1981 Monaco Grand Prix
- Date
- 31 May 1981
- Circuit
- Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Round
- 6 of 15
- Winner
- Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 76 | 1:54:23.38 | 9 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | 76 | +39.91 | 6 | |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | 76 | +1:29.24 | 4 | |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | 74 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | 74 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 72 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | 14 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 6 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 18 | Derek Daly | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 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 | 34 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 24 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 22 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | 12 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 0 | 11 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 5 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | 4 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 3 | 58 |
| 2 | Brabham | 2 | 25 |
| 3 | Ferrari | 1 | 17 |
| 4 | Ligier | 0 | 11 |
| 5 | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 6 | Team Lotus | 0 | 9 |
| 7 | Renault | 0 | 6 |
| 8 | Tyrrell | 0 | 5 |
| 9 | Ensign | 0 | 4 |
| 10 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |