1981 Season

Races

Champion

Nelson Piquet

Constructor

Williams

The 1981 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grand Prix races across the season. Nelson Piquet of Brazilian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 50 points and 3 race victories. Carlos Reutemann finished as runner-up, 1 points behind. Williams won the Constructors' Championship with 95 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 Nelson Piquet, Carlos Reutemann, Alan Jones.

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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	Jones	Reutemann	Piquet	Laffite	Prost
R1United States Grand Prix West	9	6	4	—	—
R2Brazilian Grand Prix	15	15	4	—	—
R3Argentine Grand Prix	18	21	13	—	4
R4San Marino Grand Prix	18	25	22	—	4
R5Belgian Grand Prix	18	34	22	7	—
R6Monaco Grand Prix	24	34	22	11	—
R7Spanish Grand Prix	24	37	22	17	—
R8French Grand Prix	24	37	26	17	—
R9British Grand Prix	24	43	26	21	—
R10German Grand Prix	24	43	35	25	—
R11Austrian Grand Prix	27	45	39	34	—
R12Dutch Grand Prix	31	45	45	34	28
R13Italian Grand Prix	37	49	46	34	37
R14Canadian Grand Prix	37	49	48	43	37
R15Caesars Palace Grand Prix	46	49	50	44	43

Who won the 1981 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	50
2	Carlos Reutemann	Argentine	2	49
3	Alan Jones	Australian	2	46
4	Jacques Laffite	French	2	44
5	Alain Prost	French	3	43
6	John Watson	British	1	27
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Canadian	2	25
8	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	14
9	René Arnoux	French	0	11
10	Hector Rebaque	Mexican	0	11
11	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	0	10
12	Eddie Cheever	American	0	10
13	Didier Pironi	French	0	9
14	Nigel Mansell	British	0	8
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	7
16	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	4
17	Mario Andretti	American	0	3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	1
19	Patrick Tambay	French	0	1
20	Slim Borgudd	Swedish	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
1	Williams	British	4	95
2	Brabham	British	3	61
3	Renault	French	3	54
4	Ligier	French	2	44
5	Ferrari	Italian	2	34
6	McLaren	British	1	28
7	Team Lotus	British	0	22
8	Arrows	British	0	10
9	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	10
10	Tyrrell	British	0	10
11	Ensign	British	0	5
12	Theodore	Hong Kong	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

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