Formula 1 Standings 1981
40 drivers · 1981 season
PosDriverPointsGap
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham-Ford
50pts
—
2
Carlos Reutemann
Williams-Ford
49pts
−1
3
Alan Jones
Williams-Ford
46pts
−4
4
Jacques Laffite
Talbot Ligier-Matra
44pts
−6
5
Alain Prost
Renault
43pts
−7
6
John Watson
McLaren-Ford
27pts
−23
7
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
25pts
−25
8
Elio de Angelis
Lotus-Ford
14pts
−36
9
René Arnoux
Renault
11pts
−39
10
Héctor Rebaque
Brabham-Ford
11pts
−39
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows-Ford
10pts
−40
12
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell-Ford
10pts
−40
13
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
9pts
−41
14
Nigel Mansell
Lotus-Ford
8pts
−42
15
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
7pts
−43
16
Marc Surer
Ensign-Ford
4pts
−46
17
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
3pts
−47
18
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren-Ford
1pts
−49
19
Patrick Tambay
Theodore-Ford
1pts
−49
20
Slim Borgudd
ATS-Ford
1pts
−49
21
Eliseo Salazar
March-Ford
1pts
−49
22
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Talbot Ligier-Matra
0pts
−50
23
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows-Ford
0pts
−50
24
Derek Daly
March-Ford
0pts
−50
25
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi-Ford
0pts
−50
26
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi-Ford
0pts
−50
27
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell-Ford
0pts
−50
28
Brian Henton
Toleman-Hart
0pts
−50
29
Jan Lammers
ATS-Ford
0pts
−50
30
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell-Ford
0pts
−50
31
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella-Ford
0pts
−50
32
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Talbot Ligier-Matra
0pts
−50
33
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella-Ford
0pts
−50
34
Derek Warwick
Toleman-Hart
0pts
−50
35
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella-Ford
0pts
−50
36
Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
Arrows-Ford
0pts
−50
37
Kevin Cogan
Tyrrell-Ford
0pts
−50
38
Giorgio Francia
Osella-Ford
0pts
−50
39
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign-Ford
0pts
−50
40
Emilio de Villota
Williams-Ford
0pts
−50
17 constructors · 1981 season
PosConstructorsPointsGap
1
Williams-Ford
95pts
—
2
Brabham-Ford
61pts
−34
3
Renault
54pts
−41
4
Talbot Ligier-Matra
44pts
−51
5
Ferrari
34pts
−61
6
McLaren-Ford
28pts
−67
7
Lotus-Ford
22pts
−73
8
Arrows-Ford
10pts
−85
9
Alfa Romeo
10pts
−85
10
Tyrrell-Ford
10pts
−85
11
Ensign-Ford
5pts
−90
12
Theodore-Ford
1pts
−94
13
ATS-Ford
1pts
−94
14
March-Ford
0pts
−95
15
Fittipaldi-Ford
0pts
−95
16
Osella-Ford
0pts
−95
17
Toleman-Hart
0pts
−95
Who won the 1981 Formula 1 Championship?
Nelson Piquet (Brabham-Ford) won the 1981 Formula 1 championship with 50 points. Carlos Reutemann (Williams-Ford) finished second on 49 points, 1 point behind, with Alan Jones (Williams-Ford) third on 46 points. These are the final standings for the 1981 Formula 1 season.
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