1981 Italian Grand Prix

Fact File

Date:	Sunday, 13 September 1981
Winner:	Alain Prost Renault
Pole position:	Rene Arnoux Renault
Fastest lap:	Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Cosworth
Circuit:	Monza, 52 laps
Round:	13 of 15

Race Result

Pos		Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time	Points
1	+2	Alain Prost	Renault	52	1hr 26m 33.897s	9
2	+3	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	52	+22.175s	6
3	-1	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	52	+50.587s	4
4	+7	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	52	+1m 32.902s	3
5	+3	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	52	+1m 34.522s	2
6		Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	51	DNF	1
7	+9	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	51	DNF
8	+2	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	50	+2 laps
9	+9	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford Cosworth	50	+2 laps
10	+13	Brian Henton	Toleman-Hart	49	+3 laps
R		Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	41	DNF
R		Derek Daly	March-Ford Cosworth	37	DNF
R		Patrick Tambay	Ligier-Matra	22	DNF
R		Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	21	DNF
R		John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	19	DNF
R		Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	19	DNF
R		Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	16	DNF
R		Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	13	DNF
R		Rene Arnoux	Renault	12	DNF
R		Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	11	DNF
R		Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	11	DNF
R		Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford Cosworth	10	DNF
R		Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	6	DNF
R		Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	0	DNF

Starting Grid

• Highlight: race winner
• Highlight: second place
• Highlight: third place

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time
1	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:33.467
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:34.140
3	Alain Prost	Renault	1:34.374
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:35.062
5	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:35.359
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:35.449
7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:35.557
8	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.596
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.627
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:35.946
11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.158
12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.210
13	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.296
14
15	Patrick Tambay	Ligier-Matra	1:36.515
16	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.019
17	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.160
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:37.264
19	Derek Daly	March-Ford Cosworth	1:37.309
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:37.355
21	Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:37.807
22
23	Brian Henton	Toleman-Hart	1:38.012
24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:38.053
Started from the pit lane
	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:36.472
	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.912

Qualifying Result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	Rene Arnoux	Renault	1:33.467
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:34.140	0.673
3	Alain Prost	Renault	1:34.374	0.907
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	1:35.062	1.595
5	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford Cosworth	1:35.359	1.892
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:35.449	1.982
7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:35.557	2.090
8	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.596	2.129
9	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.627	2.160
10	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:35.946	2.479
11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.158	2.691
12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	1:36.210	2.743
13	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.296	2.829
14	Hector Rebaque	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	1:36.472	3.005
15	Patrick Tambay	Ligier-Matra	1:36.515	3.048
16	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	1:37.019	3.552
17	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.160	3.693
18	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:37.264	3.797
19	Derek Daly	March-Ford Cosworth	1:37.309	3.842
20	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:37.355	3.888
21	Slim Borgudd	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1:37.807	4.340
22	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	1:37.912	4.445
23	Brian Henton	Toleman-Hart	1:38.012	4.545
24	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	1:38.053	4.586
Did not qualify
25	Marc Surer	Theodore-Ford Cosworth	1:38.114	4.647
26	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella-Ford Cosworth	1:38.474	5.007
27	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:39.279	5.812
28	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	1:39.713	6.246
29	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:40.345	6.878
30	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi-Ford Cosworth	1:40.437	6.970

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	49
2	Nelson Piquet	46
3	Alain Prost	37
4	Alan Jones	37
5	Jacques Laffite	34
6	Gilles Villeneuve	21
7	John Watson	21
8	Elio de Angelis	13
9	Rene Arnoux	11
10	Hector Rebaque	11
11	Riccardo Patrese	10
12	Eddie Cheever	10
13	Didier Pironi	9
14	Nigel Mansell	5
15	Marc Surer	4
16	Mario Andretti	3
17	Patrick Tambay	1
=	Andrea de Cesaris	1
=	Slim Borgudd	1
=	Eliseo Salazar	1

Constructor

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Williams-Ford Cosworth	86
2	Brabham-Ford Cosworth	57
3	Renault	48
4	Ligier-Matra	34
5	Ferrari	30
6	McLaren-Ford Cosworth	22
7	Lotus-Ford Cosworth	18
8	Arrows-Ford Cosworth	10
9	Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	10
10	Ensign-Ford Cosworth	5
11	Alfa Romeo	3
12	Theodore-Ford Cosworth	1
=	ATS-Ford Cosworth	1

Statistics & Milestones

Race debut

Constructor: Toleman

Wins

Driver: 3rd for Alain Prost

Constructor: 7th for Renault

Podiums

Driver: 44th for Carlos Reutemann NEW RECORD, 23rd for Alan Jones, 5th for Alain Prost

Constructor: 41st & 42nd for Williams, 14th for Renault

Poles

Driver: 9th for Rene Arnoux

Constructor: 17th for Renault

Fastest laps

Driver: 6th and last for Carlos Reutemann

Constructor: 18th for Williams

Front row starts

Driver: 19th for Carlos Reutemann, 16th for Rene Arnoux

See also

• Italian Grand Prix
• Monza Circuit
• 1981 World Championship season