Round 6 · 31 May 1981
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco · Monte Carlo, Monaco
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
33 drivers
After Round 5
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
34
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
22
pts
3
Alan Jones
Williams
18
pts
4
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
10
pts
5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
7
pts
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6
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
5
pts
7
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
4
pts
8
Alain Prost
Renault
4
pts
9
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
3
pts
10
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3
pts
11
Marc Surer
Ensign
3
pts
12
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
3
pts
13
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
3
pts
14
René Arnoux
Renault
2
pts
15
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
2
pts
16
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
1
pts
17
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
1
pts
-
John Watson
McLaren
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
0
pts
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
0
pts
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
0
pts
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
0
pts
-
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
0
pts
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
0
pts
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
0
pts
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
0
pts
After the race
33 drivers
After Round 6
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
—
34
+0
2
Alan Jones
Williams
↑1
24
+6
3
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↓1
22
+0
4
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
↑5
12
+9
5
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
—
11
+4
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6
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
↓2
10
+0
7
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
↑8
5
+3
8
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
↑5
5
+2
9
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
↓3
5
+0
10
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
↓3
4
+0
11
Alain Prost
Renault
↓3
4
+0
12
Marc Surer
Ensign
↓1
4
+1
13
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
↓3
3
+0
14
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
↓2
3
+0
15
René Arnoux
Renault
↓1
2
+0
16
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
—
1
+0
17
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
—
1
+0
-
John Watson
McLaren
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
—
0
+0
-
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Jan Lammers
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Slim Borgudd
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Eliseo Salazar
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
—
0
+0
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Race classification
20 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIL Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 1:54:23.380 | 9 |
| 2 | JON Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +39.910 | 6 |
| 3 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +1:29.240 | 4 |
| 4 | PIR Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | 1L | 3 |
| 5 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | 2L | 2 |
| 6 | SUR Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | 2L | 1 |
| 7 | TAM Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | 4L | 0 |
| R | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | — | 0 |
| R | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | REU Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | — | 0 |
| R | ARN René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | STO Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | — | 0 |
| R | AND Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | 0 |