The 1981 Italian Grand Prix started September 13th, 1981 at 02:00 on Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy. René Arnoux started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. Alain Prost started from third place.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 36 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alan Jones in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1981 Italian Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 49 points. Reutemann is 3 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
After 1 hour, 26 minutes and 36 seconds Alain Prost finished the race first. The podium was completed with Alan Jones in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1981 Italian Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 49 points. Reutemann is 3 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
Circuit
Location
Monza, Italy
Date
September 13th, 1981 at 02:00
Round
13/15
Winner
Alain Prost
Winning time
1:26:36.897
Pole position
René Arnoux
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 2 | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | 1:26:36.897 | 3 | 52 | 9 |
| 2 3 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | +22.175 | 5 | 52 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +50.587 | 2 | 52 | 4 |
| 4 7 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | +1:32.902 | 11 | 52 | 3 |
| 5 3 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +1:34.522 | 8 | 52 | 2 |
| 6 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | Engine | 6 | 51 | 1 |
| 7 9 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | Puncture | 16 | 51 | 0 |
| 8 2 | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | +2 Laps | 10 | 50 | 0 |
| 9 9 | #32 Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | +2 Laps | 18 | 50 | 0 |
| 10 13 | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | +3 Laps | 23 | 49 | 0 |
| - | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Engine) | 13 | 40 | 0 |
| - | #17 Derek Daly | March | DNF (Gearbox) | 19 | 36 | 0 |
| - | #25 Patrick Tambay | Ligier | DNF (Puncture) | 15 | 22 | 0 |
| - | #12 Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | DNF (Suspension) | 12 | 21 | 0 |
| - | #7 John Watson | McLaren | DNF (Accident) | 7 | 19 | 0 |
| - | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | DNF (Gearbox) | 20 | 18 | 0 |
| - | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 17 | 0 |
| - | #14 Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | DNF (Spun off) | 24 | 13 | 0 |
| - | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | DNF (Spun off) | 1 | 12 | 0 |
| - | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Puncture) | 4 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Spun off) | 17 | 11 | 0 |
| - | #9 Slim Borgudd | ATS | DNF (Spun off) | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| - | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | DNF (Engine) | 9 | 5 | 0 |
| - | #6 Hector Rebaque | Brabham | DNF (Electrical) | 14 | 1 | 0 |
| - | #33 Marc Surer | Theodore | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #31 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 7 | 49 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 7 | 46 | -3 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 5 | 37 | -12 |
| 4 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 5 | 37 | -12 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | 6 | 34 | -15 |
| 6 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 21 | -28 |
| 7 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 21 | -28 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 13 | -36 | ||
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | 11 | -38 | |
| 10 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | -38 | ||
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -39 | |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 10 | -39 | ||
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | -40 | ||
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 1 | 5 | -44 | |
| 15 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 4 | -45 | ||
| 16 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -46 | ||
| 17 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | -48 | ||
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1 | -48 | ||
| 19 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | -48 | ||
| 20 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1 | -48 | ||
| 21 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | -49 | ||
| 22 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | -49 | ||
| 23 | Derek Daly | March | 0 | -49 | ||
| 24 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | -49 | ||
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -49 | ||
| 26 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | -49 | ||
| 27 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | -49 | ||
| 28 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | -49 | ||
| 29 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | -49 | ||
| 30 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | -49 | ||
| 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | -49 | ||
| 32 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | -49 | ||
| 33 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | -49 | ||
| 34 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | -49 | ||
| 35 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 0 | -49 | ||
| 36 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | -49 | ||
| 37 | Giorgio Francia | Osella | 0 | -49 | ||
| 38 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | -49 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 3 | 12 | 86 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 3 | 7 | 57 | -29 |
| 3 | Renault | 3 | 6 | 48 | -38 |
| 4 | Ligier | 1 | 6 | 34 | -52 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 2 | 2 | 30 | -56 |
| 6 | McLaren | 1 | 3 | 22 | -64 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 1 | 18 | -68 | |
| 8 | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -76 | |
| 9 | Tyrrell | 10 | -76 | ||
| 10 | Ensign | 5 | -81 | ||
| 11 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -83 | ||
| 12 | Theodore | 1 | -85 | ||
| 13 | ATS | 1 | -85 | ||
| 14 | Fittipaldi | 0 | -86 | ||
| 15 | March | 0 | -86 | ||
| 16 | Osella | 0 | -86 | ||
| 17 | Toleman | 0 | -86 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | #1 Max Verstappen | Sergio Pérez | Carlos Sainz | 1:25.072 - Oscar Piastri | Carlos Sainz |
| 2022 | #1 Max Verstappen | Charles Leclerc | George Russell | 1:24.030 - Sergio Pérez | Charles Leclerc |
