| Race details | ||
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| Race 13 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | September 13, 1981 | |
| Official name | L Gran Premio d'Italia | |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.800 km (3.60 mi) | |
| Distance | 52 laps, 301.600 km (187.400 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry and sunny | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  René Arnoux
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:33.467 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Carlos Reutemann
|
Williams-Ford |
| Time | 1:37.528 on lap 48 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Second |  Alan Jones
|
Williams-Ford |
| Third | Carlos Reutemann
|
Williams-Ford |
The 1981 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on September 13, 1981.
Formula One returned to the Monza circuit after a year's absence; the year previous's Italian Grand Prix had been held at the Imola circuit.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost
|
Renault | 52 | 1:26:36.897 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 52 | + 22.175 | 5 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
|
Williams-Ford | 52 | + 50.587 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Ford | 52 | + 1:32.902 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi
|
Ferrari | 52 | + 1:34.522 | 8 | 2 |
| 6 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 51 | Engine | 6 | 1 |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 51 | Puncture | 16 | |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
Alfa Romeo | 50 | + 2 Laps | 10 | |
| 9 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
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Osella-Ford | 50 | + 2 Laps | 18 | |
| 10 | 35 |  Brian Henton
|
Toleman-Hart | 49 | + 3 Laps | 23 | |
| Ret | 22 |  Mario Andretti
|
Alfa Romeo | 40 | Engine | 13 | |
| Ret | 17 | IRL Derek Daly | March-Ford | 36 | Gearbox | 19 | |
| Ret | 25 | Patrick Tambay
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Ligier-Matra | 22 | Puncture | 15 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | 21 | Suspension | 12 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 19 | Accident | 7 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 18 | Gearbox | 20 | |
| Ret | 4 | Michele Alboreto
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Tyrrell-Ford | 17 | Accident | 22 | |
| Ret | 14 | CHI Eliseo Salazar | Ensign-Ford | 13 | Spun Off | 24 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 12 | Spun Off | 1 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
|
Ligier-Matra | 11 | Puncture | 4 | |
| Ret | 3 | Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 11 | Spun Off | 17 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Slim Borgudd
|
ATS-Ford | 10 | Spun Off | 21 | |
| Ret | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve
|
Ferrari | 5 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
|
Brabham-Ford | 1 | Electrical | 14 | |
| DNQ | 33 |  Marc Surer
|
Theodore-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
|
Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra
|
Fittipaldi-Ford |
Notes[]
- Nelson Piquet was running 3rd when his engine expired on the next to last lap.
- John Watson had a huge accident at the Lesmo curves when he went wide coming out of the second Lesmo curve, touched the grass and spun across the track, and his carbon-fibre McLaren slammed backwards violently into the Armco barrier, exploded and tore the car in half and strew bits of the car across the track, which caused Michele Alboreto to crash, who escaped with only a few bruises. But Watson walked away unhurt- proving the strength of the McLaren's carbon fibre construction. [1][2]
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ "John Watson Accidente en Monza, GP Italia 1981". YouTube. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GPMZK9i13Xs. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
- ↑ "Italian GP, 1981 Race Report - GP Encyclopedia - F1 History on". Grandprix.com. http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr355.html. Retrieved 2012-06-16.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/370/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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