| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 6 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 31, 1981 | |
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | |
| Course | Street circuit 3.34 km (2.08 mi) | |
| Distance | 76 laps, 253.84 km (158.08 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford |
| Time | 1:25.710 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford |
| Time | 1:27.47 on lap 48 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari |
| Second | Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford |
| Third |  Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra |
Nelson Piquet in a Brabham BT49C
The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 31, 1981.
Race[]
Nelson Piquet led for much of the race, but crashed out late on. New race leader Alan Jones then suffered a fuel feed problem in the latter stages of the race, allowing Gilles Villeneuve in his Ferrari, to take his first victory since 1979. Championship leader Carlos Reutemann retired with gearbox problems, breaking a 15-race streak of consistently finishing in the points.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 76 | 1:54:23.38 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 76 | + 39.91 | 7 | 6 |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 76 | + 1:29.24 | 8 | 4 |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi
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Ferrari | 75 | + 1 Lap | 17 | 3 |
| 5 | 3 |  Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 74 | + 2 Laps | 15 | 2 |
| 6 | 14 |  Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford | 74 | + 2 Laps | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay
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Theodore-Ford | 72 | + 4 Laps | 16 | |
| Ret | 5 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 53 | Spun Off | 1 | |
| Ret | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 52 | Engine | 10 | |
| Ret | 4 |  Michele Alboreto
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Tyrrell-Ford | 50 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 50 | Collision | 18 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost
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Renault | 45 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford | 33 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | 32 | Engine | 6 | |
| Ret | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 32 | Spun Off | 13 | |
| Ret | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 29 | Gearbox | 5 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford | 15 | Suspension | 3 | |
| Ret | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
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Arrows-Ford | 14 | Fuel System | 14 | |
| Ret | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 0 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti
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Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 12 | |
| DNQ | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Ligier-Matra | ||||
| DNQ | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
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Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 10 |  Slim Borgudd
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 18 |  Derek Daly
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 17 |  Eliseo Salazar
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March-Ford | ||||
| DNPQ | 35 | Brian Henton
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNPQ | 36 | Derek Warwick
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Toleman-Hart |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/363/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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