| «1981-08» | France Grand Prix - LXVII Grand Prix de France |
| 1981-07-05 | Dijon-Prenois - 80 laps × 3.8 km : 304.0 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:09.140 | 197.859 km/h | 64 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.290 | 197.431 km/h | 66 | +00.150 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.300 | 197.403 km/h | 66 | +00.160 |
| 4 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:09.320 | 197.346 km/h | 67 | +00.180 |
| 5 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.850 | 195.848 km/h | 69 | +00.710 |
| 6 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.970 | 195.512 km/h | 67 | +00.830 |
| 7 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:09.970 | 195.512 km/h | 69 | +00.830 |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:10.300 | 194.595 km/h | 65 | +01.160 |
| 9 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.750 | 193.357 km/h | 74 | +01.610 |
| 10 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.760 | 193.330 km/h | 6 | +01.620 |
| 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.990 | 192.703 km/h | 68 | +01.850 |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.130 | 192.324 km/h | 74 | +01.990 |
| 13 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.210 | 189.447 km/h | 71 | +03.070 |
| 14 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.240 | 189.369 km/h | 72 | +03.100 |
| 15 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:12.390 | 188.976 km/h | 44 | +03.250 |
| 16 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:12.580 | 188.482 km/h | 4 | +03.440 |
| 17 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.190 | 186.911 km/h | 8 | +04.050 |
| 18 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 01:13.370 | 186.452 km/h | 28 | +04.230 |
| 19 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:13.550 | 185.996 km/h | 10 | +04.410 |
| 20 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.930 | 185.040 km/h | 28 | +04.790 |
| 21 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.150 | 184.491 km/h | 68 | +05.010 |
| 22 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.300 | 184.118 km/h | 6 | +05.160 |
| 23 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.010 | 182.376 km/h | 5 | +05.870 |