Round 9 | Silverstone Circuit
British Grand Prix at Silverstone Circuit, 1981-07-18. John Watson won it for McLaren. Podium: John Watson, Carlos Reutemann, Jacques Laffite.
Winner
John Watson
McLaren
Pole
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not available
Fastest lap
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not available
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit
UK
Race result
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 5 | 68 | Finished | 9.0 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 9 | 68 | Finished | 6.0 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 14 | 67 | +1 Lap | 4.0 |
| 4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 23 | 67 | +1 Lap | 3.0 |
| 5 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | 67 | +1 Lap | 2.0 |
| 6 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 67 | +1 Lap | 1.0 |
| 7 | Derek Daly | March | 17 | 66 | +2 Laps | 0.0 |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 20 | 65 | +3 Laps | 0.0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 64 | Distributor | 0.0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 64 | Engine | 0.0 |
| 11 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 24 | 61 | Out of fuel | 0.0 |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 11 | 59 | Throttle | 0.0 |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 14 | 56 | Suspension | 0.0 |
| D | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 22 | 25 | Disqualified | 0.0 |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 2 | 17 | Distributor | 0.0 |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 15 | Clutch | 0.0 |
| R | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 4 | 13 | Turbo | 0.0 |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 11 | Tyre | 0.0 |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 5 | Transmission | 0.0 |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 4 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 3 | Collision | 0.0 |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 6 | 3 | Spun off | 0.0 |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 19 | 1 | Clutch | 0.0 |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 18 | 8 | Spun off | 0.0 |
Grid movement
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