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1981 German Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitHockenheim, 45 laps
Round10 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 German Grand Prix was the:

  • 352nd World Championship race
  • 29th World Championship German Grand Prix
  • 6th World Championship race at Hockenheim
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+5(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth451hr 25m 55.600s9
2-1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault45+11.520s6
3+4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra45+1m 04.600s4
4+12(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth45+1m 39.690s3
5+13(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth45+1m 50.520s2
6+3(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap1
7+7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
8+9(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
9+3(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo44+1 lap 
10-2(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari44+1 lap 
11-7(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
12+12(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth44+1 lap 
13-11(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault44+1 lap 
14+8(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
15+4(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo43+2 laps 
NC (CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth39+6 laps 
R (SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth35DNF 
R (ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra27DNF 
R (IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth15DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth12DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth4DNF 
R (FRA) Didier PironiFerrari1DNF 

Notes

  • Marc Surer ended lap 43 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:47.500

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
3(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
4(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
5(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
7(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
8(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
9(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
11(FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra
12(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
13(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
14(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
16(MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth
17(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
18(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
20(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
21(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth
22(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth
23(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth
24(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann43
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet35
3(FRA) Jacques Laffite25
4(AUS) Alan Jones24
5(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve21
6(GBR) John Watson20
7(FRA) Alain Prost19
8(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
9(USA) Eddie Cheever10
10(MEX) Hector Rebaque8
11(ITA) Elio de Angelis8
12(FRA) Didier Pironi7
13(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
14(FRA) Rene Arnoux5
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(USA) Mario Andretti3
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1
=(SWE) Slim Borgudd1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Williams-Ford Cosworth67
2Brabham-Ford Cosworth43
3Ferrari28
4Ligier-Matra25
5Renault24
6McLaren-Ford Cosworth21
7Lotus-Ford Cosworth13
8Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
9Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
10Ensign-Ford Cosworth4
11Alfa Romeo3
12Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=ATS-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Milestone race start
200th for McLaren (4th constructor to start 200 races)
Wins
6th for Nelson Piquet
26th for Brabham
Podiums
24th for Jacques Laffite
11th for Nelson Piquet
3rd for Alain Prost
97th for Brabham
30th for Ligier (10th constructor to score 30 podiums)
11th for Renault
Poles
1st for Alain Prost (61st different polesitter, 7th French driver)
14th for Renault
1-2 start
8th for Renault
Fastest laps
12th for Alan Jones
16th for Williams
Front row starts
13th for Rene Arnoux
3rd for Alain Prost