Pit Lane F1
1981 Season - Round 4 - 1981-05-03
Nelson Piquet won the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix for Brabham, with Riccardo Patrese (Arrows) second and Carlos Reutemann (Williams) third. The win came from P5 on the grid.
Marc Surer (Ensign) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P21 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 12-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 14 drivers failing to finish.
27 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix, completing round 4 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 5 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 9 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Hector Rebaque |
| Brabham |
| 13 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 6 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 14 | Finished | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 0 |
| 8 | René Arnoux | Renault | 3 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 21 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Alan Jones | Williams | 8 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 24 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 18 | Not classified | 0 |
| 15 | Eliseo Salazar | March | 23 | Spun off | 0 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 17 | Collision | 0 |
| 17 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 20 | Collision | 0 |
| 18 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 11 | Collision | 0 |
| 19 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 19 | Collision | 0 |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 21 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 15 | Engine | 0 |
| 22 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 10 | Suspension | 0 |
| 23 | Alain Prost | Renault | 4 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 24 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 22 | Accident | 0 |
| 27 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | Retired | 0 |
| 31 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
| 32 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | Withdrew | 0 |
