British Grand Prix 1981 Silverstone 18 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 68 1h26m54.80s 9 5 2 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 68 1h27m35.45s 6 9 3 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 67 - 4 14 4 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 67 - 3 23 5 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 67 - 2 13 6 09 Slim Borgudd SWE Team ATS ATS HGS1 Ford 67 - 1 21 7 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford 66 - - 17 8 32 Jean Pierre Jarier FRA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford 65 - - 20 9 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 64 Engine - 1 10 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 64 Engine - 10 11 33 Marc Surer CH Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 61 Out Of Fuel - 24 R 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 59 Throttle Linkage - 11 R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 56 Suspension - 16 R 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 25 Black Flagged - 22 R 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 17 Engine - 2 R 25 Patrick Tambay FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 15 Ignition - 15 R 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 13 Engine - 4 R 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 11 Accident - 4 R 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 5 Gearbox - 12 R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 4 Accident - 8 R 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 3 Accident - 7 R 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 3 Accident - 6 R 04 Michele Alboreto ITA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 0 Clutch - 19 R 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 0 Accident - 18 DNQ 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford - - - - DNQ 35 Brian Henton GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - - DNQ 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 88B Ford - - - - DNQ 14 Eliseo Salazar CHL Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford - - - - DNQ 36 Derek Warwick GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - - DNQ 31 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - Lap Leaders Total Alain Prost 1-16 16 René Arnoux 17-60 44 John Watson 61-68 8 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m11.000s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m15.06s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Carlos Reutemann ARG 43 2 Nelson Piquet BRA 26 3 Alan Jones AUS 24 4= Gilles Villeneuve CAN 21 4= Jacques Laffite FRA 21 6 John Watson GBR 19