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1981 World Champion

Nelson PiquetBrabham

50 pts · 3 wins · 1 clear of Reutemann

1981 F1 Standings

P2 over P3
3 pts
Reutemann over Jones
Most wins
3
Piquet, Prost
Constructors
34 pts
Williams over Brabham

1981 Drivers Championship

  1. 1Nelson PiquetWorld ChampionBrabham · 3 wins350
  2. 2Carlos ReutemannWilliams · 2 wins2−1−149
  3. 3Alan JonesWilliams · 2 wins2−3−446
  4. 4Jacques LaffiteLigier · 2 wins2−2−644
  5. 5Alain ProstRenault · 3 wins3−1−743
  6. 6John WatsonMcLaren · 1 win1−16−2327
  7. 7Gilles VilleneuveFerrari · 2 wins2−2−2525
  8. 8Elio de AngelisTeam Lotus–−11−3614
  9. 9René ArnouxRenault–−3−3911
  10. 10Hector RebaqueBrabham–Level−3911
  11. 11Riccardo PatreseArrows–−1−4010
  12. 12Eddie CheeverTyrrell–Level−4010
  13. 13Didier PironiFerrari–−1−419
  14. 14Nigel MansellTeam Lotus–−1−428
  15. 15Bruno GiacomelliAlfa Romeo–−1−437
  16. 16Marc SurerEnsign–−3−464
  17. 17Mario AndrettiAlfa Romeo–−1−473
  18. 18Andrea de CesarisMcLaren–−2−491
  19. 19Patrick TambayTheodore–Level−491
  20. 20Slim BorguddATS–Level−491
  21. 21Eliseo SalazarMarch–Level−491
  22. 22Jean-Pierre JarierLigier–−1−500
  23. 23Derek DalyMarch–Level−500
  24. 24Siegfried StohrArrows–Level−500
  25. 25Chico SerraFittipaldi–Level−500
  26. 26Keke RosbergFittipaldi–Level−500
  27. 27Michele AlboretoTyrrell–Level−500
  28. 28Brian HentonToleman–Level−500
  29. 29Jan LammersATS–Level−500
  30. 30Ricardo ZuninoTyrrell–Level−500
1981 Season Report

Nelson Piquet won the 1981 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Brabham, finishing on 50 points, 1 clear of Carlos Reutemann. Piquet won 3 races that season.

Williams took the Constructors' Championship with 95 points, 34 ahead of Brabham.

7 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 21 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.