1981 Grand Prix of San Marino
3 May - Imola: 60 laps x 5.040 km = 302.400 km


 Pole Position: G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 min:34.523s
 Fastest Lap: 167.901 km/h G Villeneuve Ferrari 1 min:48.064s


Results:

 1   N Piquet      Brabham     1 h 51m 23.970s
 2   R Patrese     Arrows      1 h 51m 28.550s
 3   C Reutemann   Williams    1 h 51m 30.31Os
 4   H Rebaque     Brabham     1 h 51m 46.860s
 5   D Pironi      Ferrari     1 h 51m 49.840s
 6   A de Cesaris  McLaren     1 h 52m 30.580s
 7   G Villeneuve  Ferrari     1 h 53m 05.940s
 8   R Arnoux      Renault     59
 9   M Surer       Ensign      59
 10  J Watson      McLaren     58
 11  P Tambay      Theodore    58
 12  A Jones       Williams    58
 13  S Borgudd     ATS         57

Not Classified

     J-P Jabouille Ligier      45

Did Not finish:

     E Salazar    March       38 oil pressure
     M Alboreto   Tyrrell     31 accident
     B Gabbiani   Osella      31 accident
     B Giacomelli Alfa Romeo  28 accident
     E Cheever    Tyrrell     28 accident
     M Andretti   Alfa Romeo  26 gearbox
     K Rosberg    Fittipaldi  14 engine
     J Laffite    Ligier       7 accident
     A Prost      Renault      3 gearbox
     M-A Guerra   Osella       0 accident

Did Not Qualify:

     S Stohr      Arrows
     D Daly       March
     J Lammers    ATS
     C Serra      Fittipaldi
     D Warwick    Toleman
     B Henton     Toleman

Qualifying Times:

1 27   G.Villeneuve     Ferrari          1'34.523
2 2    Carlos Reutemann Williams/Ford    1'35.223
3 16   Rene Arnoux      Renault          1'35.281
4 15   Alain Prost      Renault          1'35.579
5 5    Nelson Piquet    Brabham/Ford     1'35.733
6 28   Didier Pironi    Ferrari          1'35.868
7 7    John Watson      McLaren/Ford     1'36.241
8 1    Alan Jones       Williams/Ford    1'36.280
9 29   Riccardo Patrese Arrows/Ford      1'36.390
10 26  Jacques Laffite  Ligier/Matra     1'36.477
11 23  Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo       1'36.776
12 22  Mario Andretti   Alfa Romeo       1'36.919
13 6   Hector Rebaque   Brabham/Ford     1'37.264
14 8   A.de Cesaris     McLaren/Ford     1'37.382
15 20  Keke Rosberg     Fittipaldi/Ford  1'37.459
16 33  Patrick Tambay   Theodore/Ford    1'37.545
17 4   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell/Ford     1'37.771
18 25  J.P.Jabouille    Ligier/Matra     1'38.140
19 3   Eddie Cheever    Tyrrell/Ford     1'38.266
20 32  Beppe Gabbiani   Osella/Ford      1'38.302
21 14  Marc Surer       Ensign/Ford      1'38.341
22 31  M.A.Guerra       Osella/Ford      1'38.773
23 17  Eliseo Salazar   March/Ford       1'38.827
24 10  Slim Borgudd     ATS/Ford         1'39.079
 Not qualified 
25 30  Siegfried Stohr  Arrows/Ford      1'39.112
26 18  Derek Daly       March/Ford       1'39.157
27 9   Jan Lammers      ATS/Ford         1'39.419
28 21  Chico Serra      Fittipaldi/Ford  1'41.114
29 36  Derek Warwick    Toleman/Hart     1'43.187
30 35  Brian Henton     Toleman/Hart     1'49.951