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Home / Seasons / 1981 F1 World Championship Season / 1981 Italian Grand Prix

1981 Italian Grand Prix

355th World Championship race, 32nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix, 31st World Championship race at Monza

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1980 Italian Grand Prix

1982 Italian Grand Prix

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Fact File

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

Race Result

Pos DriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2France flag lazyload Alain ProstRenault521hr 26m 33.897s9
2+3Australia flag lazyload Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth52+22.175s6
3-1Argentina flag lazyload Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth52+50.587s4
4+7Italy flag lazyload Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth52+1m 32.902s3
5+3France flag lazyload Didier PironiFerrari52+1m 34.522s2
6 Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth51DNF1
7+9Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
8+2Italy flag lazyload Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo50+2 laps 
9+9France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
10+13United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian HentonToleman-Hart49+3 laps 
R USA flag lazyload Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo41DNF 
R Ireland flag lazyload Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R France flag lazyload Patrick TambayLigier-Matra22DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R Chile flag lazyload Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxRenault12DNF 
R France flag lazyload Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra11DNF 
R USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R Sweden flag lazyload Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R Canada flag lazyload Gilles VilleneuveFerrari6DNF 
R Mexico flag lazyload Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting Grid

  • Highlight: race winner
  • Highlight: second place
  • Highlight: third place
PosDriverConstructorTime
1France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxRenault1:33.467
2Argentina flag lazyload Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:34.140
3France flag lazyload Alain ProstRenault1:34.374
4France flag lazyload Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:35.062
5Australia flag lazyload Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:35.359
6Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth1:35.449
7United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:35.557
8France flag lazyload Didier PironiFerrari1:35.596
9Canada flag lazyload Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:35.627
10Italy flag lazyload Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:35.946
11Italy flag lazyload Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth1:36.158
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1:36.210
13USA flag lazyload Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:36.296
14   
15France flag lazyload Patrick TambayLigier-Matra1:36.515
16Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:37.019
17USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.160
18France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth1:37.264
19Ireland flag lazyload Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth1:37.309
20Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth1:37.355
21Sweden flag lazyload Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth1:37.807
22   
23United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian HentonToleman-Hart1:38.012
24Chile flag lazyload Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth1:38.053
Started from the pit lane
 Mexico flag lazyload Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth1:36.472
 Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.912

Qualifying Result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1France flag lazyload Rene ArnouxRenault1:33.467 
2Argentina flag lazyload Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:34.1400.673
3France flag lazyload Alain ProstRenault1:34.3740.907
4France flag lazyload Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:35.0621.595
5Australia flag lazyload Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:35.3591.892
6Brazil flag lazyload Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth1:35.4491.982
7United Kingdom flag lazyload John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:35.5572.090
8France flag lazyload Didier PironiFerrari1:35.5962.129
9Canada flag lazyload Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:35.6272.160
10Italy flag lazyload Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:35.9462.479
11Italy flag lazyload Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth1:36.1582.691
12United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1:36.2102.743
13USA flag lazyload Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo1:36.2962.829
14Mexico flag lazyload Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth1:36.4723.005
15France flag lazyload Patrick TambayLigier-Matra1:36.5153.048
16Italy flag lazyload Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:37.0193.552
17USA flag lazyload Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.1603.693
18France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth1:37.2643.797
19Ireland flag lazyload Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth1:37.3093.842
20Italy flag lazyload Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth1:37.3553.888
21Sweden flag lazyload Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth1:37.8074.340
22Italy flag lazyload Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:37.9124.445
23United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian HentonToleman-Hart1:38.0124.545
24Chile flag lazyload Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth1:38.0534.586
Did not qualify
25Switzerland flag Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:38.1144.647
26Italy flag lazyload Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth1:38.4745.007
27United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:39.2795.812
28Italy flag lazyload Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth1:39.7136.246
29Finland flag lazyload Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1:40.3456.878
30Brazil flag lazyload Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth1:40.4376.970

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann49
2Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet46
3France flag lazyload Alain Prost37
4Australia flag lazyload Alan Jones37
5France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite34
6Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve21
7United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson21
8Italy flag lazyload Elio de Angelis13
9France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux11
10Mexico flag lazyload Hector Rebaque11
11Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese10
12USA flag lazyload Eddie Cheever10
13France flag lazyload Didier Pironi9
14United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel Mansell5
15Switzerland flag Marc Surer4
16USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti3
17France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay1
=Italy flag lazyload Andrea de Cesaris1
=Sweden flag lazyload Slim Borgudd1
=Chile flag lazyload Eliseo Salazar1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Ford Cosworth86
2United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham-Ford Cosworth57
3France flag lazyload Renault48
4France flag lazyload Ligier-Matra34
5Italy flag lazyload Ferrari30
6United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren-Ford Cosworth22
7United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus-Ford Cosworth18
8United Kingdom flag lazyload Arrows-Ford Cosworth10
9United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth10
10United Kingdom flag lazyload Ensign-Ford Cosworth5
11Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo3
12Hong Kong flag lazyload Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=Germany flag lazyload ATS-Ford Cosworth1

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

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