The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 4

San Marino Grand Prix

1981  ·  Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari  ·  3 May 1981  ·  60 laps

  1. 1st Nelson Piquet Brabham · 01:51:23.97
  2. 2nd Riccardo Patrese Arrows · +4.58
  3. 3rd Carlos Reutemann Williams · +6.34

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 3

Alain Prost

Retirement Renault  —  Gearbox

03 Lap 45

Jean-Pierre Jabouille

Retirement Ligier  —  Not classified

04 On the Charge

Marc Surer

Ensign  —  P21 → P9

05 Victory

Nelson Piquet

Brabham  —  Won from P5

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 5 60 01:51:23.97 9
2 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 9 60 +4.58 6
3 Carlos Reutemann Williams 2 60 +6.34 4
4 Hector Rebaque Brabham 13 60 +22.89 3
5 Didier Pironi Ferrari 6 60 +25.87 2
6 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 14 60 +1:06.610 1
7 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1 60 +1:41.970
8 René Arnoux Renault 3 59 +1 Lap
9 Marc Surer Ensign 21 59 +1 Lap
10 John Watson McLaren 7 58 +2 Laps
11 Patrick Tambay Theodore 16 58 +2 Laps
12 Alan Jones Williams 8 58 +2 Laps
13 Slim Borgudd ATS 24 57 +3 Laps
14 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 18 45 Not classified
15 Eliseo Salazar March 23 38 Spun off
16 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 17 31 Collision
17 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 20 31 Collision
18 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 11 28 Collision
19 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 19 28 Collision
20 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 12 26 Gearbox
21 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 15 14 Engine
22 Jacques Laffite Ligier 10 7 Suspension
23 Alain Prost Renault 4 3 Gearbox
24 Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella 22 0 Accident
27 Jan Lammers ATS 0 Retired
31 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 0 Withdrew
32 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 0 Withdrew

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