1981 FRENCH GRAND PRIX - RACE RESULT
05 Jul 1981
Circuit Dijon-Prenois, France
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Laps | Time / Retired | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 80 | 1:35:48.130 | 9 |
| 2 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 80 | +2.290s | 6 |
| 3 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 80 | +24.220s | 4 |
| 4 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 80 | +42.300s | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 8 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +1 lap | 0 |
| 9 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 10 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 33 | Marc SurerSUR | Theodore Ford | 78 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 77 | +3 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 76 | +4 laps | 0 |
| NC | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 57 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 55 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 41 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 25 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ligier Matra | 30 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 20 | Keke RosbergROS | Fittipaldi Ford | 11 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 6 | DNF | 0 |