Round 9Completed
British Grand Prix
1981 Formula 1 World Championship
18 July 1981·
Silverstone, UK
John Watson
Winner
René Arnoux
Pole
TBD
Fastest Lap
Silverstone Circuit
Circuit
Race Results
PosDriverTeamGridPtsTime / Gap
John Watson won the 1981 British Grand Prix for McLaren in 1:26:54.800. The podium was completed by Carlos Reutemann in second and Jacques Laffite in third. René Arnoux took pole position. Eddie Cheever made the biggest forward move, climbing from P23 to P4 for a gain of 19 places.
Race Brief · British Grand Prix 1981
British Grand Prix 1981 FAQ
Who won the British Grand Prix 1981?
John Watson driving for McLaren won the British Grand Prix 1981.
Who started on pole for the British Grand Prix 1981?
René Arnoux started the British Grand Prix 1981 from pole position.
Who set the fastest lap at the British Grand Prix 1981?
The fastest lap is not recorded in the current dataset.