British Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Silverstone Circuit
RACE DATE
18 Jul 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 British Grand Prix.
WINNERWatsonP5 → P1
RACE LAPS68
BIGGEST GAIN+19Cheever
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | +4 | 68 | 1:26:54.800Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | +7 | 68 | +40.650Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | +11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 | — |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | +19 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 | — |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | +8 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 | — |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | +15 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | +10 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | +12 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -8 | 64 | Distributor | 0 | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 0 | 64 | Engine | 0 | — |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | +13 | 61 | Out of fuel | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | -1 | 59 | Throttle | 0 | — |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | +1 | 56 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| D | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | — | 25 | Disqualified | 0 | — |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | -13 | 17 | Distributor | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | -1 | 15 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | -13 | 13 | Turbo | 0 | — |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | -15 | 11 | Tyre | 0 | — |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -7 | 5 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | -12 | 4 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | -14 | 3 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | -16 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | -4 | 1 | Clutch | 0 | — |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | -6 | 8 | Spun off | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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