1981 German Grand Prix
Grand Prix
| Position | Driver number | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | G | 45 | 1:25:55.60 | 6 |
| 2 | 15 |  Alain Prost |
Renault | M | 45 | + 11.52 | 1 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | M | 45 | + 1:04.60 | 7 |
| 4 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque |
Brabham-Ford | G | 45 | + 1:39.69 | 16 |
| 5 | 3 |  Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell-Ford | A | 45 | + 1:50.52 | 18 |
| 6 | 7 |  John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | M | 44 | + 1 lap | 9 |
| 7 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | G | 44 | + 1 lap | 14 |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | M | 44 | + 1 lap | 17 |
| 9 | 22 | Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo | M | 44 | + 1 lap | 12 |
| 10 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | M | 44 | + 1 lap | 8 |
| 11 | 1 |  Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | G | 44 | + 1 lap | 4 |
| 12 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr |
Arrows-Ford | P | 44 | + 1 lap | 24 |
| 13 | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | M | 44 | + 1 lap | 2 |
| 14 | 33 |  Marc Surer |
Theodore-Ford | A | 43 | Suspension | 22 |
| 15 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | M | 43 | + 2 laps | 19 |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver number | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 1:48.09 | 1:47.50 | undefined | |
| 2 | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 1:47.96 | 1:48.08 | +0.46 | undefined |
| 3 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford | 1:50.20 | 1:48.43 | +0.93 | undefined |
| 4 | 1 | Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | 1:48.49 | 1:49.38 | +0.99 | undefined |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | 1:49.00 | 1:49.97 | +1.50 | undefined |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | 1:49.03 | 1:49.26 | +1.53 | undefined |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 1:50.27 | 1:49.28 | +1.78 | undefined |
| 8 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 1:49.44 | 1:50.24 | +1.94 | undefined |
| 9 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 1:49.52 | 1:50.36 | +2.02 | undefined |
| 10 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren-Ford | 1:50.07 | 1:49.58 | +2.08 | undefined |
| 11 | 25 | Patrick Tambay |
Ligier-Matra | 1:50.00 | 1:50.61 | +2.50 | undefined |
| 12 | 22 | Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo | 1:50.64 | 1:50.73 | +3.14 | undefined |
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford | 1:50.68 | 1:50.65 | +3.15 | undefined |
| 14 | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | 1:52.36 | 1:50.74 | +3.24 | undefined |
| 15 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Ford | 1:51.98 | 1:50.86 | +3.36 | undefined |
| 16 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque |
Brabham-Ford | 1:51.17 | 1:51.49 | +3.67 | undefined |
| 17 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | 1:52.19 | 1:52.95 | +4.69 | undefined |
| 18 | 3 | Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:52.19 | 1:52.44 | +4.69 | undefined |
| 19 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 1:52.21 | 1:52.59 | +4.71 | undefined |
| 20 | 9 |  Slim Borgudd |
ATS-Ford | 1:52.54 | 1:54.14 | +5.04 | undefined |
| 21 | 17 |  Derek Daly |
March-Ford | 1:55.80 | 1:52.65 | +5.15 | undefined |
| 22 | 33 | Marc Surer |
Theodore-Ford | 1:52.85 | 1:53.50 | +5.35 | undefined |
| 23 | 14 |  Eliseo Salazar |
Ensign-Ford | 1:55.58 | 1:53.16 | +5.66 | undefined |
| 24 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr |
Arrows-Ford | 1:53.19 | 1:53.33 | +5.69 | undefined |