San Marino Grand Prix
CIRCUIT
Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
RACE DATE
3 May 1981
STATUS
Results published
Explore results, starting grids, drivers and constructor data from the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix.
WINNERPiquetP5 → P1
RACE LAPS60
BIGGEST GAIN+12Surer
FASTEST LAP—Not recorded
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Change | Laps | Status / time | Points | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | +4 | 60 | 1:51:23.970Finished | 9 | — |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | +7 | 60 | +4.580Finished | 6 | — |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | -1 | 60 | +6.340Finished | 4 | — |
| 4 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 13 | +9 | 60 | +22.890Finished | 3 | — |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | +1 | 60 | +25.870Finished | 2 | — |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | +8 | 60 | +1:06.610Finished | 1 | — |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | -6 | 60 | +1:41.970Finished | 0 | — |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | -5 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | +12 | 59 | +1 Lap | 0 | — |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | -3 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +5 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | -4 | 58 | +2 Laps | 0 | — |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 24 | +11 | 57 | +3 Laps | 0 | — |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 18 | +4 | 45 | Not classified | 0 | — |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | March | 23 | +8 | 38 | Spun off | 0 | — |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | +1 | 31 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 20 | +3 | 31 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 11 | -7 | 28 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | 0 | 28 | Collision | 0 | — |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | -8 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | -6 | 14 | Engine | 0 | — |
| R | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | -12 | 7 | Suspension | 0 | — |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | -19 | 3 | Gearbox | 0 | — |
| R | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 22 | -2 | 0 | Accident | 0 | — |
| R | Jan Lammers | ATS | PIT / — | — | 0 | Retired | 0 | — |
| W | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 0 | — |
| W | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | PIT / — | — | 0 | Withdrew | 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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