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31 May 1981
1981 Monaco Grand Prix
Pos
No
Driver
Team
Laps
Time/Retired
Grid
Pts
1
27
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
76
1:54'23.38
2
9
2
1
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
76
+ 39.91
7
6
3
26
Jacques Laffite
Ligier-Matra
76
+ 1'29.24
8
4
4
28
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
75
+ 1 Lap
17
3
5
3
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell-Ford
74
+ 2 Laps
15
2
6
14
Marc Surer
Ensign-Ford
74
+ 2 Laps
19
1
7
33
Patrick Tambay
Theodore-Ford
72
+ 4 Laps
16
Ret
5
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
53
Spun Off
1
Ret
7
John Watson
McLaren-Ford
52
Engine
10
Ret
4
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell-Ford
50
Collision
20
Ret
23
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
50
Collision
18
Ret
15
Alain Prost
Renault
45
Engine
9
Ret
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams-Ford
33
Gear Box
4
Ret
11
Elio de Angelis
Lotus-Ford
32
Engine
6
Ret
16
Rene Arnoux
Renault
32
Spun Off
13
Ret
29
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
29
Gear Box
5
Ret
12
Nigel Mansell
Lotus-Ford
15
Suspension
3
Ret
20
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows-Ford
14
Fuel System
14
Ret
8
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren-Ford
0
Collision
11
Ret
22
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
0
Collision
12
DNQ
20
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi-Ford
DNQ
25
Jean Pierre Jabouille
Ligier-Matra
DNQ
6
Hector Rebaque
Brabham-Ford
DNQ
21
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi-Ford
DNQ
32
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella-Ford
DNQ
31
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella-Ford
DNQ
10
Slim Borgudd
ATS-Ford
DNQ
18
Derek Daly
March-Ford
DNQ
17
Eliseo Salazar
March-Ford
DNQ
35
Brian Henton
Toleman-Hart
DNQ
36
Derek Warwick
Toleman-Hart
Fastest Lap:
Alan Jones
1'27.470
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