F1 winners
Race winners
| # | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA West | Long Beach | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 9.190s |
| 2 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 4.440s |
| 3 | Argentina | Buenos Aires | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 26.610s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 4.580s |
| 5 | Belgium | Zolder | (ARG) Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1 | 36.060s |
| 6 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 39.910s |
| 7 | Spain | Jarama | (CAN) Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 7 | 0.211s |
| 8 | France | Dijon-Prenois | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 2.290s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 40.650s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 11.520s |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 4 | 5.170s |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 8.240s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 22.175s |
| 14 | Canada | Montreal | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | 10 | 6.233s |
| 15 | Caesars Palace | Las Vegas | (AUS) Alan Jones | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 2 | 20.048s |
- First win (drivers)
- Alain Prost
- Last win (drivers)
- Alan Jones
- Jacques Laffite
- Carlos Reutemann
- Gilles Villeneuve
- First win (constructors)
- No constructor won their first race in 1981
- Last win (constructors)
- No constructor won their last race in 1981
- First win since…
- 1976 for John Watson
- 1977 for McLaren
- 1979 for Gilles Villeneuve and Ferrari
- Last win until…
- 1996 for Ligier
- First win by a…
- British driver since 1977
- Canadian driver since 1979
- Last win by a…
- Canadian driver until 1996
- Australian driver until 2009