1981 Monaco Grand Prix
Coordinates: 43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E
| Race details | |||
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| Race 6 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | May 31, 1981 | ||
| Location | Circuit de Monaco | ||
| Course | Street circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.312 km (2.057 mi) | ||
| Distance | 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 mi) | ||
| Weather | Dry | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Brabham-Ford | ||
| Time | 1:25.710 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | |
| Time | 1:27.47 on lap 48 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Williams-Ford | ||
| Third | Ligier-Matra | ||
The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on May 31, 1981.
Race
Nelson Piquet led for much of the race, but crashed out late on. New race leader Alan Jones then suffered a fuel feed problem in the latter stages of the race, allowing Gilles Villeneuve in his Ferrari, to take his first victory since 1979. Championship leader Carlos Reutemann retired with gearbox problems, breaking a 15-race streak of consistently finishing in the points.
Classification
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ↑ "1981 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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