1981 German Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 2 August 1981 |
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| Circuit | Hockenheim, 45 laps |
| Round | 10 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1981 German Grand Prix was the
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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| 1 | +5 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 45 | 1hr 25m 55.600s | 9 |
| 2 | -1 |  Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | +11.520s | 6 |
| 3 | +4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 45 | +1m 04.600s | 4 |
| 4 | +12 |  Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 39.690s | 3 |
| 5 | +13 |  Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 45 | +1m 50.520s | 2 |
| 6 | +3 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +7 |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +3 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | -2 |  Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 11 | -7 |  Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 12 | +12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 13 | -11 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 44 | +1 lap | |
| 14 | +8 |  Marc Surer | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 43 | DNF | |
| 15 | +4 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 43 | +2 laps | |
| NC |  Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 39 | +6 laps | ||
| R |  Slim Borgudd | ATS-Ford Cosworth | 35 | DNF | ||
| R |  Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier-Matra | 27 | DNF | ||
| R |  Derek Daly | March-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
| R | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 4 | DNF | ||
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Marc Surer ended lap 43 in P14 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:47.500
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 2 | Rene Arnoux | Renault |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
| 8 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 10 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier-Matra |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo |
| 13 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
| 18 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | ATS-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Derek Daly | March-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Marc Surer | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
Non-qualifiers
| Driver | Constructor |
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 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
| Brian Henton | Toleman-Hart |
| Beppe Gabbiani | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
| Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
| Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| Chico Serra | Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-1981 German Grand Prix.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
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| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 43 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 35 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | 25 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 5 | Gilles Villeneuve | 21 |
| 6 | John Watson | 20 |
| 7 | Alain Prost | 19 |
| 8 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 10 |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | 8 |
| 11 | Elio de Angelis | 8 |
| 12 | Didier Pironi | 7 |
| 13 | Nigel Mansell | 5 |
| 14 | Rene Arnoux | 5 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 16 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 17 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| = | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
| = | Slim Borgudd | 1 |
Constructor
| Pos | Constructor | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 67 |
| 2 | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 43 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 28 |
| 4 | Ligier-Matra | 25 |
| 5 | Renault | 24 |
| 6 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 21 |
| 7 | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 13 |
| 8 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 9 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 10 |
| 10 | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 4 |
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 3 |
| 12 |  Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
| = |  ATS-Ford Cosworth | 1 |
Statistics & 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
- Qualifying 1-2
- 8th for Renault
- Fastest laps
- 12th for Alan Jones
- 16th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 13th for Rene Arnoux, 3rd for Alain Prost