1981 Formula 1

15 of 15 Grands Prix run. Nelson Piquet won the drivers’ championship with 50 points and 3 wins; Williams took the constructors’ table with 95.

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Grands Prix15

Race winners7

Drivers classified36published standings

Constructors17

Calendar click a race to replay it in the atlas

Rd	Date	Grand Prix	Circuit	Winner	Constructor	Grid P1	Fastest lap
1	1981-03-15	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Alan Jones	Williams	Riccardo Patrese	1:20.901 · Alan Jones
2	1981-03-29	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	Nelson Piquet	1:54.302 · Marc Surer
3	1981-04-12	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Nelson Piquet	1:45.287 · Nelson Piquet
4	1981-05-03	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Gilles Villeneuve	1:48.064 · Gilles Villeneuve
5	1981-05-17	Belgian Grand Prix	Zolder	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	Carlos Reutemann	1:23.300 · Carlos Reutemann
6	1981-05-31	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Nelson Piquet	1:27.470 · Alan Jones
7	1981-06-21	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Jacques Laffite	1:17.818 · Alan Jones
8	1981-07-05	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	Alain Prost	Renault	René Arnoux	1:09.140 · Alain Prost
9	1981-07-18	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	John Watson	McLaren	René Arnoux	1:15.067 · René Arnoux
10	1981-08-02	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	Alain Prost	1:52.420 · Alan Jones
11	1981-08-16	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	René Arnoux	1:37.620 · Jacques Laffite
12	1981-08-30	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	Alain Prost	Renault	Alain Prost	1:21.830 · Alan Jones
13	1981-09-13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	Alain Prost	Renault	René Arnoux	1:37.528 · Carlos Reutemann
14	1981-09-27	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	Nelson Piquet	1:49.475 · John Watson
15	1981-10-17	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Las Vegas Street Circuit	Alan Jones	Williams	Carlos Reutemann	1:20.156 · Didier Pironi

Drivers’ standings published

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	50	3
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	49	2
3	Alan Jones	Williams	46	2
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	44	2
5	Alain Prost	Renault	43	3
6	John Watson	McLaren	27	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	25	2
8	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	14	0
9	René Arnoux	Renault	11	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	11	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	10	0
12	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	10	0
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	9	0
14	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	8	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	7	0
16	Marc Surer	Ensign / Theodore	4	0
17	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	3	0
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1	0
19	Patrick Tambay	Theodore / Ligier	1	0
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1	0
21	Eliseo Salazar	March / Osella / Ensign	1	0
-	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier / Osella	0	0
-	Derek Daly	March	0	0
-	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	0	0
-	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	0	0
-	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	0	0
-	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	0	0
-	Brian Henton	Toleman	0	0
-	Jan Lammers	ATS	0	0
-	Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	0	0
-	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	0	0
-	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	0	0
-	Derek Warwick	Toleman	0	0
-	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	0	0
-	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	0	0
-	Ricardo Londoño	Ensign	0	0

Constructors’ standings

Pos	Constructor	Points	Wins
1	Williams	95	4
2	Brabham	61	3
3	Renault	54	3
4	Ligier	44	2
5	Ferrari	34	2
6	McLaren	28	1
7	Team Lotus	22	0
8	Arrows	10	0
9	Alfa Romeo	10	0
10	Tyrrell	10	0
11	Ensign	5	0
12	Theodore	1	0
13	ATS	1	0
-	March	0	0
-	Fittipaldi	0	0
-	Osella	0	0
-	Toleman	0	0