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Gran Premio di San Marino 1981

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 3 May 1981

Name: Gran Premio di San Marino 1981

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

Gran Premio di San Marino 1981 · Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1981 Formula 1 World Championship · round 4

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:51:23.970 · 60 laps · ford	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:51:28.550 · 60 laps · ford	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:51:30.310 · 60 laps · ford	4
4	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:51:46.860 · 60 laps · ford	3
5	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:51:49.840 · 60 laps · ferrari	2
6	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:52:30.580 · 60 laps · ford	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:53:05.940 · 60 laps · ferrari	Unknown / not applicable
8	René Arnoux	Renault	Time not recorded · 59 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
9	Marc Surer	Ensign	Time not recorded · 59 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	John Watson	McLaren	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Alan Jones	Williams	Time not recorded · 58 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Slim Borgudd	ATS	Time not recorded · 57 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
NC	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	Time not recorded · 45 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	March	Spun off · Time not recorded · 38 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Collision · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	Collision · Time not recorded · 31 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	Collision · Time not recorded · 28 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	Collision · Time not recorded · 28 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 26 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	Engine · Time not recorded · 14 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Suspension · Time not recorded · 7 laps · matra	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Alain Prost	Renault	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	Accident · Time not recorded · 0 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Derek Daly	March	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Jan Lammers	ATS	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Brian Henton	Toleman	Time not recorded · hart	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.523 · ferrari
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.229 · ford
3	René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.281 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:35.579 · renault
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.733 · ford
6	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.868 · ferrari
7	John Watson	McLaren	1:36.241 · ford
8	Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.280 · ford
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.390 · ford
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36.477 · matra
11	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.776 · alfa-romeo
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.919 · alfa-romeo
13	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.264 · ford
14	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:37.382 · ford
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.459 · ford
16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:37.545 · ford
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:37.771 · ford
18	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.140 · matra
19	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.266 · ford
20	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:38.302 · ford
21	Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.340 · ford
22	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:38.773 · ford
23	Eliseo Salazar	March	1:38.827 · ford
24	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:39.079 · ford
25	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.112 · ford
26	Derek Daly	March	1:39.157 · ford
27	Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.419 · ford
28	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:41.114 · ford
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:43.187 · hart
30	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:49.951 · hart

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.523 · ferrari
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.229 · ford
3	René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.281 · renault
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:35.579 · renault
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.733 · ford
6	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.868 · ferrari
7	John Watson	McLaren	1:36.241 · ford
8	Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.280 · ford
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.390 · ford
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36.477 · matra
11	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.776 · alfa-romeo
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.919 · alfa-romeo
13	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.264 · ford
14	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:37.382 · ford
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.459 · ford
16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:37.545 · ford
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:37.771 · ford
18	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.140 · matra
19	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.266 · ford
20	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:38.302 · ford
21	Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.340 · ford
22	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:38.773 · ford
23	Eliseo Salazar	March	1:38.827 · ford
24	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:39.079 · ford

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Carlos Reutemann	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	22
3	Alan Jones	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	18
4	Riccardo Patrese	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
5	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
6	Mario Andretti	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
6	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
6	Héctor Rebaque	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
9	Elio de Angelis	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	3
10	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
10	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
10	Didier Pironi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
13	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
13	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
13	Andrea de Cesaris	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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