French Grand Prix

Round 8 · 5 July 1981 ·Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France

Watson

McLaren

Prost

Renault

Piquet

Brabham

Race classification

Pos.	Driver	Nationality	Team	Laps	Time	Pts.
1	Alain Prost	French	Renault	80	1:35:48.13	9
2	John Watson	British	McLaren	80	+2.29	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	Brabham	80	+24.22	4
4	René Arnoux	French	Renault	80	+42.30	3
5	Didier Pironi	French	Ferrari	79	+1 Lap	2
6	Elio de Angelis	Italian	Team Lotus	79	+1 Lap	1
7	Nigel Mansell	British	Team Lotus	79	+1 Lap	0
8	Mario Andretti	American	Alfa Romeo	79	+1 Lap	0
9	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	Brabham	78	+2 Laps	0
10	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	Williams	78	+2 Laps	0
11	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	McLaren	78	+2 Laps	0
12	Marc Surer	Swiss	Theodore	78	+2 Laps	0
13	Eddie Cheever	American	Tyrrell	77	+3 Laps	0
14	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	Arrows	77	+3 Laps	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	Alfa Romeo	77	+3 Laps	0
16	Michele Alboreto	Italian	Tyrrell	77	+3 Laps	0
17	Alan Jones	Australian	Williams	76	Collision	0
R	Jacques Laffite	French	Ligier	57	Suspension	0
R	Derek Daly	Irish	March	55	Engine	0
R	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	Ferrari	41	Electrical	0
R	Patrick Tambay	French	Ligier	30	Wheel bearing	0
R	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	Fittipaldi	11	Suspension	0
R	Eliseo Salazar	Chilean	Ensign	6	Suspension	0
W	Chico Serra	Brazilian	Fittipaldi	0	Withdrew	0
F	Siegfried Stohr	Italian	Arrows	0	Did not qualify	0
F	Brian Henton	British	Toleman	0	Did not qualify	0
F	Slim Borgudd	Swedish	ATS	0	Did not qualify	0
F	Beppe Gabbiani	Italian	Osella	0	Did not qualify	0
F	Derek Warwick	British	Toleman	0	Did not qualify	0