Who won the British Grand Prix 1981?

John Watson won the British Grand Prix 1981, driving for McLaren.

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Round 9 · 1981

British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit · 1981-07-18

McLaren

Ligier

John Watson won the British Grand Prix 1981 at Silverstone Circuit on 18 July 1981, starting from P5 on the grid. Carlos Reutemann finished second for Williams, with Jacques Laffite completing the podium for Ligier.

Race Results

Pos	Grid	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Status	Pts
1	5	John WatsonWAT	McLaren	68	1:26:54.80	9
2	9	Carlos ReutemannREU	Williams	68	+40.65	6
3	14	Jacques LaffiteLAF	Ligier	67	+1 Lap	4
4	23	Eddie CheeverCHE	Tyrrell	67	+1 Lap	3
5	13	Hector RebaqueREB	Brabham	67	+1 Lap	2
6	21	Slim BorguddBOR	ATS	67	+1 Lap	1
7	17	Derek DalyDAL	March	66	+2 Laps	0
8	20	Jean-Pierre JarierJAR	Osella	65	+3 Laps	0
9	1	René ArnouxARN	Renault	64	Distributor	0
10	10	Riccardo PatresePAT	Arrows	64	Engine	0
11	24	Marc SurerSUR	Theodore	61	Out of fuel	0
R	11	Mario AndrettiAND	Alfa Romeo	59	Throttle	0
R	14	Keke RosbergROS	Fittipaldi	56	Suspension	0
D	22	Elio de AngelisDEA	Team Lotus	25	Disqualified	0
R	2	Alain ProstPRO	Renault	17	Distributor	0
R	15	Patrick TambayTAM	Ligier	15	Clutch	0
R	4	Didier PironiPIR	Ferrari	13	Turbo	0
R	3	Nelson PiquetPIQ	Brabham	11	Tyre	0
R	12	Bruno GiacomelliGIA	Alfa Romeo	5	Transmission	0
R	8	Gilles VilleneuveVIL	Ferrari	4	Spun off	0
R	7	Alan JonesJON	Williams	3	Collision	0
R	6	Andrea de CesarisDEC	McLaren	3	Spun off	0
R	19	Michele AlboretoALB	Tyrrell	1	Clutch	0
R	18	Siegfried StohrSTO	Arrows	8	Spun off	0
F	0	Chico SerraSER	Fittipaldi	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Brian HentonHEN	Toleman	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Nigel MansellMAN	Team Lotus	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Eliseo SalazarSAL	Ensign	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Derek WarwickWAR	Toleman	0	Did not qualify	0
F	0	Beppe GabbianiGAB	Osella	0	Did not qualify	0

Key links:

Winner John Watson
Circuit Silverstone Circuit
Winning team McLaren

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