May 31, 1981 Circuit de Monaco | Lap distance 3.312 km
Report | Articles (1) | Photos (4) | 1981 season
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve (CAN) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 76 | 1:54'23.38 | 2 | 1'25.788 | 4 | 1'29.004 | (71) | |
| 2 | 6 | 1 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 76 | 1:55'03.29 | +39.91 | 7 | 1'26.538 | 1 | 1'27.470 | (48) |
| 3 | 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 76 | 1:55'52.62 | +1'29.24 | 8 | 1'26.704 | 7 | 1'29.402 | (43) |
| 4 | 3 | 28 | Didier Pironi (FRA) | Ferrari 126CK | Ferrari 126C | Michelin | 75 | 1:55'03.98 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'28.266 | 10 | 1'29.617 | (51) |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 74 | 1:54'45.69 | +2 laps | 15 | 1'27.594 | 15 | 1'30.554 | (44) |
| 6 | 1 | 14 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Ensign N180B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 74 | 1:55'16.64 | +2 laps | 19 | 1'28.339 | 16 | 1'30.772 | (45) |
| 7 | 33 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Theodore TY01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 72 | 1:55'04.73 | +4 laps | 16 | 1'27.939 | 17 | 1'30.927 | (12) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| spun off | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 53 | 1:19'07.23 | 1 | 1'25.710 | 2 | 1'28.043 | (47) | ||
| engine | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 52 | 1:18'46.17 | 10 | 1'27.058 | 6 | 1'29.233 | (44) | ||
| collision | 4 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 010 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 50 | 1:16'46.06 | 20 | 1'28.358 | 14 | 1'30.363 | (48) | ||
| collision | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 50 | 1:16'48.47 | 18 | 1'28.323 | 12 | 1'29.820 | (50) | ||
| engine | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 45 | 1:08'32.54 | 9 | 1'26.953 | 13 | 1'29.903 | (25) | ||
| gearbox | 2 | Carlos Reutemann (ARG) | Williams FW07C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 33 | 52'09.31 | 4 | 1'26.010 | 3 | 1'28.764 | (30) | ||
| engine | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 32 | 48'22.89 | 6 | 1'26.259 | 8 | 1'29.526 | (29) | ||
| spun off | 16 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Renault RE30 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 32 | 48'36.43 | 13 | 1'27.513 | 11 | 1'29.747 | (26) | ||
| gearbox | 29 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 29 | 43'41.40 | 5 | 1'26.040 | 5 | 1'29.013 | (23) | ||
| suspension | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 87 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 15 | 23'44.59 | 3 | 1'25.815 | 9 | 1'29.527 | (7) | ||
| fuel system | 30 | Siegfried Stohr (ITA) | Arrows A3 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 14 | 40'40.83 | 14 | 1'27.564 | 18 | 1'31.724 | (8) | ||
| collision | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | McLaren MP4-1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 0 | 11 | 1'27.122 | ||||||
| collision | 22 | Mario Andretti (USA) | Alfa Romeo 179C | Alfa Romeo 1260 | Michelin | 0 | 12 | 1'27.512 | ||||||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 20 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'28.436 | ||||||||
| -- | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille (FRA) | Ligier JS17 | Matra MS81 | Michelin | 1'28.841 | ||||||||
| -- | 6 | Hector Rebaque (MEX) | Brabham BT49C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'29.188 | ||||||||
| -- | 21 | Chico Serra (BRA) | Fittipaldi F8C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Avon | 1'29.434 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'29.649 | ||||||||
| -- | 31 | Beppe Gabbiani (ITA) | Osella FA1B | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'29.795 | ||||||||
| Not pre-qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 10 | Slim Borgudd (SWE) | ATS HGS1 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'33.285 | ||||||||
| -- | 18 | Derek Daly (IRL) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'33.800 | ||||||||
| -- | 17 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | March 811 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'35.249 | ||||||||
| -- | 35 | Brian Henton (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'37.528 | ||||||||
| -- | 36 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG181 | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 1'41.966 | ||||||||
