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Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1981 · race

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Name: Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1981 · race

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Grand Prix context

Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1981 · Hockenheimring

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1981 Formula 1 World Championship · round 10

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:25:55.600 · 45 laps · ford	9
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1:26:07.120 · 45 laps · renault	6
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:27:00.200 · 45 laps · matra	4
4	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:27:35.290 · 45 laps · ford	3
5	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:27:46.120 · 45 laps · ford	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
9	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 44 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
10	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
11	Alan Jones	Williams	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	Time not recorded · 44 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	René Arnoux	Renault	Time not recorded · 44 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
14	Marc Surer	Theodore	Suspension · Time not recorded · 43 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 43 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	Time not recorded · 39 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Slim Borgudd	ATS	Engine · Time not recorded · 35 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	Engine · Time not recorded · 27 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	Transmission · Time not recorded · 27 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Daly	March	Suspension · Time not recorded · 15 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	Fuel leak · Time not recorded · 12 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	Collision · Time not recorded · 4 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	Electrical · Time not recorded · 1 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Brian Henton	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:47.500 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:47.960 · renault
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:48.430 · ford
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1:48.490 · ford
5	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:49.000 · ferrari
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:49.030 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:49.280 · matra
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:49.440 · ferrari
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:49.520 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:49.580 · ford
11	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:50.000 · matra
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:50.640 · alfa-romeo
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:50.650 · ford
14	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:50.740 · ford
15	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:50.860 · ford
16	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:51.170 · ford
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:52.190 · ford
18	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:52.190 · ford
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:52.210 · alfa-romeo
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:52.540 · ford
21	Derek Daly	March	1:52.650 · ford
22	Marc Surer	Theodore	1:52.850 · ford
23	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:53.160 · ford
24	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:53.190 · ford
25	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:53.280 · ford
26	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:53.310 · hart
27	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:53.390 · ford
28	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:53.580 · hart
29	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:53.690 · ford
30	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:54.890 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:47.500 · renault
2	René Arnoux	Renault	1:47.960 · renault
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:48.430 · ford
4	Alan Jones	Williams	1:48.490 · ford
5	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:49.000 · ferrari
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:49.030 · ford
7	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:49.280 · matra
8	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:49.440 · ferrari
9	John Watson	McLaren	1:49.520 · ford
10	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:49.580 · ford
11	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1:50.000 · matra
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:50.640 · alfa-romeo
13	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:50.650 · ford
14	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:50.740 · ford
15	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:50.860 · ford
16	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:51.170 · ford
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	1:52.190 · ford
18	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:52.190 · ford
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:52.210 · alfa-romeo
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:52.540 · ford
21	Derek Daly	March	1:52.650 · ford
22	Marc Surer	Theodore	1:52.850 · ford
23	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1:53.160 · ford
24	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:53.190 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	43
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	35
3	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
4	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	24
5	Gilles Villeneuve	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	21
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	20
7	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
8	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
9	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
11	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	8
12	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	7
13	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
14	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	5
15	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
16	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
17	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
17	Slim Borgudd	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1