Circuit de Monaco · 31 May 1981
Gilles Villeneuve won the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix for Ferrari from 2nd on the grid, 39.91s ahead of Alan Jones.
| Pos | Team | Points Breakdown | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari Villeneuve 9 + Pironi 3 | Villeneuve 9 + Pironi 3 | 12 | |
| 2 | Williams Jones 6 + Reutemann 0 | Jones 6 + Reutemann 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Ligier Laffite 4 | Laffite 4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Tyrrell Cheever 2 + Alboreto 0 | Cheever 2 + Alboreto 0 | 2 | |
| 5 | Ensign Surer 1 | Surer 1 | 1 | |
| 6 | Theodore Tambay 0 | Tambay 0 | 0 | |
| 7 | Brabham Piquet 0 | Piquet 0 | 0 | |
| 8 | McLaren Watson 0 + de Cesaris 0 | Watson 0 + de Cesaris 0 | 0 | |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo Giacomelli 0 + Andretti 0 | Giacomelli 0 + Andretti 0 | 0 | |
| 10 | Renault Prost 0 + Arnoux 0 | Prost 0 + Arnoux 0 | 0 | |
| 11 | Team Lotus de Angelis 0 + Mansell 0 | de Angelis 0 + Mansell 0 | 0 | |
| 12 | Arrows Patrese 0 + Stohr 0 | Patrese 0 + Stohr 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Team | Race time / Gap | Laps | Stops | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari | Ferrari | 1:54:23.380 | 76 | — | 9 | |
| 2 | Alan Jones Williams | Williams | +39.910s | 76 | — | 6 | |
| 3 | Jacques Laffite Ligier | Ligier | +1:29.240 | 76 | — | 4 | |
| 4 | Didier Pironi Ferrari | Ferrari | +1 Lap | 75 | — | 3 | |
| 5 | Eddie Cheever Tyrrell | Tyrrell | +2 Laps | 74 | — | 2 | |
| 6 | Marc Surer Ensign | Ensign | +2 Laps | 74 | — | 1 | |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay Theodore | Theodore | +4 Laps | 72 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet Brabham | Brabham | DNF Spun off | 53 | — | — | |
| DNF | John Watson McLaren | McLaren | DNF Engine | 52 | — | — | |
| DNF | Michele Alboreto Tyrrell | Tyrrell | DNF Collision | 50 | — | — | |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Collision | 50 | — | — | |
| DNF | Alain Prost Renault | Renault | DNF Engine | 45 | — | — | |
| DNF | Carlos Reutemann Williams | Williams | DNF Gearbox | 33 | — | — | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Engine | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | René Arnoux Renault | Renault | DNF Spun off | 32 | — | — | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese Arrows | Arrows | DNF Gearbox | 29 | — | — | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell Team Lotus | Team Lotus | DNF Suspension | 15 | — | — | |
| DNF | Siegfried Stohr Arrows | Arrows | DNF Fuel system | 14 | — | — | |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris McLaren | McLaren | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — | |
| DNF | Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | DNF Collision | 0 | — | — |