1981 British Grand Prix
The 1981 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 18 July 1981. John Watson won his first race for five years, and McLaren's first since James Hunt's victory at the 1977 Japanese Grand Prix. The race also marked the first victory for a carbon fibre composite monocoque F1 car, the McLaren MP4/1.
| 1981 British Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 9 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 18 July 1981 | ||
| Official name | XXXIV Marlboro British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.719 km (2.932 mi) | ||
| Distance | 68 laps, 320.892 km (199.376 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:11.000 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Renault | |
| Time | 1:15.067 on lap 50 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Ligier-Matra | ||
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | |
Renault | 1:12.158 | 1:11.000 | — |
| 2 | 15 | |
Renault | 1:12.237 | 1:11.046 | +0.046 |
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Brabham-Ford | 1:12.328 | 1:11.952 | +0.952 |
| 4 | 28 | |
Ferrari | 1:14.070 | 1:12.644 | +1.644 |
| 5 | 7 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 1:13.370 | 1:12.712 | +1.712 |
| 6 | 8 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 1:13.976 | 1:12.728 | +1.728 |
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Williams-Ford | 1:12.998 | 1:13.250 | +1.998 |
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Ferrari | 1:14.182 | 1:13.311 | +2.311 |
| 9 | 2 |  |
Williams-Ford | 1:13.467 | 1:13.371 | +2.371 |
| 10 | 29 | |
Arrows-Ford | 1:15.217 | 1:13.762 | +2.762 |
| 11 | 22 |  |
Alfa Romeo | 1:14.440 | 1:13.928 | +2.928 |
| 12 | 23 | |
Alfa Romeo | 1:14.119 | 1:14.442 | +3.119 |
| 13 | 6 |  |
Brabham-Ford | 1:14.594 | 1:14.542 | +3.542 |
| 14 | 26 | |
Ligier-Matra | 1:15.313 | 1:14.798 | +3.798 |
| 15 | 25 | |
Ligier-Matra | 1:15.656 | 1:14.976 | +3.976 |
| 16 | 20 |  |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:16.695 | 1:15.165 | +4.165 |
| 17 | 17 |  |
March-Ford | 1:15.189 | 1:15.303 | +4.189 |
| 18 | 30 | |
Arrows-Ford | 1:17.229 | 1:15.304 | +4.304 |
| 19 | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16.446 | 1:15.850 | +4.850 |
| 20 | 32 | |
Osella-Ford | 1:15.943 | 1:15.898 | +4.898 |
| 21 | 9 |  |
ATS-Ford | 1:16.758 | 1:15.959 | +4.959 |
| 22 | 11 | |
Lotus-Ford | 1:16.029† | 1:15.971 | +4.971 |
| 23 | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:16.381 | 1:16.099 | +5.099 |
| 24 | 33 |  |
Theodore-Ford | 1:17.124 | 1:16.155 | +5.155 |
| 25 | 21 | |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 1:18.173 | 1:16.360 | +5.360 |
| 26 | 35 | |
Toleman-Hart | 1:16.388 | 1:19.602 | +5.388 |
| 27 | 12 | |
Lotus-Ford | 1:15.992† | 1:16.432 | +5.432 |
| 28 | 14 |  |
Ensign-Ford | 1:17.053 | 1:16.694 | +5.694 |
| 29 | 36 | |
Toleman-Hart | 1:17.998 | 1:16.891 | +5.891 |
| 30 | 31 | |
Osella-Ford | 1:20.377 | 1:17.784 | +6.784 |
| Source: [1] | ||||||
- †-time disallowed.
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | |
McLaren-Ford | 68 | 1:26:54.80 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | |
Williams-Ford | 68 | + 40.65 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | |
Ligier-Matra | 67 | + 1 Lap | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | |
Brabham-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | |
ATS-Ford | 67 | + 1 Lap | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | |
March-Ford | 66 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 8 | 32 | |
Osella-Ford | 65 | + 3 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 16 | |
Renault | 64 | Distributor | 1 | |
| 10 | 29 | |
Arrows-Ford | 64 | Engine | 10 | |
| 11 | 33 | |
Theodore-Ford | 61 | Out of Fuel | 24 | |
| Ret | 22 | |
Alfa Romeo | 59 | Throttle | 11 | |
| Ret | 20 | |
Fittipaldi-Ford | 56 | Suspension | 16 | |
| DSQ | 11 | |
Lotus-Ford | 25 | Ignoring Yellow Flags | 22 | |
| Ret | 15 | |
Renault | 17 | Distributor | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | |
Ligier-Matra | 15 | Clutch | 15 | |
| Ret | 28 | |
Ferrari | 13 | Turbo | 4 | |
| Ret | 5 | |
Brabham-Ford | 11 | Tyre | 3 | |
| Ret | 23 | |
Alfa Romeo | 5 | Transmission | 12 | |
| Ret | 27 | |
Ferrari | 4 | Spun Off | 8 | |
| Ret | 1 | |
Williams-Ford | 3 | Collision | 7 | |
| Ret | 8 | |
McLaren-Ford | 3 | Spun Off | 6 | |
| Ret | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1 | Clutch | 19 | |
| Ret | 30 | |
Arrows-Ford | 0 | Spun Off | 18 | |
| DNQ | 21 | |
Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | |
Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 12 | |
Lotus-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 14 | |
Ensign-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | |
Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | |
Osella-Ford | ||||
| Source: [2] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 166. ISBN 0-905138-17-1.
- "1981 British Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- "Britain 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
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