July 5, 1981 Dijon-Prenois | Lap distance 3.800 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (6) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 80 | 8.000000.130 | 3 | 6.000000.360 | 1 | 9.000000.140 | (64) | |
| 2 | 6 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 80 | 0.00 | +2.000000.290 | 2 | 6.000000.360 | 3 | 9.000000.300 | (66) |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 80 | 2.000000.350 | +4.000000.220 | 4 | 6.000000.910 | 2 | 9.000000.290 | (66) |
| 4 | 3 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 80 | 0.00 | +2.000000.300 | 1 | 5.000000.950 | 4 | 9.000000.320 | (67) |
| 5 | 2 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 79 | 0.00 | +1 lap | 14 | 8.000000.090 | 8 | 0.00 | (65) |
| 6 | 1 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 79 | 6.000000.900 | +1 lap | 8 | 7.000000.520 | 11 | 0.00 | (68) |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 79 | 9.000000.120 | +1 lap | 13 | 7.000000.720 | 12 | 1.000000.130 | (74) | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 79 | 8.000000.550 | +1 lap | 10 | 7.000000.560 | 6 | 9.000000.970 | (69) | |
| 9 | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 0.00 | +2 laps | 15 | 8.000000.210 | 9 | 0.00 | (74) | |
| 10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 78 | 0.00 | +2 laps | 7 | 7.000000.420 | 10 | 0.00 | (6) | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 78 | 2.000000.300 | +2 laps | 5 | 7.000000.030 | 6 | 9.000000.970 | (67) | |
| 12 | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 78 | 5.000000.310 | +2 laps | 21 | 0.00 | 14 | 2.000000.240 | (72) | |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 2.000000.970 | +3 laps | 19 | 9.000000.880 | 13 | 2.000000.210 | (71) | |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 2.000000.850 | +3 laps | 18 | 9.000000.370 | 17 | 3.000000.190 | (8) | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 77 | 8.000000.310 | +3 laps | 12 | 7.000000.630 | 19 | 3.000000.550 | (10) | |
| 16 | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 77 | 8.000000.270 | +3 laps | 23 | 0.00 | 21 | 4.000000.150 | (68) | |
| 17 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 76 | 2.000000.370 | +4 laps | 9 | 7.000000.530 | 5 | 9.000000.850 | (69) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| collision | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 57 | 0.00 | 6 | 7.000000.090 | 15 | 2.000000.390 | (44) | ||
| engine | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 55 | 9.000000.530 | 20 | 9.000000.940 | 20 | 3.000000.930 | (28) | ||
| electrical | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 41 | 5.000000.940 | 11 | 7.000000.600 | 16 | 2.000000.580 | (4) | ||
| wheel bearing | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 30 | 5.000000.060 | 16 | 8.000000.470 | 18 | 3.000000.370 | (28) | ||
| suspension | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 11 | 9.000000.120 | 17 | 9.000000.350 | 23 | 5.000000.010 | (5) | ||
| suspension | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 6 | 4.000000.830 | 22 | 0.00 | 22 | 4.000000.300 | (6) | ||
| Not started | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 24 | 0.00 | |||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1.000000.240 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1.000000.280 | ||||||||
| -- | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 2.000000.200 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 2.000000.240 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 3.000000.650 | ||||||||
