Italian Grand Prix
1981 · Round 13 · Monza, Italy · Sep 13, 1981Race summary
Prost won the race from 3rd on the grid, 22.2s ahead of Jones. Henton was the standout mover, climbing from 23rd to 10th. Reutemann lost the most ground, from 2nd on the grid down to 3rd (down 1 place).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 52 | 1:26:36.897 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | 52 | +22.175 | 6 |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 52 | +50.587 | 4 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | 52 | +1:32.902 | 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | 52 | +1:34.522 | 2 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 51 | Engine | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 16 | 51 | Puncture | 0 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | 50 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 23 | 49 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| – | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | 40 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Derek Daly | March | 19 | 36 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | 22 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | 21 | Suspension | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | 19 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | 18 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | 17 | Accident | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | 13 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 12 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | 11 | Puncture | 0 |
| – | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 17 | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | 10 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | 5 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | 1 | Electrical | 0 |