Round 6 · 1981
Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco · Sun 31 May · 00:00 UTC
Race
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / Status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 1:54:23.380 | 9 |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +39.910 | 6 |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +1:29.240 | 4 |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | +2 Laps | 1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +4 Laps | |
| — | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | Spun off | |
| — | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | Engine | |
| — | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | Collision | |
| — | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | Collision | |
| — | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | Engine | |
| — | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | Gearbox | |
| — | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Borgward | 6 | Engine | |
| — | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | Spun off | |
| — | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | Gearbox | |
| — | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Borgward | 3 | Suspension | |
| — | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | Fuel system | |
| — | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | Collision | |
| — | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | Collision |