1981 Season

Races

Champion

Jacques Villeneuve Sr.

Constructor

March

The 1981 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grand Prix races across the season. Jacques Villeneuve Sr. of Canadian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 0 points and 0 race victories. Giorgio Francia finished level on points but lost the title on countback. March won the Constructors' Championship with 0 points. The season saw 7 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Jacques Villeneuve Sr., Giorgio Francia, Ricardo Londoño.

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What races were in the 1981 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1981-03-15	Alan Jones(Williams)
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	1981-03-29	Carlos Reutemann(Williams)
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1981-04-12	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1981-05-03	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	1981-05-17	Carlos Reutemann(Williams)
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1981-05-31	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	1981-06-21	Gilles Villeneuve(Ferrari)
8	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	1981-07-05	Alain Prost(Renault)
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1981-07-18	John Watson(McLaren)
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1981-08-02	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1981-08-16	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1981-08-30	Alain Prost(Renault)
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1981-09-13	Alain Prost(Renault)
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1981-09-27	Jacques Laffite(Ligier)
15	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Las Vegas Street Circuit	1981-10-17	Alan Jones(Williams)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Cogan	Salazar	Stohr	Guerra	Daly
R1United States Grand Prix West	0	0	0	0	0
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R3Argentine Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R4San Marino Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R5Belgian Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R6Monaco Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R7Spanish Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R8French Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R9British Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R10German Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R11Austrian Grand Prix	0	0	0	0	0
R12Dutch Grand Prix	0	—	0	0	0
R13Italian Grand Prix	0	—	0	0	0
R14Canadian Grand Prix	0	—	0	0	0
R15Caesars Palace Grand Prix	0	—	0	0	0

Who won the 1981 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	Canadian	0	0
0	Giorgio Francia	Italian	0	0
0	Ricardo Londoño	Colombian	0	0
0	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	0
0	Derek Daly	Irish	0	0
0	Siegfried Stohr	Italian	0	0
0	Chico Serra	Brazilian	0	0
0	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
0	Michele Alboreto	Italian	0	0
0	Brian Henton	British	0	0
0	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
0	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
0	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Italian	0	0
0	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	0
0	Derek Warwick	British	0	0
0	Beppe Gabbiani	Italian	0	0
0	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Argentine	0	0
0	Kevin Cogan	American	0	0
1	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	50
1	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	50
2	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	2	49
2	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	2	49
3	Alan Jones	Australian	2	46
3	Alan Jones	Australian	2	46
4	Jacques Laffite	French	2	44
4	Jacques Laffite	French	2	44
5	Alain Prost	French	3	43
5	Alain Prost	French	3	43
6	John Watson	British	1	27
6	John Watson	British	1	27
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	2	25
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	2	25
8	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	14
8	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	14
9	René Arnoux	French	0	11
9	René Arnoux	French	0	11
10	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	11
10	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	11
11	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	10
11	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	10
12	Eddie Cheever	American	0	10
12	Eddie Cheever	American	0	10
13	Didier Pironi	French	0	9
13	Didier Pironi	French	0	9
14	Nigel Mansell	British	0	8
14	Nigel Mansell	British	0	8
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	7
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	7
16	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	4
16	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	4
17	Mario Andretti	American	0	3
17	Mario Andretti	American	0	3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	1
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	1
19	Patrick Tambay	French	0	1
19	Patrick Tambay	French	0	1
20	Slim Borgudd	Swedish	0	1
20	Slim Borgudd	Swedish	0	1
21	Eliseo Salazar	Chilean	0	1
21	Eliseo Salazar	Chilean	0	1
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	0
23	Derek Daly	Irish	0	0
24	Siegfried Stohr	Italian	0	0
25	Chico Serra	Brazilian	0	0
26	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	0	0
27	Michele Alboreto	Italian	0	0
28	Brian Henton	British	0	0
29	Jan Lammers	Dutch	0	0
30	Ricardo Zunino	Argentine	0	0
31	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Italian	0	0
32	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	French	0	0
33	Derek Warwick	British	0	0
34	Beppe Gabbiani	Italian	0	0
35	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Argentine	0	0
36	Kevin Cogan	American	0	0
37	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	Canadian	0	0
38	Giorgio Francia	Italian	0	0
39	Ricardo Londoño	Colombian	0	0

Who won the 1981 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
0	March	British	0	0
0	Toleman	British	0	0
0	Osella	Italian	0	0
0	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	0
1	Williams	British	4	95
1	Williams	British	4	95
2	Brabham	British	3	61
2	Brabham	British	3	61
3	Renault	French	3	54
3	Renault	French	3	54
4	Ligier	French	2	44
4	Ligier	French	2	44
5	Ferrari	Italian	2	34
5	Ferrari	Italian	2	34
6	McLaren	British	1	28
6	McLaren	British	1	28
7	Team Lotus	British	0	22
7	Team Lotus	British	0	22
8	Arrows	British	0	10
8	Arrows	British	0	10
9	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	10
9	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	10
10	Tyrrell	British	0	10
10	Tyrrell	British	0	10
11	Ensign	British	0	5
11	Ensign	British	0	5
12	Theodore	Hong Kong	0	1
12	Theodore	Hong Kong	0	1
13	ATS	Italian	0	1
13	ATS	Italian	0	1
14	March	British	0	0
15	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	0	0
16	Osella	Italian	0	0
17	Toleman	British	0	0