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1981 Spanish GP
1980 French GP
1981 French GP
1981 British GP
1982 French GP
LXVII
Grand Prix de France
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Entry List
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Laps Led
Details
Date
Sunday 5 July 1981
Start time
14:00
Event
French GP
Circuit
Dijon
Event Format
Race of 80 laps
Race
9 of
16
Championship race
350
Circuit
Laps
80
Circuit Perimeter
3800 m
Race Distance
3800 × 80 = 304.000 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole Position
Right
First Corner
Right
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Cloudy, Fresh, Showers
Participants
Entries
29
Qualifiers
24
Finishers
17
Championship Debutants
None
Milestones
Car 35
- 50th Race Entry (
Car Number
)
Alain Prost
- 1st Fastest Lap (
Driver
)
Alain Prost
- 1st Win (
Driver
)
Andrea de Cesaris
- 10th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Avon
- 10th Race Entry (
Tyre Manufacturer
)
Beppe Gabbiani
- 10th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Candy Toleman Motorsport
- 10th Race Entry (
Entrant
)
Eddie Cheever
- 25th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Hart
- 10th Race Entry (
Engine Manufacturer
)
Nigel Mansell
- 10th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Toleman
- 10th Race Entry (
Car Manufacturer
)
Unipart
- 25th Race Entry (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Records Broken
None
Records Extended
1.
Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
417
),
2.
Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
285
),
3.
Most 5th Place Finishes
–
Ferrari
(
46
),
4.
Most Race Entries
–
Lotus
(
906
),
5.
Most 13th Place Qualifications
–
Lotus
(
46
)
Championships
1
Carlos Reutemann
37
2
Nélson Piquet
26
3
Alan Jones
24
4
Gilles Villeneuve
21
5
Jacques Laffite
17
6
Alain Prost
13
7
Riccardo Patrese
10
John Watson
10
9
Elio de Angelis
8
10
Didier Pironi
7
11
Nigel Mansell
5
12
René Arnoux
5
13
Eddie Cheever
5
14
Marc Surer
4
15
Mario Andretti
3
Hector Rebaque
3
17
Patrick Tambay
1
Andrea de Cesaris
1
1
Williams
/
Ford
61
2
Brabham
/
Ford
29
3
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
28
4
Renault
/
Renault
18
5
Ligier
/
Matra
17
6
Lotus
/
Ford
13
7
McLaren
/
Ford
11
8
Arrows
/
Ford
10
9
Tyrrell
/
Ford
5
10
Ensign
/
Ford
4
11
Alfa Romeo
/
Alfa Romeo
3
12
Theodore
/
Ford
1
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 15
Car 16
Car 15
Entrant
Equipe Renault Elf
Equipe Renault Elf
Equipe Renault Elf
Driver
Alain Prost
René Arnoux
Alain Prost
Car
Renault
RE30
Renault
RE30
Renault
RE30
Engine
Renault
1.5 V6T
Renault
1.5 V6T
Renault
1.5 V6T
Time
1:35'48.13
1'05.95
1'09.14
Speed
190.392 km/h
207.430 km/h
197.859 km/h
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