| 2021 | #3 Daniel Ricciardo | Lando Norris | Valtteri Bottas | 1:24.812 - Daniel Ricciardo | Max Verstappen |
| 2020 | #10 Pierre Gasly | Carlos Sainz | Lance Stroll | 1:22.746 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2019 | #16 Charles Leclerc | Valtteri Bottas | Lewis Hamilton | 1:21.779 - Lewis Hamilton | Charles Leclerc |
| 2018 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | Valtteri Bottas | 1:22.497 - Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2017 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Valtteri Bottas | Sebastian Vettel | 1:23.361 - Daniel Ricciardo | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2016 | #6 Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | 1:25.340 - Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2015 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel | Felipe Massa | 1:26.672 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2014 | #44 Lewis Hamilton | Nico Rosberg | Felipe Massa | 1:28.004 - Lewis Hamilton | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2013 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Fernando Alonso | Mark Webber | 1:25.849 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2012 | #4 Lewis Hamilton | Sergio Pérez | Fernando Alonso | 1:27.239 - Nico Rosberg | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2011 | #1 Sebastian Vettel | Jenson Button | Fernando Alonso | 1:26.187 - Lewis Hamilton | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2010 | #8 Fernando Alonso | Jenson Button | Felipe Massa | 1:24.139 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2009 | #23 Rubens Barrichello | Jenson Button | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:24.739 - Adrian Sutil | Lewis Hamilton |
| 2008 | #15 Sebastian Vettel | Heikki Kovalainen | Robert Kubica | 1:28.047 - Kimi Räikkönen | Sebastian Vettel |
| 2007 | #1 Fernando Alonso | Lewis Hamilton | Kimi Räikkönen | 1:22.871 - Fernando Alonso | Fernando Alonso |
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Robert Kubica | 1:22.559 - Kimi Räikkönen | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2005 | #10 Juan Pablo Montoya | Fernando Alonso | Giancarlo Fisichella | 1:21.504 - Kimi Räikkönen | Juan Pablo Montoya |
| 2004 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button | 1:21.046 - Rubens Barrichello | Rubens Barrichello |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #2 Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2001 | #6 Juan Pablo Montoya | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Juan Pablo Montoya | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1999 | #8 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Ralf Schumacher | Mika Salo | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1997 | #10 David Coulthard | Jean Alesi | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Jean Alesi | |
| 1996 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jean Alesi | Mika Häkkinen | Damon Hill | |
| 1995 | #2 Johnny Herbert | Mika Häkkinen | Heinz-Harald Frentzen | David Coulthard | |
| 1994 | #0 Damon Hill | Gerhard Berger | Mika Häkkinen | Jean Alesi | |
| 1993 | #0 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Michael Andretti | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Martin Brundle | Michael Schumacher | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #27 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #2 Alain Prost | Gerhard Berger | Thierry Boutsen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #28 Gerhard Berger | Michele Alboreto | Eddie Cheever | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1986 | #6 Nelson Piquet | Nigel Mansell | Stefan Johansson | Teo Fabi | |
| 1985 | #2 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1984 | #8 Niki Lauda | Michele Alboreto | Riccardo Patrese | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #5 Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | Eddie Cheever | Riccardo Patrese | |
| 1982 | #16 René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | Mario Andretti | Mario Andretti | |
| 1980 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones | Carlos Reutemann | René Arnoux | |
| 1979 | #11 Jody Scheckter | Gilles Villeneuve | Clay Regazzoni | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | |
| 1978 | #1 Niki Lauda | John Watson | Carlos Reutemann | Mario Andretti | |
| 1977 | #5 Mario Andretti | Niki Lauda | Alan Jones | James Hunt | |
| 1976 | #10 Ronnie Peterson | Clay Regazzoni | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | |
| 1975 | #11 Clay Regazzoni | Emerson Fittipaldi | Niki Lauda | Niki Lauda | |
| 1974 | #1 Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Jody Scheckter | Niki Lauda | |
| 1973 | #2 Ronnie Peterson | Emerson Fittipaldi | Peter Revson | Ronnie Peterson | |
| 1972 | #6 Emerson Fittipaldi | Mike Hailwood | Denny Hulme | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1971 | #18 Peter Gethin | Ronnie Peterson | François Cevert | Chris Amon | |
| 1970 | #4 Clay Regazzoni | Jackie Stewart | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jacky Ickx | |
| 1969 | #20 Jackie Stewart | Jochen Rindt | Jean-Pierre Beltoise | Jochen Rindt | |
| 1968 | #1 Denny Hulme | Johnny Servoz-Gavin | Jacky Ickx | John Surtees | |
| 1967 | #14 John Surtees | Jack Brabham | Jim Clark | Jim Clark | |
| 1966 | #6 Ludovico Scarfiotti | Mike Parkes | Denny Hulme | Mike Parkes | |
| 1965 | #32 Jackie Stewart | Graham Hill | Dan Gurney | Jim Clark | |
| 1964 | #2 John Surtees | Bruce McLaren | Lorenzo Bandini | John Surtees | |
| 1963 | #8 Jim Clark | Richie Ginther | Bruce McLaren | John Surtees | |
| 1962 | #14 Graham Hill | Richie Ginther | Bruce McLaren | Jim Clark | |
| 1961 | #2 Phil Hill | Dan Gurney | Bruce McLaren | Wolfgang von Trips | |
| 1960 | #20 Phil Hill | Richie Ginther | Willy Mairesse | Phil Hill | |
| 1959 | #14 Stirling Moss | Phil Hill | Jack Brabham | Stirling Moss | |
| 1958 | #28 Tony Brooks | Mike Hawthorn | Phil Hill | Stirling Moss | |
| 1957 | #18 Stirling Moss | Juan Fangio | Wolfgang von Trips | Stuart Lewis-Evans | |
| 1956 | #36 Stirling Moss | Peter Collins | Ron Flockhart | Juan Fangio | |
| 1955 | #18 Juan Fangio | Piero Taruffi | Eugenio Castellotti | Juan Fangio | |
| 1954 | #16 Juan Fangio | Mike Hawthorn | José Froilán González | Juan Fangio | |
| 1953 | #50 Juan Fangio | Nino Farina | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1952 | #12 Alberto Ascari | José Froilán González | Luigi Villoresi | Alberto Ascari | |
| 1951 | #2 Alberto Ascari | José Froilán González | Felice Bonetto | Juan Fangio | |
| 1950 | #10 Nino Farina | Alberto Ascari | Luigi Fagioli | Juan Fangio |