1981 Italian Grand Prix

  1981 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season

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.

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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 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 Brabham-Ford 51 Engine 6 1
7 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 51 Puncture 16  
8 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 50 + 2 Laps 10  
9 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier 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 Derek Daly March-Ford 36 Gearbox 19  
Ret 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier-Matra 22 Puncture 15  
Ret 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 21 Suspension 12  
Ret 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 19 Accident 7  
Ret 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 18 Gearbox 20  
Ret 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 17 Accident 22  
Ret 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign-Ford 13 Spun Off 24  
Ret 16 René Arnoux Renault 12 Spun Off 1  
Ret 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 11 Puncture 4  
Ret 3 Eddie Cheever 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 Osella-Ford    
DNQ 36 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart    
DNQ 30 Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford    
DNQ 20 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford    
DNQ 21 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford        

Trivia

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings
Pos Driver Points
1 Carlos Reutemann 49
2 Nelson Piquet 46
3 Alain Prost 37
4 Alan Jones 37
5 Jacques Laffite 34
Constructors' Championship standings
Pos Constructor Points
1 Williams-Ford 86
2 Brabham-Ford 57
3 Renault 48
4 Ligier-Matra 34
5 Ferrari 30

References

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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