Round 8 of 15 · Dijon · 5 July 1981, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Arnoux
pole position
80
laps
17
finishers out of 23
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:35:48.13 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | +2.29 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +24.22 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | +42.30 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +2 Laps | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | +2 Laps | |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +3 Laps | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +3 Laps | |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +3 Laps | |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Williams | Collision | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Suspension | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | Engine | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Electrical | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Wheel bearing | |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Suspension | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Suspension | |
| WD | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Withdrew | |
| DNQ | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify
- WD
- Withdrew