July 18, 1981 Silverstone Circuit | Lap distance 4.719 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 68 | 1:26'54.801 | 5 | 1'12.712 | 3 | 1'15.325 | (59) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | 1:27'35.453 | +40.652 | 9 | 1'13.371 | 6 | 1'15.893 | (52) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 67 | 1:27'34.177 | +1 lap | 14 | 1'14.798 | 10 | 1'17.034 | (62) |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 67 | 1:27'34.353 | +1 lap | 23 | 1'16.099 | 13 | 1'17.186 | (48) |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 1:27'53.517 | +1 lap | 13 | 1'14.542 | 5 | 1'15.848 | (58) |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 67 | 1:28'03.584 | +1 lap | 21 | 1'15.959 | 16 | 1'17.445 | (55) |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 66 | 1:27'14.706 | +2 laps | 17 | 1'15.189 | 8 | 1'16.511 | (46) | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 65 | 1:27'04.803 | +3 laps | 20 | 1'15.898 | 17 | 1'17.643 | (45) | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 64 | 1:21'53.316 | +4 laps | 1 | 1'11.000 | 1 | 1'15.067 | (50) | |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 64 | 1:22'41.856 | +4 laps | 10 | 1'13.762 | 7 | 1'16.116 | (45) | |
| 11 | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 61 | 1:19'53.500 | +7 laps | 24 | 1'16.155 | 11 | 1'17.077 | (45) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| throttle | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 59 | 1:16'42.802 | 11 | 1'13.928 | 12 | 1'17.166 | (27) | ||
| suspension | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 56 | 1:15'15.360 | 16 | 1'15.165 | 21 | 1'18.401 | (51) | ||
| distributor | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 17 | 21'46.516 | 2 | 1'11.046 | 2 | 1'15.196 | (4) | ||
| clutch | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 15 | 24'46.577 | 15 | 1'14.976 | 20 | 1'18.232 | (7) | ||
| turbo | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 13 | 17'01.362 | 4 | 1'12.644 | 15 | 1'17.444 | (4) | ||
| tyre | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 11 | 14'07.503 | 3 | 1'11.952 | 4 | 1'15.338 | (10) | ||
| transmission | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 5 | 6'41.092 | 12 | 1'14.119 | 19 | 1'17.792 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 4 | 5'33.146 | 8 | 1'13.311 | 18 | 1'17.708 | (3) | ||
| collision | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 3'59.295 | 7 | 1'12.998 | 14 | 1'17.205 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 3 | 4'00.321 | 6 | 1'12.728 | 9 | 1'16.885 | (3) | ||
| clutch | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1 | 2'49.458 | 19 | 1'15.850 | 22 | 2'49.458 | (1) | ||
| spun off | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 0 | 18 | 1'15.304 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 33'04.015 | 22 | 1'15.971 | 1'17.128 | (23) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'16.360 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'16.388 | ||||||||
| -- | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 1'16.432 | ||||||||
| -- | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'16.694 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'16.891 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'17.784 | ||||||||
