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 | 4.000000.801 | 5 | 2.000000.712 | 3 | 5.000000.325 | (59) | |
| 2 | 6 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 68 | 5.000000.453 | +0.000 | 9 | 3.000000.371 | 6 | 5.000000.893 | (52) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 67 | 4.000000.177 | +1 lap | 14 | 4.000000.798 | 10 | 7.000000.034 | (62) |
| 4 | 3 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 67 | 4.000000.353 | +1 lap | 23 | 6.000000.099 | 13 | 7.000000.186 | (48) |
| 5 | 2 | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 67 | 3.000000.517 | +1 lap | 13 | 4.000000.542 | 5 | 5.000000.848 | (58) |
| 6 | 1 | 9 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 67 | 3.000000.584 | +1 lap | 21 | 5.000000.959 | 16 | 7.000000.445 | (55) |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 66 | 4.000000.706 | +2 laps | 17 | 5.000000.189 | 8 | 6.000000.511 | (46) | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 65 | 4.000000.803 | +3 laps | 20 | 5.000000.898 | 17 | 7.000000.643 | (45) | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 64 | 3.000000.316 | +4 laps | 1 | 1.000000.000 | 1 | 5.000000.067 | (50) | |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 64 | 1.000000.856 | +4 laps | 10 | 3.000000.762 | 7 | 6.000000.116 | (45) | |
| 11 | 33 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 61 | 3.000000.500 | +7 laps | 24 | 6.000000.155 | 11 | 7.000000.077 | (45) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| throttle | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 59 | 2.000000.802 | 11 | 3.000000.928 | 12 | 7.000000.166 | (27) | ||
| suspension | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 56 | 5.000000.360 | 16 | 5.000000.165 | 21 | 8.000000.401 | (51) | ||
| distributor | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 17 | 6.000000.516 | 2 | 1.000000.046 | 2 | 5.000000.196 | (4) | ||
| clutch | 25 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 15 | 6.000000.577 | 15 | 4.000000.976 | 20 | 8.000000.232 | (7) | ||
| turbo | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 13 | 1.000000.362 | 4 | 2.000000.644 | 15 | 7.000000.444 | (4) | ||
| tyre | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 11 | 7.000000.503 | 3 | 1.000000.952 | 4 | 5.000000.338 | (10) | ||
| transmission | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 5 | 1.000000.092 | 12 | 4.000000.119 | 19 | 7.000000.792 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 4 | 3.000000.146 | 8 | 3.000000.311 | 18 | 7.000000.708 | (3) | ||
| collision | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 3 | 9.000000.295 | 7 | 2.000000.998 | 14 | 7.000000.205 | (3) | ||
| spun off | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 3 | 0.000 | 6 | 2.000000.728 | 9 | 6.000000.885 | (3) | ||
| clutch | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1 | 9.000000.458 | 19 | 5.000000.850 | 22 | 9.000000.458 | (1) | ||
| spun off | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 0 | 18 | 5.000000.304 | ||||||
| Disqualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 4.000000.015 | 22 | 5.000000.971 | 7.000000.128 | (23) | |||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 6.000000.360 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 6.000000.388 | ||||||||
| -- | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 6.000000.432 | ||||||||
| -- | 14 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 6.000000.694 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 6.000000.891 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 7.000000.784 | ||||||||
