1981 Italian Grand Prix
Grand Prix
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 |  Alain Prost |
Renault | M | 52 | 1:26:36.897 | 3 |
| 2 | 1 |  Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | G | 52 | + 22.175 | 5 |
| 3 | 2 |  Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford | G | 52 | + 50.587 | 2 |
| 4 | 11 |  Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | G | 52 | + 1:32.902 | 11 |
| 5 | 28 | Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | M | 52 | + 1:34.522 | 8 |
| 6 | 5 |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | G | 51 | Engine | 6 |
| 7 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren-Ford | M | 51 | Puncture | 16 |
| 8 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | M | 50 | + 2 laps | 10 |
| 9 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | M | 50 | + 2 laps | 18 |
| 10 | 35 |  Brian Henton |
Toleman-Hart | P | 49 | + 3 laps | 23 |
Qualifying
| Position | Driver Number | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | René Arnoux |
Renault | 1:34.042 | 1:33.467 | undefined | |
| 2 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann |
Williams-Ford | 1:35.153 | 1:34.140 | +0.673 | undefined |
| 3 | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 1:34.492 | 1:34.374 | +0.907 | undefined |
| 4 | 26 | Jacques Laffite |
Ligier-Matra | 1:36.529 | 1:35.062 | +1.575 | undefined |
| 5 | 1 | Alan Jones |
Williams-Ford | 1:35.983 | 1:35.359 | +1.892 | undefined |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-Ford | 1:35.449 | 1:35.484 | +1.982 | undefined |
| 7 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 1:35.795 | 1:35.557 | +2.090 | undefined |
| 8 | 28 | Didier Pironi |
Ferrari | 1:35.977 | 1:35.596 | +2.129 | undefined |
| 9 | 27 |  Gilles Villeneuve |
Ferrari | 1:35.627 | 1:55.012 | +2.160 | undefined |
| 10 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Alfa Romeo | 1:38.617 | 1:35.946 | +2.479 | undefined |
| 11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Ford | 1:36.158 | 1:36.309 | +2.691 | undefined |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Ford | 1:38.100 | 1:36.210 | +2.743 | undefined |
| 13 | 22 |  Mario Andretti |
Alfa Romeo | 1:37.166 | 1:36.296 | +2.829 | undefined |
| 14 | 6 |  Héctor Rebaque |
Brabham-Ford | 1:37.131 | 1:36.472 | +3.005 | undefined |
| 15 | 25 | Patrick Tambay |
Ligier-Matra | 1:36.515 | 1:36.545 | +3.048 | undefined |
| 16 | 8 | Andrea de Cesaris |
McLaren-Ford | no time | 1:37.019 | +3.552 | undefined |
| 17 | 3 | Eddie Cheever |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.736 | 1:37.160 | +3.693 | undefined |
| 18 | 32 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Osella-Ford | 1:38.167 | 1:37.264 | +3.797 | undefined |
| 19 | 17 |  Derek Daly |
March-Ford | 1:38.852 | 1:37.303 | +3.836 | undefined |
| 20 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese |
Arrows-Ford | 1:37.355 | 1:37.552 | +3.888 | undefined |
| 21 | 9 |  Slim Borgudd |
ATS-Ford | 1:39.106 | 1:37.807 | +4.340 | undefined |
| 22 | 4 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:38.411 | 1:37.912 | +4.445 | undefined |
| 23 | 35 | Brian Henton |
Toleman-Hart | 1:41.369 | 1:38.012 | +4.545 | undefined |
| 24 | 14 |  Eliseo Salazar |
Ensign-Ford | 1:39.033 | 1:38.053 | +4.586 | undefined |