August 2, 1981 Hockenheimring | Lap distance 6.789 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (8) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 1:25'55.60 | 6 | 1'49.03 | 2 | 1'52.60 | (7) | |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 45 | 1:26'07.12 | +11.52 | 1 | 1'47.50 | 3 | 1'53.51 | (4) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 45 | 1:27'00.20 | +1'04.60 | 7 | 1'49.28 | 8 | 1'54.96 | (13) |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 1:27'35.29 | +1'39.69 | 16 | 1'51.17 | 5 | 1'54.47 | (13) |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 45 | 1:27'46.12 | +1'50.52 | 18 | 1'52.19 | 9 | 1'55.25 | (10) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 44 | 1:26'07.42 | +1 lap | 9 | 1'49.52 | 12 | 1'55.56 | (42) |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 1:26'19.98 | +1 lap | 14 | 1'50.74 | 15 | 1'55.98 | (8) | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 44 | 1:26'21.66 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'52.19 | 20 | 1'56.61 | (42) | |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 44 | 1:26'36.73 | +1 lap | 12 | 1'50.64 | 18 | 1'56.21 | (5) | |
| 10 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 44 | 1:26'54.36 | +1 lap | 8 | 1'49.44 | 19 | 1'56.26 | (16) | |
| 11 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 1:26'56.72 | +1 lap | 4 | 1'48.49 | 1 | 1'52.42 | (4) | |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 44 | 1:27'03.61 | +1 lap | 24 | 1'53.19 | 21 | 1'56.70 | (7) | |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 44 | 1:27'28.12 | +1 lap | 2 | 1'47.96 | 17 | 1'56.20 | (3) | |
| 14 | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 43 | 1:25'40.61 | +2 laps | 22 | 1'52.85 | 23 | 1'56.89 | (16) | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 43 | 1:26'00.05 | +2 laps | 19 | 1'52.21 | 12 | 1'55.56 | (4) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 39 | 1:26'46.24 | 23 | 1'53.16 | 6 | 1'54.61 | (4) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 35 | 1:12'30.94 | 20 | 1'52.54 | 22 | 1'56.74 | (7) | ||
| engine | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 51'32.29 | 3 | 1'48.43 | 4 | 1'53.69 | (3) | ||
| engine | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 27 | 52'30.36 | 13 | 1'50.65 | 7 | 1'54.84 | (20) | ||
| transmission | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 27 | 52'42.14 | 11 | 1'50.00 | 10 | 1'55.31 | (17) | ||
| suspension | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 15 | 37'27.99 | 21 | 1'52.65 | 16 | 1'56.15 | (5) | ||
| fuel leak | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 12 | 23'52.01 | 15 | 1'50.86 | 11 | 1'55.55 | (8) | ||
| collision | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 4 | 7'54.82 | 10 | 1'49.58 | 14 | 1'55.82 | (4) | ||
| electrical | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 1 | 2'01.67 | 5 | 1'49.00 | 24 | 2'01.67 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'53.28 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'53.31 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'53.39 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'53.58 | ||||||||
| -- | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'53.69 | ||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'54.89 | ||||||||
