1981 British Grand Prix

April 2017 April 2017 F1 Great Britain British XXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix 18 July 1981 Silverstone Circuit 1975 to 1986.png 9 15 Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain Permanent racing facility 2.932 4.718 68 199.351 320.824 Dry René Arnoux Renault 1:11.000 France René Arnoux Renault 1:15.067 50 France John Watson McLaren-Ford UK Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Argentina Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra France GBR The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 18 July 1981. It was the ninth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. John Watson won his first race since the 1976 Austrian Grand Prix, and McLaren's and a British driver's first since James Hunt's victory at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. The race also marked the first victory for a carbon composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1. Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:12.158 1:11.000 — 2 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:12.237 1:11.046 +0.046 3 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:12.328 1:11.952 +0.952 4 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:14.070 1:12.644 +1.644 5 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:13.370 1:12.712 +1.712 6 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:13.976 1:12.728 +1.728 7 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:12.998 1:13.250 +1.998 8 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:14.182 1:13.311 +2.311 9 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:13.467 1:13.371 +2.371 10 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:15.217 1:13.762 +2.762 11 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:14.440 1:13.928 +2.928 12 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:14.119 1:14.442 +3.119 13 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:14.594 1:14.542 +3.542 14 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:15.313 1:14.798 +3.798 15 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:15.656 1:14.976 +3.976 16 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:16.695 1:15.165 +4.165 17 17 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 1:15.189 1:15.303 +4.189 18 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:17.229 1:15.304 +4.304 19 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.446 1:15.850 +4.850 20 32 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:15.943 1:15.898 +4.898 21 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:16.758 1:15.959 +4.959 22 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:16.029† 1:15.971 +4.971 23 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:16.381 1:16.099 +5.099 24 33 SWI Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:17.124 1:16.155 +5.155 25 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:18.173 1:16.360 +5.360 26 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:16.388 1:19.602 +5.388 27 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:15.992† 1:16.432 +5.432 28 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:17.053 1:16.694 +5.694 29 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:17.998 1:16.891 +5.891 30 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:20.377 1:17.784 +6.784Source:Hamilton Maurice AUTOCOURSE 1981–82 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1981 166 0-905138-17-1 †-time disallowed. Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 68 1:26:54.80 5 9 2 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 68 +40.65 9 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Michelin 67 +1 lap 14 4 4 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 67 +1 lap 23 3 5 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford Goodyear 67 +1 lap 13 2 6 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford Avon 67 +1 lap 21 1 7 17 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford Avon 66 +2 laps 17   8 32 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford Michelin 65 +3 laps 20   9 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 64 Distributor 1   10 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Pirelli 64 Engine 10   11 33 Switzerland Marc Surer Theodore-Ford Avon 61 Out of fuel 24   Ret Retired 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo Michelin 59 Throttle 11   Ret Retired 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin 56 Suspension 16   DSQ Disqualified 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Goodyear 25 Ignoring yellow flags 22   Ret Retired 15 France Alain Prost Renault Michelin 17 Distributor 2   Ret Retired 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra Michelin 15 Clutch 15   Ret Retired 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari Michelin 13 Turbo 4   Ret Retired 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 11 Tyre 3   Ret Retired 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 5 Transmission 12   Ret Retired 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 4 Spun off 8   Ret Retired 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 3 Collision 7   Ret Retired 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford Michelin 3 Spun off 6   Ret Retired 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 1 Clutch 19   Ret Retired 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford Pirelli 0 Spun off 18   DNQ Did not qualify 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Goodyear     DNQ Did not qualify 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford Avon     DNQ Did not qualify 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford Michelin        Source:https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/august-1981/30/the-british-grand-prix-18 The British Grand Prix: A very popular win Motor Sport magazine archive August 1981 1048 Jenkinson Denis Denis Jenkinson 2022-12-14http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/366/ 1981 British Grand Prix Formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140516114711/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/366/ 16 May 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1981-british-grand-prix/ 1981 British Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 18 July 1981 7 November 2021 Notes This was the 200th Grand Prix start for McLaren. In those 200 races, McLaren had won 25 Grands Prix, achieved 78 podium finishes, 18 pole positions, 14 fastest laps, 2 Grand Slams, and had won 2 Driver's and 1 Constructor's Championship. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 ARG Carlos Reutemann 43 2 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 26 3 AUS Alan Jones 24 4 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 21 5 FRA Jacques Laffite 21Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1981/grande-bretagne/championnat.aspx Britain 1981 - Championship StatsF1.com 13 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Williams-Ford 67 2 UK Brabham-Ford 31 3 ITA Ferrari 28 4 FRA Ligier-Matra 21 5 UK McLaren-Ford 20Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. 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