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British Grand Prix

1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix

Round 9 of 15Silverstone Circuit, SilverstoneJul 18 198168 laps

Podium

REUWilliams

WATMcLaren

LAFLigier

Key facts

WinnerWAT1:26:54.800 from P5

PoleARN1:11.000

Fastest lapARN1:15.067 on lap 50

Finishers11 / 24classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	5	▲4	68	1:26:54.800	9	–
2	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	9	▲7	68	+40.650s	6	–
3	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	14	▲11	67	+1 lap	4	–
4	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	23	▲19	67	+1 lap	3	–
5	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	13	▲8	67	+1 lap	2	–
6	BORSlim Borgudd	ATS	21	▲15	67	+1 lap	1	–
7	DALDerek Daly	March	17	▲10	66	+2 laps		–
8	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	20	▲12	65	+3 laps		–
9	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1	▼8	64	+4 laps		1:15.067
10	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	10	–	64	+4 laps		–
11	SURMarc Surer	Theodore	24	▲13	61	+7 laps		–
DNF	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	11		59	Throttle		–
DNF	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	16		56	Suspension		–
DNF	PROAlain Prost	Renault	2		17	Distributor		–
DNF	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ligier	15		15	Clutch		–
DNF	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	4		13	Turbo		–
DNF	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	3		11	Tyre		–
DNF	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	12		5	Transmission		–
DNF	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8		4	Spun off		–
DNF	JONAlan Jones	Williams	7		3	Collision		–
DNF	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	6		3	Spun off		–
DNF	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	19		0	Clutch		–
DNF	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	18		0	Spun off		–
DSQ	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	22		25	Ignored yellow flags		–

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	ARNRené Arnoux	Renault	1:11.000
2	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:11.046	+0.046s
3	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:11.952	+0.952s
4	PIRDidier Pironi	Ferrari	1:12.644	+1.644s
5	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:12.712	+1.712s
6	DECAndrea De Cesaris	McLaren	1:12.728	+1.728s
7	JONAlan Jones	Williams	1:12.998	+1.998s
8	VILGilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:13.311	+2.311s
9	REUCarlos Reutemann	Williams	1:13.371	+2.371s
10	PATRiccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:13.762	+2.762s
11	ANDMario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:13.928	+2.928s
12	GIABruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:14.119	+3.119s
13	REBHéctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:14.542	+3.542s
14	LAFJacques Laffite	Ligier	1:14.798	+3.798s
15	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ligier	1:14.976	+3.976s
16	ROSKeke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:15.165	+4.165s
17	DALDerek Daly	March	1:15.189	+4.189s
18	STOSiegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:15.304	+4.304s
19	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:15.850	+4.850s
20	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:15.898	+4.898s
21	BORSlim Borgudd	ATS	1:15.959	+4.959s
22	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:15.971	+4.971s
23	CHEEddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:16.099	+5.099s
24	SURMarc Surer	Theodore	1:16.155	+5.155s
25	SERChico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:16.360	+5.360s
26	HENBrian Henton	Toleman	1:16.388	+5.388s
27	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:16.432	+5.432s
28	SALEliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:16.694	+5.694s
29	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	1:16.891	+5.891s
30	GABBeppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:17.784	+6.784s

Silverstone Circuit

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1981. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1979	Clay Regazzoni	Williams
1977	James Hunt	McLaren
1975	Emerson Fittipaldi	McLaren
1973	Peter Revson	McLaren
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell
1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra
1967	Jim Clark	Lotus
1965	Jim Clark	Lotus
1963	Jim Clark	Lotus
1960	Jack Brabham	Cooper

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