Season 1981 · Round 13

Italian Grand Prix

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1981-09-13 · Autodromo Nazionale di Monza · Italy · Italian Grand Prix · 52Lap · 301.600km
15 Alain Prost
Renault 1:26:36.897
1 Alan Jones
Williams +22.175
Team win 10pt P2 · P3 2-3
2 Carlos Reutemann
Williams +50.587
Fastest Lap
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DNF
14
Mario Andretti L40 Derek Daly L36 Patrick Tambay L22 Nigel Mansell L21 John Watson L19 Riccardo Patrese L18 Michele Alboreto L17 Eliseo Salazar L13 René Arnoux L12 Jacques Laffite L11 +4
Tyre usage Race Control
Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most wins at this GP
Nelson Piquet active 4 wins
Pole-to-win rate 26/75 34.7%
Most DNFs · all-time P2
Closest finish · all-time P1
Circuit Info
52Lap 301.600km 76 races held (1950–) Lap record 1:20.901 · Lando Norris (2025)
Track layout in detail →
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P3 Nelson Piquet 4 wins · → Michael Schumacher -1
P4 Alain Prost 3 wins · → Nelson Piquet -1
P22 Mario Andretti 1 wins · → Juan Pablo Montoya -1
Starts
P5 Riccardo Patrese 17 starts · → Kimi Räikkönen -1
P12 Nelson Piquet 14 starts · → Jarno Trulli -1
P16 Alain Prost 13 starts · → Felipe Massa -1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 L52 Prost · P3 → P1 · +2 3 Prost PRO 1 Prost PRO Jones · P5 → P2 · +3 5 Jones JON 2 Jones JON Reutemann · P2 → P3 · -1 2 Reutemann REU 3 Reutemann REU de Angelis · P11 → P4 · +7 11 de Angelis DE 4 de Angelis DE Pironi · P8 → P5 · +3 8 Pironi PIR 5 Pironi PIR Piquet · P6 → P6 6 Piquet PIQ 6 Piquet PIQ de Cesaris · P16 → P7 · +9 16 de Cesaris DE 7 de Cesaris DE Giacomelli · P10 → P8 · +2 10 Giacomelli GIA 8 Giacomelli GIA Jarier · P18 → P9 · +9 18 Jarier JAR 9 Jarier JAR Henton · P23 → P10 · +13 23 Henton HEN 10 Henton HEN Andretti · P13 → retired L40 Andretti · retired L40 13 Andretti AND R Andretti AND Daly · P19 → retired L36 Daly · retired L36 19 Daly DAL R Daly DAL Tambay · P15 → retired L22 Tambay · retired L22 15 Tambay TAM R Tambay TAM Mansell · P12 → retired L21 Mansell · retired L21 12 Mansell MAN R Mansell MAN Watson · P7 → retired L19 Watson · retired L19 7 Watson WAT R Watson WAT Patrese · P20 → retired L18 Patrese · retired L18 20 Patrese PAT R Patrese PAT Alboreto · P22 → retired L17 Alboreto · retired L17 22 Alboreto ALB R Alboreto ALB Salazar · P24 → retired L13 Salazar · retired L13 24 Salazar SAL R Salazar SAL Arnoux · P1 → retired L12 Arnoux · retired L12 1 Arnoux ARN R Arnoux ARN Laffite · P4 → retired L11 Laffite · retired L11 4 Laffite LAF R Laffite LAF Cheever · P17 → retired L11 Cheever · retired L11 17 Cheever CHE R Cheever CHE Borgudd · P21 → retired L10 Borgudd · retired L10 21 Borgudd BOR R Borgudd BOR Villeneuve · P9 → retired L5 Villeneuve · retired L5 9 Villeneuve VIL R Villeneuve VIL Rebaque · P14 → retired L1 Rebaque · retired L1 14 Rebaque REB R Rebaque REB
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 15 Alain Prost Renault 3 52 1:26:36.897 9
2 1 Alan Jones Williams 5 52 +22.175 6
3 2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 52 +50.587 4
4 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 11 52 +1:32.902 3
5 28 Didier Pironi Ferrari 8 52 +1:34.522 2
6 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 6 51 Engine 1
7 8 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 16 51 Puncture
8 23 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 10 50 +2 Laps
9 32 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 18 50 +2 Laps
10 35 Brian Henton Toleman 23 49 +3 Laps
R 22 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 13 40 Engine
R 17 Derek Daly March 19 36 Gearbox
R 25 Patrick Tambay Ligier 15 22 Puncture
R 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 12 21 Suspension
R 7 John Watson McLaren 7 19 Accident
R 29 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 20 18 Gearbox
R 4 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 22 17 Accident
R 14 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 24 13 Spun off
R 16 René Arnoux Renault 1 12 Spun off
R 26 Jacques Laffite Ligier 4 11 Puncture
R 3 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 17 11 Spun off
R 9 Slim Borgudd ATS 21 10 Spun off
R 27 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 9 5 Engine
R 6 Hector Rebaque Brabham 14 1 Electrical
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
16 René Arnoux
2
2 Carlos Reutemann
3
15 Alain Prost
4
26 Jacques Laffite
5
1 Alan Jones
6
5 Nelson Piquet
7
7 John Watson
8
28 Didier Pironi
9
27 Gilles Villeneuve
10
23 Bruno Giacomelli
11
11 Elio de Angelis
12
12 Nigel Mansell
13
22 Mario Andretti
14
6 Hector Rebaque
15
25 Patrick Tambay
16
8 Andrea de Cesaris
17
3 Eddie Cheever
18
32 Jean-Pierre Jarier
19
17 Derek Daly
20
29 Riccardo Patrese
21
9 Slim Borgudd
22
4 Michele Alboreto
23
35 Brian Henton
24
14 Eliseo Salazar
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15