German Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Hockenheimring
RACE DATE
2 Aug 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 German Grand Prix.
WINNERPiquetP6 → P1
RACE LAPS45
BIGGEST GAIN+14Stohr
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | +5 | 45 | 1:25:55.600Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | -1 | 45 | +11.520Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | +4 | 45 | +1:04.600Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | +12 | 45 | +1:39.690Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | +13 | 45 | +1:50.520Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +3 | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 | — |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | +7 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | +9 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +3 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | -2 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | -7 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 26 | +14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | -11 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | +8 | 43 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +2 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | +7 | 39 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 28 | +11 | 35 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | -15 | 27 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | -6 | 27 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | -9 | 27 | Transmission | 0 | — |
| R | Derek Daly | March | 21 | 0 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | -7 | 12 | Fuel leak | 0 | — |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | -13 | 4 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | -19 | 1 | Electrical | 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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