1981 F1 Championship Standings

See all 1981 F1 results for each race, driver and team.

Here you can find the 1981 F1 teams overview, we also have all other F1 results since 1950.

1981 F1 Championship Overview

1981 F1 World Championship

NO	Grand Prix	Date	Winner	Team	Laps	Time
1	1981 USA West F1 GP	March 15	Alan Jones	Williams	80	01:50:41.330
2	1981 Brazilian F1 GP	March 29	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	62	02:00:23.660
3	1981 Argentine F1 GP	April 12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	53	01:34:32.740
4	1981 San Marino F1 GP	May 3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	60	01:51:23.970
5	1981 Belgian F1 GP	May 17	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	54	01:16:31.610
6	1981 Monaco F1 GP	May 31	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	76	01:54:23.380
7	1981 Spanish F1 GP	June 21	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	01:46:35.010
8	1981 French F1 GP	July 5	Alain Prost	Renault	80	01:35:48.130
9	1981 British F1 GP	July 18	John Watson	McLaren	68	01:26:54.800
10	1981 German F1 GP	August 2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	45	01:25:55.600
11	1981 Austrian F1 GP	August 16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	53	01:27:36.470
12	1981 Dutch F1 GP	August 30	Alain Prost	Renault	72	01:40:22.430
13	1981 Italian F1 GP	September 13	Alain Prost	Renault	52	01:26:36.897
14	1981 Canadian F1 GP	September 27	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	63	02:01:25.200
15	1981 Caesars Palace F1 GP	October 17	Alan Jones	Williams	75	01:44:09.077

1981 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

P	Driver	Pts	USW	BRA	ARG	SAN	BEL	MON	SPA	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	CAE
1	Nelson Piquet	50	3	12	1*	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	1	3	2	6	5	5
2	Carlos Reutemann	49	2	1	2	3	1*	DNF	4	10	2	DNF	5	DNF	3*	10	8
3	Alan Jones	46	1*	2	4	12	DNF	2*	7*	17	DNF	11*	4	3*	2	DNF	1
4	Jacques Laffite	44	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	2	3	2	DNF	3	3	1*	DNF	DNF	1	6
5	Alain Prost	43	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	1*	DNF	2	DNF	1	1	DNF	2
6	John Watson	27	DNF	8	DNF	10	7	DNF	3	2	1	6	6	DNF	DNF	2*	7
7	Gilles Villeneuve	25	DNF	DNF	DNF	7*	4	1	1	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DSQ
8	Elio de Angelis	14	DNF	5	6	WD	5	DNF	5	6	DSQ	7	7	5	4	6	DNF
9	Hector Rebaque	11	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	DNF	DNQ	DNF	9	5	4	DNF	4	DNF	DNF	DNF
10	René Arnoux	11	8	DNF	5	8	DNQ	DNF	9	4	9*	13	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	DNF	3	7	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	5	NC	DNF	DNF	6	5	NC	13	4	5	DNQ	DNF	DNF	12	DNF
13	Didier Pironi	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	8	4	15	5	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	5	DNF	9*
14	Nigel Mansell	8	DNF	11	DNF	WD	3	DNF	6	7	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4
15	Bruno Giacomelli	7	DNF	NC	10	DNF	9	DNF	10	15	DNF	15	DNF	DNF	8	4	3
16	Marc Surer	4	DNF	4*	DNF	9	11	6		12	11	14	DNF	8	DNQ	9	DNF
17	Mario Andretti	3	4	DNF	8	DNF	10	DNF	8	8	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	DNF
18	Andrea de Cesaris	1	DNF	DNF	11	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	8	DNS	7	DNF	12
19	Eliseo Salazar	1	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	14	DNF	DNQ	NC	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	NC
20	Slim Borgudd	1				13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	6	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNQ
21	Patrick Tambay	1	6	10	DNF	11	DNQ	7	13	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	DNF	7							8	8	10	DNF	9	DNF	DNF
23	Giorgio Francia	0							DNQ
24	Keke Rosberg	0	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	12	DNF	DNF	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10
25	Kevin Cogan	0	DNQ
26	Derek Warwick	0				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF
27	Michele Alboreto	0				DNF	12	DNF	DNQ	16	DNF	DNQ	DNF	9	DNF	11	13
28	Miguel Angel Guerra	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF
29	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	0			DNQ	NC	DNF	DNQ	DNF
30	Derek Daly	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNF	7	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	8	DNQ
31	Brian Henton	0				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ
32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	0					13	DNQ
33	Beppe Gabbiani	0	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
34	Ricardo Londoño	0		DNP
35	Ricardo Zunino	0		13	13
36	Siegfried Stohr	0	DNQ	DNF	9	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNF	12	DNF	7	DNQ
37	Chico Serra	0	7	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	11	DNS	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
38	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	0														DNQ	DNQ
39	Jan Lammers	0	DNF	DNQ	12	DNF

1981 F1 results distribution of points: 1st = 9, 2nd = 6, 3rd = 4, 4th = 3, 5th = 2, 6th = 1 point
* = this driver has driven the fastest lap of the race.

DNQ = Did Not Qualify, DNS = Did Not Start, Ret = Retired, DSQ = Disqualified, NC = Not Classified

1981 F1 Drivers Statistics Table

Driver	GP	1st	2nd	3rd	Pod	Pole	Laps	FL	RET	PTS
Nelson Piquet	15	3	1	3	7	4	808	1	5	50
Alain Prost	15	3	2	1	6	2	566	1	9	43
Carlos Reutemann	15	2	3	2	7	2	852	2	3	49
Alan Jones	15	2	3	1	6	0	827	5	4	46
Jacques Laffite	15	2	2	3	7	1	728	1	6	44
Gilles Villeneuve	15	2	0	1	3	1	542	1	9	25
John Watson	15	1	2	1	4	0	809	1	5	27
Elio de Angelis	15	0	0	0	0	0	680	0	5	14
René Arnoux	15	0	1	0	1	4	585	1	8	11
Hector Rebaque	15	0	0	0	0	0	597	0	10	11
Riccardo Patrese	15	0	1	1	2	1	579	0	10	10
Eddie Cheever	15	0	0	0	0	0	660	0	9	10
Didier Pironi	15	0	0	0	0	0	652	1	7	9
Nigel Mansell	15	0	0	1	1	0	494	0	10	8
Bruno Giacomelli	15	0	0	1	1	0	710	0	8	7
Mario Andretti	15	0	0	0	0	0	712	0	8	3
Eliseo Salazar	15	0	0	0	0	0	355	0	13	1
Andrea de Cesaris	15	0	0	0	0	0	448	0	10	1
Patrick Tambay	15	0	0	0	0	0	513	0	10	1
Beppe Gabbiani	15	0	0	0	0	0	79	0	15	0
Derek Daly	15	0	0	0	0	0	360	0	11	0
Marc Surer	14	0	0	0	0	0	662	1	7	4
Chico Serra	14	0	0	0	0	0	214	0	12	0
Keke Rosberg	14	0	0	0	0	0	348	0	11	0
Siegfried Stohr	13	0	0	0	0	0	277	0	10	0
Slim Borgudd	12	0	0	0	0	0	321	0	9	1
Michele Alboreto	12	0	0	0	0	0	462	0	9	0
Brian Henton	12	0	0	0	0	0	49	0	11	0
Derek Warwick	12	0	0	0	0	0	43	0	12	0
Jean-Pierre Jarier	9	0	0	0	0	0	391	0	4	0
Jean-Pierre Jabouille	5	0	0	0	0	0	131	0	5	0
Miguel Angel Guerra	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	0
Jan Lammers	4	0	0	0	0	0	92	0	3	0
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
Piercarlo Ghinzani	2	0	0	0	0	0	50	0	1	0
Ricardo Zunino	2	0	0	0	0	0	108	0	0	0
Kevin Cogan	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Giorgio Francia	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
Ricardo Londoño	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0

1981 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

P	Team	Car	USW	BRA	ARG	SAN	BEL	MON	SPA	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	CAE	Pts
1	Williams	1	1	2	4	12	DNF	2	7	17	DNF	11	4	3	2	DNF	1	95
		2	2	1	2	3	1	DNF	4	10	2	DNF	5	DNF	3	10	8
2	Brabham	5	3	12	1	1	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	1	3	2	6	5	5	61
		6	DNF	DNF	DNF	4	DNF	DNQ	DNF	9	5	4	DNF	4	DNF	DNF	DNF
3	Renault	15	DNF	DNF	3	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	1	DNF	2	DNF	1	1	DNF	2	54
		16	8	DNF	5	8	DNQ	DNF	9	4	9	13	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF
4	Ligier	25	DNF	7	DNQ	NC	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	44
		26	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	2	3	2	DNF	3	3	1	DNF	DNF	1	6
5	Ferrari	27	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	4	1	1	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	3	DSQ	34
		28	DNF	DNF	DNF	5	8	4	15	5	DNF	DNF	9	DNF	5	DNF	9
6	McLaren	7	DNF	8	DNF	10	7	DNF	3	2	1	6	6	DNF	DNF	2	7	28
		8	DNF	DNF	11	6	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	8	DNS	7	DNF	12
7	Team Lotus	11	DNF	5	6	WD	5	DNF	5	6	DSQ	7	7	5	4	6	DNF	22
		12	DNF	11	DNF	WD	3	DNF	6	7	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	4
8	Arrows	29	DNF	3	7	2	DNF	DNF	DNF	14	10	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNF	11	10
		3	DNQ	DNF	9	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNF	12	DNF	7	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
9	Tyrrell	3	5	NC	DNF	DNF	6	5	NC	13	4	5	DNQ	DNF	DNF	12	DNF	10
		4	DNQ	13	13	DNF	12	DNF	DNQ	16	DNF	DNQ	DNF	9	DNF	11	13
10	Alfa Romeo	22	4	DNF	8	DNF	10	DNF	8	8	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	7	DNF	10
		23	DNF	NC	10	DNF	9	DNF	10	15	DNF	15	DNF	DNF	8	4	3
11	Ensign	14	DNF	DNP	DNF	9	11	6	14	DNF	DNQ	NC	DNF	6	DNF	DNF	NC	5
12	Theodore	33	6	10	DNF	11	DNQ	7	13	12	11	14	DNF	8	DNQ	9	DNF	1
13	ATS	9	DNF	DNQ	12	DNF	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	6	DNF	DNF	10	DNF	DNF	DNQ	1
		1				13		DNQ
14	Osella	18		DNQ														0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
		32	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNQ		8	8	10	DNF	9	DNF	DNF
15	Toleman	35				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ	0
		36				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF
16	Fittipaldi	2	DNF	9	DNF	DNF	DNF	DNQ	12	DNF	DNF	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	0
		21	7	DNF	DNF	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	11	DNS	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
17	March	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNF	DNQ	DNQ	16	DNF	7	DNF	11	DNF	DNF	8	DNQ	0
		18	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