1981 Formula 1 drivers
Every driver on the 1981 grid, with links to full career profiles: titles, wins, podiums and every season.
- Nelson Piquet, Brabham
- Carlos Reutemann, Williams
- Alan Jones, Williams
- Jacques Laffite, Ligier
- Alain Prost, Renault
- John Watson, McLaren
- Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari
- Elio De Angelis, Lotus
- René Arnoux, Renault
- Héctor Rebaque, Brabham
- Riccardo Patrese, Arrows
- Eddie Cheever, Tyrrell
- Didier Pironi, Ferrari
- Nigel Mansell, Lotus
- Bruno Giacomelli, Alfa Romeo
- Marc Surer, Theodore
- Mario Andretti, Alfa Romeo
- Patrick Tambay, Ligier
- Andrea De Cesaris, McLaren
- Slim Borgudd, ATS
- Eliseo Salazar, Ensign