France Grand Prix 1981: results

Round 8 of the 1981 season, 5 July 1981, at Dijon-Prenois. Alain Prost won for Renault from P3 on the grid. René Arnoux took pole position. Fastest lap: Alain Prost, 1:09.140 (lap 64).

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:35:48.130	9
2	John Watson	McLaren	+2.290	6
3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+24.220	4
4	René Arnoux	Renault	+42.300	3
5	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	+1 lap	2
6	Elio De Angelis	Lotus	+1 lap	1
7	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	+1 lap	0
8	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	0
9	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	+2 laps	0
10	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+2 laps	0
11	Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren	+2 laps	0
12	Marc Surer	Theodore	+2 laps	0
13	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	+3 laps	0
14	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	+3 laps	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	+3 laps	0
16	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+3 laps	0
17	Alan Jones	Williams	+4 laps	0
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Suspension	0
DNF	Derek Daly	March	Engine	0
DNF	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Electrical	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	Wheel bearing	0
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Suspension	0
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	Suspension	0
DNS	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	—	0
DNQ	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	—	0
DNQ	Brian Henton	Toleman	—	0
DNQ	Slim Borgudd	ATS	—	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	—	0
DNQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	—	0

Pos	Driver	Team
1	René Arnoux	Renault
2	John Watson	McLaren
3	Alain Prost	Renault
4	Nelson Piquet	Brabham
5	Andrea De Cesaris	McLaren
6	Jacques Laffite	Ligier
7	Carlos Reutemann	Williams
8	Elio De Angelis	Lotus
9	Alan Jones	Williams
10	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo
11	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo
13	Nigel Mansell	Lotus
14	Didier Pironi	Ferrari
15	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham
16	Patrick Tambay	Ligier
17	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi
18	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows
19	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell
20	Derek Daly	March
21	Marc Surer	Theodore
22	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign
23	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell
24	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi
25	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows
26	Brian Henton	Toleman
27	Slim Borgudd	ATS
28	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman