1981 / ROUND 10

German Grand Prix

WinnerNelson PiquetPublished race classification

Official poleAlain ProstSeparate from qualifying rank

Race distance305.505 km45 laps

Race entries30Includes non-starts and exclusions

Points after this race

Championship

Result	Driver	Constructor	Qual.	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	6	6	45	1:25:55.600	9
2	Alain Prost	Renault	1	1	45	1:26:07.120	6
3	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	7	7	45	1:27:00.200	4
4	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	16	16	45	1:27:35.290	3
5	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	18	18	45	1:27:46.120	2
6	John Watson	McLaren	9	9	44	+1 lap	1
7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	14	14	44	+1 lap	0
8	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	17	17	44	+1 lap	0
9	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	12	12	44	+1 lap	0
10	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	8	8	44	+1 lap	0
11	Alan Jones	Williams	4	4	44	+1 lap	0
12	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	24	24	44	+1 lap	0
13	René Arnoux	Renault	2	2	44	+1 lap	0
14	Marc Surer	Theodore	22	22	43	Suspension	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	19	19	43	+2 laps	0
NC	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	23	23	39	+6 laps	0
DNF	Slim Borgudd	ATS	20	20	35	Engine	0
DNF	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	3	3	27	Engine	0
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	13	13	27	Engine	0
DNF	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	11	11	27	Transmission	0
DNF	Derek Daly	March	21	21	15	Suspension	0
DNF	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	15	15	12	Fuel leak	0
DNF	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	10	10	4	Collision	0
DNF	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	5	5	1	Electrical	0
DNQ	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	25	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Brian Henton	Toleman	26	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	27	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	28	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	29	—	—	DNQ	0
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	30	—	—	DNQ	0

Position	Driver	Published overall / latest phase
1	Alain Prost	1:47.500
2	René Arnoux	1:47.960
3	Carlos Reutemann	1:48.430
4	Alan Jones	1:48.490
5	Didier Pironi	1:49.000
6	Nelson Piquet	1:49.030
7	Jacques Laffite	1:49.280
8	Gilles Villeneuve	1:49.440
9	John Watson	1:49.520
10	Andrea de Cesaris	1:49.580
11	Patrick Tambay	1:50.000
12	Mario Andretti	1:50.640
13	Riccardo Patrese	1:50.650
14	Elio de Angelis	1:50.740
15	Nigel Mansell	1:50.860
16	Héctor Rebaque	1:51.170
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1:52.190
18	Eddie Cheever	1:52.190
19	Bruno Giacomelli	1:52.210
20	Slim Borgudd	1:52.540
21	Derek Daly	1:52.650
22	Marc Surer	1:52.850
23	Eliseo Salazar	1:53.160
24	Siegfried Stohr	1:53.190
25	Keke Rosberg	1:53.280
26	Brian Henton	1:53.310
27	Beppe Gabbiani	1:53.390
28	Derek Warwick	1:53.580
29	Michele Alboreto	1:53.690
30	Chico Serra	1:54.890

Time columns can refer to different phases; Head 2 Head uses a common phase. Grid penalties and Sprint-defined grids do not rewrite qualifying.