1981 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1981 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 6 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 31 May 1981
Location Circuit de Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.312 km (2.057 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Brabham-Ford
Time 1:25.710
Fastest lap
Driver Australia Alan Jones Williams-Ford
Time 1:27.47 on lap 48
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Williams-Ford
Third Ligier-Matra
Lap leaders
Nelson Piquet in a Brabham BT49C

The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 31 May 1981. It was the sixth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.[1]

The 76-lap race was won by Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Brazilian Nelson Piquet took pole position in his Brabham-Ford and led until he crashed out on lap 54. Australian Alan Jones finished second in a Williams-Ford, with Frenchman Jacques Laffite third in a Ligier-Matra.

  1. ^ "1981 Monaco Grand Prix Entry list".