| «1981-09» | Britain Grand Prix - XXXIV British Grand Prix |
| 1981-07-18 | Silverstone - 68 laps × 4.719 km : 320.892 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:11.000 | 239.273 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:11.046 | +00.046 (+0.065%) | +00.046 |
| 3 | 3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:11.952 | +00.952 (+1.341%) | +00.906 |
| 4 | 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:12.644 | +01.644 (+2.315%) | +00.692 |
| 5 | 5 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.712 | +01.712 (+2.411%) | +00.068 |
| 6 | 6 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.728 | +01.728 (+2.434%) | +00.016 |
| 7 | 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:12.998 | +01.998 (+2.814%) | +00.270 |
| 8 | 8 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:13.311 | +02.311 (+3.255%) | +00.313 |
| 9 | 9 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.371 | +02.371 (+3.339%) | +00.060 |
| 10 | 10 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:13.762 | +02.762 (+3.890%) | +00.391 |
| 11 | 11 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 01:13.928 | +02.928 (+4.124%) | +00.166 |
| 12 | 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:14.119 | +03.119 (+4.393%) | +00.191 |
| 13 | 13 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:14.542 | +03.542 (+4.989%) | +00.423 |
| 14 | 14 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:14.798 | +03.798 (+5.349%) | +00.256 |
| 15 | 15 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier • Matra | 01:14.976 | +03.976 (+5.600%) | +00.178 |
| 16 | 16 | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.165 | +04.165 (+5.866%) | +00.189 |
| 17 | 17 | 17 | Derek Daly | March • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.189 | +04.189 (+5.900%) | +00.024 |
| 18 | 18 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.304 | +04.304 (+6.062%) | +00.115 |
| 19 | 19 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.850 | +04.850 (+6.831%) | +00.546 |
| 20 | 20 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.898 | +04.898 (+6.899%) | +00.048 |
| 21 | 21 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.959 | +04.959 (+6.985%) | +00.061 |
| 22 | 22 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:15.971 | +04.971 (+7.001%) | +00.012 |
| 23 | 23 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.099 | +05.099 (+7.182%) | +00.128 |
| 24 | 24 | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.155 | +05.155 (+7.261%) | +00.056 |
| 25 | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.360 | +05.360 (+7.549%) | +00.205 | |
| 26 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman • Hart | 01:16.388 | +05.388 (+7.589%) | +00.028 | |
| 27 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.432 | +05.432 (+7.651%) | +00.044 | |
| 28 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:16.694 | +05.694 (+8.020%) | +00.262 | |
| 29 | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:16.891 | +05.891 (+8.297%) | +00.197 | |
| 30 | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:17.784 | +06.784 (+9.555%) | +00.893 |