1981 German Grand Prix

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1981 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Circuit Hockenheimring-1970.svg
Hockenheim in 1981
Race details
Date2 August 1981
Official name XLIII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring
Hockenheim, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
Distance 45 laps, 305.505 km (189.81 mi)
Weather Wet / Dry
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:47.50
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:52.42 on lap 4
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second Renault
Third Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders
  • 1981 German Grand Prix

The 1981 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 2 August 1981. It was the tenth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. [1]

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The 45-lap race was won by Brazilian driver Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-Ford. Frenchman Alain Prost finished second in a Renault, having started from pole position, with compatriot Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra. The win, Piquet's third of the season, allowed him to move to within eight points of Drivers' Championship leader, Argentine Carlos Reutemann, who retired with an engine failure.

Qualifying report

The pit entrance had been modified and slowed down; the drivers now entered the pits earlier than before. The two Renault turbo cars were on the front row with Alain Prost almost half a second quicker than teammate René Arnoux. It was the first pole position of Prost's F1 career. Williams locked out the second row with World Championship leader Carlos Reutemann third and teammate Alan Jones fourth. Didier Pironi was fifth in his Ferrari and Nelson Piquet was sixth in his Brabham. The top 10 was completed by Jacques Laffite (Ligier), Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) and the two McLarens of John Watson and Andrea de Cesaris.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:48.091:47.50
216 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:47.961:48.08+0.46
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:50.201:48.43+0.93
41 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:48.491:49.38+0.99
528 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:49.001:49.97+1.50
65 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:49.031:49.26+1.53
726 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:50.271:49.28+1.78
827 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:49.441:50.24+1.94
97 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:49.521:50.36+2.02
108 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:50.071:49.58+2.08
1125 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 1:50.001:50.61+2.50
1222 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:50.641:50.73+3.14
1329 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:50.681:50.65+3.15
1411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:52.361:50.74+3.24
1512 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:51.981:50.86+3.36
166 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:51.171:51.49+3.67
1732 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford 1:52.191:52.95+4.69
183 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:52.191:52.44+4.69
1923 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:52.211:52.59+4.71
209 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:52.541:54.14+5.04
2117 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford 1:55.801:52.65+5.15
2233 Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford 1:52.851:53.50+5.35
2314 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 1:55.581:53.16+5.66
2430 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:53.191:53.33+5.69
DNQ20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:53.281:53.38+5.78
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:53.311:54.77+5.81
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:55.531:53.39+5.89
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:54.591:53.58+6.08
DNQ4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:53.691:54.19+6.19
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:55.221:54.89+7.39
Source: [2]

Race report

The two Williams on the second row enjoyed a better start than the Renaults of Prost and Arnoux. Arnoux was overtaken both by Reutemann and Pironi before the first corner, and by Piquet tried a move in the Ostkurve but the two cars collided, deflating Arnoux's right rear tire and causing him to pit at the end of the lap. Piquet lost a place to Jones in the process, whilst Arnoux dropped through the field. On the second lap, Pironi's engine failed, making him retire from fourth. Consequently, Prost led from Reutemann, Jones, Piquet and Laffite, and the top five pulled away from the rest of the pack, led by Villeneuve in sixth. Reutemann was quickly overtaken by both Jones and Piquet, beginning a three-way fight from the lead until Piquet's tires fell off the pace and he dropped to fourth behind Reutemann.

On lap 21, the lead changed when Prost was overtaken by Jones as the duo were lapping Arnoux. Reutemann retired from the race on lap 28 with an engine failure. After around 30 laps, rain started to fall on the circuit and the Renaults suffered from poor handling and third place Piquet quickly overtook Prost for second. Jones' lead was diminished when his engine began to misfire, eventually dropping behind Piquet and Prost before heading to the pits, and he eventually finished a lap behind.

Piquet held on to his lead and finished first, in front of Prost, Laffite and Héctor Rebaque. Eddie Cheever finished fifth to round up the top five, in front of John Watson in sixth.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford G 451:25:55.6069
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 45+ 11.5216
326 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 45+ 1:04.6074
46 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford G 45+ 1:39.69163
53 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford A 45+ 1:50.52182
67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 44+ 1 lap91
711 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford G 44+ 1 lap14 
832 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella-Ford M 44+ 1 lap17 
922 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo M 44+ 1 lap12 
1027 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 44+ 1 lap8 
111 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford G 44+ 1 lap4 
1230 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford P 44+ 1 lap24 
1316 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 44+ 1 lap2 
1433 Flag of Switzerland.svg Marc Surer Theodore-Ford A 43Suspension22 
1523 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 43+ 2 laps19 
NC14 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford A 39+ 6 laps23 
Ret9 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford A 35Engine20 
Ret2 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford G 27Engine3 
Ret29 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford P 27Engine13 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra M 27Transmission11 
Ret17 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford A 15Suspension21 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford G 12Fuel leak15 
Ret8 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford M 4Collision10 
Ret28 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari M 1Electrical5 
DNQ20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford M   
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford M   
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford A   
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford M     
Source: [3] [4]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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