1981 San Marino Grand Prix

Round

4/15

Date

May 3, 1981 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Imola, Italy

Circuit

Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Circuit length

5.04 m (22 turns)

Race distance

302.4 km (60 laps)

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Piquet

Winner

1:51:23.970

Winning time

Villeneuve

Pole position

Villeneuve

Fastest lap

1:48.064

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:51:23.970	5th	60	9
2	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	+4.580	9th	60	6
3	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	+6.340	2nd	60	4
4	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	+22.890	13th	60	3
5	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	+25.870	6th	60	2
6	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	+1:06.610	14th	60	1
7	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	+1:41.970	1st	60
8	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	+1 lap	3rd	59
9	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	+1 lap	21st	59
10	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+2 laps	7th	58
11	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	+2 laps	16th	58
12	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	+2 laps	8th	58
13	#10 Slim Borgudd	ATS	+3 laps	24th	57
NC	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	+15 laps	18th	45
DNF	#17 Eliseo Salazar	March	Spun off	23rd	38
DNF	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Collision	17th	31
DNF	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	Collision	20th	31
DNF	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Collision	11th	28
DNF	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	Collision	19th	28
DNF	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Gearbox	12th	26
DNF	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Engine	15th	14
DNF	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Suspension	10th	7
DNF	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	Gearbox	4th	3
DNF	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	Accident	22nd	0
DNQ	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows
DNQ	#18 Derek Daly	March
DNQ	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS
DNQ	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi
DNQ	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman
DNQ	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.523
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.229	+0.706
3	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.281	+0.758
4	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:35.579	+1.056
5	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.733	+1.210
6	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.868	+1.345
7	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:36.241	+1.718
8	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.280	+1.757
9	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.390	+1.867
10	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36.477	+1.954
11	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.776	+2.253
12	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.919	+2.396
13	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.264	+2.741
14	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:37.382	+2.859
15	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.459	+2.936
16	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:37.545	+3.022
17	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:37.771	+3.248
18	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.140	+3.617
19	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.266	+3.743
20	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:38.302	+3.779
21	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.340	+3.817
22	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:38.773	+4.250
23	#17 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:38.827	+4.304
24	#10 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:39.079	+4.556
25	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.112	+4.589
26	#18 Derek Daly	March	1:39.157	+4.634
27	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.419	+4.896
28	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:41.114	+6.591
29	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:43.187	+8.664
30	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:49.951	+15.428

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.523
2	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.229	+0.706
3	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.292	+0.769
4	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.733	+1.210
5	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.868	+1.345
6	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:36.241	+1.718
7	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.317	+1.794
8	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.390	+1.867
9	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36.477	+1.954
10	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.776	+2.253
11	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.919	+2.396
12	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.264	+2.741
13	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:37.382	+2.859
14	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:37.545	+3.022
15	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:37.771	+3.248
16	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.906	+3.383
17	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.266	+3.743
18	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:38.302	+3.779
19	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.488	+3.965
20	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.702	+4.179
21	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:38.773	+4.250
22	#17 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:38.827	+4.304
23	#10 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:39.079	+4.556
24	#18 Derek Daly	March	1:39.157	+4.634
25	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.419	+4.896
26	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.553	+5.030
27	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:41.114	+6.591
28	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:43.187	+8.664
29	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	3:58.089	+2:23.566
30	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#16 René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.281
2	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:35.576	+0.295
3	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:35.579	+0.298
4	#2 Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.844	+0.563
5	#28 Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:36.168	+0.887
6	#1 Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.280	+0.999
7	#29 Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:37.061	+1.780
8	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:37.417	+2.136
9	#20 Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.459	+2.178
10	#22 Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:37.586	+2.305
11	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:37.639	+2.358
12	#8 Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:38.019	+2.738
13	#25 Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.140	+2.859
14	#14 Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.340	+3.059
15	#3 Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.363	+3.082
16	#6 Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:38.823	+3.542
17	#26 Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:38.908	+3.627
18	#30 Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.112	+3.831
19	#17 Eliseo Salazar	March	1:39.161	+3.880
20	#33 Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:39.215	+3.934
21	#32 Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:39.245	+3.964
22	#4 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:39.341	+4.060
23	#23 Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:39.372	+4.091
24	#18 Derek Daly	March	1:39.453	+4.172
25	#31 Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:39.799	+4.518
26	#9 Jan Lammers	ATS	1:40.872	+5.591
27	#10 Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:41.196	+5.915
28	#35 Brian Henton	Toleman	1:49.951	+14.670
29	#21 Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:51.454	+16.173
30	#36 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:54.020	+18.739

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#27 Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:48.064		46

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	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	0	2	10	-15
5	Alain Prost	Renault	0	1	4	-21
6	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-22
7	Marc Surer	Ensign	0	0	3	-22
8	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	0	0	3	-22
9	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	0	0	3	-22
10	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-23
11	René Arnoux	Renault	0	0	2	-23
12	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	0	0	2	-23
13	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	0	0	1	-24
14	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	0	0	1	-24
15	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	0	0	1	-24

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Williams	Ford	2	6	43
2	Brabham	Ford	2	3	25	-18
3	Arrows	Ford	0	2	10	-33
4	Renault	Renault	0	1	6	-37
5	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	3	-40
6	Ensign	Ford	0	0	3	-40
7	Lotus	Ford	0	0	3	-40
8	Tyrrell	Ford	0	0	2	-41
9	Ferrari	Ferrari	0	0	2	-41
10	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-42
11	Ligier	Matra	0	0	1	-42
12	McLaren	Ford	0	0	1	-42

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1982	#28 Didier Pironi	Gilles Villeneuve	Michele Alboreto	1:35.036 - Didier Pironi	René Arnoux

The 1981 San Marino Grand Prix started May 3, 1981 on Autodromo Internazionale 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.

In 1 hour, 51 minutes and 23 seconds Nelson Piquet finished the race in first place.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.