The 1981 San Marino Grand Prix started May 3rd, 1981 at 02:00 on Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy. Gilles Villeneuve started from pole position with Carlos Reutemann next to him. René Arnoux started from third place.
After 1 hour, 51 minutes and 23 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Reutemann is 3 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
After 1 hour, 51 minutes and 23 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race first. The podium was completed with Riccardo Patrese in second and Carlos Reutemann in third place.
After the 1981 San Marino Grand Prix, Carlos Reutemann is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 25 points. Reutemann is 3 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.
Circuit
Location
Imola, Italy
Date
May 3rd, 1981 at 02:00
Round
4/15
Winner
Nelson Piquet
Winning time
1:51:23.97
Pole position
Gilles Villeneuve
Results
| Pos | Driver | Car | Time/Retired | Grid | Laps | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 4 | #5 Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1:51:23.97 | 5 | 60 | 9 |
| 2 7 | #29 Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | +4.58 | 9 | 60 | 6 |
| 3 1 | #2 Carlos Reutemann | Williams | +6.34 | 2 | 60 | 4 |
| 4 9 | #6 Hector Rebaque | Brabham | +22.89 | 13 | 60 | 3 |
| 5 1 | #28 Didier Pironi | Ferrari | +25.87 | 6 | 60 | 2 |
| 6 8 | #8 Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | +1:06.61 | 14 | 60 | 1 |
| 7 6 | #27 Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | +1:41.97 | 1 | 60 | 0 |
| 8 5 | #16 René Arnoux | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 | 59 | 0 |
| 9 12 | #14 Marc Surer | Ensign | +1 Lap | 21 | 59 | 0 |
| 10 3 | #7 John Watson | McLaren | +2 Laps | 7 | 58 | 0 |
| 11 5 | #33 Patrick Tambay | Theodore | +2 Laps | 16 | 58 | 0 |
| 12 4 | #1 Alan Jones | Williams | +2 Laps | 8 | 58 | 0 |
| 13 11 | #10 Slim Borgudd | ATS | +3 Laps | 24 | 57 | 0 |
| - | #25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | Not classified | 18 | 45 | 0 |
| - | #17 Eliseo Salazar | March | DNF (Spun off) | 23 | 38 | 0 |
| - | #4 Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 17 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #32 Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | DNF (Collision) | 20 | 31 | 0 |
| - | #23 Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Collision) | 11 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #3 Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | DNF (Collision) | 19 | 28 | 0 |
| - | #22 Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | DNF (Gearbox) | 12 | 26 | 0 |
| - | #20 Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | DNF (Engine) | 15 | 14 | 0 |
| - | #26 Jacques Laffite | Ligier | DNF (Suspension) | 10 | 7 | 0 |
| - | #15 Alain Prost | Renault | DNF (Gearbox) | 4 | 3 | 0 |
| - | #31 Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | DNF (Accident) | 22 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #30 Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #18 Derek Daly | March | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #9 Jan Lammers | ATS | DNF (Retired) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #21 Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #36 Derek Warwick | Toleman | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #35 Brian Henton | Toleman | Did not qualify | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #11 Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| - | #12 Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Withdrew | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Standings after race
| Pos | Driver | Car | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 1 | 4 | 25 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 2 | 3 | 22 | -3 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 1 | 2 | 18 | -7 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -15 | |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 4 | -21 | |
| 6 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -22 | ||
| 7 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 3 | -22 | ||
| 8 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 3 | -22 | ||
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 3 | -22 | ||
| 10 | René Arnoux | Renault | 2 | -23 | ||
| 11 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 2 | -23 | ||
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 2 | -23 | ||
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 1 | -24 | ||
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | -24 | ||
| 15 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 1 | -24 | ||
