50 6 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:49.03 1:49.26 +1.53 7 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:50.27 1:49.28 +1.78 8 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:49.44 1:50.24 +1.94 9 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:49.52 1:50.36 +2.02 10 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:50.07 1:49.58 +2.08 11 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:50.00 1:50.61 +2.50 12 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:50.64 1:50.73 +3.14 13 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:50.68 1:50.65 +3.15 14 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:52.36 1:50.74 +3.24 15 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:51.98 1:50.86 +3.36 16 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:51.17 1:51.49 +3.67 17 32 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:52.19 1:52.95 +4.69 18 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:52.19 1:52.44 +4.69 19 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:52.21 1:52.59 +4.71 20 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:52.54 1:54.14 +5.04 21 17 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 1:55.80 1:52.65 +5.15 22 33 Switzerland Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:52.85 1:53.50 +5.35 23 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:55.58 1:53.16 +5.66 24 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:53.19 1:53.33 +5.69DNQ Did not qualify 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:53.28 1:53.38 +5.78DNQ Did not qualify 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:53.31 1:54.77 +5.81DNQ Did not qualify 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:55.53 1:53.39 +5.89DNQ Did not qualify 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:54.59 1:53.58 +6.08DNQ Did not qualify 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:53.69 1:54.19 +6.19DNQ Did not qualify 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:55.22 1:54.89 +7.39Source:Hamilton Maurice 1981 AUTOCOURSE 1981–82 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 174 0-905138-17-1 Race report The two Williams on the second row enjoyed a better start than the Renaults of Prost and Arnoux. Arnoux was overtaken both by Reutemann and Pironi before the first corner, and by Piquet tried a move in the Ostkurve but the two cars collided, deflating Arnoux's right rear tire and causing him to pit at the end of the lap. Piquet lost a place to Jones in the process, whilst Arnoux dropped through the field. On the second lap, Pironi's engine failed, making him retire from fourth. Consequently, Prost led from Reutemann, Jones, Piquet and Laffite, and the top five pulled away from the rest of the pack, led by Villeneuve in sixth. Reutemann was quickly overtaken by both Jones and Piquet, beginning a three-way fight from the lead until Piquet's tires fell off the pace and he dropped to fourth behind Reutemann. On lap 21, the lead changed when Prost was overtaken by Jones as the duo were lapping Arnoux. Reutemann retired from the race on lap 28 with an engine failure. After around 30 laps, rain started to fall on the circuit and the Renaults suffered from poor handling and third place Piquet quickly overtook Prost for second. Jones' lead was diminished when his engine began to misfire, eventually dropping behind Piquet and Prost before heading to the pits, and he eventually finished a lap behind. Piquet held on to his lead and finished first, in front of Prost, Laffite and Héctor Rebaque. Eddie Cheever finished fifth to round up the top five, in front of John Watson in sixth. Race classification Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 45 1:25:55.60 6 9 2 15 France Alain Prost Renault Michelin 45 + 11.52 1 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Michelin 45 + 1:04.60 7 4 4 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford Goodyear 45 + 1:39.69 16 3 5 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford Avon 45 + 1:50.52 18 2 6 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 44 + 1 lap 9 1 7 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 44 + 1 lap 14   8 32 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Michelin 44 + 1 lap 17   9 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo Michelin 44 + 1 lap 12   10 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 44 + 1 lap 8   11 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 44 + 1 lap 4   12 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford Pirelli 44 + 1 lap 24   13 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 44 + 1 lap 2   14 33 Switzerland Marc Surer Theodore-Ford Avon 43 Suspension 22   15 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 43 + 2 laps 19   NC Not classified 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford Avon 39 + 6 laps 23   Ret Retired 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford Avon 35 Engine 20   Ret Retired 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 27 Engine 3   Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Pirelli 27 Engine 13   Ret Retired 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra Michelin 27 Transmission 11   Ret Retired 17 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford Avon 15 Suspension 21   Ret Retired 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Goodyear 12 Fuel leak 15   Ret Retired 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford Michelin 4 Collision 10   Ret Retired 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari Michelin 1 Electrical 5   DNQ Did not qualify 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Avon     DNQ Did not qualify 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin        Source:1981 German Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/367/ formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140516114716/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/367/ 16 May 2014 23 December 20151981 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1981-german-grand-prix/ GPArchive.com 2 August 1981 7 November 2021 Notes This was the 10th Grand Prix start for Hong Kong constructor Theodore. This was the 11th German Grand Prix win for a Ford-powered car. It broke the previous record set by Ferrari at the 1977 German Grand Prix. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 ARG Carlos Reutemann 43 2 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 35 3 FRA Jacques Laffite 25 4 AUS Alan Jones 24 5 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 21Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1981/allemagne/championnat.aspx Germany 1981 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 18 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Williams-Ford 67 2 UK Brabham-Ford 43 3 ITA Ferrari 28 4 FRA Ligier-Matra 25 5 FRA Renault 24Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em German Grand Prix 1981 1981 British Grand Prix 1981 Austrian Grand Prix 1980 German Grand Prix 1982 German Grand Prix German Grand Prix Category:German Grand Prix German Grand Prix