1981 French Grand Prix
🇫🇷 France Dijon-Prenois, Dijon, France Round 8 of 15
Podium
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | No. | Grid | Laps | Time / Gap | Status | Stops | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 15 | 3 | 80 | 1:35:48.13 | Finished | 0 | 9 |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 2 | 80 | +2.290s | Finished | 0 | 6 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | 4 | 80 | +24.220s | Finished | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | René Arnoux | Renault | 16 | 1 | 80 | +42.300s | Finished | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 28 | 14 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 8 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | 13 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 22 | 10 | 79 | +1 Lap | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 9 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 6 | 15 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 7 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 8 | 5 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 33 | 21 | 78 | +2 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 3 | 19 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | 18 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 23 | 12 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 4 | 23 | 77 | +3 Laps | Finished | 0 | 0 |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 9 | 76 | +4 Laps | Collision | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 26 | 6 | 57 | +23 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 20 | 55 | +25 Laps | Engine | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 27 | 11 | 41 | +39 Laps | Electrical | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 25 | 16 | 30 | +50 Laps | Wheel bearing | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 20 | 17 | 11 | +69 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 14 | 22 | 6 | +74 Laps | Suspension | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 21 | 24 | 0 | +80 Laps | Withdrew | 0 | 0 |
Purple driver name = set fastest lap of the race.