1981 Gran Premio d'Italia
Monza · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alain Prost | 3 | 24 | 22.175 | 52 | 301.6 | Carlos Reutemann |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 52 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 5 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 52 | +22.175s | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 52 | ★ | +50.587s | Finished | 4 |
| 4 | 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 52 | +92.902s | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 52 | +94.522s | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 51 | — | Engine | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 51 | — | Puncture | ||
| 8 | 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 50 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 18 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | Ford | 50 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 23 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | Hart | 49 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 13 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 41 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 19 | 17 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | 37 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 15 | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Matra | 22 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 21 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 7 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 19 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 20 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 19 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 22 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 16 | — | Accident | ||
| — | 24 | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Ford | 13 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 1 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 12 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 11 | — | Puncture | ||
| — | 17 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 11 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 21 | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | 10 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 9 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 6 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 14 | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | 0 | — | Electrical | ||
| — | — | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified |