San Marino Grand Prix 1981

Enzo e Dino Ferrari
Imola
3 May 1981
60 laps
302.4 km
5.040 km a lap

Pole positionGilles VilleneuveFerrari · 1:34.523
Fastest lapGilles Villeneuve1:48.064 · lap 46
Winner started fromP5on the grid

Result

Pos	Driver	No.	Team · engine	Grid	Laps	Time / reason	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	5	Brabham · Ford	5	60	1:51:23.970	9
2	Riccardo Patrese	29	Arrows · Ford	9	60	+4.580	6
3	Carlos Reutemann	2	Williams · Ford	2	60	+6.340	4
4	Héctor Rebaque	6	Brabham · Ford	13	60	+22.890	3
5	Didier Pironi	28	Ferrari	6	60	+25.870	2
6	Andrea de Cesaris	8	McLaren · Ford	14	60	+1:06.610	1
7	Gilles Villeneuvefastest lap	27	Ferrari	1	60	+1:41.970
8	René Arnoux	16	Renault	3	59	+1 lap
9	Marc Surer	14	Ensign · Ford	21	59	+1 lap
10	John Watson	7	McLaren · Ford	7	58	+2 laps
11	Patrick Tambay	33	Theodore · Ford	16	58	+2 laps
12	Alan Jones	1	Williams · Ford	8	58	+2 laps
13	Slim Borgudd	10	ATS · Ford	24	57	+3 laps
NC	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	25	Ligier · Matra	18	45	+15 laps
DNF	Eliseo Salazar	17	March · Ford	23	38	Spun off
DNF	Michele Alboreto	4	Tyrrell · Ford	17	31	Collision
DNF	Beppe Gabbiani	32	Osella · Ford	20	31	Collision
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	23	Alfa Romeo	11	28	Collision
DNF	Eddie Cheever	3	Tyrrell · Ford	19	28	Collision
DNF	Mario Andretti	22	Alfa Romeo	12	26	Gearbox
DNF	Keke Rosberg	20	Fittipaldi · Ford	15	14	Engine
DNF	Jacques Laffite	26	Ligier · Matra	10	7	Suspension
DNF	Alain Prost	15	Renault	4	3	Gearbox
DNF	Miguel Ángel Guerra	31	Osella · Ford	22	0	Accident
DNQ	Siegfried Stohr	30	Arrows · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Daly	18	March · Ford	–
DNQ	Jan Lammers	9	ATS · Ford	–
DNQ	Chico Serra	21	Fittipaldi · Ford	–
DNQ	Derek Warwick	36	Toleman · Hart	–
DNQ	Brian Henton	35	Toleman · Hart	–

A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	1:34.523
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	1:35.229	+0.706
3	René Arnoux	Renault	1:35.281	+0.758
4	Alain Prost	Renault	1:35.579	+1.056
5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:35.733	+1.210
6	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	1:35.868	+1.345
7	John Watson	McLaren	1:36.241	+1.718
8	Alan Jones	Williams	1:36.280	+1.757
9	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	1:36.390	+1.867
10	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	1:36.477	+1.954
11	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	1:36.776	+2.253
12	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	1:36.919	+2.396
13	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham	1:37.264	+2.741
14	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1:37.382	+2.859
15	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	1:37.459	+2.936
16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore	1:37.545	+3.022
17	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:37.771	+3.248
18	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	1:38.140	+3.617
19	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	1:38.266	+3.743
20	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	1:38.302	+3.779
21	Marc Surer	Ensign	1:38.340	+3.817
22	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	1:38.773	+4.250
23	Eliseo Salazar	March	1:38.827	+4.304
24	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1:39.079	+4.556
25	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	1:39.112	+4.589
26	Derek Daly	March	1:39.157	+4.634
27	Jan Lammers	ATS	1:39.419	+4.896
28	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	1:41.114	+6.591
29	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:43.187	+8.664
30	Brian Henton	Toleman	1:49.951	+15.428

Fastest laps

Each driver's quickest lap of the race.

Pos	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	Gilles Villeneuve	46	1:48.064

Championship after this race

The official standings after round 4. Arrows show the change against the round before.

The whole season

Drivers' championship after round 4
Pos	Driver	Points	Change
1	Carlos Reutemann	25
2	Nelson Piquet	22	▲1
3	Alan Jones	18	▼1
4	Riccardo Patrese	10
5	Alain Prost	4	▼1
6	Héctor Rebaque	3
6	Marc Surer	3
6	Mario Andretti	3
9	Elio de Angelis	3	▼1
10	Didier Pironi	2

Constructors' championship after round 4
Pos	Team	Points	Change
1	Williams	43
2	Brabham	25
3	Arrows	10	▲1
4	Renault	6	▼1
5	Alfa Romeo	3
5	Ensign	3
7	Lotus	3
8	Ferrari	2
8	Tyrrell	2
10	Ligier	1	▼1