| Race details | ||
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| Race 4 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | May 3, 1981 | |
| Official name | 1° Gran Premio di San Marino | |
| Location | Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.000 km (3.107 mi) | |
| Distance | 60 laps, 300.000 km (186.411 mi) | |
| Weather | Rain, cold | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:34.523 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari |
| Time | 1:48.064 on lap 46 | |
| Podium | ||
| First |  Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford |
| Second |  Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford |
| Third |  Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford |
The 1981 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on May 3, 1981.
The race was the first to bear the title "San Marino Grand Prix", although several non-championship Formula One races and the 1980 Italian Grand Prix had previously been held at the circuit. The Acque-Minerale chicane had been widened from the year before and was faster; the chicane in its original narrow configuration in 1980 was unpopular with drivers because it was very slow.
The Lotus team withdrew their entries because the FIA upheld the ban on the Lotus 88 and team owner Colin Chapman felt the 81s were no longer competitive.[1]
Didier Pironi held the lead until late in the race, before dropping back due to mechanical trouble, and was passed by Nelson Piquet, who eventually won the race. As well as being Michele Alboreto's Grand Prix debut, the race is also notable for the recovery of Gilles Villeneuve to seventh place, after misjudgement of tyre selection for the conditions. While the team did not qualify for the race, it was the first race entered by Toleman, which is now Lotus F1.
Classification[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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| 1 | 5 | Nelson Piquet
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Brabham-Ford | 60 | 1:51:23.97 | 5 | 9 |
| 2 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese
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Arrows-Ford | 60 | + 4.58 | 9 | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann
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Williams-Ford | 60 | + 6.34 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 6 |  Hector Rebaque
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Brabham-Ford | 60 | + 22.89 | 13 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 |  Didier Pironi
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Ferrari | 60 | + 25.87 | 6 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris
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McLaren-Ford | 60 | + 1:06.61 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve
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Ferrari | 60 | + 1:41.97 | 1 | |
| 8 | 16 | René Arnoux
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Renault | 59 | + 1 Lap | 3 | |
| 9 | 14 |  Marc Surer
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Ensign-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 10 | 7 |  John Watson
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McLaren-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 7 | |
| 11 | 33 | Patrick Tambay
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Theodore-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 12 | 1 |  Alan Jones
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Williams-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 8 | |
| 13 | 10 |  Slim Borgudd
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ATS-Ford | 57 | +3 Laps | 24 | |
| NC | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille
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Ligier-Matra | 45 | Not Classified | 18 | |
| Ret | 17 | CHI Eliseo Salazar | March-Ford | 38 | Spun Off | 23 | |
| Ret | 4 | Michele Alboreto
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Tyrrell-Ford | 31 | Collision | 17 | |
| Ret | 32 | Beppe Gabbiani
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Osella-Ford | 31 | Collision | 20 | |
| Ret | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli
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Alfa Romeo | 28 | Collision | 11 | |
| Ret | 3 |  Eddie Cheever
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Tyrrell-Ford | 28 | Collision | 19 | |
| Ret | 22 | Mario Andretti
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Alfa Romeo | 26 | Gearbox | 12 | |
| Ret | 20 |  Keke Rosberg
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Fittipaldi-Ford | 14 | Engine | 15 | |
| Ret | 26 | Jacques Laffite
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Ligier-Matra | 7 | Suspension | 10 | |
| Ret | 15 | Alain Prost
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Renault | 3 | Gearbox | 4 | |
| Ret | 31 | Miguel Angel Guerra
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Osella-Ford | 0 | Accident | 22 | |
| DNQ | 30 | Siegfried Stohr
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Arrows-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | IRL Derek Daly | March-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 9 |  Jan Lammers
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ATS-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra
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Fittipaldi-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 36 | Derek Warwick
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| DNQ | 35 | Brian Henton
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Toleman-Hart | ||||
| WD | 11 | Elio de Angelis
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Lotus-Ford | ||||
| WD | 12 | Nigel Mansell
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Lotus-Ford |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References[]
- ↑ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. pp. p29.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/361/. Retrieved 2007-06-16.
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