1981 Italian Grand Prix

The Italian Grand Prix 1981 was the 13th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 13th.

Alain Prost won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Alan Jones, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium.

René Arnoux started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he lost control and spun off the track, and had to retire on lap 12th.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 30 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Nelson Piquet, Mario Andretti, and Gilles Villeneuve, all of whom suffered an engine malfunction, Andrea de Cesaris, Patrick Tambay, and Jacques Laffite, all of whom had a puncture that could not be repaired, Derek Daly, and Riccardo Patrese, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Nigel Mansell, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 21, John Watson, and Michele Alboreto, both had to retire due to an accident, Eliseo Salazar, René Arnoux, Eddie Cheever, and Slim Borgudd, all of whom lost control and spun off the track, and Hector Rebaque, who suffered from electrical problems on lap 1.

Qualifying