1981 San Marino Grand Prix

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1981 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 4 of 15 in the 1981 Formula One World Championship
Imola Circuit 1980-1995 Layout.png
Race details
Date3 May 1981
Official name 1º Gran Premio di San Marino
Location Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.040 km (3.132 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 302.400 km (187.902 miles)
Weather Rain, cold
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:34.523
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
Time 1:48.064 on lap 46
Podium
First Brabham-Ford
Second Arrows-Ford
Third Williams-Ford
Lap leaders
  • 1981 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1981 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 3 May 1981. It was the fourth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The race was the first to bear the title "San Marino Grand Prix", although the Imola circuit is in Italy and several non-championship Formula One races and the 1980 Italian Grand Prix had previously been held at the circuit. The Acque-Minerali chicane had been widened from the year before and was faster; the chicane in its original narrow configuration in 1980 was unpopular with drivers because it was very slow.

The Lotus team withdrew their entries because the FIA upheld the ban on the Lotus 88 and team owner Colin Chapman felt the 81s were no longer competitive. [1]

Gilles Villeneuve took the early lead until an ill-fated pit stop for slick tyres, whereafter Didier Pironi held the lead until late in the race and was passed by Nelson Piquet, who eventually won the race. As well as being Michele Alboreto's Grand Prix debut, the race is also notable for the recovery of Gilles Villeneuve to seventh place, after misjudgement of tyre selection for the conditions. While the team did not qualify for the race, it was the first race entered by Toleman, which is now Alpine F1 Team.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
127 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 1:35.5761:34.523 
22 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford 1:35.8441:35.229+0.706
316 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault 1:35.2811:35.292+0.758
415 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:35.5793:58.089+1.056
55 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford 1:37.4171:35.733+1.210
628 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari 1:36.1681:35.868+1.345
77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:37.6391:36.241+1.718
81 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford 1:36.2801:36.317+1.757
929 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford 1:37.0611:36.390+1.867
1026 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra 1:38.9081:36.477+1.954
1123 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 1:39.3721:36.776+2.253
1222 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 1:37.5871:36.919+2.396
136 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford 1:38.8221:37.264+2.741
148 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford 1:38.0191:37.382+2.859
1520 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford 1:37.4591:37.906+2.936
1633 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford 1:39.2151:37.545+3.022
174 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:39.3411:37.771+3.248
1825 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier-Matra 1:38.1401:38.702+3.617
193 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford 1:38.3691:38.266+3.743
2032 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford 1:39.2451:38.302+3.779
2114  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marc Surer Ensign-Ford 1:38.3411:38.488+3.818
2231 Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Angel Guerra Osella-Ford 1:39.7991:38.773+4.250
2318 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar March-Ford 1:39.1611:38.827+4.304
2410 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford 1:41.1961:39.079+4.556
2530 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford 1:39.1121:39.553+4.589
2617 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford 1:39.4531:39.157+4.634
279 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers ATS-Ford 1:40.8721:39.419+4.896
2821 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford 1:51.4531:41.114+6.591
2936 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:54.0201:43.187+8.664
3035 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart 1:49.951no time+15.428
WD11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford    
WD12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford    
Source: [2]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
15 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-Ford M 601:51:23.9759
229 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Arrows-Ford M 60+ 4.5896
32 Flag of Argentina.svg Carlos Reutemann Williams-Ford M 60+ 6.3424
46 Flag of Mexico.svg Héctor Rebaque Brabham-Ford M 60+ 22.89133
528 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Ferrari M 60+ 25.8762
68 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris McLaren-Ford M 60+ 1:06.61141
727 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari M 60+ 1:41.971 
816 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Renault M 59+ 1 Lap3 
914  Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg   Marc Surer Ensign-Ford M 59+ 1 Lap21 
107 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 58+ 2 Laps7 
1133 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Theodore-Ford M 58+ 2 Laps16 
121 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Alan Jones Williams-Ford M 58+ 2 Laps8 
1310 Flag of Sweden.svg Slim Borgudd ATS-Ford M 57+3 Laps24 
NC25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier-Matra M 45Not Classified18 
Ret17 Flag of Chile.svg Eliseo Salazar March-Ford M 38Spun Off23 
Ret4 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford M 31Collision17 
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Beppe Gabbiani Osella-Ford M 31Collision20 
Ret23 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo M 28Collision11 
Ret3 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Tyrrell-Ford M 28Collision19 
Ret22 Flag of the United States.svg Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo M 26Gearbox12 
Ret20 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi-Ford A 14Engine15 
Ret26 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Ligier-Matra M 7Suspension10 
Ret15 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 3Gearbox4 
Ret31 Flag of Argentina.svg Miguel Angel Guerra Osella-Ford M 0Accident22 
DNQ30 Flag of Italy.svg Siegfried Stohr Arrows-Ford M   
DNQ18 Flag of Ireland.svg Derek Daly March-Ford M   
DNQ9 Flag of the Netherlands.svg Jan Lammers ATS-Ford M   
DNQ21 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Chico Serra Fittipaldi-Ford A   
DNQ36 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P   
DNQ35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Henton Toleman-Hart P   
WD11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Ford M   
WD12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford M     
Source: [3] [4]

Notes

Championship standings after the race

References

  1. Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 29. ISBN   0-85429-733-2.
  2. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1981). AUTOCOURSE 1981–82. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 118. ISBN   0-905138-17-1.
  3. "1981 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 16 May 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  4. "1981 San Marino Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 3 May 1981. Retrieved 7 November 2021.
  5. 1 2 "San Marino 1981 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
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