1981 Monaco Grand Prix

May 2021 43 44 4.74 N 7 25 16.8 E scale:1563_type:landmark_region:MC title F1 Monaco Monaco Circuit de Monaco 1976.png 31 May 1981 6 15 Circuit de Monaco Street circuit 2.057 3.312 76 156.406 251.712 Dry Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:25.710 Brazil 1968 Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:27.47 48 Australia Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Canada Alan Jones Williams-Ford Australia Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra France MON 250px|thumb|right|Nelson Piquet in a 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.https://www.racingsportscars.com/covers/_Monaco-1981-05-31e.jpg 1981 Monaco Grand Prix Entry list 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 Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap 1 33 France Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford 1:30.492 2 14 Switzerland Marc Surer Ensign-Ford 1:31.249 +0.757 3 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:32.704 +2.212 4 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford 1:33.189 +2.697 5 10 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:33.285 +2.793 6 18 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford 1:33.800 +3.308 7 17 Chile Eliseo Salazar March-Ford 1:35.249 +4.757 8 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:37.528 +7.036 9 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:41.966 +11.474 Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:25.710 1:28.667 2 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:26.891 1:25.788 +0.078 3 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:27.174 1:25.815 +0.105 4 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:27.643 1:26.010 +0.300 5 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:27.447 1:26.040 +0.330 6 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford 1:28.381 1:26.259 +0.549 7 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:26.938 1:26.538 +0.828 8 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:27.468 1:26.704 +0.994 9 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:27.623 1:26.953 +1.243 10 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:28.137 1:27.058 +1.348 11 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:28.966 1:27.122 +1.412 12 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:27.512 1:28.162 +1.802 13 16 France René Arnoux Renault 1:28.613 1:27.513 +1.803 14 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:29.789 1:27.564 +1.854 15 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:29.282 1:27.594 +1.884 16 33 France Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford 1:28.897 1:27.939 +2.229 17 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:29.150 1:28.266 +2.556 18 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:28.335 1:28.323 +2.613 19 14 Switzerland Marc Surer Ensign-Ford 1:29.611 1:28.339 +2.629 20 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:30.699 1:28.358 +2.648 21 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:29.924 1:28.436 +2.726 22 25 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier-Matra 1:29.752 1:28.841 +3.131 23 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:29.188 1:29.256 +3.478 24 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:32.109 1:29.434 +3.724 25 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford no time 1:29.694 +3.984 26 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:30.963 1:29.795 +4.085Source:Hamilton Maurice AUTOCOURSE 1981–82 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1981 138 0-905138-17-1 Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 27 Canada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Michelin 76 1:54:23.38 2 9 2 1 Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford Michelin 76 + 39.91 7 6 3 26 France Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra Michelin 76 + 1:29.24 8 4 4 28 France Didier Pironi Ferrari Michelin 75 + 1 Lap 17 3 5 3 USA Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 74 + 2 Laps 15 2 6 14 Switzerland Marc Surer Ensign-Ford Michelin 74 + 2 Laps 19 1 7 33 France Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford Michelin 72 + 4 Laps 16   Ret Retired 5 Brazil 1968 Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford Michelin 53 Spun off 1   Ret Retired 7 UK John Watson McLaren-Ford Michelin 52 Engine 10   Ret Retired 4 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford Michelin 50 Collision 20   Ret Retired 23 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo Michelin 50 Collision 18   Ret Retired 15 France Alain Prost Renault Michelin 45 Engine 9   Ret Retired 2 Argentina Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford Michelin 33 Gearbox 4   Ret Retired 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford Michelin 32 Engine 6   Ret Retired 16 France René Arnoux Renault Michelin 32 Spun off 13   Ret Retired 29 Italy Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford Michelin 29 Gearbox 5   Ret Retired 12 UK Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford Michelin 15 Suspension 3   Ret Retired 30 Italy Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford Michelin 14 Fuel system 14   Ret Retired 8 Italy Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford Michelin 0 Collision 11   Ret Retired 22 USA Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo Michelin 0 Collision 12   DNQ Did not qualify 20 Finland Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford Avon         DNQ Did not qualify 25 France Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier-Matra Michelin         DNQ Did not qualify 6 Mexico Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford Michelin         DNQ Did not qualify 21 Brazil 1968 Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford Avon         DNQ Did not qualify 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Ford Michelin         DNQ Did not qualify 31 Italy Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford Michelin         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 10 Sweden Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford Michelin         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 18 Ireland Derek Daly March-Ford Michelin         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 17 Chile Eliseo Salazar March-Ford Michelin         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 35 UK Brian Henton Toleman-Hart Pirelli         DNPQ Did not pre-qualify 36 UK Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart Pirelli        Source:1981 Monaco Grand Prix http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/363/ formula1.com https://web.archive.org/web/20140516114659/http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1981/363/ 16 May 2014 23 December 2015https://gparchive.com/formula-1/1981-monaco-grand-prix/ 1981 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive GPArchive.com 31 May 1981 7 November 2021 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 Pos Driver Points 1 ARG Carlos Reutemann 34 2 AUS Alan Jones 24 3 BRA 1968 Nelson Piquet 22 4 CAN Gilles Villeneuve 12 5 FRA Jacques Laffite 11Source:Monaco 1981 - Championship • STATS F1 https://www.statsf1.com/en/1981/monaco/championnat.aspx www.statsf1.com 19 March 2019 Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 UK Williams-Ford 58 2 UK Brabham-Ford 25 3 ITA Ferrari 17 4 FRA Ligier-Matra 11 5 UK Arrows-Ford 10Source: Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings. References 30em Monaco Grand Prix 1981 1981 Belgian Grand Prix 1981 Spanish Grand Prix 1980 Monaco Grand Prix 1982 Monaco Grand Prix Monaco Grand Prix Category:Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix