1981 Monaco Grand Prix
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Circuit | Monte Carlo, 76 laps |
Round | 6 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | +1 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 76 | 1hr 54m 23.380s | 9 |
2 | +5 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 76 | +39.910s | 6 |
3 | +5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 76 | +1m 29.240s | 4 |
4 | +13 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | 3 |
5 | +10 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +2 laps | 2 |
6 | +13 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford Cosworth | 74 | +2 laps | 1 |
7 | +9 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 72 | +4 laps | |
R | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 53 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 50 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 50 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | DNF | ||
R | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 34 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault | 32 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 16 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 15 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 0 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | DNF |
Notes
- Nelson Piquet ended lap 53 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pole time: 1:25.710
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth |
2 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari |
3 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
4 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
5 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
6 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
7 | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
8 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra |
9 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
10 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
11 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
12 | (USA) Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo |
13 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Renault |
14 | (ITA) Siegfried Stohr | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | Ferrari |
18 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo |
19 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Ensign-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
2 | (AUS) Alan Jones | 24 |
3 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 22 |
4 | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | 12 |
5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 11 |
6 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
7 | (FRA) Didier Pironi | 5 |
8 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | 5 |
= | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 5 |
10 | (FRA) Alain Prost | 4 |
= | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | 4 |
12 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 4 |
13 | (USA) Mario Andretti | 3 |
= | (MEX) Hector Rebaque | 3 |
15 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 2 |
16 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 1 |
= | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |
Stats & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 50th for Arrows (19th constructor to start 50 races)
- Wins
- 5th for Gilles Villeneuve (first win since 1979)
- 80th for Ferrari (1st constructor to win 80 races)
- Podiums
- 21st for Alan Jones & Jacques Laffite
- 10th for Gilles Villeneuve (34th driver to score ten podiums, 1st Canadian driver; first podium since 1979)
- 258th for Ferrari
- 38th for Williams
- 27th for Ligier
- Poles
- 5th for Nelson Piquet
- 25th for Brabham
- Fastest laps
- 10th for Alan Jones (13th driver to set ten fastest laps, 2nd Australian driver)
- 14th for Williams
- Front row starts
- 8th for Nelson Piquet
- 7th for Gilles Villeneuve