Round 6 · 31 May 1981
1981 Monaco Grand Prix: results
Gilles Villeneuve (Ferrari) won the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix, round 6 of the championship, held on 31 May 1981 at Circuit de Monaco (Monaco), starting from position 2. Alan Jones (Williams) and Jacques Laffite (Ligier) completed the podium. Pole position went to Nelson Piquet.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 1:54:23.380 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Alan Jones | Williams | 7 | +39.910 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 8 | +89.240 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 17 | +1 Lap | 3 | +1 Lap |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 15 | +2 Laps | 2 | +2 Laps |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Ensign | 19 | +2 Laps | 1 | +2 Laps |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore | 16 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 8 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | — | — | Spun off |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 10 | — | — | Engine |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 20 | — | — | Collision |
| 11 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 18 | — | — | Collision |
| 12 | Alain Prost | Renault | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 13 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 4 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 6 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | René Arnoux | Renault | 13 | — | — | Spun off |
| 16 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 5 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 17 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 3 | — | — | Suspension |
| 18 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 14 | — | — | Fuel system |
| 19 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 11 | — | — | Collision |
| 20 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 12 | — | — | Collision |