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F1 Drivers 1981

36 drivers from 17 teams raced in the 1981 Formula 1 season. Nelson Piquet (Brabham) won the drivers' championship with 50 points, 1 point ahead of Carlos Reutemann. Drivers are listed in championship order.

Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Position
1st
Wins
3
Points
50
Carlos Reutemann
Williams
Position
2nd
Wins
2
Points
49
Alan Jones
Williams
Position
3rd
Wins
2
Points
46
Jacques Laffite
Ligier
Position
4th
Wins
2
Points
44
Alain Prost
Renault
Position
5th
Wins
3
Points
43
John Watson
McLaren
Position
6th
Wins
1
Points
27
Gilles Villeneuve
Ferrari
Position
7th
Wins
2
Points
25
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Position
8th
Wins
0
Points
14
René Arnoux
Renault
Position
9th
Wins
0
Points
11
Hector Rebaque
Brabham
Position
10th
Wins
0
Points
11
Riccardo Patrese
Arrows
Position
11th
Wins
0
Points
10
Eddie Cheever
Tyrrell
Position
12th
Wins
0
Points
10
Didier Pironi
Ferrari
Position
13th
Wins
0
Points
9
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Position
14th
Wins
0
Points
8
Bruno Giacomelli
Alfa Romeo
Position
15th
Wins
0
Points
7
Marc Surer
Theodore
Position
16th
Wins
0
Points
4
Mario Andretti
Alfa Romeo
Position
17th
Wins
0
Points
3
Andrea de Cesaris
McLaren
Position
18th
Wins
0
Points
1
Patrick Tambay
Ligier
Position
19th
Wins
0
Points
1
Slim Borgudd
ATS
Position
20th
Wins
0
Points
1
Eliseo Salazar
Ensign
Position
21st
Wins
0
Points
1
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Osella
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Derek Daly
March
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Siegfried Stohr
Arrows
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Chico Serra
Fittipaldi
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Keke Rosberg
Fittipaldi
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Brian Henton
Toleman
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Jan Lammers
ATS
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Ricardo Zunino
Tyrrell
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Jean-Pierre Jabouille
Ligier
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Beppe Gabbiani
Osella
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Miguel Ángel Guerra
Osella
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0
Ricardo Londoño
Ensign
Position
–
Wins
0
Points
0