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1981 Grand Prix of Monaco Previous race results / Next race results                     Previous at this track / Next at this track     Post Formula One race number 6 of 15 Sunday, May 31, 1981 at Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco 76 laps on a 3.312 kilometer street course (251.712 kilometers) Time of race: 1:54:23.38 Average speed: 132.035 kph Pole time: 85.71 seconds Cautions: none Margin of victory: 39.91 sec Attendance: n/a Lead changes: 2 Glossary    1981 Formula One results   /   1981 standings

Pos St # Driver Team Chass./Eng. Laps Status Led Pts 1 2 27   Gilles Villeneuve Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 76 1:54:23.38 4 9 2 7 1   Alan Jones TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 76 +39.91 19 6 3 8 26   Jacques Laffite Equipe Talbot Gitanes Ligier JS17 / Matra MS81 76 +89.24 0 4 4 17 28   Didier Pironi Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Ferrari 126CK / Ferrari 021 75 +1 lap 0 3 5 15 3   Eddie Cheever, Jr. Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +2 laps 0 2 6 19 14   Marc Surer Ensign Racing Ensign N180B / Ford Cosworth DFV 74 +2 laps 0 1 7 16 33   Patrick Tambay Theodore Racing Team Theodore TY01 / Ford Cosworth DFV 72 +4 laps 0 0 ret 1 5   Nelson Piquet Parmalat Racing Team Brabham BT49C / Ford Cosworth DFV 53 spun off 53 0 ret 10 7   John Watson Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 52 engine 0 0 ret 20 4   Michele Alboreto Team Tyrrell Tyrrell 010 / Ford Cosworth DFV 50 crash 0 0 ret 18 23   Bruno Giacomelli Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 50 crash 0 0 ret 9 15   Alain Prost Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 45 engine 0 0 ret 4 2   Carlos Reutemann TAG Williams Racing Team Williams FW07C / Ford Cosworth DFV 33 gearbox 0 0 ret 6 11   Elio de Angelis Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 32 engine 0 0 ret 13 16   Rene Arnoux Equipe Renault Elf Renault RE30 / Renault-Gordini EF1 32 spun off 0 0 ret 5 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 29 gearbox 0 0 ret 3 12   Nigel Mansell Team Essex Lotus Lotus 87 / Ford Cosworth DFV 15 suspension 0 0 ret 14 30   Siegfried Stohr Arrows Racing Team Arrows A3 / Ford Cosworth DFV 14 fuel system 0 0 ret 11 8   Andrea de Cesaris Marlboro McLaren International McLaren MP4 / Ford Cosworth DFV 0 crash 0 0 ret 12 22   Mario Andretti Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Alfa Romeo 179C / Alfa Romeo 1260 0 crash 0 0

Fastest Lap: 136.312 kph by Alan Jones Failed to qualify, withdrew, or driver changes: Pos Name Nbr Sponsor Owner Car 21 Keke Rosberg 20 Fittipaldi Automotive 22 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 25 Equipe Talbot Gitanes 23 Hector Rebaque 6 Parmalat Racing Team 24 Chico Serra 21 Fittipaldi Automotive 25 Piercarlo Ghinzani 32 Osella Squadra Corse 26 Beppe Gabbiani 31 Osella Squadra Corse 27 Slim Borgudd 10 Team ATS 28 Derek Daly 18 March Grand Prix Team 29 Eliseo Salazar 17 March Grand Prix Team 30 Brian Henton 35 Candy Toleman Motorsport 31 Derek Warwick 36 Candy Toleman Motorsport Lap leader breakdown: Leader From Lap To Lap # Of Laps   Nelson Piquet 1 53 53   Alan Jones 54 72 19   Gilles Villeneuve 73 76 4 Points Standings after this race: Rank Driver Points Diff 1   Carlos Reutemann 34     2   Alan Jones 24   -10   3   Nelson Piquet 22   -12   4   Gilles Villeneuve 12   -22   5   Jacques Laffite 11   -23   6   Riccardo Patrese 10   -24   7   Didier Pironi 5   -29   7   Elio de Angelis 5   -29   7   Eddie Cheever, Jr. 5   -29   10   Alain Prost 4   -30   10   Marc Surer 4   -30   10   Nigel Mansell 4   -30   13   Hector Rebaque 3   -31   13   Mario Andretti 3   -31   15   Rene Arnoux 2   -32   16   Patrick Tambay 1   -33   16   Andrea de Cesaris 1   -33