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1981 Monaco Grand Prix

1981 Monaco Grand Prix
FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryMonaco
Grand PrixMonaco
ImageCircuit de Monaco 1976.png
Date31 May
Year1981
Race_No6
Season_No15
LocationCircuit de Monaco
CourseStreet circuit
Course_mi2.057
Course_km3.312
Distance_laps76
Distance_mi156.406
Distance_km251.712
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverNelson Piquet
Pole_TeamBrabham-Ford
Pole_Time1:25.710
Pole_CountryBrazil
pole_flag_suffix1968
Fast_DriverAlan Jones
Fast_TeamWilliams-Ford
Fast_Time1:27.47
Fast_Lap48
Fast_CountryAustralia
First_DriverGilles Villeneuve
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryCanada
Second_DriverAlan Jones
Second_TeamWilliams-Ford
Second_CountryAustralia
Third_DriverJacques Laffite
Third_TeamLigier-Matra
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart
Brabham BT49C

The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 31 May 1981. It was the sixth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.

The 76-lap race was won by Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Brazilian Nelson Piquet took pole position in his Brabham-Ford and led until he crashed out on lap 54. Australian Alan Jones finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Frenchman Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra.

Race

Delay

The race was due to start at 3:30pm Central European Time (UTC+1) but was delayed after a fire in the Loews Hotel kitchens, which necessitated the fire service pumping large quantities of water to put the fires out. Water then seeped through the floors of the hotel and into the tunnel. The race got started at 4:30pm, 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 as well as becoming the first, and to this day, the only Canadian to win in Monaco. Championship leader Carlos Reutemann retired with gearbox problems, breaking a 15-race streak of consistently finishing in the points.

Classification

Pre-qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorTimeGap123456789
33France Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford1:30.492
14Switzerland Marc SurerEnsign-Ford1:31.249+0.757
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford1:32.704+2.212
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford1:33.189+2.697
10Sweden Slim BorguddATS-Ford1:33.285+2.793
18Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford1:33.800+3.308
17Chile Eliseo SalazarMarch-Ford1:35.249+4.757
35UK Brian HentonToleman-Hart1:37.528+7.036
36UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:41.966+11.474

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526Source:
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford**1:25.710**1:28.667
27Canada Gilles VilleneuveFerrari1:26.891**1:25.788**+0.078
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford1:27.174**1:25.815**+0.105
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford1:27.643**1:26.010**+0.300
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford1:27.447**1:26.040**+0.330
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford1:28.381**1:26.259**+0.549
1Australia Alan JonesWilliams-Ford1:26.938**1:26.538**+0.828
26France Jacques LaffiteLigier-Matra1:27.468**1:26.704**+0.994
15France Alain ProstRenault1:27.623**1:26.953**+1.243
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:28.137**1:27.058**+1.348
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford1:28.966**1:27.122**+1.412
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo**1:27.512**1:28.162+1.802
16France René ArnouxRenault1:28.613**1:27.513**+1.803
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford1:29.789**1:27.564**+1.854
3USA Eddie CheeverTyrrell-Ford1:29.282**1:27.594**+1.884
33France Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford1:28.897**1:27.939**+2.229
28France Didier PironiFerrari1:29.150**1:28.266**+2.556
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo1:28.335**1:28.323**+2.613
14Switzerland Marc SurerEnsign-Ford1:29.611**1:28.339**+2.629
4Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:30.699**1:28.358**+2.648
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford1:29.924**1:28.436**+2.726
25France Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier-Matra1:29.752**1:28.841**+3.131
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford**1:29.188**1:29.256+3.478
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford1:32.109**1:29.434**+3.724
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Fordno time**1:29.694**+3.984
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford1:30.963**1:29.795**+4.085

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints1234567RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQDNPQSource:
27Canada **Gilles Villeneuve****Ferrari**761:54:23.382**9**
1Australia **Alan Jones****Williams-Ford**76+ 39.917**6**
26France **Jacques Laffite****Ligier-Matra**76+ 1:29.248**4**
28France **Didier Pironi****Ferrari**75+ 1 Lap17**3**
3USA **Eddie Cheever****Tyrrell-Ford**74+ 2 Laps15**2**
14Switzerland **Marc Surer****Ensign-Ford**74+ 2 Laps19**1**
33France Patrick TambayTheodore-Ford72+ 4 Laps16
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-Ford53Spun off1
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford52Engine10
4Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford50Collision20
23Italy Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo50Collision18
15France Alain ProstRenault45Engine9
2Argentina Carlos ReutemannWilliams-Ford33Gearbox4
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Ford32Engine6
16France René ArnouxRenault32Spun off13
29Italy Riccardo PatreseArrows-Ford29Gearbox5
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford15Suspension3
30Italy Siegfried StohrArrows-Ford14Fuel system14
8Italy Andrea de CesarisMcLaren-Ford0Collision11
22USA Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo0Collision12
20Finland Keke RosbergFittipaldi-Ford
25France Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier-Matra
6Mexico Héctor RebaqueBrabham-Ford
21Brazil Chico SerraFittipaldi-Ford
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford
31Italy Beppe GabbianiOsella-Ford
10Sweden Slim BorguddATS-Ford
18Ireland Derek DalyMarch-Ford
17Chile Eliseo SalazarMarch-Ford
35UK Brian HentonToleman-Hart
36UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart

Notes

  • This was the 5th Grand Prix win and the 10th podium finish for a Canadian driver.
  • This was the 50th Grand Prix start for Arrows.
  • This was the 25th pole position for Brabham.

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1ARG Carlos Reutemann34
2AUS Alan Jones24
3BRA Nelson Piquet22
4CAN Gilles Villeneuve12
5FRA Jacques Laffite11

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1UK Williams-Ford58
2UK Brabham-Ford25
3ITA Ferrari17
4FRA Ligier-Matra11
5UK Arrows-Ford10
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

Name_of_race = Monaco Grand Prix | Year_of_race = 1981 | Previous_race_in_season = 1981 Belgian Grand Prix | Next_race_in_season = 1981 Spanish Grand Prix | Previous_year's_race = 1980 Monaco Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1982 Monaco Grand Prix

References

  1. "1981 Monaco Grand Prix Entry list".
  2. (1981). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1981–82". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  3. "1981 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  4. (31 May 1981). "1981 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  5. "Monaco 1981 - Championship • STATS F1".
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