Race results
Race startJuly 18, 1981 at 01:00British Summer Time
| POS. | NO. | Driver | Team | TIME | Laps | Fastest Lap | PIT | Grid | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1:26:54.8 | 68 | - | - | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +40.650 | 68 | - | - | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 14 | 4 |
| 4 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 23 | 3 |
| 5 | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 13 | 2 |
| 6 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | +1 Lap | 67 | - | - | 21 | 1 |
| 7 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | +2 Laps | 66 | - | - | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +3 Laps | 65 | - | - | 20 | 0 |
| - | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Distributor) | 64 | - | - | 1 | 0 |
| - | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Engine) | 64 | - | - | 10 | 0 |
| - | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | DNF (Out of fuel) | 61 | - | - | 24 | 0 |
| - | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Throttle) | 59 | - | - | 11 | 0 |
| - | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Suspension) | 56 | - | - | 14 | 0 |
| - | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | DSQ | 25 | - | - | 22 | 0 |
| - | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Distributor) | 17 | - | - | 2 | 0 |
| - | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Clutch) | 15 | - | - | 15 | 0 |
| - | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | DNF (Turbo) | 13 | - | - | 4 | 0 |
| - | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | DNF (Tyre) | 11 | - | - | 3 | 0 |
| - | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Transmission) | 5 | - | - | 12 | 0 |
| - | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Spun off) | 4 | - | - | 8 | 0 |
| - | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | DNF (Collision) | 3 | - | - | 7 | 0 |
| - | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | DNF (Spun off) | 3 | - | - | 6 | 0 |
| - | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Clutch) | 1 | - | - | 19 | 0 |
| - | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | DNF (Spun off) | 8 | - | - | 18 | 0 |