1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix
Silverstone · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watson | 5 | 24 | 40.650 | 68 | 320.9 | René Arnoux |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 68 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 9 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 68 | +40.650s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 23 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 13 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 21 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 67 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 17 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | 66 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 20 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ford | 65 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 64 | ★ | — | Distributor | |
| 10 | 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 64 | — | Engine | ||
| 11 | 24 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | Ford | 61 | — | Out of fuel | ||
| — | 11 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 59 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | 56 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 17 | — | Distributor | ||
| — | 15 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Matra | 15 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 13 | — | Turbo | ||
| — | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 11 | — | Tyre | ||
| — | 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 5 | — | Transmission | ||
| — | 8 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 4 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 3 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 6 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 3 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 19 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 0 | — | Clutch | ||
| — | 18 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ford | 0 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 22 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 25 | — | Ignored yellow flags | ||
| — | — | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified |