Race details | |||
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Race 8 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | |||
Date | July 5, 1981 | ||
Location | Dijon | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 3.801 km (2.361 mi) | ||
Distance | 80 laps, 304.08 km (188.88 mi) | ||
Weather | Wet | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Renault | ||
Time | 1:05.95 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Alain Prost | Renault | |
Time | 1:09.14 on lap 64 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Renault | ||
Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
Third | Brabham-Ford |
The 1981 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Dijon on July 5, 1981. The race was the first of an eventual 51 Grand Prix wins for Renault driver Alain Prost.