1981 German Grand Prix
- Round
- 10 of 1981
- Circuit
- Hockenheimring
- Location
- Hockenheim, Germany
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Nelson Piquet
- Constructor
- Brabham
- Entrant
- Brabham-Ford
- Pole position
- Alain Prost
- Fastest lap
- Alan Jones
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 45 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 45 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | 45 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | 45 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | 45 | 2 | — |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | 44 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 44 | — | — |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | 44 | — | — |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 44 | — | — |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | 44 | — | — |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | 44 | — | — · fastest lap |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 24 | 44 | — | — |
| 13 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 2 | 44 | — | — |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | 43 | — | Suspension |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 43 | — | — |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | 27 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | 1 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | 4 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | 27 | — | Transmission |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | 27 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | 12 | — | Fuel leak |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 20 | 35 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | 21 | 15 | — | Suspension |
| NC | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | 39 | — | NC |