1981 · Round 9
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · Silverstone, UK
Pole position
Arnoux
Biggest climber
▲19
Eddie Cheever
Finishers
8/24
16 did not finish
Classification
British GP result
| Pos | Driver | Grid | +/− | Laps | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John WatsonMcLaren | 5 | ▲4 | 68 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos ReutemannWilliams | 9 | ▲7 | 68 | +40.650 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques LaffiteLigier | 14 | ▲11 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie CheeverTyrrell | 23 | ▲19 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Hector RebaqueBrabham | 13 | ▲8 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim BorguddATS | 21 | ▲15 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek DalyMarch | 17 | ▲10 | 66 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre JarierOsella | 20 | ▲12 | 65 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | René ArnouxRenault | 1 | ▼8 | 64 | Distributor | |
| 10 | Riccardo PatreseArrows | 10 | • | 64 | Engine | |
| 11 | Marc SurerTheodore | 24 | ▲13 | 61 | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | ||
| DNF | Keke RosbergFittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | ||
| DSQ | Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | ||
| DNF | Alain ProstRenault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | ||
| DNF | Patrick TambayLigier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | ||
| DNF | Didier PironiFerrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | ||
| DNF | Nelson PiquetBrabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | ||
| DNF | Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | ||
| DNF | Gilles VilleneuveFerrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Alan JonesWilliams | 7 | 3 | Collision | ||
| DNF | Andrea de CesarisMcLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | ||
| DNF | Michele AlboretoTyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | ||
| DNF | Siegfried StohrArrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off |