1981 Italian Grand Prix
- Date
- 13 Sept 1981
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 13 of 15
- Winner
- Alain Prost (Renault)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 52 | 1:26:36.897 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 52 | +22.175 | 6 | |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 52 | +50.587 | 4 | |
| 4 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 52 | +1:32.902 | 3 | |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1:34.522 | 2 | |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 51 | Engine | 1 | |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 16 | 51 | Puncture | 0 | |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 23 | 49 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 40 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 17 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 25 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 22 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | 21 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 19 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 17 | Accident | 0 | |
| R | 14 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 11 | Puncture | 0 | |
| R | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 17 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 5 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | 1 | Electrical | 0 | |
| F | 33 | Marc Surer | Theodore | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Standings after this race
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 49 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 46 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 37 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 37 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 34 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 21 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 21 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 13 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 11 |