1981 German Grand Prix

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1981 British Grand Prix	10 of 1981	1981 Austrian Grand Prix

Race Details

Date

August 2, 1981

Official Name

XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland

Location

Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany

Course

Permanent racing facility
6.789 km (4.218 mi)

Distance

45 laps, 305.505 km (189.832 mi)

Pole Position

Driver

Alain Prost

Renault

Time

1:47.50

Fastest Lap

Driver

Alan Jones

Williams-Ford

Time

1:52.42 on lap 4

Podium

First	Second	Third
Nelson Piquet	Alain Prost	Jacques Laffite

Lap Leaders

No race-code specified

Background

Practice Overview

Qualifying

Qualifying Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:47.50	—
2	16	René Arnoux	Renault	1:47.96	+ 0.46
3	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	1:48.43	+ 0.93
4	1	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	1:48.49	+ 0.99
5	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:49.00	+ 1.50
6	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	1:49.03	+ 1.53
7	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:49.28	+ 1.78
8	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:49.44	+ 1.94
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:49.52	+ 2.02
10	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	1:49.58	+ 2.08
11	25	Patrick Tambay	Ligier-Matra	1:50.00	+ 2.50
12	22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:50.64	+ 3.14
13	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	1:50.65	+ 3.15
14	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	1:50.74	+ 3.24
15	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:50.86	+ 3.36
16	6	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham-Ford	1:51.17	+ 3.67
17	32	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	1:52.19	+ 4.69
18	3	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford	1:52.19	+ 4.69
19	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:52.19	+ 4.69
20	9	Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford	1:52.54	+ 5.04
21	17	Derek Daly	March-Ford	1:52.65	+ 5.15
22	33	Marc Surer	Theodore-Ford	1:52.85	+ 5.35
23	14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford	1:53.16	+ 5.66
24	30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford	1:53.19	+ 5.69
DNQ	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:53.28	+ 5.78
DNQ	35	Brian Henton	Toleman-Hart	1:53.31	+ 5.81
DNQ	31	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford	1:53.39	+ 5.89
DNQ	36	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:53.58	+ 6.08
DNQ	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:53.69	+ 6.19
DNQ	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford	1:54.89	+ 7.39

Grid

Race

Report

Results

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	45	1:25:55.60	6	9
2	15	Alain Prost	Renault	45	+ 11.52	1	6
3	26	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	45	+ 1:04.60	7	4
4	6	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham-Ford	45	+ 1:39.69	16	3
5	3	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford	45	+ 1:50.52	18	2
6	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	9	1
7	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	14
8	32	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	17
9	22	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	44	+ 1 Lap	12
10	27	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	44	+ 1 Lap	8
11	1	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	4
12	30	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford	44	+ 1 Lap	24
13	16	René Arnoux	Renault	44	+ 1 Lap	2
14	33	Marc Surer	Theodore-Ford	43	Suspension / Accident	22
15	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	43	+ 2 Laps	19
NC	14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford	39	+ 6 Laps	23
Ret	9	Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford	35	Engine	20
Ret	2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	27	Engine	3
Ret	29	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford	27	Engine	13
Ret	25	Patrick Tambay	Ligier-Matra	27	Rear wheel bearing	11
Ret	17	Derek Daly	March-Ford	15	Steering tie rod	21
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	12	Fuel leak	15
Ret	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	4	Spin	10
Ret	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1	Engine	5
DNQ	20	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford
DNQ	35	Brian Henton	Toleman-Hart
DNQ	31	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford
DNQ	36	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart
DNQ	4	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford
DNQ	21	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford

Milestones

Standings after race

Notes

V T E	German Grand Prix
Circuits	Nürburgring (1951–1954, 1956–1958, 1960–1969, 1971–1976, 1985, 2008–2013), AVUS (1926, 1959), Hockenheimring (1970, 1977–1984, 1986–2006, 2008–2014, 2016, 2018–2019)
Races	1950 • 1951 • 1952 • 1953 • 1954 • 1955 • 1956 • 1957 • 1958 • 1959 • 1960 • 1961 • 1962 • 1963 • 1964 • 1965 • 1966 • 1967 • 1968 • 1969 • 1970 • 1971 • 1972 • 1973 • 1974 • 1975 • 1976 • 1977 • 1978 • 1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • 2008 • 2009 • 2010 • 2011 • 2012 • 2013 • 2014 • 2015 • 2016 • 2017 • 2018 • 2019
European Championship Races	1932 • 1933–1934 • 1935 • 1936 • 1937 • 1938 • 1939
Non-Championship Races	1926 • 1927 • 1928 • 1929 • 1930 • 1931 • 1932–1933 • 1934
* Nürburgring and Hockenheimring alternated between each other during these years.

V T E	1981 Formula One Season
Teams	Alfa Romeo • Arrows • ATS • Brabham • Ensign • Ferrari • Fittipaldi • Ligier • Lotus • March • McLaren • Osella • Renault • Theodore • Toleman • Tyrrell • Williams
Engines	Alfa Romeo • Ferrari • Ford Cosworth • Hart • Matra • Renault
Drivers	Alboreto • Andretti • de Angelis • Arnoux • Borgudd • de Cesaris • Cheever • Cogan • Daly • Francia • Gabbiani • Giacomelli • Ghinzani • Guerra • Henton • Jabouille • Jarier • Jones • Laffite • Lammers • Londoño • Mansell • Patrese • Piquet • Pironi • Prost • Rebaque • Reutemann • Rosberg • Salazar • Serra • Stohr • Surer • Tambay • G. Villeneuve • J. Villeneuve, Sr. • Warwick • Watson • Zunino
Cars	Alfa Romeo 179B • Alfa Romeo 179C • Alfa Romeo 179D • Arrows A3 • ATS D4 • ATS HGS1 • Brabham BT49C • Ensign N180B • Ferrari 126CK • Fittipaldi F8C • Ligier JS17 • Lotus 81B • Lotus 87 • Lotus 88 • Lotus 88B • March 811 • McLaren M29F • McLaren MP4/1 • Osella FA1B • Osella FA1C • Renault RE20B • Renault RE30 • Theodore TY01 • Toleman TG181 • Tyrrell 010 • Tyrrell 011 • Williams FW07C
Tyres	Avon • Goodyear • Michelin • Pirelli
Races	United States West • Brazil • Argentina • San Marino • Belgium • Monaco • Spain • France • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • Canada • Caesars Palace
Non-championship Races	South Africa
See also	1980 Formula One Season • 1982 Formula One Season • Category

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