Monaco Grand Prix 1981
31 May 1981
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
- Location
- Monte-Carlo, Monaco
- Laps
- 76
- Fastest time
1:14.260
Max Verstappen, Red Bull (2018)- Previous winners
- 2019Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2018Daniel RicciardoRed Bull
- 2017Sebastian VettelFerrari
- 2016Lewis HamiltonMercedes
- 2015Nico RosbergMercedes
Starting Grid
- 1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
No time set
- 2
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
No time set
- 3
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
No time set
- 4
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
No time set
- 5
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
No time set
- 6
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
No time set
- 7
Alan Jones
Williams
No time set
- 8
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
No time set
- 9
Alain Prost
Renault
No time set
- 10
John Watson
McLaren
No time set
- 11
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
No time set
- 12
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 13
René Arnoux
Renault
No time set
- 14
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
No time set
- 15
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
No time set
- 16
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
No time set
- 17
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
No time set
- 18
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
No time set
- 19
Marc Surer
Ensign
No time set
- 20
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
No time set
- PIT
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
No time set
- PIT
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
No time set
- PIT
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
No time set
- PIT
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
No time set
- PIT
Slim Borgudd
ATS
No time set
- PIT
Derek Daly
March
No time set
- PIT
Eliseo Salazar
March
No time set
- PIT
Brian Henton
Toleman
No time set
- PIT
Derek Warwick
Toleman
No time set
Laps Lead
Results
| 1 | +1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | 76 laps | 1:54:23.38 | 9pts |
| 2 | +5 | Alan Jones Williams | 76 laps | +39.91 | 6pts |
| 3 | +5 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | 76 laps | +1:29.24 | 4pts |
| 4 | +13 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | 75 laps | 3pts | |
| 5 | +10 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | 74 laps | 2pts | |
| 6 | +13 | Marc Surer Ensign | 74 laps | 1pts | |
| 7 | +9 | Patrick Tambay Theodore | 72 laps | ||
| R | - | Nelson Piquet Brabham | 53 laps | ||
| R | - | John Watson McLaren | 52 laps | ||
| R | - | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | 50 laps | ||
| R | - | Alain Prost Renault | 45 laps | ||
| R | - | Carlos Reutemann Williams | 33 laps | ||
| R | - | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | René Arnoux Renault | 32 laps | ||
| R | - | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | 29 laps | ||
| R | - | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | 15 laps | ||
| R | - | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | 14 laps | ||
| R | - | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | 0 laps | ||
| R | - | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Hector Rebaque Brabham | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Chico Serra Fittipaldi | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Beppe Gabbiani Osella | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Slim Borgudd ATS | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Daly March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Eliseo Salazar March | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Brian Henton Toleman | 0 laps | ||
| F | - | Derek Warwick Toleman | 0 laps |