1981 Grand Prix of Monaco
31 May - Monte Carlo: 76 laps x 3.312 km = 251.712 km


 Pole Position: N Piquet Brabham 1 min:25.710s
 Fastest Lap: 136.312 km/h A Jones Williams 1 min:27.470s

Results:

 1   G Villeneuve  Ferrari     1 h 54m 23.380s
 2   A Jones       Williams    1 h 55m 03.290s
 3   J Laffite     Ligier      1 h 55m 52.620s
 4   D Pironi      Ferrari     75
 5   E Cheever     Tyrrell     74
 6   M Surer       Ensign      74
 7   P Tambay      Theodore    72

Did Not Finish:

     N Piquet      Brabham     53 accident
     J Watson      McLaren     53 engine
     M Alboreto    Tyrrell     50 accident
     B Giacomelli  Alfa Romeo  50 accident
     A Prost       Renault     45 engine
     C Reutemann   Williams    34 gearbox
     R Arnoux      Renault     32 accident
     E de Angelis  Lotus       32 engine
     R Patrese     Arrows      29 gearbox
     N Mansell     Lotus       16 rear suspension
     S Stohr       Arrows      15 electrical misfire
     A de Cesaris  McLaren      0 accident
     M Andretti    Alfa Romeo   0 accident

Did Not Qualify:

     K Rosberg     Fittipaldi
     J-P Jabouille Talbot
     H Rebaque     Brabham
     C Serra       Fittipaldi
     P Ghinzani    Osella
     B Gabbiani    Osella

Did Not PreQualify:

     S Borgudd     ATS
     D Daly        March
     E Salazar     March
     B Henton      Toleman
     D Warwick     Toleman

Qualifying Times:

1 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'25.710
2 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'25.788
3 12   Nigel Mansell    Lotus/Ford       1'25.815
4 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'26.010
5 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'26.040
6 11   Elio de Angelis  Lotus/Ford       1'26.259
7 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'26.538
8 26   Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'26.704
9 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'26.953
10 7   John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'27.058
11 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'27.122
12 22  Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'27.512
13 16  Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'27.513
14 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'27.564
15 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'27.594
16 33  Patrick Tambay   Theodore/Ford    1'27.939
17 28  Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'28.266
18 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'28.323
19 14  Marc Surer       Ensign/Ford      1'28.339
20 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'28.358
 Not qualified 
21 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'28.436
22 25  J.P.Jabouille    Ligier/Matra     1'28.841
23 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'29.188
24 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'29.434
25 32  P.Ghinzani       Osella/Ford      1'29.649
26 31  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'29.795
 Not pre-qualified 
27 10  Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'33.285
28 18  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'33.800
29 17  Eliseo Salazar   March/Ford       1'35.249
30 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'37.528
31 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'41.966