TOP DRIVERS OF THE 1981 SEASON

2
Second Place Driver

Carlos Reutemann

1
First Place Driver

Nelson Piquet

3
Third Place Driver

Alan Jones

Statistics

Drivers

  • Most Wins
    Nelson Piquet(3)
  • Most Podiums
    Jacques Laffite (7)
  • Most Poles
    Nelson Piquet (4)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Carlos Reutemann (12)
  • Most DNFs
    Patrick Tambay (9)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Constructors

  • Most Wins
    Williams(4)
  • Most Podiums
    Williams (13)
  • Most Poles
    Renault (6)
  • Most Laps Led
    None
  • Most In Points
    Williams (21)
  • Most DNFs
    Ligier (17)
  • Most Fastest Laps
    None

Drivers Championship Standings

Pos Driver Constructor Points Wins
1
Brazilian Nelson Piquet
British Brabham
50.0 3
2
Argentine Carlos Reutemann
British Williams
49.0 2
3
Australian Alan Jones
British Williams
46.0 2
4
French Jacques Laffite
French Ligier
44.0 2
5
French Alain Prost
French Renault
43.0 3
6
British John Watson
British McLaren
27.0 1
7
Canadian Gilles Villeneuve
Italian Ferrari
25.0 2
8
Italian Elio de Angelis
British Team Lotus
14.0 0
9
French René Arnoux
French Renault
11.0 0
10
Mexican Hector Rebaque
British Brabham
11.0 0
11
Italian Riccardo Patrese
British Arrows
10.0 0
12
American Eddie Cheever
British Tyrrell
10.0 0
13
French Didier Pironi
Italian Ferrari
9.0 0
14
British Nigel Mansell
British Team Lotus
8.0 0
15
Italian Bruno Giacomelli
Swiss Alfa Romeo
7.0 0
16
Swiss Marc Surer
British Ensign
4.0 0
17
American Mario Andretti
Swiss Alfa Romeo
3.0 0
18
Italian Andrea de Cesaris
British McLaren
1.0 0
19
French Patrick Tambay
Hong Kong Theodore
1.0 0
20
Swedish Slim Borgudd
Italian ATS
1.0 0
21
Chilean Eliseo Salazar
British March
1.0 0
22
French Jean-Pierre Jarier
French Ligier
0.0 0
23
Irish Derek Daly
British March
0.0 0
24
Italian Siegfried Stohr
British Arrows
0.0 0
25
Brazilian Chico Serra
Brazilian Fittipaldi
0.0 0
26
Finnish Keke Rosberg
Brazilian Fittipaldi
0.0 0
27
Italian Michele Alboreto
British Tyrrell
0.0 0
28
British Brian Henton
British Toleman
0.0 0
29
Dutch Jan Lammers
Italian ATS
0.0 0
30
Argentine Ricardo Zunino
British Tyrrell
0.0 0
31
Italian Piercarlo Ghinzani
Italian Osella
0.0 0
32
French Jean-Pierre Jabouille
French Ligier
0.0 0
33
British Derek Warwick
British Toleman
0.0 0
34
Italian Beppe Gabbiani
Italian Osella
0.0 0
35
Argentine Miguel Ángel Guerra
Italian Osella
0.0 0
36
American Kevin Cogan
British Tyrrell
0.0 0
37
Canadian Jacques Villeneuve Sr.
British Arrows
0.0 0
38
Italian Giorgio Francia
Italian Osella
0.0 0
39
Colombian Ricardo Londoño
British Ensign
0.0 0

Constructors Championship Standings

Pos Constructor Points Wins
1
British Williams
95.0 4
2
British Brabham
61.0 3
3
French Renault
54.0 3
4
French Ligier
44.0 2
5
Italian Ferrari
34.0 2
6
British McLaren
28.0 1
7
British Team Lotus
22.0 0
8
British Arrows
10.0 0
9
Swiss Alfa Romeo
10.0 0
10
British Tyrrell
10.0 0
11
British Ensign
5.0 0
12
Hong Kong Theodore
1.0 0
13
Italian ATS
1.0 0
14
British March
0.0 0
15
Brazilian Fittipaldi
0.0 0
16
Italian Osella
0.0 0
17
British Toleman
0.0 0

Driver Points Distribution

Constructor Points Distribution

Driver Points Evolution

Constructor Points Evolution

Brazilian Grand Prix

Brazilian Grand Prix

March 29, 1981

Argentine Grand Prix

Argentine Grand Prix

April 12, 1981

San Marino Grand Prix

San Marino Grand Prix

May 3, 1981

Belgian Grand Prix

Belgian Grand Prix

May 17, 1981

Monaco Grand Prix

Monaco Grand Prix

May 31, 1981

Spanish Grand Prix

Spanish Grand Prix

June 21, 1981

French Grand Prix

French Grand Prix

July 5, 1981

British Grand Prix

British Grand Prix

July 18, 1981

German Grand Prix

German Grand Prix

Aug. 2, 1981

Austrian Grand Prix

Austrian Grand Prix

Aug. 16, 1981

Dutch Grand Prix

Dutch Grand Prix

Aug. 30, 1981

Italian Grand Prix

Italian Grand Prix

Sept. 13, 1981

Canadian Grand Prix

Canadian Grand Prix

Sept. 27, 1981