1981 Formula 1 Season 
Constructors
| Pos | Teams | Constructor | Engine | Chassis | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Albilad Williams Racing Team TAG Williams Racing Team | Williams | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | FW07C FW07D | 95 |
| 2 |  Parmalat Forti Ford | Brabham | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | BT49C BT50 | 61 |
| 3 |  Equipe Renault Elf | Renault | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t | RS20B RS30 | 54 |
| 4 | Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Ligier | Matra MS81 3.0 V12 | JS17 | 44 |
| 5 | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari | Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t | 126CK | 34 |
| 6 | Marlboro McLaren | McLaren | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | M29F MP4/1 | 28 |
| 7 | John Player Team Lotus Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 81 87 88 88B | 22 |
| 8 | Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | A3 | 10 |
| 9 | Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12 | 179B 179C 179D | 10 |
| 10 | Tyrrell Racing Organisation | Tyrrell | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 010 12998 | 10 |
| 11 | Ensign Racing | Ensign | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | N180B | 5 |
| 13 |  Team ATS | ATS | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | D4 D5 | 1 |
| John Player Team Lotus Team Essex Lotus | Lotus | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 81 87 88 88B | ||
| March Engineering | March | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | 811 | ||
| Osella Squadra Corse | Osella | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | FA1B FA1C | ||
| Theodore Racing Team | Theodore | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | TY01 | ||
| Albilad Williams Racing Team TAG Williams Racing Team | Williams | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | FW07C FW07D | ||
 Fittipaldi Automotive | Fittipaldi | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | F8C | ||
| Candy Toleman Motorsport | Toleman | Hart 415T 1.5 L4t | TG181 |
| Race | Circuit | Date | Winning Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach | Mar 1981 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
| Brazilian Grand Prix | Jacarepaguá | Mar 1981 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | Williams |
 Argentine Grand Prix | Oscar Gálvez | Apr 1981 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | Brabham |
 San Marino Grand Prix | Imola | May 1981 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | Brabham |
 Belgian Grand Prix | Zolder | May 1981 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | Williams |
 Monaco Grand Prix | Monaco | May 1981 | Jacques Villeneuve | Ferrari |
 Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | Jun 1981 | Jacques Villeneuve | Ferrari |
| French Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | Jul 1981 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | Renault |
| British Grand Prix | Silverstone | Jul 1981 | John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson | McLaren |
| German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | Aug 1981 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | Brabham |
 Austrian Grand Prix | Osterreichring | Aug 1981 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | Ligier |
 Dutch Grand Prix | Zandvoort | Aug 1981 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | Renault |
| Italian Grand Prix | Monza | Sep 1981 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | Renault |
 Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Île Notre-Dame | Sep 1981 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | Ligier |
| Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Las Vegas | Oct 1981 | Alan Stanley Jones | Williams |
| Pos. | Driver | USW | BRA | Arg | SMR | BEL | MON | ESP | FRA | GBR | GER | AUT | NED | ITA | CAN | Cae | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Souto Maior Piquet | 3 | 12 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 50 |
| 2 | Carlos Alberto Reutemann | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 2 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 3 | 10 | 8 | 49 |
| 3 | Alan Stanley Jones | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12 | Ret | 2 | 7 | 27 | Ret | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 1 | 46 |
| 4 | Jacques-Henri Laffite | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 3 | 2 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 6 | 44 |
| 5 | Alain Marie Pascal Prost | Ret | Ret | 3 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | Ret | 2 | Ret | 1 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 43 |
| 6 | John Marshall 'Wattie' Watson | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | 7 | Ret | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 2 | 7 | 27 |
| 7 | Joseph Gilles Henri Villeneuve | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 3 | DSQ | 25 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Ret | 5 | 6 | 5 | Ret | 5 | 6 | DSQ | 7 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | Ret | 14 | |
| 9 | René Alexandre Arnoux | 8 | Ret | 5 | 8 | DNQ | Ret | 9 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 10 | Héctor Alonso Rebaque | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 9 | 5 | 4 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 11 | Riccardo Gabriele Patrese | Ret | 3 | 7 | 2 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | 10 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | 10 |
| 12 | Edward McKay 'Eddie' Cheever, Jr. | 5 | NC | Ret | Ret | 6 | 5 | NC | 13 | 4 | 5 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 10 |
| 13 | Didier Joseph-Lovis Pironi | Ret | Ret | Ret | 5 | 8 | 4 | 15 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 9 | Ret | 5 | Ret | 9 | 9 |
| 14 | Nigel Ernest James Mansell | Ret | 11 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 7 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 8 | |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Ret | NC | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | 10 | 15 | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Ret | 4 | Ret | 9 | 11 | 6 | 12 | 11 | 14 | Ret | 8 | DNQ | 9 | Ret | 4 | |
| 17 | Mario Gabriele Andretti | 4 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 8 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 3 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | Ret | Ret | 11 | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | DNS | 7 | Ret | 12 | 1 |
| 19 | Patrick Daniel Tambay | 6 | 10 | Ret | 11 | DNQ | 7 | 13 | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 |
| 20 | Karl Edward Tommy 'Slim' Borgudd | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 6 | Ret | Ret | 10 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 1 | |||
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar Valenzuela | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | 14 | Ret | DNQ | NC | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | NC | 1 |
| 22 | Jean-Pierre Jacques Jarier | Ret | 7 | 8 | 8 | 10 | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||
| 23 | Derek Daly | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 16 | Ret | 7 | Ret | 11 | Ret | Ret | 8 | DNQ | 0 |
| 24 | Siegfried Stohr | DNQ | Ret | 9 | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 12 | Ret | 7 | DNQ | 0 | ||
| 25 | Francisco 'Chico' Serra | 7 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | DNQ | 11 | DNS | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |
| 26 | Keijo Erik 'Keke' Rosberg | Ret | 9 | Ret | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 12 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 0 | |
| 27 | Michele Alboreto | Ret | 12 | Ret | DNQ | 26 | Ret | DNQ | Ret | 9 | Ret | 11 | 13 | 0 | |||
| 28 | Brian Henton | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | DSQ | 0 | |||
| 29 | Johannes 'Jan' Lammers | Ret | DNQ | 12 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||
| 30 | Ricardo Héctor Zunino | 13 | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 31 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 13 | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 32 | Jean-Pierre Alain Jabouille | DNQ | NC | Ret | DNP | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| 33 | Derek Stanley Arthur Warwick | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||
| 34 | Giuseppe 'Beppe' Gabbiani | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | Ret | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 |
| 35 | Miguel Ángel Guerra | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| 36 | Kevin Cogan | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 37 | Jacques Villeneuve Sr. | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||||
| 38 | Ricardo Londoño-Bridge | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
| 39 | Giorgio Francia | DNQ | 0 |
C
Race cancelled
DNA
Did not arrive
DNP
Did not practice
DNPQ
Did not pre-qualify
DNQ
Did not qualify
DNS
Did not start
DSQ
Disqualified
EX
Excluded
NC
Non-classified finish
PO
Practiced only
Ret
Did not finish
SHR
Shared Result
TD
Friday test driver
WD
Withdrew entry before the event