1981 Formula 1 championship standings
Drivers' and constructors' standings for the 1981 season: points, wins and the gap to the leader. Champion: Nelson Piquet (Brabham), 50 points.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 3 | 50 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 2 | 49 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 2 | 46 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 43 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 27 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 2 | 25 |
| 8 | Elio De Angelis | Lotus | 0 | 14 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 0 | 11 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 0 | 9 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 0 | 8 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 7 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 0 | 4 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 3 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Andrea De Cesaris | McLaren | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 0 | 1 |
Constructors
| Pos | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 4 | 95 |
| 2 | Brabham | 3 | 61 |
| 3 | Renault | 3 | 54 |
| 4 | Ligier | 2 | 44 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 2 | 34 |
| 6 | McLaren | 1 | 28 |
| 7 | Lotus | 0 | 22 |
| 8 | Arrows | 0 | 10 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Tyrrell | 0 | 10 |
| 11 | Ensign | 0 | 5 |
| 12 | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | ATS | 0 | 1 |