1981 season/ Round 9
British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK. Sat, 18 Jul 1981. 68 laps.
UK- Winner
WATMcLaren- Pole
- REARNRenault
- Fastest lap
- REARN1:15.067
Weekend
Race
- Carlos Reutemann
Williams+40.6502 - John WatsonMcLaren1:26:54.8001
- Jacques LaffiteLILigier+1 Lap3
Overtakes
–
No overtake data
Biggest mover
TYCHE
+19 places, P23 to P4
Beat our forecast
–
No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
REARN
1:15.067, lap 50
DNFs
13
AND, ROS, DE , PRO, TAM, PIR, PIQ, GIA, VIL, JON, DE , ALB, STO
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAT | McLaren | 5+4 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 |
| 2 | REU | Williams | 9+7 | +40.650 | 6 |
| 3 | LILAF | LILigier | 14+11 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | TYCHE | TYTyrrell | 23+19 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | BRREB | BRBrabham | 13+8 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | ATBOR | ATATS | 21+15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | MADAL | MAMarch | 17+10 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | OSJAR | OSOsella | 20+12 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | REARN | RERenault | 1-8 | Distributor | |
| 10 | ARPAT | ARArrows | 10 | Engine | |
| 11 | THSUR | THTheodore | 24+13 | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | ARAND | ARAlfa Romeo | 11 | Throttle | |
| DNF | FIROS | FIFittipaldi | 14 | Suspension | |
| DSQ | LODE | LOTeam Lotus | 22 | Disqualified | |
| DNF | REPRO | RERenault | 2 | Distributor | |
| DNF | LITAM | LILigier | 15 | Clutch | |
| DNF |  PIR | Ferrari | 4 | Turbo | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham | 3 | Tyre | |
| DNF | ARGIA | ARAlfa Romeo | 12 | Transmission | |
| DNF | VIL | Ferrari | 8 | Spun off | |
| DNF | JON | Williams | 7 | Collision | |
| DNF | DE | McLaren | 6 | Spun off | |
| DNF | TYALB | TYTyrrell | 19 | Clutch | |
| DNF | ARSTO | ARArrows | 18 | Spun off |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RERené Arnoux | 1:15.067 |