1981 Grand Prix de Monaco
Monaco · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | 20 | 39.910 | 76 | 251.7 | Alan Jones |
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 | 2 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | 76 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 7 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | Ford | 76 | ★ | +39.910s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 8 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Matra | 76 | +89.240s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 17 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 15 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Ford | 74 | +2 laps | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 19 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | Ford | 74 | +2 laps | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 16 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | Ford | 72 | +4 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Ford | 53 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 10 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 53 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 20 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 50 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 18 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 50 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 9 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 45 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 4 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Ford | 34 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Ford | 32 | — | Engine | ||
| — | 13 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | Renault | 32 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Ford | 29 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 16 | — | Suspension | ||
| — | 14 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Ford | 15 | — | Fuel system | ||
| — | 11 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Ford | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 12 | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 0 | — | Collision | ||
| — | — | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Matra | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 18 | Derek Daly | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | — | Not classified |