1981 - Grand Prix of Monaco

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1981 - Grand Prix of Monaco

Race Name - Grand Prix of Monaco
Date - 5/31/1981
Race Track - Circuit de Monaco
Number of Starting Cars - 20
Laps Run - 76
Pole Winner Nelson Piquet
Average Race Speed - 132.035 kph
Lead Changes - 3 Leader(s) with 2 Lead Changes
Lap Leader - Nelson Piquet
Race Number - 6

Fin	St	Driver	Sponsor (Owner)	Chassis	Engine
1	2	Gilles Villeneuve	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
2	7	Alan Jones	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
3	8	Jacques Laffite	Equipe Talbot Gitanes	Ligier JS17	Matra MS81
4	17	Didier Pironi	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021
5	15	Eddie Cheever	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
6	19	Marc Surer	Ensign Racing	Ensign N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV
7	16	Patrick Tambay	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV
8	1	Nelson Piquet	Parmalat Racing Team	Brabham BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV
9	10	John Watson	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
10	20	Michele Alboreto	Team Tyrrell	Tyrrell 010	Ford Cosworth DFV
11	18	Bruno Giacomelli	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260
12	9	Alain Prost	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
13	4	Carlos Reutemann	TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV
14	6	Elio de Angelis	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
15	13	Ren Arnoux	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1
16	5	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
17	3	Nigel Mansell	Team Essex Lotus	Lotus 87	Ford Cosworth DFV
18	14	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A3	Ford Cosworth DFV
19	11	Andrea de Cesaris	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4	Ford Cosworth DFV
20	12	Mario Andretti	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 179C	Alfa Romeo 1260