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Formula 1 in the 1981 season. Full information

32nd season of Formula 1, started 15th March and ended at 17th October 1981

Beginners of the season: Eliseo Salazar , Slim Borgudd

:championship in the 1981 season. Full information

List of races and tracks in the 1981 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
USA West Grand Prix 1981 USA West Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07C, #1
Long Beach 15th March 1981
Brazil Grand Prix 1981 Brazil Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Williams FW07C, #2
Jacarepagua 29th March 1981
Argentina Grand Prix 1981 Argentina Grand Prix Nelson Piquet
Brabham BT49C, #5
Buenos Aires 12th April 1981
San Marino Grand Prix 1981 San Marino Grand Prix Nelson Piquet
Brabham BT49C, #5
Imola 3rd May 1981
Belgium Grand Prix 1981 Belgium Grand Prix Carlos Reutemann
Williams FW07C, #2
Zolder 17th May 1981
Monaco Grand Prix 1981 Monaco Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 126CK, #27
Monaco 31st May 1981
Spain Grand Prix 1981 Spain Grand Prix Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari 126CK, #27
Jarama 21st June 1981
France Grand Prix 1981 France Grand Prix Alain Prost
Renault RE30, #15
Dijon-Prenois 5th July 1981
Britain Grand Prix 1981 Britain Grand Prix John Watson
McLaren MP4/1, #7
Silverstone 18th July 1981
Germany Grand Prix 1981 Germany Grand Prix Nelson Piquet
Brabham BT49C, #5
Hockenheim 2nd August 1981
Austria Grand Prix 1981 Austria Grand Prix Jacques Laffite
Ligier JS17, #26
Österreichring 16th August 1981
Netherlands Grand Prix 1981 Netherlands Grand Prix Alain Prost
Renault RE30, #15
Zandvoort 30th August 1981
Italy Grand Prix 1981 Italy Grand Prix Alain Prost
Renault RE30, #15
Monza 13th September 1981
Canada Grand Prix 1981 Canada Grand Prix Jacques Laffite
Ligier JS17, #26
Montréal 27th September 1981
Las Vegas Grand Prix 1981 Las Vegas Grand Prix Alan Jones
Williams FW07C, #1
Caesars Palace 17th October 1981

Drivers championship 1981

Nelson Piquet

Brazil

Champion

Points: 50.00 Wins: 3 Poles: 4

Carlos Reutemann

Argentina

2nd place

Points: 49.00 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

Alan Jones

Australia

3rd place

Points: 46.00 Wins: 2 Poles: 0

List of all drivers for the 1981 season

Name Points
Nelson Piquet 50.00
Carlos Reutemann 49.00
Alan Jones 46.00
Jacques Laffite 44.00
Alain Prost 43.00
John Watson 27.00
Gilles Villeneuve 25.00
Elio De Angelis 14.00
René Arnoux 11.00
Hector Rebaque 11.00
Riccardo Patrese 10.00
Eddie Cheever 10.00
Didier Pironi 9.00
Nigel Mansell 8.00
Bruno Giacomelli 7.00
Marc Surer 4.00
Mario Andretti 3.00
Andrea De Cesaris 1.00
Patrick Tambay 1.00
Slim Borgudd 1.00
Eliseo Salazar 1.00

List of participating teams in the 1981 season

Name Points
Williams 95.00
Brabham 61.00
Renault 54.00
Ligier 44.00
Ferrari 34.00
McLaren 28.00
Lotus 22.00
Arrows 10.00
Alfa Romeo 10.00
Tyrrell 10.00
Ensign 5.00
Theodore 1.00
ATS 1.00

List of all cars in the 1981 season

Williams FW07C

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 95 Wins: 4 Poles: 2

Brabham BT49C

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 61 Wins: 3 Poles: 4

Renault RE30

Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5

Points: 48 Wins: 3 Poles: 6

Ligier JS17

Matra MS81 V12 3.0

Points: 44 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

Ferrari 126CK

Ferrari 021 V6 t 1.5

Points: 34 Wins: 2 Poles: 1

McLaren MP4/1

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 27 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Lotus 87

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 13 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 179C

Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Arrows A3

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 10 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Lotus 81B

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 9 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Tyrrell 010

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Renault RE20B

Renault EF1 V6 t 1.5

Points: 6 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Ensign N180B

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 5 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Tyrrell 011

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Theodore TY01

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS D5

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McLaren M29F

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Alfa Romeo 179D

Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Williams FW07

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Osella FA1B

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lotus 88

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Fittipaldi F8C

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

ATS D4

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Osella FA1C

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

March 811

Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Toleman TG181

Hart 415T L4 t 1.5

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0