1981 seasonR8 · 5 July 1981 · Dijon-Prenois

French Grand Prix 1981

Alain Prost won for Renault. Started from P3.

Laps80PoleArnouxFastest lapProstDistance304.1 km
Start → finish · top ten3P1 Prost2P2 Watson4P3 Piquet1P4 Arnoux14P5 Pironi8P6 De Angelis13P7 Mansell10P8 Andretti15P9 Rebaque7P10 Reutemann

Race results

01Alain Prostfastest lapRenault1:35:48.1309
02John WatsonMcLaren+2.2906
03Nelson PiquetBrabham+24.2204
04René ArnouxRenault+42.3003
05Didier PironiFerrari+1 lap2
06Elio de AngelisLotus+1 lap1
07Nigel MansellLotus+1 lap
08Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo+1 lap
09Héctor RebaqueBrabham+2 laps
10Carlos ReutemannWilliams+2 laps
11Andrea de CesarisMcLaren+2 laps
12Marc SurerTheodore+2 laps
13Eddie CheeverTyrrell+3 laps
14Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 laps
15Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+3 laps
16Michele AlboretoTyrrell+3 laps
17Alan JonesWilliams+4 laps
—Jacques LaffiteLigierSuspension
—Derek DalyMarchEngine
—Gilles VilleneuveFerrariElectrical
—Patrick TambayLigierWheel bearing
—Keke RosbergFittipaldiSuspension
—Eliseo SalazarEnsignSuspension
—Chico SerraFittipaldiDid not start
—Siegfried StohrArrowsDid not qualify
—Brian HentonTolemanDid not qualify
—Slim BorguddATSDid not qualify
—Beppe GabbianiOsellaDid not qualify
—Derek WarwickTolemanDid not qualify