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CART in the 1981 season. Full information

3rd season of CART, started 22nd March and ended at 31st October 1981

Beginners of the season: Josele Garza , Geoff Brabham , Bob Lazier , Phil Krueger , Scott Brayton , Jim Buick , Steve Chassey

Participated in training: Larry Dickson , Billy Vukovich , John Mahler , Tony Bettenhausen jr , Roger Rager , Phil Caliva , Dennis Firestone , Bill Tempero , Ross Davis , Michael Chandler , Scott Brayton , Steve Chassey , Jim McElreath , Kevin Cogan

List of races and tracks in the 1981 season

	Race	Winner	Track	Race Start
	1981 Phoenix Champ Cars Race 1	Johnny Rutherford Chaparral 2K, #1	Phoenix	22nd March 1981
	1981 Indianapolis 500	Bobby Unser Penske PC9B, #3	Indianapolis	24th May 1981
	1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars Race 1	Mike Mosley Eagle 81, #48	Milwaukee	7th June 1981
	1981 Atlanta Champ Cars Race 1	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #6	Atlanta	28th June 1981
	1981 Atlanta Champ Cars Race 2	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #6	Atlanta	28th June 1981
	1981 Michigan 500	Pancho Carter Penske PC7, #5	Michigan	25th July 1981
	1981 Riverside Champ Cars	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #6	Riverside	30th August 1981
	1981 Milwaukee Champ Cars Race 2	Tom Sneva March 81C, #2	Milwaukee	5th September 1981
	1981 Michigan Champ Cars	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #1	Michigan	20th September 1981
	1981 Watkins Glen Champ Cars	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #6	Watkins Glen	4th October 1981
	1981 Mexico City Champ Cars	Rick Mears Penske PC9B, #6	Mexico City	18th October 1981
	1981 Phoenix Champ Cars Race 2	Tom Sneva March 81C, #2	Phoenix	31st October 1981

Drivers championship 1981

United States

Champion

Points: 304 Wins: 6 Poles: 2

United States

2nd place

Points: 175 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

United States

3rd place

Points: 166 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

List of all drivers for the 1981 season

Name	Points
Rick Mears	304
Bill Alsup	175
Pancho Carter	166
Gordon Johncock	142
Johnny Rutherford	120
Tony Bettenhausen jr	107
Bobby Unser	99
Tom Sneva	96
Bob Lazier	92
Al Unser	90
Mario Andretti	81
Tom Bigelow	60
Scott Brayton	57
Larry Dickson	49
Gary Bettenhausen	42
Dick Simon	38
Herm Johnson	38
Michael Chandler	37
Mike Mosley	32
Steve Chassey	31
Josele Garza	30
Phil Caliva	27
Kevin Cogan	23
Dick Ferguson	20
Steve Krisiloff	18
Rocky Moran	16
Geoff Brabham	14
Jerry Karl	13
Billy Engelhart	11
Larry Cannon	10
Roger Rager	10
Bill Tempero	7
Billy Vukovich	6
Phil Krueger	6
Gordon Smiley	5
Vern Schuppan	4
Ross Davis	4
Jim Buick	4
Jim McElreath	4
Hurley Haywood	3
John Mahler	2
Spike Gehlhausen	2
Bob Frey	2
Johnny Parsons jr	1
Jerry Sneva	1
Phil Threshie	1
Dennis Firestone	1
Chip Mead	1

List of all cars in the 1981 season

Cosworth

Points: 539 Wins: 7 Poles: 6

Cosworth

Points: 455 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 288 Wins: 0 Poles: 2

Cosworth

Points: 120 Wins: 1 Poles: 2

Cosworth

Points: 91 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 89 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

Cosworth

Points: 77 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 64 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 60 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 59 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 52 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Chevrolet

Points: 47 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 40 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 29 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lightning ? 1981

Chevrolet

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 14 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 11 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 7 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser

Points: 6 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser

Points: 6 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser

Points: 5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lightning ? 1981

Cosworth

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Vollstedt ? 1981

Offenhauser

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth TC

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Offenhauser

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Armstrong ? 1981

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

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