British Grand Prix
Silverstone Circuit · 1981-07-18 · Round 9 of 1981
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time/Status | Fastest Lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | 1:26:54.800 | |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | +40.650 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | |
| D | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off |