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1981 San Marino Grand Prix

The San Marino Grand Prix 1981 was the 4th round of the 1981 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola, Italy, on May 3rd.

Nelson Piquet won the race after starting in the 5th position, followed by Riccardo Patrese, and Carlos Reutemann completing the podium.

Gilles Villeneuve started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 7th.

Final results

1
4
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
1:51:23.97
Finished
2
7
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
+4.58
Finished
3
1
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
+6.34
Finished
4
9
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
+22.89
Finished
5
1
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
+25.87
Finished
6
8
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
+1:06.61
Finished
7
6
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
+1:41.97
Finished
8
5
René Arnoux
Renault
+1 Lap
9
12
Marc Surer
Ensign
+1 Lap
10
3
John Watson
McLaren
+2 Laps
11
5
Patrick Tambay
Theodore
+2 Laps
12
4
Alan Jones
Williams
+2 Laps
13
11
Slim Borgudd
ATS
+3 Laps
14
4
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
Not classified
15
8
Eliseo Salazar
March
Spun off
16
1
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
Collision
17
3
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Collision
18
7
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Collision
19
-
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
Collision
20
8
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
Gearbox
21
6
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Engine
22
12
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Suspension
23
19
Alain Prost
Renault
Gearbox
24
2
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
Accident
25
25
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
Did not qualify
26
26
Derek Daly
March
Did not qualify
27
27
Jan Lammers
ATS
Retired
28
28
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Did not qualify
29
29
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Did not qualify
30
30
Brian Henton
Toleman
Did not qualify
31
31
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Withdrew
32
32
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Withdrew
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

Unfortunately we do not have pit stops information for this race.

Strategy

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Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 14 drivers out of the original 32 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, who did not classify on lap 45, Eliseo Salazar, who lost control and spun off the track on lap 38, Michele Alboreto, Beppe Gabbiani, Bruno Giacomelli, and Eddie Cheever, all of whom retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars, Mario Andretti, and Alain Prost, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Keke Rosberg, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 14, Jacques Laffite, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 7, Miguel Ángel Guerra, who had to retire due to an accident on lap 0, Jan Lammers, who had to retire on lap 0, and Elio de Angelis, and Nigel Mansell, both withdrew.

Not classified

  • Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Lap 45

Spun off

  • Eliseo Salazar
    Lap 38

Collision

  • Michele Alboreto
    Lap 31
  • Beppe Gabbiani
    Lap 31
  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 28
  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 28

Gearbox

  • Mario Andretti
    Lap 26
  • Alain Prost
    Lap 3

Engine

  • Keke Rosberg
    Lap 14

Suspension

  • Jacques Laffite
    Lap 7

Accident

  • Miguel Ángel Guerra
    Lap 0

Retired

  • Jan Lammers
    Lap 0

Withdrew

  • Elio de Angelis
    Lap 0
  • Nigel Mansell
    Lap 0

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.