Round 9 · 1981

Great Britain

Silverstone Circuit
Country
United Kingdom
Length
5.891 km
Top Speed
317 km/h
Avg Speed
233 km/h
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 5 – 9
2
Carlos Reutemann Williams
 Williams 9 +40.650 6
3
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 14 +1 lap 4
4
Eddie Cheever Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 23 +1 lap 3
5
Héctor Rebaque Brabham
 Brabham 13 +1 lap 2
6
Slim Borgudd Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels 21 +1 lap 1
7
Derek Daly March
 March 17 +2 laps –
8
Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella
 Osella 20 +3 laps –
9
René Arnoux Renault
FL Renault 1 Distributor –
10
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 10 Engine –
11
Marc Surer Theodore
 Theodore 24 Out of fuel –
DNF
Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 11 Throttle –
DNF
Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 16 Suspension –
DNF
Alain Prost Renault
 Renault 2 Distributor –
DNF
Patrick Tambay Ligier
 Ligier 15 Clutch –
DNF
Didier Pironi Ferrari
 Ferrari 4 Turbo –
DNF
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 3 Tyre –
DNF
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 12 Transmission –
DNF
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
 Ferrari 8 Spun off –
DNF
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 7 Collision –
DNF
Andrea De Cesaris McLaren
 McLaren 6 Spun off –
DNF
Michele Alboreto Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 19 Clutch –
DNF
Siegfried Stohr Arrows
 Arrows 18 Spun off –
DNF
Elio De Angelis Lotus
 Lotus 22 Ignored yellow flags –
DNF
Chico Serra Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi – – –
DNF
Brian Henton Toleman
 Toleman – – –
DNF
Nigel Mansell Lotus
 Lotus – – –
DNF
Eliseo Salazar Ensign
 Ensign – – –
DNF
Derek Warwick Toleman
 Toleman – – –
DNF
Beppe Gabbiani Osella
 Osella – – –