Round 10 · 1981
German Grand Prix
Hockenheimring, Germany · Sun 2 Aug · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 1:25:55.600 | 9 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | +11.520 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 7 | +1:04.600 | 4 |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 16 | +1:39.690 | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 18 | +1:50.520 | 2 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 9 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 14 | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 17 | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 8 | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Alan Jones | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | |
| 12 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 26 | +1 Lap | |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | +1 Lap | |
| 14 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 22 | Suspension | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 17 | +2 Laps | |
| — | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 23 | Not classified | |
| — | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 28 | Engine | |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 3 | Engine | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 13 | Engine | |
| — | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 11 | Transmission | |
| — | Derek Daly | March | 21 | Suspension | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 15 | Fuel leak | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 10 | Collision | |
| — | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 5 | Electrical |