| «1981-08» | France Grand Prix - LXVII Grand Prix de France |
| 1981-07-05 | Dijon-Prenois - 80 laps × 3.8 km : 304.0 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:05.950 | 207.430 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:06.360 | +00.410 (+0.622%) | +00.410 |
| 3 | 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:06.360 | +00.410 (+0.622%) | +00.000 |
| 4 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:06.910 | +00.960 (+1.456%) | +00.550 |
| 5 | 5 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:07.030 | +01.080 (+1.638%) | +00.120 |
| 6 | 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:07.090 | +01.140 (+1.729%) | +00.060 |
| 7 | 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:07.420 | +01.470 (+2.229%) | +00.330 |
| 8 | 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:07.520 | +01.570 (+2.381%) | +00.100 |
| 9 | 9 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:07.530 | +01.580 (+2.396%) | +00.010 |
| 10 | 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:07.560 | +01.610 (+2.441%) | +00.030 |
| 11 | 11 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:07.600 | +01.650 (+2.502%) | +00.040 |
| 12 | 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:07.630 | +01.680 (+2.547%) | +00.030 |
| 13 | 13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:07.720 | +01.770 (+2.684%) | +00.090 |
| 14 | 14 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:08.090 | +02.140 (+3.245%) | +00.370 |
| 15 | 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:08.210 | +02.260 (+3.427%) | +00.120 |
| 16 | 16 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 01:08.470 | +02.520 (+3.821%) | +00.260 |
| 17 | 17 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.350 | +03.400 (+5.155%) | +00.880 |
| 18 | 18 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.370 | +03.420 (+5.186%) | +00.020 |
| 19 | 19 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.880 | +03.930 (+5.959%) | +00.510 |
| 20 | 20 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:09.940 | +03.990 (+6.050%) | +00.060 |
| 21 | 21 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.210 | +04.260 (+6.459%) | +00.270 |
| 22 | 22 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.500 | +04.550 (+6.899%) | +00.290 |
| 23 | 23 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.640 | +04.690 (+7.111%) | +00.140 |
| 24 | 24 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:10.860 | +04.910 (+7.445%) | +00.220 |
| 25 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.240 | +05.290 (+8.021%) | +00.380 | |
| 26 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | 01:11.280 | +05.330 (+8.082%) | +00.040 | |
| 27 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.200 | +06.250 (+9.477%) | +00.920 | |
| 28 | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.240 | +06.290 (+9.538%) | +00.040 | |
| 29 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:13.650 | +07.700 (+11.676%) | +01.410 |