1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 68 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 | 5 | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 68 | 1:27:35.450 | 6 | 9 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 67 | +1 lap | 4 | 14 | |
| 4 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 67 | +1 lap | 3 | 23 | |
| 5 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 67 | +1 lap | 2 | 13 | |
| 6 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 67 | +1 lap | 1 | 21 | |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 66 | +2 laps | — | 17 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 65 | +3 laps | — | 20 | |
| 9 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 64 | Distributor | — | 1 | Pole FL |
| 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 64 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| 11 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 61 | Out of fuel | — | 24 | |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 59 | Throttle | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 56 | Suspension | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 17 | Distributor | — | 2 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | Clutch | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 11 | Tyre | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 5 | Transmission | — | 12 | |
| DNF | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 4 | Spun off | — | 8 | |
| DNF | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 3 | Collision | — | 7 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 3 | Spun off | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | Clutch | — | 19 | |
| DNF | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | Spun off | — | 18 | |
| DSQ | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 25 | Ignored yellow flags | — | 22 | |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:11.000 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:11.046 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:11.952 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:12.644 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:12.712 |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:12.728 |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:12.998 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:13.311 |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:13.371 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:13.762 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:13.928 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:14.119 |
| 13 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:14.542 |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:14.798 |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:14.976 |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:15.165 |
| 17 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:15.189 |
| 18 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:15.304 |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:15.850 |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — | 1:15.898 |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:15.959 |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:15.971 |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:16.099 |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:16.155 |
| 25 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:16.360 |
| 26 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:16.388 |
| 27 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:16.432 |
| 28 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:16.694 |
| 29 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:16.891 |
| 30 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:17.784 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | — |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | — |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | — |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | — |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | — |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | — |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — |
| 13 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | — |
| 14 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | — |
| 15 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | — |
| 16 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 16 | — |
| 17 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | — |
| 18 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | — |
| 19 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | — |
| 20 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | — |
| 21 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | — |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 22 | — |
| 23 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | — |
| 24 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 50 | 1:15.067 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 43 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 26 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | 19 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 13 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 8 |
| 10 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 11 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | 5 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | 5 |
| 13 | Héctor Rebaque | 5 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| 17 | Slim Borgudd | 1 |
