1981 Italian Grand Prix
The Italian Grand Prix 1981 took place on 13 September at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza and was the 13th race of the Formula 1 season 1981.
- 3.1 qualifying
- 3.2 race
- 4.1 Drivers' Championship
- 4.2 Constructors' Championship
Reports
Background
Nelson Piquet and Carlos Reutemann came as tied Leading in the World Championship Drivers' Championship for the 13th World Championship race, which was again held at the traditional route from Monza to one-year break, in which the Italian Grand Prix in Imola had occurred. Alain Prost were also not given a realistic chance of winning the world title.
In the driver's field, there were no changes since the Grand Prix of the Netherlands two weeks earlier.
Training
René Arnoux gave his team Renault sixth pole position in a row. For him, it was the fourth of the year. That does not result in both Renault drivers occupied the front row for the fifth time, prevented Carlos Reutemann by displaced Alain Prost on the third place. It was followed by Jacques Laffite, Alan Jones and Nelson Piquet.
Brian Henton succeeded in the tenth attempt as the first driver to qualify with a Toleman for a Grand Prix.
Race
Through a sensational start Didier Pironi reached behind Prost, Reutemann and Arnoux fourth the first chicane. Even during the first round he fought his way up to second place forward, but was ousted in the fifth round of Arnoux again from this position and fell behind shortly after Laffite back, who had previously overtaken Jones, Piquet and Reutemann. Gilles Villeneuve, meanwhile, had caught up with the leading group, but retired due to damage to the turbocharger in the seventh round. Due to a puncture Laffite fell back first. When it started to rain shortly thereafter, he left as well as four additional counterparties were surprised by the onset of rain.
The two Renault introduced well ahead of the two Williams, as Arnoux in the Parabolica briefly off the track and thus alone Prost left the tip.
In the 20th round, a serious accident occurred when John Watson in the Lesmo curves control of his McLaren MP4 / 1 lost and so violently crashed into the barriers that the engine was torn out of the car. While Watson escaped unharmed, the three laps past Tyrrell pilot Michele Alboreto had an accident while trying to evade the lying on the route engine.
The lying in third place Bruno Giacomelli retired on lap 16 due to out of gearbox damage and thus had Piquet left the podium. In the last round but failed its engine. Due to its distance traveled, he was considered a sixth behind Prost, Jones, Reutemann, de Angelis and Pironi. Reutemann procured by another three -point lead in the standings.
Message list
Classifications
Qualifying
Race
WM stands after the race
The first six of the race were 9, 6, 4, 3, 2 and 1 point (s).