1981 Season • Historical Snapshot
🏁 ARCHIVED SEASON 1981 Season • 15 Races

1981 Formula 1 Season

🏆 Drivers' Champion
Nelson Piquet
Brabham • 50 pts • 3 wins
🏆 Constructors' Champion
Williams
95 pts • 4 wins
📈 Points Progression
0 25 50 74 99 Clinched (R15)
Nelson Piquet (50 pts) Carlos Reutemann (49 pts) Alan Jones (46 pts) Jacques Laffite (44 pts) Alain Prost (43 pts) John Watson (27 pts) Chaser Max Points (Threshold)
🏆 1981 Final Drivers' Standings
Pos Driver Team Pts Wins
1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 50 3
2 Carlos Reutemann Williams 49 2
3 Alan Jones Williams 46 2
4 Jacques Laffite Ligier 44 2
5 Alain Prost Renault 43 3
6 John Watson McLaren 27 1
7 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 25 2
8 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 14 0
9 René Arnoux Renault 11 0
10 Hector Rebaque Brabham 11 0
11 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 10 0
12 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 10 0
13 Didier Pironi Ferrari 9 0
14 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 8 0
15 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 7 0
16 Marc Surer Ensign / Theodore 4 0
17 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 3 0
18 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1 0
19 Patrick Tambay Theodore / Ligier 1 0
20 Slim Borgudd ATS 1 0
21 Eliseo Salazar March / Osella / Ensign 1 0
- Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Osella 0 0
- Derek Daly March 0 0
- Siegfried Stohr Arrows 0 0
- Chico Serra Fittipaldi 0 0
- Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 0 0
- Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 0 0
- Brian Henton Toleman 0 0
- Jan Lammers ATS 0 0
- Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell 0 0
- Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 0 0
- Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 0 0
- Derek Warwick Toleman 0 0
- Beppe Gabbiani Osella 0 0
- Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella 0 0
- Ricardo Londoño Ensign 0 0
🏆 1981 Final Constructors' Standings
Pos Constructor Pts Wins
1 Williams 95 4
2 Brabham 61 3
3 Renault 54 3
4 Ligier 44 2
5 Ferrari 34 2
6 McLaren 28 1
7 Team Lotus 22 0
8 Arrows 10 0
9 Alfa Romeo 10 0
10 Tyrrell 10 0
11 Ensign 5 0
12 Theodore 1 0
13 ATS 1 0
- March 0 0
- Fittipaldi 0 0
- Osella 0 0
- Toleman 0 0
🏁 1981 Race-by-Race Results
Rnd Grand Prix Date Winner Constructor Podium
1 United States Grand Prix West 1981-03-15 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Carlos Reutemann 3. Nelson Piquet
2 Brazilian Grand Prix 1981-03-29 Carlos Reutemann Williams
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Alan Jones 3. Riccardo Patrese
3 Argentine Grand Prix 1981-04-12 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1. Nelson Piquet 2. Carlos Reutemann 3. Alain Prost
4 San Marino Grand Prix 1981-05-03 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1. Nelson Piquet 2. Riccardo Patrese 3. Carlos Reutemann
5 Belgian Grand Prix 1981-05-17 Carlos Reutemann Williams
1. Carlos Reutemann 2. Jacques Laffite 3. Nigel Mansell
6 Monaco Grand Prix 1981-05-31 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. Alan Jones 3. Jacques Laffite
7 Spanish Grand Prix 1981-06-21 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari
1. Gilles Villeneuve 2. Jacques Laffite 3. John Watson
8 French Grand Prix 1981-07-05 Alain Prost Renault
1. Alain Prost 2. John Watson 3. Nelson Piquet
9 British Grand Prix 1981-07-18 John Watson McLaren
1. John Watson 2. Carlos Reutemann 3. Jacques Laffite
10 German Grand Prix 1981-08-02 Nelson Piquet Brabham
1. Nelson Piquet 2. Alain Prost 3. Jacques Laffite
11 Austrian Grand Prix 1981-08-16 Jacques Laffite Ligier
1. Jacques Laffite 2. René Arnoux 3. Nelson Piquet
12 Dutch Grand Prix 1981-08-30 Alain Prost Renault
1. Alain Prost 2. Nelson Piquet 3. Alan Jones
13 Italian Grand Prix 1981-09-13 Alain Prost Renault
1. Alain Prost 2. Alan Jones 3. Carlos Reutemann
14 Canadian Grand Prix 1981-09-27 Jacques Laffite Ligier
1. Jacques Laffite 2. John Watson 3. Gilles Villeneuve
15 Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981-10-17 Alan Jones Williams
1. Alan Jones 2. Alain Prost 3. Bruno Giacomelli