1981 - Marlboro British Grand Prix

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1981 - Marlboro British Grand Prix

Race Name - Marlboro British Grand Prix
Date - 7/18/1981
Race Track - Silverstone Circuit
Number of Starting Cars - 24
Laps Run - 68
Pole Winner Rene Arnoux
Average Race Speed - 221.537 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 3 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Rene Arnoux
Race Number - 9

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	5	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
2	9	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	14	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
4	23	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
5	13	Hctor Rebaque	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	21	Slim Borgudd	Team ATS	ATS HGS-1	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	17	Derek Daly	March Grand Prix Team	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	20	JeanPierre Jarier	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	1	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
10	10	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	24	Marc Surer	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
12	11	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
13	14	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi Automotive	Fittipaldi F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	22	Elio de Angelis	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	2	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
16	15	Patrick Tambay	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
17	4	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
18	3	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	12	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
20	8	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
21	7	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
22	6	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
23	19	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
24	18	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV