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1981 F1 Championship Standings

Driver and constructor standings for the 1981 season, with race-by-race results and cumulative points charts.

15 races

Drivers

1981 cumulative points

Championship standings

  1. 1Nelson Piquet
    Nelson PiquetBrabham3 wins
    LEAD50
  2. 2Carlos Reutemann
    Carlos ReutemannWilliams2 wins
    −149
  3. 3
    Alan JonesWilliams2 wins
    −446
  4. 4Jacques Laffite
    Jacques LaffiteLigier2 wins
    −644
  5. 5Alain Prost
    Alain ProstRenault3 wins
    −743
  6. 6John Watson
    John WatsonMcLaren1 win
    −2327
  7. 7
    Gilles VilleneuveFerrari2 wins
    −2525
  8. 8Elio de Angelis
    Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus
    −3614
  9. 9René Arnoux
    René ArnouxRenault
    −3911
  10. 10
    Hector RebaqueBrabham
    −3911
  11. 11Riccardo Patrese
    Riccardo PatreseArrows
    −4010
  12. 12Eddie Cheever
    Eddie CheeverTyrrell
    −4010
  13. 13Didier Pironi
    Didier PironiFerrari
    −419
  14. 14Nigel Mansell
    Nigel MansellTeam Lotus
    −428
  15. 15Bruno Giacomelli
    Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo
    −437
  16. 16Marc Surer
    Marc SurerEnsign
    −464
  17. 17Mario Andretti
    Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo
    −473
  18. 18Patrick Tambay
    Patrick TambayTheodore
    −491
  19. 19Eliseo Salazar
    Eliseo SalazarMarch
    −491
  20. 20Slim Borgudd
    Slim BorguddATS
    −491
  21. 21Andrea de Cesaris
    Andrea de CesarisMcLaren
    −491
  22. 22
    Giorgio FranciaOsella
    −500
  23. 23
    Miguel Ángel GuerraOsella
    −500
  24. 24Jean-Pierre Jarier
    Jean-Pierre JarierLigier
    −500
  25. 25Brian Henton
    Brian HentonToleman
    −500
  26. 26Derek Warwick
    Derek WarwickToleman
    −500
  27. 27Ricardo Zunino
    Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell
    −500
  28. 28Chico Serra
    Chico SerraFittipaldi
    −500
  29. 29Jean-Pierre Jabouille
    Jean-Pierre JabouilleLigier
    −500
  30. 30Keke Rosberg
    Keke RosbergFittipaldi
    −500
  31. 31Michele Alboreto
    Michele AlboretoTyrrell
    −500
  32. 32
    Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella
    −500
  33. 33
    Ricardo LondoñoEnsign
    −500
  34. 34Derek Daly
    Derek DalyMarch
    −500
  35. 35Kevin Cogan
    Kevin CoganTyrrell
    −500
  36. 36Jan Lammers
    Jan LammersATS
    −500
  37. 37Beppe Gabbiani
    Beppe GabbianiOsella
    −500
  38. 38
    Siegfried StohrArrows
    −500
  39. 39
    Jacques Villeneuve Sr.Arrows
    −500

Race results

R1: United States Grand Prix West

Long Beach, USA15 Mar

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: Riccardo Patrese

R2: Brazilian Grand Prix

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet, Brazil29 Mar

Carlos Reutemann

Williams

Pole: Nelson Piquet

R3: Argentine Grand Prix

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez, Argentina12 Apr

Nelson Piquet

Brabham

Pole: Nelson Piquet

R4: San Marino Grand Prix

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari, Italy3 May

Nelson Piquet

Brabham

Pole: Gilles Villeneuve

R5: Belgian Grand Prix

Zolder, Belgium17 May

Carlos Reutemann

Williams

Pole: Carlos Reutemann

R6: Monaco Grand Prix

Circuit de Monaco, Monaco31 May

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Pole: Nelson Piquet

R7: Spanish Grand Prix

Jarama, Spain21 Jun

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

Pole: Jacques Laffite

R8: French Grand Prix

Dijon-Prenois, France5 Jul

Alain Prost

Renault

Pole: René Arnoux

R9: British Grand Prix

Silverstone Circuit, UK18 Jul

John Watson

McLaren

Pole: René Arnoux

R10: German Grand Prix

Hockenheimring, Germany2 Aug

Nelson Piquet

Brabham

Pole: Alain Prost

R11: Austrian Grand Prix

Red Bull Ring, Austria16 Aug

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Pole: René Arnoux

R12: Dutch Grand Prix

Circuit Park Zandvoort, Netherlands30 Aug

Alain Prost

Renault

Pole: Alain Prost

R13: Italian Grand Prix

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Italy13 Sept

Alain Prost

Renault

Pole: René Arnoux

R14: Canadian Grand Prix

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Canada27 Sept

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

Pole: Nelson Piquet

R15: Caesars Palace Grand Prix

Las Vegas Street Circuit, USA17 Oct

Alan Jones

Williams

Pole: Carlos Reutemann

Points calculated from race and sprint results.