- Winner
- Alain Prost
- Team
- Renault
- Top listed
- Alain Prost, Alan Jones, and Carlos Reutemann
- Race date
- September 13, 1981
- Pole
- René Arnoux
- Fastest lap
- Carlos Reutemann
- Classified drivers
- 30
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
The decisive result
Alain Prost finished first for Renault. Alan Jones is listed 2 for Williams, with Carlos Reutemann 3 for Williams.
Grid to finish
Brian Henton from P23 to P10 (+13), Andrea de Cesaris from P16 to P7 (+9), and Jean-Pierre Jarier from P18 to P9 (+9) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.
Status and fastest lap
The classification lists 6 DNQ, 5 Finished, 4 Spun off, 3 Engine, and 3 Puncture. Carlos Reutemann holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:37.528 on lap 48. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.
This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.