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German Grand Prix · 1981 · 2 Aug 1981 00:00
Points system: 1980 - 1990 Race Points
Session results
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 45 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 45 | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 45 | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 45 | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | 45 | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 44 | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 26 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 44 | 0 | +1 Lap |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | 43 | 0 | Suspension |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 43 | 0 | +2 Laps |
| 16 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | 39 | 0 | Not classified |
| 17 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 28 | 35 | 0 | Engine |
| 18 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 19 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 27 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | 27 | 0 | Transmission |
| 21 | Derek Daly | March | 21 | 15 | 0 | Suspension |
| 22 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 12 | 0 | Fuel leak |
| 23 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | 4 | 0 | Collision |
| 24 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | 1 | 0 | Electrical |