GP France 1981 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars

(settings) | Login RSC Home > Formula 1 > GP France 1981 > Race Results

Event: 67e Grand Prix de France			Date: 5.7.1981
Track: Circuit des Dijon-Prenois (France), unknown length		Organiser: unknown
GP France
Formula 1 World Championship (round 9)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps
1^st	15	Alain Prost	Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf	80
2^nd	7	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International	80
3^rd	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	80
4^th	16	René Arnoux	Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf	80
5^th	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	79
6^th	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 87 Ford	John Player Team Essex Lotus	79
7^th	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus 87 Ford	John Player Team Essex Lotus	79
8^th	22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo 179C	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	79
9^th	6	Hector Rebaque	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team	79
10^th	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team	78
11^th	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International	78
12^th	33	Marc Surer	Theodore TR3 Ford	Theodore Racing	78
13^th	3	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell 010 Ford	Tyrrell Racing	77
14^th	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno	77
15^th	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo 179C	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	77
16^th	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell 010 Ford	Tyrrell Racing	77
17^th	1	Alan Jones	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team	76

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
26	Jacques Laffite	Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier	57	Damaged front suspension in collision at
17	Derek Daly	March 811 Ford	March Grand Prix Racing	55	Engine
27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC	41	Electrics
25	Patrick Tambay	Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier	30	Rear wheel bearing
20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi F8C Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	11	Rear cross member
14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign N180B Ford	Ensign Racing	6	Rear suspension

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi F8C Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive	Accident on warm-up lap

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno
35	Brian Henton	Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport
9	Slim Borgudd	ATS HGS1 Ford	Team ATS
36	Derek Warwick	Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Accident in practice
31	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella FA1B Ford	Denim Osella

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason
	1T	Alan Jones	Williams FW07C Ford	TAG Williams Team		Spare car
	21T	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi F8C Ford	Fittipaldi Automotive		Spare car
	5T	Nelson Piquet	Brabham BT49C Ford	Parmalat Racing Team		Spare car
	7T	John Watson	McLaren MP4/1 Ford	Marlboro McLaren International		Spare car
	11T	Elio de Angelis	Lotus 81B Ford	John Player Team Essex Lotus		Spare car
	27T	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari 126 CK Turbo	Spa Ferrari SEFAC		Spare car

Did not practice:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason
3T		Tyrrell 010 Ford	Tyrrell Racing	Spare car
16T		Renault RE30 Turbo	Equipe Renault-Elf	Spare car
22T		Alfa Romeo 179C	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Spare car
26T		Talbot-Ligier JS17 Matra	Talbot-Ligier	Spare car
29T		Arrows A3 Ford	Team Beta Arrows With Ragno	Spare car
31T		Osella FA1B Ford	Denim Osella	Spare car
33T		Theodore TR3 Ford	Theodore Racing	Spare car
35T		Toleman TG181 Hart Turbo	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Spare car

Random Photo

21 - Elva Mk VII S Lotus - Stanley Leong

Donations

Recommended

News

Ferrari takes World Championship title

FIA WEC standings after Fuji

WEC points after round 5

Your likely location: United States

© RacingSportsCars (2002-2025) - data, texts and all other information is protected by copyright law and cannot be used without permission. All pictures on this page are in property of their original authors, photographers or owners and have been kindly provided to RSC just for use on this website and it is expressly forbidden to use them elsewhere without prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner.

The RacingSportsCars.com website is intended exclusively for private use and under any circumstances it may not be republished, retransmitted in any form, stored in a retrieval system, sold through any media, without the prior written permission of RacingSportsCars and the copyright owner. All data are presented here just for informative use, they cannot be used as a source for any kind of business.

FAQ | About Us | Privacy Policy | Contact Us