Season
1981
Race
8. French Grand Prix
1981 French Grand Prix
- Coordinates
- 47.3625, 4.89913
- Altitude
- 484 m
- Race number
- 350
R
05/07/1981 00:00 · Europe/Paris · 80 laps
| Position | Driver | Team | Grid | Race positions | Laps | Time | Points | Status | Fastest lap rank | Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | +2 | 80 | 1:35:48.130 | 9 | Finished | — | |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | = | 80 | 1:35:50.420 | 6 | Finished | — | |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +1 | 80 | 1:36:12.350 | 4 | Finished | — | |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -3 | 80 | 1:36:30.430 | 3 | Finished | — | |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | +9 | 79 | — | 2 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | +2 | 79 | — | 1 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | +6 | 79 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +2 | 79 | — | 0 | +1 Lap | — | |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | +6 | 78 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | -3 | 78 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | -6 | 78 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | +9 | 78 | — | 0 | +2 Laps | — | |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | +6 | 77 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | +4 | 77 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -3 | 77 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | +7 | 77 | — | 0 | +3 Laps | — | |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | -8 | 76 | — | 0 | Collision | — | |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | -12 | 57 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | 20 | +1 | 55 | — | 0 | Engine | — | |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | -9 | 41 | — | 0 | Electrical | — | |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | -5 | 30 | — | 0 | Wheel bearing | — | |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | -5 | 11 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | -1 | 6 | — | 0 | Suspension | — | |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 24 | = | 0 | — | 0 | Withdrew | — |