Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 9 - 1981-07-18
John Watson won the 1981 British Grand Prix for McLaren, with Carlos Reutemann (Williams) second and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Eddie Cheever (Tyrrell) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P4 at the flag — a 19-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +1 Lap | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Eddie Cheever |
| Tyrrell |
| 23 |
| +1 Lap |
| 3 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | Distributor | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Throttle | 0 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | Suspension | 0 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | Disqualified | 0 |
| 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | Distributor | 0 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | Turbo | 0 |
| 18 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | Tyre | 0 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Transmission | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | Spun off | 0 |
| 21 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | Collision | 0 |
| 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | Clutch | 0 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | Spun off | 0 |
