Round 6 of 15 · Monte-Carlo · 31 May 1981, Sunday
Monaco Grand Prix
Key highlights
Piquet
pole position
76
laps
7
finishers out of 20
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1:54:23.38 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | +39.91 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | +1:29.24 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Ensign | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +4 Laps | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Spun off | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Collision | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | Collision | |
| DNF | Alain Prost | Renault | Engine | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Engine | |
| DNF | René Arnoux | Renault | Spun off | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Suspension | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Fuel system | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Collision | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | Collision | |
| DNQ | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Slim Borgudd | ATS | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Daly | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Eliseo Salazar | March | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify