| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | July 18, 1981 | |
| Official name | XXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.719 km (2.932 mi) | |
| Distance | 68 laps, 320.892 km (199.376 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  René Arnoux
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:11.000 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | René Arnoux
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:15.067 on lap 50 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford |
| Second |  Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford |
| Third | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra |
The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on July 18, 1981. John Watson won his first race for five years, and McLaren's first since James Hunt's victory at the 1977 United States Grand Prix. The race also marked the first victory for a carbon fibre composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 68 | 1:26:54.80 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford | 68 | + 40.65 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 67 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 |  Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 |  Slim Borgudd
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ATS-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 |  Derek Daly
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March-Ford | 66 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Osella-Ford | 65 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 64 | Distributor | 1 | |
| 10 | 29 |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 64 | Engine | 10 | |
| 11 | 33 |  Marc Surer
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Theodore-Ford | 61 | Out of Fuel | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti
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Alfa Romeo | 59 | Throttle | 11 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 56 | Suspension | 14 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | 25 | Disqualified | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost
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Renault | 17 | Distributor | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | Patrick Tambay
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Ligier-Matra | 15 | Clutch | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi
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Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 11 | Tyre | 3 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 5 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 4 | Spun Off | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 3 | Collision | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 3 | Spun Off | 6 | |
| Ret | 4 | Michele Alboreto
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Tyrrell-Ford | 1 | Clutch | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
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Arrows-Ford | 0 | Spun Off | 18 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 14 |  Eliseo Salazar
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Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/366/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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