1981 F1 World Championship STANDINGS
Until 1991 only each driver's best results counted towards the title. These totals include every scoring finish, so the order can differ from the official 1981 championship.
PIQUET won by 1 point from Reutemann15 Grands Prix, 7 different winners.
013253850 pts
Season
Every Grand Prix of the season. Open one to analyse the race.
- USA1USA West Grand Prix
- BRA2Brazilian Grand Prix
- ARG3Argentine Grand Prix
- ITA4San Marino Grand Prix
- BEL5Belgian Grand Prix
- MCO6Monaco Grand Prix
- SPA7Spanish Grand Prix
- FRA8French Grand Prix
- GBR9British Grand Prix
- GER10German Grand Prix
- AUT11Austrian Grand Prix
- NED12Dutch Grand Prix
- ITA13Italian Grand Prix
- CAN14Canadian Grand Prix
- USA15Caesar's Palace Grand Prix
Load race winners to colour the calendar and add recent form, team splits and the points trajectory.
Drivers' championship
Grand Prix wins, podiums, poles, retirements and average finish.
PosDriverWinsPodiumsPolesDNFsAvgPoints
- 1Nelson PIQUETBRABrabham37453.850Leader
- 2Carlos REUTEMANNARGWilliams27234.349−1
- 3Alan JONESAUSWilliams26035.546−4
- 4Jacques LAFFITEFRALigier27163.044−6
- 5Alain PROSTFRAEquipe Renault36291.743−7
- 6John WATSONGBRMcLaren14055.227−23
- 7Gilles VILLENEUVECANFerrari23194.325−25
- 8Elio DE ANGELISITATeam Lotus00045.614−36
- 9Hector REBAQUEMEXBrabham00095.211−39
- 10Rene ARNOUXFRAEquipe Renault01477.311−39
- 11Riccardo PATRESEITAArrows021107.810−40
- 12Eddie CHEEVERUSATyrrell00087.110−40
- 13Didier PIRONIFRAFerrari00077.59−41
- 14Nigel MANSELLGBRTeam Lotus01086.28−42
- 15Bruno GIACOMELLIITAAlfa Romeo (Autodelta)01089.37−43
- 16Marc SURERCHETheodore00069.34−46
- 17Mario ANDRETTIUSAAlfa Romeo (Autodelta)00087.73−47
- 18Patrick TAMBAYFRALigier00099.41−49
- 19Andrea DE CESARISITAMcLaren00099.21−49
- 20Slim BORGUDDSWEATS (Germany)00049.71−49
- 21Eliseo SALAZARCHLEnsign000710.01−49
- 22Ricardo ZUNINOARGTyrrell000013.00−50
- 23Jean-Pierre JARIERFRAOsella00048.40−50
- 24Keke ROSBERGFINFittipaldi000610.30−50
- 25Siegfried STOHRITAArrows00069.30−50
- 26Chico SERRABRAFittipaldi00039.00−50
- 27Jean-Pierre JABOUILLEFRALigier0003—0−50
- 28Michele ALBORETOITATyrrell000712.20−50
- 29Beppe GABBIANIITAOsella0003—0−50
- 30Miguel Angel GUERRAARGOsella0001—0−50
- 31Derek DALYIRLMarch000410.50−50
- 32Derek WARWICKGBRToleman0001—0−50
- 33Jan LAMMERSNLDATS (Germany)000112.00−50
- 34Piercarlo GHINZANIITAOsella000013.00−50
- 35Brian HENTONGBRToleman000010.00−50
Championship totals add up every point scored, including sprints. Win, podium, pole, average finish and recent-form figures count Grands Prix only. Classifications may be revised after an event. Updated Oct 17, 2026.