Round 8 · 5 July 1981
French Grand Prix
Dijon-Prenois · Dijon, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
34 drivers
After Round 7
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
37
pts
2
Alan Jones
Williams
24
pts
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
22
pts
4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
21
pts
5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
17
pts
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6
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
10
pts
7
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
7
pts
8
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
5
pts
9
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
5
pts
10
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
5
pts
11
John Watson
McLaren
4
pts
12
Alain Prost
Renault
4
pts
13
Marc Surer
Ensign
4
pts
14
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
15
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
3
pts
16
René Arnoux
Renault
2
pts
17
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
1
pts
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
1
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
0
pts
-
Derek Daly
March
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
34 drivers
After Round 8
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
37
+0
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↑1
26
+4
3
Alan Jones
Williams
↓1
24
+0
4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
—
21
+0
5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
17
+0
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6
Alain Prost
Renault
↑6
13
+9
7
John Watson
McLaren
↑4
10
+6
8
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓2
10
+0
9
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↓2
8
+1
10
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
↓1
7
+2
11
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
↓3
5
+0
12
René Arnoux
Renault
↑4
5
+3
13
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↓3
5
+0
14
Marc Surer
Theodore
↓1
4
+0
15
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
↓1
3
+0
16
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
↓1
3
+0
17
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
—
1
+0
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
1
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
—
0
+0
-
Derek Daly
March
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
24 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 1:35:48.130 | 9 |
| 2 | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 2 | +2.290 | 6 |
| 3 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | +24.220 | 4 |
| 4 | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | +42.300 | 3 |
| 5 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | REB Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 2L | 0 |
| 10 | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 2L | 0 |
| 11 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | SUR Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | 2L | 0 |
| 13 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 3L | 0 |
| 14 | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 3L | 0 |
| 15 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 3L | 0 |
| 16 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | 3L | 0 |
| 17 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 4L | 0 |
| R | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | DAL Derek Daly | March | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | — | 0 |
| R | ROS Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | — | 0 |
| R | SAL Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | — | 0 |
| W | SER Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 24 | — | 0 |