Round 9 · 18 Jul – 18 Jul 1981
1981 British Grand Prix
🇬🇧 Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone · 52 laps
Weekend schedule
UK time, plus local track time.
| Session | UK time | Track time |
|---|---|---|
| Race | Sat 18 Jul, 01:00 | Sat 18 Jul, 01:00 |
Results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | +40.650 | 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 |
How to watch
In the United Kingdom every session is shown live on Sky Sports F1, with highlights on Channel 4 after the race. Viewers elsewhere can follow the weekend through their local rights holder or F1 TV where it is available.
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