Round 13 · 13 September 1981
1981 Italian Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Renault) won the 1981 Italian Grand Prix, round 13 of the championship, held on 13 September 1981 at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza (Italy), starting from position 3. Alan Jones (Williams) and Carlos Reutemann (Williams) completed the podium. Pole position went to René Arnoux.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 1:26:36.897 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 5 | +22.175 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | +50.587 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 11 | +92.902 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 8 | +94.522 s | 2 | Finished |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | — | 1 | Engine |
| 7 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 16 | — | — | Puncture |
| 8 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 10 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 18 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 10 | Brian Henton | Toleman | 23 | +3 Laps | — | +3 Laps |
| 11 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 13 | — | — | Engine |
| 12 | Derek Daly | March | 19 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 13 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 15 | — | — | Puncture |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 12 | — | — | Suspension |
| 15 | John Watson | McLaren | 7 | — | — | Accident |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 20 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 22 | — | — | Accident |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 24 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | René Arnoux | Renault | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 4 | — | — | Puncture |
| 21 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 17 | — | — | Spun off |
| 22 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 21 | — | — | Spun off |
| 23 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 24 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 14 | — | — | Electrical |