Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 13 - 1981-09-13
Alain Prost won the 1981 Italian Grand Prix for Renault, with Alan Jones (Williams) second and Carlos Reutemann (Williams) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
Brian Henton (Toleman) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P23 on the grid to P10 at the flag — a 13-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 16 drivers failing to finish.
24 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 Italian Grand Prix, completing round 13 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Elio de Angelis |
| Team Lotus |
| 11 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Engine | 1 |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 16 | Puncture | 0 |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 23 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | Engine | 0 |
| 12 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | Puncture | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | Suspension | 0 |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | Accident | 0 |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | Spun off | 0 |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | Spun off | 0 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | Puncture | 0 |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 17 | Spun off | 0 |
| 22 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | Spun off | 0 |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | Engine | 0 |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | Electrical | 0 |
