Grand Prix de France 1981
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 80 | 1:35:48.130 | 9 | 3 | FL |
| 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 80 | 1:35:50.420 | 6 | 2 | |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 80 | 1:36:12.350 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | 1:36:30.430 | 3 | 1 | Pole |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 2 | 14 | |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | 8 | |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 79 | +1 lap | — | 13 | |
| 8 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +1 lap | — | 10 | |
| 9 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 78 | +2 laps | — | 15 | |
| 10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 78 | +2 laps | — | 7 | |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 78 | +2 laps | — | 5 | |
| 12 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 78 | +2 laps | — | 21 | |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 77 | +3 laps | — | 19 | |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 77 | +3 laps | — | 18 | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 laps | — | 12 | |
| 16 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 77 | +3 laps | — | 23 | |
| 17 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 76 | +4 laps | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 57 | Suspension | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 55 | Engine | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 41 | Electrical | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 30 | Wheel bearing | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 11 | Suspension | — | 17 | |
| DNF | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 6 | Suspension | — | 22 | |
| DNS | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:05.950 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:06.360 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:06.360 |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:06.910 |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:07.030 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:07.090 |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:07.420 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:07.520 |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:07.530 |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:07.560 |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:07.600 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:07.630 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:07.720 |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:08.090 |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:08.210 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:08.470 |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:09.350 |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:09.370 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:09.880 |
| 20 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:09.940 |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:10.210 |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:10.500 |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:10.640 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:10.860 |
| 25 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:11.240 |
| 26 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:11.280 |
| 27 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:12.200 |
| 28 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:12.240 |
| 29 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:13.650 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | — |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | — |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 8 | — |
| 9 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | — |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | — |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | — |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 13 | — |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | — |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | — |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | — |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | — |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | — |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | — |
| 21 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | — |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | — |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 64 | 1:09.140 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 37 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 26 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 17 |
| 6 | Alain Prost | 13 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 7 | John Watson | 10 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 10 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | 5 |
| 12 | René Arnoux | 5 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | 5 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 15 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 15 | Héctor Rebaque | 3 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |