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Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

Details
DateSunday 2 August 1981
Start time14:00
EventGerman GP
CircuitHockenheim
Event FormatRace of 45 laps
Race11 of 16
Championship race352
Circuit
Laps45
Circuit Perimeter6789 m
Race Distance6789 × 45 = 305.505 km
Grid Format2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole PositionRight
First CornerRight
Track DirectionClockwise
Weather
WeatherHot, Dry
Participants
Entries30
Qualifiers24
Finishers15
Championship Debutants
Tyrrell 011 (Car Model),    Williams FW07D (Car Model)
MilestonesAlain Prost - 1st Pole Position (Driver)
Alfa Romeo - 100th Race Entry (Car Manufacturer)
Avon - 20th Race Entry (Tyre Manufacturer)
Chico Serra - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Eliseo Salazar - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Ensign Racing - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Equipe Talbot Gitanes - 20th Race Entry (Entrant)
Marlboro McLaren International - 20th Race Entry (Entrant)
Michelin - 25th Pole Position (Tyre Manufacturer)
Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team - 20th Race Entry (Entrant)
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC - 500th Race Entry (Entrant)
Siegfried Stohr - 10th Race Entry (Driver)
Theodore Racing Team - 10th Race Entry (Entrant)
Tyrrell Racing Team - 20th Race Entry (Entrant)
Valvoline - 250th Race Entry (Lubricant Manufacturer)
Records Broken 1. Most 5th Fastest Laps – Brabham (21),
2. Most 11th Fastest Laps – Lotus (16),
3. Most 18th Fastest Laps – Mario Andretti (6)
Records Extended 1. Most Retirements – Lotus (393),
2. Most 15th Fastest Laps – Lotus (18),
3. Most Race Entries – Lotus (910),
4. Most 5th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (84),
5. Most 8th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (53),
6. Most 14th Place Qualifications – Lotus (41),
7. Most 21st Place Qualifications – March (23)

Championships
1 Carlos Reutemann 43 
same
2 Nélson Piquet 35 
same
3 Jacques Laffite 25 
up
4 Alan Jones 24 
down
5 Gilles Villeneuve 21 
down
6 John Watson 20 
same
7 Alain Prost 19 
same
8 Riccardo Patrese 10 
same
9 Eddie Cheever 10 
same
10 Hector Rebaque 8 
up
11 Elio de Angelis 8 
down
12 Didier Pironi 7 
down
13 Nigel Mansell 5 
down
14 René Arnoux 5 
down
15 Marc Surer 4 
same
16 Mario Andretti 3 
same
17 Patrick Tambay 1 
same
 Slim Borgudd 1 
same
 Andrea de Cesaris 1 
same
1 Williams / Ford 67 
same
2 Brabham / Ford 43 
same
3 Ferrari / Ferrari 28 
same
4 Ligier / Matra 25 
same
5 Renault / Renault 24 
up
6 McLaren / Ford 21 
down
7 Lotus / Ford 13 
same
8 Arrows / Ford 10 
same
9 Tyrrell / Ford 10 
same
10 Ensign / Ford 4 
same
11 Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo 3 
same
12 Theodore / Ford 1 
same
 ATS / Ford 1 
same

Results
 WinnerPole PositionFastest Lap
Car NumberCar 5Car 15Car 1
EntrantParmalat Racing TeamEquipe Renault ElfTAG Williams Team
DriverNélson PiquetAlain ProstAlan Jones
CarBrabham BT49CRenault RE30Williams FW07D
EngineFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Renault 1.5 V6TFord Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8
Time1:25'55.601'47.501'52.42
Speed213.325 km/h227.353 km/h217.403 km/h


Overview - Entry List - Qualification - Starting Grid - Classification - Fastest Laps - Laps Led

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