The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 13

Italian Grand Prix

1981  ·  Autodromo Nazionale di Monza  ·  13 September 1981  ·  52 laps

  1. 1st Alain Prost Renault · 01:26:36.897
  2. 2nd Alan Jones Williams · +22.175
  3. 3rd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +50.587

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Renault  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

Jacques Laffite

Retirement Ligier  —  Puncture

03 Lap 12

René Arnoux

Retirement Renault  —  Spun off

04 Lap 40

Mario Andretti

Retirement Alfa Romeo  —  Engine

05 On the Charge

Brian Henton

Toleman  —  P23 → P10

06 Victory

Alain Prost

Renault  —  Won from P3

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Alain Prost Renault 3 52 01:26:36.897 9
2 Alan Jones Williams 5 52 +22.175 6
3 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 52 +50.587 4
4 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 11 52 +1:32.902 3
5 Didier Pironi Ferrari 8 52 +1:34.522 2
6 Nelson Piquet Brabham 6 51 Engine 1
7 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 16 51 Puncture
8 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 10 50 +2 Laps
9 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 18 50 +2 Laps
10 Brian Henton Toleman 23 49 +3 Laps
11 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 13 40 Engine
12 Derek Daly March 19 36 Gearbox
13 Patrick Tambay Ligier 15 22 Puncture
14 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 12 21 Suspension
15 John Watson McLaren 7 19 Accident
16 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 20 18 Gearbox
17 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 22 17 Accident
18 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 24 13 Spun off
19 René Arnoux Renault 1 12 Spun off
20 Jacques Laffite Ligier 4 11 Puncture
21 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 17 11 Spun off
22 Slim Borgudd ATS 21 10 Spun off
23 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 9 5 Engine
24 Hector Rebaque Brabham 14 1 Electrical

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