Italian Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
RACE DATE
13 Sept 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 Italian Grand Prix.
WINNERProstP3 → P1
RACE LAPS52
BIGGEST GAIN+13Henton
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | +2 | 52 | 1:26:36.897Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | +3 | 52 | +22.175Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | -1 | 52 | +50.587Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | +7 | 52 | +1:32.902Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +3 | 52 | +1:34.522Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 0 | 51 | Engine | 1 | — |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 16 | +9 | 51 | Puncture | 0 | — |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +2 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | +9 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 23 | +13 | 49 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | +2 | 40 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Derek Daly | March | 19 | +7 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | +2 | 22 | Puncture | 0 | — |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | -2 | 21 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | -8 | 19 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | +4 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | +5 | 17 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | +6 | 13 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | -18 | 12 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | -16 | 11 | Puncture | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 17 | -4 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | -1 | 10 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | -14 | 5 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | -10 | 1 | Electrical | 0 | — |
Change = grid − classified position. Pit-lane / unknown grids, non-starters and disqualifications have no position-change value.
The race, lap by lap.
POSITION / LAPFollow up to six drivers. Pit stops are marked on the timeline. Lap timing coverage depends on the season and session.
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