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1981 French Grand Prix

The French Grand Prix 1981 was the 8th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Dijon-Prenois in Dijon, France, on July 5th.

Alain Prost won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by John Watson, and Nelson Piquet completing the podium.

René Arnoux started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 4th.

Final results

1
2
Alain Prost
Renault
1:35:48.13
Finished
2
-
John Watson
McLaren
+2.29
Finished
3
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
+24.22
Finished
4
3
René Arnoux
Renault
+42.30
Finished
5
9
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
+1 Lap
6
2
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
7
6
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
+1 Lap
8
2
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
9
6
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
+2 Laps
10
3
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
+2 Laps
11
6
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
+2 Laps
12
9
Marc Surer
Theodore
+2 Laps
13
6
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
+3 Laps
14
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+3 Laps
15
3
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
+3 Laps
16
7
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
+3 Laps
17
8
Alan Jones
Williams
Collision
18
12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Suspension
19
1
Derek Daly
March
Engine
20
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Electrical
21
5
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
Wheel bearing
22
5
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Suspension
23
1
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
Suspension
24
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Withdrew
25
25
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
Did not qualify
26
26
Brian Henton
Toleman
Did not qualify
27
27
Slim Borgudd
ATS
Did not qualify
28
28
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Did not qualify
29
29
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 8 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Alan Jones, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 76, Jacques Laffite, Keke Rosberg, and Eliseo Salazar, all of whom suffered a suspension problem, Derek Daly, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 55, Gilles Villeneuve, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 41, Patrick Tambay, who had a problem witht he wheel bearing on lap 30, and Chico Serra, who withdrew on lap 0.

Collision

  • Alan Jones
    Lap 76

Suspension

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 57
  • Keke Rosberg
    Lap 11
  • Eliseo Salazar
    Lap 6

Engine

  • Derek Daly
    Lap 55

Electrical

  • Gilles Villeneuve
    Lap 41

Wheel bearing

  • Patrick Tambay
    Lap 30

Withdrew

  • Chico Serra
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.