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 | 5.000000.600 | 6 | 9.000000.030 | 2 | 2.000000.600 | (7) | |
| 2 | 6 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 45 | 7.000000.120 | +1.000000.520 | 1 | 7.000000.500 | 3 | 3.000000.510 | (4) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 45 | 0.00 | +4.000000.600 | 7 | 9.000000.280 | 8 | 4.000000.960 | (13) |
| 4 | 3 | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 45 | 5.000000.290 | +9.000000.690 | 16 | 1.000000.170 | 5 | 4.000000.470 | (13) |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 45 | 6.000000.120 | +0.00 | 18 | 2.000000.190 | 9 | 5.000000.250 | (10) |
| 6 | 1 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 44 | 7.000000.420 | +1 lap | 9 | 9.000000.520 | 12 | 5.000000.560 | (42) |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 9.000000.980 | +1 lap | 14 | 0.00 | 15 | 5.000000.980 | (8) | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 44 | 1.000000.660 | +1 lap | 17 | 2.000000.190 | 20 | 6.000000.610 | (42) | |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 44 | 6.000000.730 | +1 lap | 12 | 0.00 | 18 | 6.000000.210 | (5) | |
| 10 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 44 | 4.000000.360 | +1 lap | 8 | 9.000000.440 | 19 | 6.000000.260 | (16) | |
| 11 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 44 | 6.000000.720 | +1 lap | 4 | 8.000000.490 | 1 | 2.000000.420 | (4) | |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 44 | 3.000000.610 | +1 lap | 24 | 3.000000.190 | 21 | 6.000000.700 | (7) | |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 44 | 8.000000.120 | +1 lap | 2 | 7.000000.960 | 17 | 6.000000.200 | (3) | |
| 14 | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 43 | 0.00 | +2 laps | 22 | 2.000000.850 | 23 | 6.000000.890 | (16) | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179B | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 43 | 0.00 | +2 laps | 19 | 2.000000.210 | 12 | 5.000000.560 | (4) | |
| Not classified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 39 | 6.000000.240 | 23 | 3.000000.160 | 6 | 4.000000.610 | (4) | ||
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| engine | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 35 | 0.00 | 20 | 2.000000.540 | 22 | 6.000000.740 | (7) | ||
| engine | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 2.000000.290 | 3 | 8.000000.430 | 4 | 3.000000.690 | (3) | ||
| engine | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 27 | 0.00 | 13 | 0.00 | 7 | 4.000000.840 | (20) | ||
| transmission | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 27 | 2.000000.140 | 11 | 0.00 | 10 | 5.000000.310 | (17) | ||
| suspension | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 15 | 7.000000.990 | 21 | 2.000000.650 | 16 | 6.000000.150 | (5) | ||
| fuel leak | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 12 | 2.000000.010 | 15 | 0.00 | 11 | 5.000000.550 | (8) | ||
| collision | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 4 | 4.000000.820 | 10 | 9.000000.580 | 14 | 5.000000.820 | (4) | ||
| electrical | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 1 | 1.000000.670 | 5 | 9.000000.000 | 24 | 1.000000.670 | (1) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 3.000000.280 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 3.000000.310 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 3.000000.390 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 3.000000.580 | ||||||||
| -- | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 3.000000.690 | ||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 4.000000.890 | ||||||||
