| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
 Hockenheim in 1981 | ||
| Date | August 2, 1981 | |
| Official name | XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 6.789 km (4.218 mi) | |
| Distance | 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 mi) | |
| Weather | Wet/ Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:47.50 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford |
| Time | 1:52.42 on lap 4 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-Ford |
| Second | Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Third | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra |
The 1981 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 2, 1981. The race was notable for a memorable battle between Alain Prost and Alan Jones.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-Ford | 45 | 1:25:55.60 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost
|
Renault | 45 | + 11.52 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra | 45 | + 1:04.60 | 7 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
|
Brabham-Ford | 45 | + 1:39.69 | 16 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Eddie Cheever
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 45 | + 1:50.52 | 18 | 2 |
| 6 | 7 |  John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 9 | 1 |
| 7 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 14 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Osella-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 17 | |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti
|
Alfa Romeo | 44 | + 1 Lap | 12 | |
| 10 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 44 | + 1 Lap | 8 | |
| 11 | 1 | Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 4 | |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
|
Arrows-Ford | 44 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux
|
Renault | 44 | + 1 Lap | 2 | |
| 14 | 33 |  Marc Surer
|
Theodore-Ford | 43 | Suspension | 22 | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
Alfa Romeo | 43 | + 2 Laps | 19 | |
| NC | 14 |  Eliseo Salazar
|
Ensign-Ford | 39 | Not Classified | 23 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Slim Borgudd
|
ATS-Ford | 35 | Engine | 20 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Williams-Ford | 27 | Engine | 3 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Arrows-Ford | 27 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 25 | Patrick Tambay
|
Ligier-Matra | 27 | Transmission | 11 | |
| Ret | 17 |  Derek Daly
|
March-Ford | 15 | Suspension | 21 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell
|
Lotus-Ford | 12 | Fuel Leak | 15 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
McLaren-Ford | 4 | Collision | 10 | |
| Ret | 28 | Didier Pironi
|
Ferrari | 1 | Electrical | 5 | |
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton
|
Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani
|
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick
|
Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 4 | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra
|
Fittipaldi-Ford |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Trivia[]
- This was the first race that Alain Prost was on pole position.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/367/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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