British Grand Prix 1981
18 July 1981
Silverstone Circuit, UK
- Location
- Silverstone, UK
- Laps
- 68
- Fastest time
1:18.739
Michael Schumacher, Ferrari (2004)- Previous winners
- 2020Max VerstappenRed Bull
- 2020Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2017Lewis HamiltonMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 2
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 4
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 5
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 6
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 7
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 8
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 9
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 10
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 11
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 12
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 13
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- 14
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 14
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- 15
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
No time set
- 17
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- 18
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 19
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- 20
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
No time set
- 21
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- 22
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 23
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 24
Marc Surer
Theodore
No time set
- PIT
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
No time set
- PIT
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +4 | John Watson McLaren | 68 laps | 1:26:54.80 | 9pts |
| 2 | +7 | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 68 laps | +40.65 | 6pts |
| 3 | +11 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 67 laps | 4pts | |
| 4 | +19 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 67 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | +8 | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 67 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +15 | Slim Borgudd ATS | 67 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +10 | Derek Daly March | 66 laps | ||
| 8 | +12 | Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella | 65 laps | ||
| 9 | -8 | René Arnoux Renault | 64 laps | ||
| 10 | 0 | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 64 laps | ||
| 11 | +13 | Marc Surer Theodore | 61 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 59 laps | ||
| R | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 56 laps | ||
| D | - | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 25 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 17 laps | ||
| R | - | Patrick Tambay Ligier | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 13 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 11 laps | ||
| R | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 8 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 5 laps | ||
| R | - | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 4 laps | ||
| R | - | Alan Jones Williams | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 3 laps | ||
| R | - | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 1 laps | ||
| F | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar Ensign | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps |