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Monaco Grand Prix 1981

Round 6 of 15  · 31 May 1981  · Monaco  · 76 laps

Fastest Lap Alan Jones 1:27.470 (lap 48)

Race Result

Pos Driver Team Grid Time / Gap Pts
1 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 2 1:54:23.380 9
2 JON Alan Jones FL Williams 7 +39.910 6
3 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 8 +1:29.240 4
4 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 17 +1 lap 3
5 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 15 +2 laps 2
6 SUR Marc Surer Ensign 19 +2 laps 1
7 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 16 +4 laps —
DNF PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 Spun off —
DNF WAT John Watson McLaren 10 Engine —
DNF ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 20 Collision —
DNF GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 18 Collision —
DNF PRO Alain Prost Renault 9 Engine —
DNF REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 4 Gearbox —
DNF DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 6 Engine —
DNF ARN René Arnoux Renault 13 Spun off —
DNF PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 5 Gearbox —
DNF MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 3 Suspension —
DNF STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 14 Fuel system —
DNF DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 11 Collision —
DNF AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 12 Collision —
DNQ ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi — — —
DNQ JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier — — —
DNQ REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham — — —
DNQ SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi — — —
DNQ GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella — — —
DNQ GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella — — —
DNPQ BOR Slim Borgudd ATS — — —
DNPQ DAL Derek Daly March — — —
DNPQ SAL Eliseo Salazar March — — —
DNPQ HEN Brian Henton Toleman — — —
DNPQ WAR Derek Warwick Toleman — — —

Qualifying — Two-session

Pos Driver Team Time
1 PIQ Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:25.710
2 VIL Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:25.788
3 MAN Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:25.815
4 REU Carlos Reutemann Williams 1:26.010
5 PAT Riccardo Patrese Arrows 1:26.040
6 DEA Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:26.259
7 JON Alan Jones Williams 1:26.538
8 LAF Jacques Laffite Ligier 1:26.704
9 PRO Alain Prost Renault 1:26.953
10 WAT John Watson McLaren 1:27.058
11 DEC Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1:27.122
12 AND Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:27.512
13 ARN René Arnoux Renault 1:27.513
14 STO Siegfried Stohr Arrows 1:27.564
15 CHE Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 1:27.594
16 TAM Patrick Tambay Theodore 1:27.939
17 PIR Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:28.266
18 GIA Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:28.323
19 SUR Marc Surer Ensign 1:28.339
20 ALB Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:28.358
21 ROS Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 1:28.436
22 JAB Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 1:28.841
23 REB Héctor Rebaque Brabham 1:29.188
24 SER Chico Serra Fittipaldi 1:29.434
25 GHI Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:29.649
26 GAB Beppe Gabbiani Osella 1:29.795