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1981 Italian Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitMonza, 52 laps
Round13 of 15
Race numbers

The 1981 Italian Grand Prix was the:

  • 355th World Championship race
  • 32nd World Championship Italian Grand Prix
  • 31st World Championship race at Monza
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FRA) Alain ProstRenault521hr 26m 33.897s9
2+3(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth52+22.175s6
3-1(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth52+50.587s4
4+7(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth52+1m 32.902s3
5+3(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari52+1m 34.522s2
6 (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth51DNF1
7+9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth51DNF 
8+2(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo50+2 laps 
9+9(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth50+2 laps 
10+13(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart49+3 laps 
R (USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo41DNF 
R (IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra22DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth19DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth16DNF 
R (CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth13DNF 
R (FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault12DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra11DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari6DNF 
R (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Notes

  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 51 in P3 before retiring on the final lap.
  • Andrea de Cesaris ended lap 51 in P7 before retiring on the final lap.

Starting grid

Pole time: 1:33.467

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxRenault
2(ARG) Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford Cosworth
3(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra
5(AUS) Alan JonesWilliams-Ford Cosworth
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford Cosworth
7(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
8(FRA) Didier PironiFerrari
9(CAN) Gilles VilleneuveFerrari
10(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
11(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford Cosworth
12(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth
13(USA) Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
14  
15(FRA) Patrick TambayLigier-Matra
16(ITA) Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
17(USA) Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
18(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierOsella-Ford Cosworth
19(IRL) Derek DalyMarch-Ford Cosworth
20(ITA) Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford Cosworth
21(SWE) Slim BorguddATS-Ford Cosworth
22  
23(GBR) Brian HentonToleman-Hart
24(CHL) Eliseo SalazarEnsign-Ford Cosworth
Started from the pit lane
 (MEX) Hector RebaqueBrabham-Ford Cosworth
 (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Non-qualifiers

DriverConstructor
(CHE) Marc SurerTheodore-Ford Cosworth
(ITA) Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford Cosworth
(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
(ITA) Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford Cosworth
(FIN) Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth
(BRA) Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford Cosworth

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(ARG) Carlos Reutemann49
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet46
3(FRA) Alain Prost37
4(AUS) Alan Jones37
5(FRA) Jacques Laffite34
6(CAN) Gilles Villeneuve21
7(GBR) John Watson21
8(ITA) Elio de Angelis13
9(FRA) Rene Arnoux11
10(MEX) Hector Rebaque11
11(ITA) Riccardo Patrese10
12(USA) Eddie Cheever10
13(FRA) Didier Pironi9
14(GBR) Nigel Mansell5
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(USA) Mario Andretti3
17(FRA) Patrick Tambay1
=(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris1
=(SWE) Slim Borgudd1
=(CHL) Eliseo Salazar1

Constructor

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

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Toleman
Wins
3rd for Alain Prost
7th for Renault
Podiums
44th for Carlos Reutemann NEW RECORD
23rd for Alan Jones
5th for Alain Prost
41st & 42nd for Williams
14th for Renault
Poles
9th for Rene Arnoux
17th for Renault
Fastest laps
6th and last for Carlos Reutemann
18th for Williams (last until 1985)
Front row starts
19th for Carlos Reutemann
16th for Rene Arnoux