Season
1981
World champion: Nelson Piquet, for Brabham.
Constructor champion: Williams.
The 1981 Formula 1 season had 15 rounds and was won by Nelson Piquet (Brabham), with 3 wins and 50 points. Among constructors, Williams took the title with 4 wins. The final round of the season was the Caesars Palace Grand Prix.
Calendar
- 0115 March 1981United States Grand Prix WestCaliforniaWinner: Jones
- 0229 March 1981Brazilian Grand PrixRio de JaneiroWinner: Reutemann
- 0312 April 1981Argentine Grand PrixBuenos AiresWinner: Piquet
- 043 May 1981San Marino Grand PrixImolaWinner: Piquet
- 0517 May 1981Belgian Grand PrixHeusden-ZolderWinner: Reutemann
- 0631 May 1981Monaco Grand PrixMonte CarloWinner: Villeneuve
- 0721 June 1981Spanish Grand PrixMadridWinner: Villeneuve
- 085 July 1981French Grand PrixDijonWinner: Prost
- 0918 July 1981British Grand PrixSilverstoneWinner: Watson
- 102 August 1981German Grand PrixHockenheimWinner: Piquet
- 1116 August 1981Austrian Grand PrixSpielbergWinner: Laffite
- 1230 August 1981Dutch Grand PrixZandvoortWinner: Prost
- 1313 September 1981Italian Grand PrixMonzaWinner: Prost
- 1427 September 1981Canadian Grand PrixMontrealWinner: Laffite
- 1517 October 1981Caesars Palace Grand PrixNevadaWinner: Jones
Final standings · Drivers
- 1🇧🇷Nelson Piquet50
- 2🇦🇷Carlos Reutemann49
- 3🇦🇺Alan Jones46
- 4🇫🇷Jacques Laffite44
- 5🇫🇷Alain Prost43
- 6🇬🇧John Watson27
- 7🇨🇦Gilles Villeneuve25
- 8🇮🇹Elio de Angelis14
- 9🇫🇷René Arnoux11
- 10HR🇲🇽Hector Rebaque11
- 11🇮🇹Riccardo Patrese10
- 12🇺🇸Eddie Cheever10
- 13🇫🇷Didier Pironi9
- 14🇬🇧Nigel Mansell8
- 15🇮🇹Bruno Giacomelli7
- 16🇨🇭Marc Surer4
- 17🇺🇸Mario Andretti3
- 18🇮🇹Andrea de Cesaris1
- 19🇫🇷Patrick Tambay1
- 20🇸🇪Slim Borgudd1
