British Grand Prix
1981 · Round 9 · Silverstone, United Kingdom · Jul 18, 1981Race summary
Victory went to Watson (from 5th on the grid), with a 40.7s margin. Cheever made the biggest gain, from 23rd on the grid to 4th (up 19 places). Arnoux had a difficult race, dropping from 1st to 9th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | 1:26:54.800 | 9 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | +40.650 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | 0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | 0 |
| – | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off | 0 |