Round 8 · France
Circuit Paul RicardSunday, 5 July 1981 Finished Podium
- APAlain Prost
- JWJohn Watson
- NPNelson Piquet
Full classification
- 1Alain ProstRenaultFinished
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2John WatsonMcLarenFinished63Nelson PiquetBrabhamFinished44René ArnouxRenaultFinished35Didier PironiFerrari+1 Lap26Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus+1 Lap17Nigel MansellTeam Lotus+1 Lap8Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo+1 Lap9Hector RebaqueBrabham+2 Laps10Carlos ReutemannWilliams+2 Laps11Andrea de CesarisMcLaren+2 Laps12Marc SurerTheodore+2 Laps13Eddie CheeverTyrrell+3 Laps14Riccardo PatreseArrows+3 Laps15Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo+3 Laps16Michele AlboretoTyrrell+3 Laps17Alan JonesWilliamsCollision18Jacques LaffiteLigierSuspension19Derek DalyMarchEngine20Gilles VilleneuveFerrariElectrical21Patrick TambayLigierWheel bearing22Keke RosbergFittipaldiSuspension23Eliseo SalazarEnsignSuspension24Chico SerraFittipaldiWithdrew