F1 1981 season review
Nelson Piquet won the title with Brabham: 50 points, 3 wins. Runner-up: Carlos Reutemann, 49 points.
Constructors' champion: Williams, 95 points, 4 wins.
15 races, 7 different winners, 6 winning teams.
Winners by round
First career wins
Teammate battles
- Williams: Carlos Reutemann vs Alan Jones, qualifying 10-5, races 8-7
- Brabham: Nelson Piquet vs Héctor Rebaque, qualifying 15-0, races 11-3
- Renault: Alain Prost vs René Arnoux, qualifying 10-5, races 9-5
- Ligier: Jacques Laffite vs Patrick Tambay, qualifying 7-1, races 7-1
- Ferrari: Gilles Villeneuve vs Didier Pironi, qualifying 10-5, races 7-8
- McLaren: John Watson vs Andrea De Cesaris, qualifying 14-1, races 11-3
- Lotus: Elio De Angelis vs Nigel Mansell, qualifying 9-5, races 10-3
- Arrows: Riccardo Patrese vs Siegfried Stohr, qualifying 13-0, races 5-4
- Alfa Romeo: Bruno Giacomelli vs Mario Andretti, qualifying 7-8, races 7-8
- Tyrrell: Eddie Cheever vs Michele Alboreto, qualifying 8-4, races 4-5
- ATS: Slim Borgudd vs Jan Lammers, qualifying 1-0, races 0-0