1981 MONACO GRAND PRIX - STARTING GRID
31 May 1981
Circuit de Monaco, Monaco
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Nelson PiquetPIQ | Brabham Ford | 1:25.710 |
| 2 | 27 | Gilles VilleneuveVIL | Ferrari | 1:25.788 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel MansellMAN | Lotus Ford | 1:25.815 |
| 4 | 2 | Carlos ReutemannREU | Williams Ford | 1:26.010 |
| 5 | 29 | Riccardo PatresePAT | Arrows Ford | 1:26.040 |
| 6 | 11 | Elio de AngelisDEA | Lotus Ford | 1:26.259 |
| 7 | 1 | Alan JonesJON | Williams Ford | 1:26.538 |
| 8 | 26 | Jacques LaffiteLAF | Ligier Matra | 1:26.704 |
| 9 | 15 | Alain ProstPRO | Renault | 1:26.953 |
| 10 | 7 | John WatsonWAT | McLaren Ford | 1:27.058 |
| 11 | 8 | Andrea de CesarisDEC | McLaren Ford | 1:27.122 |
| 12 | 22 | Mario AndrettiAND | Alfa Romeo | 1:27.512 |
| 13 | 16 | Rene ArnouxARN | Renault | 1:27.513 |
| 14 | 30 | Siegfried StohrSTO | Arrows Ford | 1:27.564 |
| 15 | 3 | Eddie CheeverCHE | Tyrrell Ford | 1:27.594 |
| 16 | 33 | Patrick TambayTAM | Theodore Ford | 1:27.939 |
| 17 | 28 | Didier PironiPIR | Ferrari | 1:28.266 |
| 18 | 23 | Bruno GiacomelliGIA | Alfa Romeo | 1:28.323 |
| 19 | 14 | Marc SurerSUR | Ensign Ford | 1:28.339 |
| 20 | 4 | Michele AlboretoALB | Tyrrell Ford | 1:28.358 |