| «1981-06» | Monaco Grand Prix - XXXIX Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco |
| 1981-05-31 | Monaco - 76 laps × 3.312 km : 251.712 km |
| Pos | Car | Driver | Constructor | Time | Speed | Lap | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Alan Jones | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:27.470 | 136.312 km/h | 48 | |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.040 | 135.429 km/h | 47 | +00.570 |
| 3 | 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:28.760 | 134.331 km/h | 30 | +01.290 |
| 4 | 27 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 01:29.000 | 133.969 km/h | 71 | +01.530 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.010 | 133.953 km/h | 23 | +01.540 |
| 6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.230 | 133.623 km/h | 44 | +01.760 |
| 7 | 26 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier • Matra | 01:29.400 | 133.369 km/h | 43 | +01.930 |
| 8 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.520 | 133.190 km/h | 7 | +02.050 |
| 9 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.520 | 133.190 km/h | 29 | +02.050 |
| 10 | 28 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 01:29.610 | 133.057 km/h | 51 | +02.140 |
| 11 | 16 | René Arnoux | Renault | 01:29.740 | 132.864 km/h | 26 | +02.270 |
| 12 | 23 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 01:29.820 | 132.745 km/h | 50 | +02.350 |
| 13 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:29.900 | 132.627 km/h | 25 | +02.430 |
| 14 | 4 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.360 | 131.952 km/h | 48 | +02.890 |
| 15 | 3 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.550 | 131.675 km/h | 44 | +03.080 |
| 16 | 14 | Marc Surer | Ensign • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.770 | 131.356 km/h | 45 | +03.300 |
| 17 | 33 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.920 | 131.139 km/h | 12 | +03.450 |
| 18 | 30 | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.720 | 129.996 km/h | 8 | +04.250 |