1981 GERMAN GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
02 Aug 1981
Hockenheimring, Germany
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:47.500 |
| 2 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:47.960 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:48.430 |
| 4 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:48.490 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:49.000 |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:49.030 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:49.280 |
| 8 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:49.440 |
| 9 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:49.520 |
| 10 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:49.580 |
| 11 | 25 | Patrick TambayTAM | Ligier Matra | 1:50.000 |
| 12 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:50.640 |
| 13 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:50.650 |
| 14 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:50.740 |
| 15 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:50.860 |
| 16 | 6 | Hector RebaqueREB | Brabham Ford | 1:51.170 |
| 17 | 32 | Jean-Pierre JarierJAR | Osella Hart | 1:52.190 |
| 18 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:52.190 |
| 19 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:52.210 |
| 20 | 10 | Slim BorguddBOR | ATS Ford | 1:52.540 |
| 21 | 17 | Derek DalyDAL | March Ford | 1:52.650 |
| 22 | 33 | Marc SurerSUR | Theodore Ford | 1:52.850 |
| 23 | 14 | Eliseo SalazarSAL | Ensign Ford | 1:53.160 |
| 24 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:53.190 |