Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1981
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 45 | 1:25:55.600 | 9 | 6 | |
| 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | 1:26:07.120 | 6 | 1 | Pole |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 45 | 1:27:00.200 | 4 | 7 | |
| 4 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 45 | 1:27:35.290 | 3 | 16 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 45 | 1:27:46.120 | 2 | 18 | |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 44 | +1 lap | 1 | 9 | |
| 7 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 44 | +1 lap | — | 14 | |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 44 | +1 lap | — | 17 | |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 44 | +1 lap | — | 12 | |
| 10 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | — | 8 | |
| 11 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 44 | +1 lap | — | 4 | FL |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 44 | +1 lap | — | 24 | |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 44 | +1 lap | — | 2 | |
| 14 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 43 | Suspension | — | 22 | |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 43 | +2 laps | — | 19 | |
| NC | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 39 | +6 laps | — | 23 | |
| DNF | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 35 | Engine | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 27 | Engine | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 27 | Engine | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 27 | Transmission | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 15 | Suspension | — | 21 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 12 | Fuel leak | — | 15 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 4 | Collision | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1 | Electrical | — | 5 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — |
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | — | — | — | 1:47.500 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | — | — | — | 1:47.960 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | — | — | — | 1:48.430 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | — | — | — | 1:48.490 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:49.000 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:49.030 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:49.280 |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | — | — | — | 1:49.440 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:49.520 |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | — | — | — | 1:49.580 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | — | — | — | 1:50.000 |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:50.640 |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:50.650 |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:50.740 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | — | — | — | 1:50.860 |
| 16 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | 1:51.170 |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | — | — | — | 1:52.190 |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:52.190 |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | — | — | — | 1:52.210 |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | 1:52.540 |
| 21 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | 1:52.650 |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Theodore | — | — | — | 1:52.850 |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | — | — | — | 1:53.160 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | 1:53.190 |
| 25 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:53.280 |
| 26 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:53.310 |
| 27 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | 1:53.390 |
| 28 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | 1:53.580 |
| 29 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | 1:53.690 |
| 30 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | 1:54.890 |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | — |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | — |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | — |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | — |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | — |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | — |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | — |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | — |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 14 | — |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 15 | — |
| 16 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | — |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | — |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | — |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | — |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 20 | — |
| 21 | Derek Daly | March | 21 | — |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | — |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | — |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 1:52.420 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 43 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 35 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 25 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | 20 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 19 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | 8 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | 5 |
| 14 | René Arnoux | 5 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| 17 | Slim Borgudd | 1 |
