1981· Round 8
French Grand Prix 1981
5 July 1981 · Dijon-Prenois, Dijon
The 1981 French Grand Prix, round 8 of the 1981 Formula 1 World Championship, was won by Alain Prost (Renault), with John Watson (McLaren) second and Nelson Piquet (Brabham) third. Held on 5 July 1981 at Dijon-Prenois, Dijon/France.
Podium
Results
| Pos | Grid | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 🇫🇷Alain Prost | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 🇬🇧John Watson | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 🇧🇷Nelson Piquet | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 🇫🇷René Arnoux | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | 🇫🇷Didier Pironi | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | 🇮🇹Elio de Angelis | 1 |
| R | 6 | 🇫🇷Jacques Laffite | — |
| 7 | 13 | 🇬🇧Nigel Mansell | — |
| 8 | 10 | 🇺🇸Mario Andretti | — |
| 9 | 15 | 🇲🇽Hector Rebaque | — |
| 10 | 7 | 🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann | — |
| 11 | 5 | 🇮🇹Andrea de Cesaris | — |
| R | 11 | 🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve | — |
| 12 | 21 | 🇨🇭Marc Surer | — |
| 13 | 19 | 🇺🇸Eddie Cheever | — |
| 14 | 18 | 🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese | — |
| 15 | 12 | 🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli | — |
| 16 | 23 | 🇮🇹Michele Alboreto | — |
| R | 16 | 🇫🇷Patrick Tambay | — |
| 17 | 9 | 🇦🇺Alan Jones | — |
| R | 17 | 🇫🇮Keke Rosberg | — |
| R | 20 | 🇮🇪Derek Daly | — |
| R | 22 | 🇨🇱Eliseo Salazar | — |
| W | 24 | 🇧🇷Chico Serra | — |
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | René Arnoux | — | — | — |
| 2 | John Watson | — | — | — |
| 3 | Alain Prost | — | — | — |
| 4 | Nelson Piquet | — | — | — |
| 5 | Andrea de Cesaris | — | — | — |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | — | — | — |
| 7 | Carlos Reutemann | — | — | — |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | — | — | — |
| 9 | Alan Jones | — | — | — |
| 10 | Mario Andretti | — | — | — |
| 11 | Gilles Villeneuve | — | — | — |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | — | — | — |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | — | — | — |
| 14 | Didier Pironi | — | — | — |
| 15 | Hector Rebaque | — | — | — |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | — | — | — |
| 17 | Keke Rosberg | — | — | — |
| 18 | Riccardo Patrese | — | — | — |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | — | — | — |
| 20 | Derek Daly | — | — | — |
| 21 | Marc Surer | — | — | — |
| 22 | Eliseo Salazar | — | — | — |
| 23 | Michele Alboreto | — | — | — |
| 24 | Chico Serra | — | — | — |