Monaco Grand Prix
Round 6 · 31 May 1981 ·Circuit de Monaco, Monte-Carlo, Monaco
Jones
Williams
2
Villeneuve
Ferrari
1
Laffite
Ligier
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 76 | 1:54:23.38 | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 76 | +39.91 | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 76 | +1:29.24 | 4 | |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 75 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 74 | +2 Laps | 2 | |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 74 | +2 Laps | 1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 72 | +4 Laps | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | John Watson | McLaren | 52 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 50 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 33 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 32 | Engine | 0 | |
| R | René Arnoux | Renault | 32 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 15 | Suspension | 0 | |
| R | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | Fuel system | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | 0 | |
| F | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Daly | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Eliseo Salazar | March | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify