Round 13 of 15 · Monza · 13 September 1981, Sunday
Italian Grand Prix
Key highlights
Arnoux
pole position
52
laps
10
finishers out of 24
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:26:36.897 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | +22.175 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +50.587 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1:32.902 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1:34.522 | 2 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Engine | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Puncture | |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Toleman | +3 Laps | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Engine | |
| DNF | Derek Daly | March | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | Puncture | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Accident | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Accident | |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | Spun off | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | Puncture | |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | Spun off | |
| DNF | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Spun off | |
| DNF | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Engine | |
| DNF | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Electrical | |
| DNQ | Marc Surer | Theodore | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify