1981 Formula 1 season
Race calendar
| Rd | Grand Prix | Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Grand Prix West | 15 Mar |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 29 Mar |
| 3 | Argentine Grand Prix | 12 Apr |
| 4 | San Marino Grand Prix | 3 May |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | 17 May |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | 31 May |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | 21 Jun |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | 5 Jul |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | 18 Jul |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | 2 Aug |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | 16 Aug |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | 30 Aug |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | 13 Sept |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | 27 Sept |
| 15 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | 17 Oct |
Drivers' championship
| Pos | Driver | Wins | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nelson Piquet | 3 | 50 |
| 2 |  Carlos Reutemann | 2 | 49 |
| 3 |  Alan Jones | 2 | 46 |
| 4 |  Jacques Laffite | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | 3 | 43 |
| 6 |  John Watson | 1 | 27 |
| 7 |  Gilles Villeneuve | 2 | 25 |
| 8 |  Elio de Angelis | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | 0 | 11 |
| 10 |  Hector Rebaque | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | 0 | 10 |
| 12 |  Eddie Cheever | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | 0 | 7 |
| 16 |  Marc Surer | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | 0 | 1 |
| 20 |  Slim Borgudd | 0 | 1 |
| 21 |  Eliseo Salazar | 0 | 1 |
| - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 0 | 0 |
| - |  Derek Daly | 0 | 0 |
| - | Siegfried Stohr | 0 | 0 |
| - | Chico Serra | 0 | 0 |
| - |  Keke Rosberg | 0 | 0 |
| - | Michele Alboreto | 0 | 0 |
| - | Brian Henton | 0 | 0 |
| - |  Jan Lammers | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ricardo Zunino | 0 | 0 |
| - | Piercarlo Ghinzani | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | 0 | 0 |
| - | Derek Warwick | 0 | 0 |
| - | Beppe Gabbiani | 0 | 0 |
| - | Miguel Ángel Guerra | 0 | 0 |
| - |  Ricardo Londoño | 0 | 0 |