European Formula 2 Championship Standings 1981
56 drivers · 1981 season
| Position | Driver | Points | Gap to leader |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Geoff Lees Ralt Racing | 51 | Leader |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen March Racing | 37 | −14 |
| 3 | Eje Elgh Maurer Motorsport | 35 | −16 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson Lola Cars | 30 | −21 |
| 5 | Corrado Fabi March Racing | 29 | −22 |
| 6 | Mike Thackwell Ralt Racing | 22 | −29 |
| 7 | Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport | 16 | −35 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto Minardi | 13 | −38 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock Ralt Racing | 12 | −39 |
| 10 | Riccardo Paletti March Racing | 11 | −40 |
| 11 | Piero Necchi March Racing | 9 | −42 |
| 12 | Huub Rothengatter March Racing | 6 | −45 |
| 13 | Carlo Rossi Toleman Racing | 6 | −45 |
| 14 | Johnny Cecotto Minardi | 6 | −45 |
| 15 | Kenny Acheson Lola Cars | 5 | −46 |
| 16 | Jim Crawford Toleman Racing | 4 | −47 |
| 17 | Richard Dallest AGS | 4 | −47 |
| 18 | Christian Danner March Racing | 2 | −49 |
| 19 | Jo Gartner Toleman Racing | 1 | −50 |
| 20 | Brian Robinson Chevron | 1 | −50 |
| 21 | Guido Pardini Lola Cars | 0 | −51 |
| 22 | Fredy Schnarwiler Lola Cars | 0 | −51 |
| 23 | Ray Mallock Ralt Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 24 | Paul Smith March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 25 | Harald Brutschin March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 26 | Ricardo Londoño Toleman Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 27 | Anders Olofsson March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 28 | Roberto Del Castello March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 29 | Paolo Barilla Minardi | 0 | −51 |
| 30 | Guido Daccò Minardi | 0 | −51 |
| 31 | Sewi Hopfer Toleman Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 32 | Warren Booth Chevron | 0 | −51 |
| 33 | Franz Konrad March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 34 | Tiff Needell AGS | 0 | −51 |
| 35 | Gianfranco Trombetti March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 36 | Jürg Lienhard March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 37 | Loris Kessel March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 38 | Marc Surer March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 39 | Bernd Brutschin March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 40 | Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi | 0 | −51 |
| 41 | Keiji Matsumoto March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 42 | Pierre Chauvet Toleman Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 43 | Kim Mather March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 44 | Stanley Dickens March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 45 | Oscar Pedersoli Ralt Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 46 | Arturo Merzario Merzario | 0 | −51 |
| 47 | Patrick Gaillard AGS | 0 | −51 |
| 48 | Jochen Dauer GRS | 0 | −51 |
| 49 | John Nielsen March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 50 | Piero Nappi Ralt Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 51 | Marco Brand Merzario | 0 | −51 |
| 52 | Helmut Kallenborn March Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 53 | Hervé Regout Ralt Racing | 0 | −51 |
| 54 | Roberto Farnetti Minardi | 0 | −51 |
| 55 | Roy Baker Chevron | 0 | −51 |
| 56 | Bob Howlings Chevron | 0 | −51 |
Who won the 1981 European Formula 2 Championship?
Geoff Lees (Ralt Racing) won the 1981 European Formula 2 Championship with 51 points. Thierry Boutsen (March Racing) finished second on 37 points, 14 points behind, with Eje Elgh (Maurer Motorsport) third on 35 points. These are the final standings for the 1981 European Formula 2 Championship season.
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