Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 8 - 1981-07-05
Alain Prost won the 1981 French Grand Prix for Renault, with John Watson (McLaren) second and Nelson Piquet (Brabham) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Didier Pironi (Ferrari) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P14 on the grid to P5 at the flag — a 9-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 8 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 French Grand Prix, completing round 8 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| René Arnoux |
| Renault |
| 1 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | Suspension | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | Engine | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | Electrical | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 24 | Withdrew | 0 |
