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1981 F1 season

Season32nd World Championship season
Races15
Drivers’ ChampionBrazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (1st title; 19th different World Champion, 2nd Brazilian champion)
Constructors’ ChampionUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Williams-Ford Cosworth (2nd title for Williams)
Reigning Drivers’ ChampionAustralia flag lazyload Alan Jones
Reigning Constructors’ ChampionUnited Kingdom flag lazyload Williams

Calendar

No.Grand PrixCircuitDate
1USA flag lazyload USA WestLong Beach 15 March
2Brazil flag lazyload BrazilJacarepagua 29 March
3Argentina flag lazyload ArgentinaBuenos Aires 12 April
4San Marino flag lazyload San MarinoImola 03 May
5Belgium flag lazyload BelgiumZolder 17 May
6Monaco flag lazyload MonacoMonte Carlo 31 May
7Spain flag lazyload SpainJarama 21 June
8France flag lazyload FranceDijon-Prenois 05 July
9United Kingdom flag lazyload BritainSilverstone 18 July
10Germany flag lazyload GermanyHockenheim 02 August
11Austria flag lazyload AustriaOsterreichring 16 August
12Netherlands flag lazyload NetherlandsZandvoort 30 August
13Italy flag lazyload ItalyMonza 13 September
14Canada flag lazyload CanadaMontreal 27 September
15USA flag lazyload Caesars PalaceLas Vegas 17 October

Race results

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1981 F1 World Championship.

Italy flag lazyload Alfa Romeo
USA flag lazyload Mario Andretti (All)
Italy flag lazyload Bruno Giacomelli (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Arrows
Italy flag lazyload Riccardo Patrese (All)
Italy flag lazyload Siegfried Stohr (1-13)
Canada flag lazyload Jacques Villeneuve Sr (14-15)
Germany flag lazyload ATS
Netherlands flag lazyload Jan Lammers (1-4)
Sweden flag lazyload Slim Borgudd (4-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brabham
Brazil flag lazyload Nelson Piquet (All)
Mexico flag lazyload Hector Rebaque (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Ensign
Switzerland flag Marc Surer (1-6)
Chile flag lazyload Eliseo Salazar (7-15)
Italy flag lazyload Ferrari
France flag lazyload Didier Pironi (All)
Canada flag lazyload Gilles Villeneuve (All)
Brazil flag lazyload Fittipaldi
Finland flag lazyload Keke Rosberg (1-10, 12-15)
Brazil flag lazyload Chico Serra (1-10, 12-15)
France flag lazyload Ligier
France flag lazyload Jacques Laffite (All)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier (1-2)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jabouille (3-7)
France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay (8-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Lotus
Italy flag lazyload Elio de Angelis (1-3, 5-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Nigel Mansell (1-3, 5-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload March
Ireland flag lazyload Derek Daly (All)
Chile flag lazyload Eliseo Salazar (1-6)
United Kingdom flag lazyload McLaren
Italy flag lazyload Andrea de Cesaris (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload John Watson (All)
Italy flag lazyload Osella
Italy flag lazyload Beppe Gabbiani (All)
Argentina flag lazyload Miguel Angel Guerra (1-4)
Italy flag lazyload Piercarlo Ghinzani (5-6)
Italy flag lazyload Giorgio Francia (7)
France flag lazyload Jean-Pierre Jarier (9-15)
France flag lazyload Renault
France flag lazyload Rene Arnoux (All)
France flag lazyload Alain Prost (All)
Hong Kong flag lazyload Theodore
France flag lazyload Patrick Tambay (1-7)
Switzerland flag Marc Surer (8-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Toleman
United Kingdom flag lazyload Brian Henton (4-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Derek Warwick (4-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Tyrrell
USA flag lazyload Eddie Cheever (All)
USA flag lazyload Kevin Cogan (1)
Argentina flag lazyload Ricardo Zunino (2-3)
Italy flag lazyload Michele Alboreto (4-15)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams (works team)
Australia flag lazyload Alan Jones (All)
Argentina flag lazyload Carlos Reutemann (All)
United Kingdom flag lazyload Williams (privateer)
Spain flag lazyload Emilio de Villota (7)

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