Round 9 of 15 · Silverstone · 18 July 1981, Saturday
British Grand Prix
Key highlights
Arnoux
pole position
68
laps
11
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:26:54.80 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +40.65 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +3 Laps | |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | Distributor | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Engine | |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | Out of fuel | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Throttle | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Suspension | |
| DSQ | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Disqualified | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Distributor | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Clutch | |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Turbo | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Tyre | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Transmission | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Spun off | |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Spun off | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Clutch | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Spun off | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DSQ
- Disqualified
- DNQ
- Did not qualify