French Grand Prix 1981 Dijon-Prenois 5 July
Pos. No Driver Nat. Entrant Chassis Engine Laps Result Points Grid 1 15 Alain Prost FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 80 1h35m48.13s 9 3 2 07 John Watson GBR Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 80 1h35m50.42s 6 2 3 05 Nelson Piquet BRA Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 80 1h36m12.35s 4 4 4 16 René Arnoux FRA Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 Renault 80 1h36m30.43s 3 1 5 28 Didier Pironi FRA Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 79 - 2 14 6 11 Elio De Angelis ITA Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 79 - 1 8 7 12 Nigel Mansell GBR Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 Ford 79 - - 13 8 22 Mario Andretti USA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 79 - - 10 9 06 Hector Rebaque MEX Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C Ford 78 - - 15 10 02 Carlos Reutemann ARG Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 78 - - 7 11 08 Andrea De Cesaris ITA McLaren International McLaren MP4 Ford 78 - - 5 12 33 Marc Surer CH Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 Ford 78 - - 21 13 03 Eddie Cheever USA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 77 - - 19 14 29 Riccardo Patrese ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford 77 - - 18 15 23 Bruno Giacomelli ITA Marlboro Team Alfa Roméo Alfa Roméo 179D Alfa Roméo 77 - - 12 16 04 Michele Alboreto ITA Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 Ford 77 - - 22 17 01 Alan Jones AUS Albilad-Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C Ford 76 - - 9 R 26 Jacques Laffite FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 57 Suspension - 6 R 17 Derek Daly IRL March Grand Prix March 811 Ford 55 Engine - 20 R 27 Gilles Villeneuve CAN Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 126CK Ferrari 41 Electrics - 11 R 25 Patrick Tambay FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 Matra 30 Wheel Bearing - 16 R 20 Keke Rosberg FIN Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford 11 Suspension - 17 R 14 Eliseo Salazar CHL Ensign Racing Team Ensign N180B Ford 6 Suspension - 22 DNS 21 Chico Serra BRA Fittipaldi Automotive Fittipaldi F8C Ford - Accident - 24 DNQ 30 Siegfried Stohr ITA Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 Ford - - - - DNQ 35 Brian Henton GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - - DNQ 09 Slim Borgudd SWE Team ATS ATS HGS1 Ford - - - - DNQ 31 Beppe Gabbiani ITA Osella Squadra Corse Osella FA1B Ford - - - - DNQ 36 Derek Warwick GBR Candy Toleman Motorsport Toleman TG181 Hart - - - - Lap Leaders Total Nelson Piquet 1-58 58 Alain Prost 59-80 22 NC=Not Classified NT=No time set in qualifying R=Retired EX=Excluded from meeting W=Withdrawn DQ=Disqualified DNS=Did not start DNQ=Did not qualify DNPQ=Did not pre-qualify Pole Position (1m05.95s) Pole Position and Fastest Lap Fastest Lap (1m09.14s)
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Current Championship Standings

Position Driver Nat. Points 1 Carlos Reutemann ARG 37 2 Nelson Piquet BRA 26 3 Alan Jones AUS 24 4 Gilles Villeneuve CAN 21 5 Jacques Laffite FRA 17 6 Alain Prost FRA 13