Race Result
| GP n. 350 - 05/07/1981 - Grand Prix of France Circuit de Dijon-Prenois |
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| Winner: | Alain Prost / Renault - 1:35'48.13 | ||||||
| Pole Position: | Rene Arnoux / Renault - 1:05.95 | ||||||
| Fastest Lap: | Alain Prost / Renault - 1:09.14 | ||||||
| Pos | Nš | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
| 1 | 15 | Renault | 80 | 1:35'48.13 | 3 | 9 | |
| 2 | 7 | McLaren-Ford | 80 | + 2.29 | 2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 5 | Brabham-Ford | 80 | + 24.22 | 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | 16 | Renault | 80 | + 42.30 | 1 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Ferrari | 79 | + 1 lap | 14 | 2 | |
| 6 | 11 | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 lap | 8 | 1 | |
| 7 | 12 | Lotus-Ford | 79 | + 1 lap | 13 | 0 | |
| 8 | 22 | Alfa Romeo | 79 | + 1 lap | 10 | 0 | |
| 9 | 6 | Brabham-Ford | 78 | + 2 laps | 15 | 0 | |
| 10 | 2 | Williams-Ford | 78 | + 2 laps | 7 | 0 | |
| 11 | 8 | McLaren-Ford | 78 | + 2 laps | 5 | 0 | |
| 12 | 33 | Theodore-Ford | 78 | + 2 laps | 21 | 0 | |
| 13 | 3 | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 19 | 0 | |
| 14 | 29 | Arrows-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 18 | 0 | |
| 15 | 23 | Alfa Romeo | 77 | + 3 laps | 12 | 0 | |
| 16 | 4 | Tyrrell-Ford | 77 | + 3 laps | 23 | 0 | |
| 17 | 1 | Williams-Ford | 76 | collision | 9 | 0 | |
| Ret | 26 | Ligier-Matra | 57 | suspension | 6 | 0 | |
| Ret | 17 | March-Ford | 55 | engine | 20 | 0 | |
| Ret | 27 | Ferrari | 41 | electrical | 11 | 0 | |
| Ret | 25 | Ligier-Matra | 30 | wheel bearing | 16 | 0 | |
| Ret | 20 | Fittipaldi-Ford | 11 | suspension | 17 | 0 | |
| Ret | 14 | Ensign-Ford | 6 | suspension | 22 | 0 | |
| Dnq | 30 | Arrows-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 9 | ATS-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 31 | Osella-Ford | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 35 | Toleman-Hart | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dnq | 36 | Toleman-Hart | did not qualify | 0 | |||
| Dns | 21 | Fittipaldi-Ford | did not start | 24 | 0 | ||