- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, John Watson, and Nelson Piquet
- Race date
- July 5, 1981
- Pole
- René Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Alain Prost
- Classified drivers
- 29
- Circuit
- Dijon-Prenois
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for Renault. John Watson is listed 2 for McLaren, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.
Grid to finish
Didier Pironi from P14 to P5 (+9), Marc Surer from P21 to P12 (+9), and Michele Alboreto from P23 to P16 (+7) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 5 DNQ, 4 +1 lap, 4 +2 laps, 4 +3 laps, and 4 Finished. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:09.140 on lap 64. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.