German Grand Prix
1981 · Round 10 · Hockenheim, Germany · Aug 2, 1981Race summary
Victory went to Piquet (from 6th on the grid), with a 11.5s margin. Stohr made the biggest gain, from 26th on the grid to 12th (up 14 places). Arnoux had a difficult race, dropping from 2nd to 13th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 45 | 1:25:55.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 45 | +11.520 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 45 | +1:04.600 | 4 |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 45 | +1:39.690 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | 45 | +1:50.520 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 44 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 26 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 44 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | 43 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | 43 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | 39 | Not classified | 0 |
| – | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 28 | 35 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 27 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | 27 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | March | 21 | 15 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 12 | Fuel leak | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | 4 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | 1 | Electrical | 0 |