| 16 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 0 | -25 | ||
| 17 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 0 | -25 | ||
| 18 | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | -25 | ||
| 19 | John Watson | McLaren | 0 | -25 | ||
| 20 | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | -25 | ||
| 21 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | -25 | ||
| 22 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | -25 | ||
| 23 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 0 | -25 | ||
| 24 | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | -25 | ||
| 25 | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | -25 | ||
| 26 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | -25 | ||
| 27 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | -25 | ||
| 28 | Eliseo Salazar | Osella | 0 | -25 | ||
| 29 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | -25 | ||
| 30 | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | -25 | ||
| 31 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | -25 | ||
| 32 | Kevin Cogan | Tyrrell | 0 | -25 | ||
| 33 | Derek Daly | March | 0 | -25 | ||
| 34 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 0 | -25 | ||
| 35 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | -25 | ||
| 36 | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | -25 |
| Pos | Team | Wins | Podiums | Pts | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 2 | 6 | 43 | |
| 2 | Brabham | 2 | 3 | 25 | -18 |
| 3 | Arrows | 2 | 10 | -33 | |
| 4 | Renault | 1 | 6 | -37 | |
| 5 | Alfa Romeo | 3 | -40 | ||
| 6 | Ensign | 3 | -40 | ||
| 7 | Team Lotus | 3 | -40 | ||
| 8 | Ferrari | 2 | -41 | ||
| 9 | Tyrrell | 2 | -41 | ||
| 10 | Ligier | 1 | -42 | ||
| 11 | McLaren | 1 | -42 | ||
| 12 | Theodore | 1 | -42 | ||
| 13 | Fittipaldi | 0 | -43 | ||
| 14 | ATS | 0 | -43 | ||
| 15 | March | 0 | -43 | ||
| 16 | Osella | 0 | -43 | ||
| 17 | Toleman | 0 | -43 |
Other race results
| Year | Winner | 2nd | 3rd | Fastest lap | Pole position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Fernando Alonso | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:24.569 - Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher |
| 2005 | #5 Fernando Alonso | Michael Schumacher | Alexander Wurz | 1:21.858 - Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen |
| 2004 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button | Juan Pablo Montoya | 1:20.411 - Michael Schumacher | Jenson Button |
| 2003 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Kimi Räikkönen | Rubens Barrichello | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2002 | #1 Michael Schumacher | Rubens Barrichello | Ralf Schumacher | Michael Schumacher | |
| 2001 | #5 Ralf Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | David Coulthard | |
| 2000 | #3 Michael Schumacher | Mika Häkkinen | David Coulthard | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1999 | #3 Michael Schumacher | David Coulthard | Rubens Barrichello | Mika Häkkinen | |
| 1998 | #7 David Coulthard | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | David Coulthard | |
| 1997 | #4 Heinz-Harald Frentzen | Michael Schumacher | Eddie Irvine | Jacques Villeneuve | |
| 1996 | #5 Damon Hill | Michael Schumacher | Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1995 | #5 Damon Hill | Jean Alesi | Gerhard Berger | Michael Schumacher | |
| 1994 | #5 Michael Schumacher | Nicola Larini | Mika Häkkinen | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1993 | #2 Alain Prost | Michael Schumacher | Martin Brundle | Alain Prost | |
| 1992 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Riccardo Patrese | Ayrton Senna | Nigel Mansell | |
| 1991 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Gerhard Berger | Jyrki Järvilehto | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1990 | #6 Riccardo Patrese | Gerhard Berger | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1989 | #1 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Alessandro Nannini | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1988 | #12 Ayrton Senna | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1987 | #5 Nigel Mansell | Ayrton Senna | Michele Alboreto | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1986 | #1 Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Gerhard Berger | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1985 | #11 Elio de Angelis | Thierry Boutsen | Patrick Tambay | Ayrton Senna | |
| 1984 | #7 Alain Prost | René Arnoux | Elio de Angelis | Nelson Piquet | |
| 1983 | #27 Patrick Tambay | Alain Prost | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | |
| 1982 | #28 Didier Pironi | Gilles Villeneuve | Michele Alboreto | René Arnoux |