| «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 | Laps | Time / Gap | Interval | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 80 | 1:35:48.130 | 190.392 km/h | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 80 | +02.290 | +02.290 | 6 |
| 3 | 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 80 | +24.220 | +21.930 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 80 | +42.300 | +18.080 | 3 |
| 5 | 14 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 79 | +1 lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 8 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 8 | 10 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 79 | +1 lap | ||
| 9 | 15 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 10 | 7 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 11 | 5 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 12 | 21 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 78 | +2 laps | ||
| 13 | 19 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 14 | 18 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 15 | 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 16 | 23 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 77 | +3 laps | ||
| 17 | 9 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 76 | +4 laps | ||
| 6 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 57 | collision | |||
| 20 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 55 | engine | |||
| 11 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 41 | turbo | |||
| 16 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 30 | wheel bearing | |||
| 17 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 11 | suspension | |||
| 22 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 6 | suspension | |||
| DNS | 24 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | accident | |||
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | |||||
| DNQ | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | |||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | |||||
| WDR | 32 | Miguel Angel Guerra | Osella • Ford Cosworth | injury |
Fastest lap - 01:09.140 - 197.859 km/h - Alain Prost (lap 64)
Comments
Race red-flagged on lap 58 due to rain.
Final classification determined by aggregate timing.