1981 French Grand Prix
- Round
- 8 of 1981
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois
- Location
- Dijon, France
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Constructor
- Renault
- Entrant
- Renault
- Pole position
- Rene Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 80 | 9 | — · fastest lap |
| 2 | John Watson | McLaren | 2 | 80 | 6 | — |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 4 | 80 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Rene Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 80 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 14 | 79 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 79 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 79 | — | — |
| 8 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 79 | — | — |
| 9 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 15 | 78 | — | — |
| 10 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 7 | 78 | — | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 5 | 78 | — | — |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 21 | 78 | — | — |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 77 | — | — |
| 14 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 18 | 77 | — | — |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 77 | — | — |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 23 | 77 | — | — |
| 17 | Alan Jones | Williams | 9 | 76 | — | — |
| DNS | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | DNS |
| DNQ | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 6 | 57 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 11 | 41 | — | Electrical |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 16 | 30 | — | Wheel bearing |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 17 | 11 | — | Suspension |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | 20 | 55 | — | Engine |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 22 | 6 | — | Suspension |