1981 Formula One season

The 1981 Formula One season was the 32nd of the championship. The champion was Nelson Piquet in a close battle.

Season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	United States Grand Prix West	March 15	Long Beach	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 29	Jacarepaguá	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	Report
3	Argentine Grand Prix	April 12	Oscar Gálvez	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	May 3	Imola	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	May 17	Zolder	Carlos Reutemann	Williams-Ford	Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	May 31	Monaco	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Report
7	Spanish Grand Prix	June 21	Jarama	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Report
8	French Grand Prix	July 5	Dijon-Prenois	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
9	British Grand Prix	July 18	Silverstone	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Report
10	German Grand Prix	August 2	Hockenheimring	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Report
11	Austrian Grand Prix	August 16	Österreichring	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Report
12	Dutch Grand Prix	August 30	Zandvoort	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 13	Monza	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
14	Canadian Grand Prix	September 27	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jacques Laffite	Ligier-Matra	Report
15	Las Vegas Grand Prix	October 17	Las Vegas	Alan Jones	Williams-Ford	Report

1981 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver USW BRA ARG SMR BEL MON ESP FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN LVS Points 1 Nelson Piquet 3 12 1 1 Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 1 3 2 6 5 5 50 2 Carlos Reutemann 2 1 2 3 1 Ret 4 10 2 Ret 5 Ret 3 10 8 49 3 Alan Jones 1 2 4 12 Ret 2 7 17 Ret 11 4 3 2 Ret 1 46 4 Jacques Laffite Ret 6 Ret Ret 2 3 2 Ret 3 3 1 Ret Ret 1 6 44 5 Alain Prost Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 Ret 2 Ret 1 1 Ret 2 43 6 John Watson Ret 8 Ret 10 7 Ret 3 2 1 6 6 Ret Ret 2 7 27 7 Gilles Villeneuve Ret Ret Ret 7 4 1 1 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret 3 DSQ 25 8 Elio de Angelis Ret 5 6 WD 5 Ret 5 6 DSQ 7 7 5 4 6 Ret 14 9 René Arnoux 8 Ret 5 8 DNQ Ret 9 4 9 13 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 Hector Rebaque Ret Ret Ret 4 Ret DNQ Ret 9 5 4 Ret 4 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 Riccardo Patrese Ret 3 7 2 Ret Ret Ret 14 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 10 12 Eddie Cheever 5 NC Ret Ret 6 5 NC 13 4 5 DNQ Ret Ret 12 Ret 10 13 Didier Pironi Ret Ret Ret 5 8 4 15 5 Ret Ret 9 Ret 5 Ret 9 9 14 Nigel Mansell Ret 11 Ret WD 3 Ret 6 7 DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 8 15 Bruno Giacomelli Ret NC 10 Ret 9 Ret 10 15 Ret 15 Ret Ret 8 4 3 7 16 Marc Surer Ret 4 Ret 9 11 6 12 11 14 Ret 8 DNQ 9 Ret 4 17 Mario Andretti 4 Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret 8 8 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret 3 18 Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret 11 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 DNS 7 Ret 12 1 19 Patrick Tambay 6 10 Ret 11 DNQ 7 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 1 20 Slim Borgudd 13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 6 Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret DNQ 1 21 Eliseo Salazar DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 14 Ret DNQ NC Ret 6 Ret Ret NC 1 22 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret 7 8 8 10 Ret 9 Ret Ret 0 23 Siegfried Stohr DNQ Ret 9 DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ Ret 12 Ret 7 DNQ 0 24 Derek Daly DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 16 Ret 7 Ret 11 Ret Ret 8 DNQ 0 25 Chico Serra 7 Ret Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 11 DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 26 Keke Rosberg Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 12 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 0 27 Michele Alboreto Ret 12 Ret DNQ 16 Ret DNQ Ret 9 Ret 11 13 0 28 Brian Henton DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 10 DNQ DNQ 0 29 Jan Lammers Ret DNQ 12 Ret 0 30 Piercarlo Ghinzani 13 DNQ 0 31 Ricardo Zunino 13 13 0 — Beppe Gabbiani Ret DNQ DNQ Ret Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 — Jean-Pierre Jabouille DNQ NC Ret DNQ Ret 0 — Derek Warwick DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 — Miguel Angel Guerra DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 0 — Jacques Villeneuve (elder) DNQ DNQ 0 — Kevin Cogan DNQ 0 — Ricardo Londono DNQ 0 — Giorgio Francia DNQ 0 Pos Driver USW BRA ARG SMR BEL MON ESP FRA GBR GER AUT NED ITA CAN LVS Points