1981 Monaco Grand Prix

The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was Round 6 of the 1981 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, 31 May 1981. Nelson Piquet started on pole position in the Brabham Ford and Gilles Villeneuve was the race winner for Ferrari. 

1981 Monaco Grand Prix Race Result
Pos.No.DriverNationalityTeamTyreLapsTime/RetiredRace TimeGapIntervalBest LapLapSpeedStartedPoints
127Gilles VilleneuveCanadaFerrariMichelin761:54:23.381:54:23.380--1:29.00471132.03029
21Alan JonesAustraliaWilliams FordMichelin76+39.9101:55:03.290+39.910+39.9101:27.47048131.27076
326Jacques LaffiteFranceLigier MatraMichelin76+1:29.2401:55:52.620+1:29.240+49.3301:29.40243130.33084
428Didier PironiFranceFerrariMichelin75+1 lap1:55:03.9801 lap1 lap1:29.61751129.530173
53Eddie CheeverUnited StatesTyrrell FordMichelin74+2 laps1:54:45.6902 laps1 lap1:30.55444128.140152
614Marc SurerSwitzerlandEnsign FordMichelin74+2 laps1:55:16.6402 laps+30.9501:30.77245127.560191
733Patrick TambayFranceTheodore FordMichelin72+4 laps1:55:04.7304 laps2 laps1:30.92712124.33016
DNF5Nelson PiquetBrazilBrabham FordMichelin53Spun Off1:19:07.2301:28.04347133.1201
DNF7John WatsonGreat BritainMcLaren FordMichelin52Engine1:18:46.1701:29.23344131.19010
DNF4Michele AlboretoItalyTyrrell FordMichelin50Collision1:16:46.0601:30.36348129.43020
DNF23Bruno GiacomelliItalyAlfa RomeoMichelin50Collision1:16:48.4701:29.82050129.36018
DNF15Alain ProstFranceRenaultMichelin45Engine1:08:32.5401:29.90325130.4709
DNF2Carlos ReutemannArgentinaWilliams FordMichelin33Gearbox52:09.3101:28.76430125.7404
DNF11Elio de AngelisItalyLotus FordMichelin32Engine48:22.8901:29.52629131.4406
DNF16René ArnouxFranceRenaultMichelin32Spun Off48:36.4301:29.74726130.83013
DNF29Riccardo PatreseItalyArrows FordMichelin29Gearbox43:41.4001:29.01323131.9005
DNF12Nigel MansellGreat BritainLotus FordMichelin15Suspension23:44.5901:29.5277125.5403
DNF30Siegfried StohrItalyArrows FordMichelin14Fuel System40:40.8301:31.724868.39014
DNF8Andrea de CesarisItalyMcLaren FordMichelinCollision11
DNF22Mario AndrettiUnited StatesAlfa RomeoMichelinCollision12
DNQ20Keke RosbergFinlandFittipaldi FordAvon
DNQ25Jean Pierre JabouilleFranceLigier MatraMichelin
DNQ6Hector RebaqueMexicoBrabham FordMichelin
DNQ21Chico SerraBrazilFittipaldi FordAvon
DNQ32Piercarlo GhinzaniItalyOsella HartMichelin
DNQ31Beppe GabbianiItalyOsella HartMichelin
DNQ10Slim BorguddSwedenATS FordMichelin
DNQ18Derek DalyIrelandMarchMichelin
DNQ17Eliseo SalazarChileMarchMichelin
DNQ35Brian HentonGreat BritainToleman HartPirelli
DNQ36Derek WarwickGreat BritainToleman HartPirelli