← 1981 Season
Round 8 · GP · 1981
French Grand Prix
05 Jul 1981Dijon-PrenoisFrancefinished
Race Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Gap / Status | Points | FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 80 | Finished | 9 | — |
| P2 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 80 | Finished | 6 | — |
| P3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 80 | Finished | 4 | — |
| P4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 80 | Finished | 3 | — |
| P5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| P6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| P7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 79 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| P9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | 78 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| P13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | 77 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| P17 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 76 | Collision | 0 | — |
| P18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 57 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P19 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | 55 | Engine | 0 | — |
| P20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 41 | Electrical | 0 | — |
| P21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | 30 | Wheel bearing | 0 | — |
| P22 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | 11 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | 6 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| P24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 24 | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
Qualifying Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P1 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — |
| P2 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P3 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — |
| P4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P5 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — |
| P6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P7 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — |
| P8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P9 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — |
| P10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — |
| P13 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | — | — | — |
| P14 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — |
| P15 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — |
| P16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — |
| P17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |
| P18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — |
| P19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P20 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — |
| P21 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — |
| P22 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — |
| P23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — |
| P24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — |