1981 Grand Prix of Italy
13 September - Monza: 52 laps x 5.800 km = 301.600 km


 Pole Position: R Arnoux Renault 1 min:33.467s
 Fastest Lap: 214.092 km/h C Reutemann Williams 1 min:37.528s

Results:

 1   A Prost       Renault       1 h 26m 33.897s
 2   A Jones       Williams      1 h 26m 56.072s
 3   C Reutemann   Williams      1 h 27m 24.484s
 4   E de Angelis  Lotus         1 h 28m 06.799s
 5   D Pironi      Ferrari       1 h 28m 08.419s
 6r  N Piquet      Brabham       51 engine
 7r  A de Cesaris  McLaren       51 tyre burst/ accident
 8   B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo    50
 9   J-P Jarier    Osella        50
 10  B Henton      Toleman       49

Did Not Finish:

     M Andretti    Alfa Romeo    41 flywheel coupling
     D Daly        March         37 gearbox
     P Tambay      Ligier        22 puncture
     N Mansell     Lotus         21 handling
     J Watson      McLaren       19 accident
     R Patrese     Arrows        19 gearbox
     M Alboreto    Tyrrell       16 accident
     E Salazar     Ensign        13 tyre burst
     R Arnoux      Renault       12 accident
     E Cheever     Tyrrell       11 spin
     J Laffite     Ligier        11 puncture
     S Borgudd     ATS           10 spin
     G Villeneuve  Ferrari        6 turbo
     H Rebaque     Brabham        0 electrics

Did Not Qualify:

     M Surer       Theodore
     B Gabbiani    Osella
     D Warwick     Toleman
     S Stohr       Arrows
     K Rosberg     Fittipaldi
     C Serra       Fittipaldi

Qualifying Times:

1 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'33.457
2 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'34.140
3 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'34.374
4 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'35.062
5 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'35.359
6 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'35.443
7 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'35.557
8 28   Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'35.596
9 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'35.627
10 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'35.946
11 11  Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'36.158
12 12  Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford       1'36.210
13 22  Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'36.296
14 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'36.472
15 25  Patrick Tambay   Ligier/Matra     1'36.515
16 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'37.019
17 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'37.160
18 32  J.P.Jarier       Osella/Ford      1'37.264
19 17  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'37.309
20 29  Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'37.355
21 9   Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'37.807
22 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'37.912
23 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'38.012
24 14  Eliseo Salazar   Ensign/Ford      1'38.053
 Not qualified 
25 33  Marc Surer       Theodore/Ford    1'38.114
26 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'38.474
27 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'39.279
28 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'39.713
29 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'40.345
30 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'40.437