1981 German Grand Prix

  1981 German Grand Prix

Race details
Race 10 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season
Date	August 2, 1981
Official name	XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.823 km (4.240 mi)
Distance	45 laps, 307.035 km (190.792 mi)
Weather	Wet/ Dry
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	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford
Second	Alain Prost	Renault
Third	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra

The 1981 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 2, 1981. The race was notable for a memorable battle between Alain Prost and Alan Jones.

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	Hector 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	26
13	16	René Arnoux	Renault	44	+ 1 Lap	2
14	33	Marc Surer	Theodore-Ford	43	Suspension	22
15	23	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	43	+ 2 Laps	17
NC	14	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford	39	Not Classified	23
Ret	9	Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford	35	Engine	28
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	Transmission	11
Ret	17	Derek Daly	March-Ford	15	Suspension	21
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	12	Fuel Leak	15
Ret	8	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford	4	Collision	10
Ret	28	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1	Electrical	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

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	43
2	Nelson Piquet	35
3	Jacques Laffite	25
4	Alan Jones	24
5	Gilles Villeneuve	21

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Ford	67
2	Brabham-Ford	43
3	Ferrari	28
4	Ligier-Matra	25
5	Renault	24

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

Trivia

• This was the first race that Alain Prost was on pole position.

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/367/. Retrieved 2007-06-16. 

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