Grand Prix de Monaco 1981
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time / Gap | Pts | Grid | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 76 | 1:54:23.380 | 9 | 2 | |
| 2 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 76 | 1:55:03.290 | 6 | 7 | FL |
| 3 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 76 | 1:55:52.620 | 4 | 8 | |
| 4 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 75 | +1 lap | 3 | 17 | |
| 5 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 74 | +2 laps | 2 | 15 | |
| 6 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 74 | +2 laps | 1 | 19 | |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 72 | +4 laps | — | 16 | |
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 53 | Spun off | — | 1 | Pole |
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 53 | Engine | — | 10 | |
| DNF | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 50 | Collision | — | 20 | |
| DNF | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 50 | Collision | — | 18 | |
| DNF | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 45 | Engine | — | 9 | |
| DNF | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 34 | Gearbox | — | 4 | |
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 32 | Engine | — | 6 | |
| DNF | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 32 | Spun off | — | 13 | |
| DNF | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 29 | Gearbox | — | 5 | |
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 16 | Suspension | — | 3 | |
| DNF | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 15 | Fuel system | — | 14 | |
| DNF | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | Collision | — | 11 | |
| DNF | 22 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | Collision | — | 12 | |
| DNQ | 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 6 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 21 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNQ | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 10 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 18 | Derek Daly | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | March | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | — | — | — | — | |
| DNPQ | 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | — | — | — | — |
| Grid | Driver | Constructor | Quali | Penalty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | — |
| 2 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | — |
| 3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 3 | — |
| 4 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | — |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — |
| 6 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus | 6 | — |
| 7 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | — |
| 8 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | — |
| 9 | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | — |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | — |
| 11 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | — |
| 12 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — |
| 13 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — |
| 14 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | — |
| 15 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | — |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | — |
| 17 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | — |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | — |
| 20 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | — |
| # | Driver | Constructor | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alan Jones | Williams | 48 | 1:27.470 | — |
Drivers after race
| Pos | Driver | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | 34 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | 24 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | 22 |
| 4 | Gilles Villeneuve | 12 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 11 |
| 6 | Riccardo Patrese | 10 |
| 7 | Didier Pironi | 5 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | 5 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | 5 |
| 10 | Alain Prost | 4 |
| 10 | Nigel Mansell | 4 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 13 | Mario Andretti | 3 |
| 13 | Héctor Rebaque | 3 |
| 15 | René Arnoux | 2 |
| 16 | Patrick Tambay | 1 |
| 16 | Andrea de Cesaris | 1 |