Round 8 · 1981

France

Dijon-Prenois
Country
France
Length
3.801 km
Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1
Alain Prost Renault
FL Renault 3 – 9
2
John Watson McLaren
 McLaren 2 +2.290 6
3
Nelson Piquet Brabham
 Brabham 4 +24.220 4
4
René Arnoux Renault
 Renault 1 +42.300 3
5
Didier Pironi Ferrari
 Ferrari 14 +1 lap 2
6
Elio De Angelis Lotus
 Lotus 8 +1 lap 1
7
Nigel Mansell Lotus
 Lotus 13 +1 lap –
8
Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 10 +1 lap –
9
Héctor Rebaque Brabham
 Brabham 15 +2 laps –
10
Carlos Reutemann Williams
 Williams 7 +2 laps –
11
Andrea De Cesaris McLaren
 McLaren 5 +2 laps –
12
Marc Surer Theodore
 Theodore 21 +2 laps –
13
Eddie Cheever Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 19 +3 laps –
14
Riccardo Patrese Arrows
 Arrows 18 +3 laps –
15
Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo
 Alfa Romeo 12 +3 laps –
16
Michele Alboreto Tyrrell
 Tyrrell 23 +3 laps –
17
Alan Jones Williams
 Williams 9 +4 laps –
DNF
Jacques Laffite Ligier
 Ligier 6 Suspension –
DNF
Derek Daly March
 March 20 Engine –
DNF
Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
 Ferrari 11 Electrical –
DNF
Patrick Tambay Ligier
 Ligier 16 Wheel bearing –
DNF
Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi 17 Suspension –
DNF
Eliseo Salazar Ensign
 Ensign 22 Suspension –
DNF
Chico Serra Fittipaldi
 Fittipaldi – – –
DNF
Siegfried Stohr Arrows
 Arrows – – –
DNF
Brian Henton Toleman
 Toleman – – –
DNF
Slim Borgudd Ats Wheels
 Ats Wheels – – –
DNF
Beppe Gabbiani Osella
 Osella – – –
DNF
Derek Warwick Toleman
 Toleman – – –