1981 French Grand Prix

F1 France French Dijon-Prenois Circuit.svg 67e Grand Prix de FranceMotor Racing Programme Covers: 1981 http://www.progcovers.com/motor/dijon81.jpg The Programme Covers Project 21 October 2017 5 July 1981 8 15 Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France Permanent racing facility 2.361 3.801 80 188.88 304.08 Dry, then wet at half distance, then dry again René Arnoux Renault 1:05.95 France Alain Prost Renault 1:09.14 64 France Alain Prost Renault France John Watson McLaren-Ford UK Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Brazil 1968 FRA The 1981 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon-Prenois near Dijon, France on 5 July 1981. It was the eighth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. The 80-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a Renault. On home soil, Prost scored the first of an eventual 51 Grand Prix victories, in a race that was stopped after 58 laps due to heavy rain and then restarted, with aggregate times determining the final positions. John Watson finished second in his McLaren-Ford, while Nelson Piquet, who had been leading in his Brabham-Ford when the race was stopped, finished third. Prior to the race, Jean-Pierre Jabouille decided to retire from Formula One, having not fully recovered from the leg injuries he had sustained in Canada the previous year. His place at Ligier was taken for the rest of the season by Patrick Tambay, who moved from Theodore.http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr350.html Grand Prix Results: French GP, 1981 Grandprix.com 21 October 2017 Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:07.09 1:05.95 — 2 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:07.05 1:06.36 +0.41 3 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:07.57 1:06.36 +0.41 4 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:09.21 1:06.91 +0.96 5 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:08.83 1:07.03 +1.08 6 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:08.71 1:07.09 +1.14 7 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:08.83 1:07.42 +1.47 8 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:08.40 1:07.52 +1.57 9 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:09.28 1:07.53 +1.58 10 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:10.09 1:07.56 +1.61 11 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:07.60 1:07.68 +1.65 12 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:09.81 1:07.63 +1.68 13 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:09.06 1:07.72 +1.77 14 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:08.09 1:08.27 +2.14 15 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:09.69 1:08.21 +2.26 16 25 France Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:09.51 1:08.47 +2.52 17 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:10.13 1:09.35 +3.40 18 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:09.37 1:10.14 +3.42 19 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:11.50 1:09.88 +3.93 20 17 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 1:12.10 1:09.94 +3.99 21 33 SWI Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:19.46 1:10.12 +4.17 22 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:15.59 1:10.50 +4.55 23 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:12.37 1:10.64 +4.69 24 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:13.60 1:10.86 +4.91 25 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:13.13 1:11.24 +5.29 26 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:29.13 1:11.28 +5.33 27 9 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:14.62 1:12.20 +6.25 28 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:12.24 1:36.20 +6.29 29 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:13.65 no time +7.70Source:Hamilton Maurice AUTOCOURSE 1981–82 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1981 156 0-905138-17-1 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 15 FRA Alain Prost Renault Michelin 80 1:35:48.13 3 9 2 7 GBR John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 80 + 2.29 2 6 3 5 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Goodyear 80 + 24.22 4 4 4 16 FRA René Arnoux Renault Michelin 80 + 42.30 1 3 5 28 FRA Didier Pironi Ferrari Michelin 79 + 1 Lap 14 2 6 11 ITA Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Michelin 79 + 1 Lap 8 1 7 12 GBR Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Michelin 79 + 1 Lap 13   8 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo Michelin 79 + 1 Lap 10   9 6 MEX Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford Goodyear 78 + 2 Laps 15   10 2 ARG Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Goodyear 78 + 2 Laps 7   11 8 ITA Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford Michelin 78 + 2 Laps 5   12 33 SWI Marc Surer Theodore-Ford Avon 78 + 2 Laps 21   13 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 77 + 3 Laps 19   14 29 ITA Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Michelin 77 + 3 Laps 18   15 23 ITA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 77 + 3 Laps 12   16 4 ITA Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 77 + 3 Laps 23   17 1 AUS Alan Jones Williams-Ford Goodyear 76 Collision 9   Ret Retired 26 FRA Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Michelin 57 Suspension 6   Ret Retired 17 IRE Derek Daly March-Ford Avon 55 Engine 20   Ret Retired 27 CAN Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 41 Electrical 11   Ret Retired 25 FRA Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra Michelin 30 Wheel Bearing 16   Ret Retired 20 FIN Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin 11 Suspension 17   Ret Retired 14 Chile Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford Avon 6 Suspension 22   DNS Did not start 21 BRA 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Michelin 0 Non starter 24   DNQ Did not qualify 30 ITA Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 35 GBR Brian Henton Toleman-Hart Pirelli     DNQ Did not qualify 9 SWE Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 31 ITA Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford Michelin     DNQ Did not qualify 36 GBR Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli        Source:http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/365/ 1981 French Grand Prix formula1.com 23 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20140516114913/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/365/ 16 May 2014https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1981-french-grand-prix/ 1981 French Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 5 July 1981 7 November 2021 Notes This was the 25th pole position for a French driver. This was the 5th Grand Prix win and 10th podium finish for Renault and a Renault-powered car. Championship standings after the race Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 ARG Carlos Reutemann 37 2 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 26 3 AUS Alan Jones 24 4 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 21 5 FRA Jacques Laffite 17Source:https://www.statsf1.com/en/1981/france/championnat.aspx France 1981 - Championship • STATS F1 www.statsf1.com 17 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 GBR Williams-Ford 61 2 GBR Brabham-Ford 29 3 ITA Ferrari 28 4 FRA Renault 18 5 FRA Ligier-Matra 17Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em French Grand Prix 1981 1981 Spanish Grand Prix 1981 British Grand Prix 1980 French Grand Prix 1982 French Grand PrixNext race at Dijon: 1982 Swiss Grand Prix French Grand Prix Category:French Grand Prix Grand Prix