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1981 Formula 1 season: races & results

The 1981 Formula 1 World Championship has 15 Grands Prix running from the United States Grand Prix West on 15 March to the Caesars Palace Grand Prix on 17 October 1981. All 15 races have been run.

7 drivers have won a Grand Prix. Nelson Piquet won the 1981 drivers' championship with 50 points, 1 ahead of Carlos Reutemann. Williams took the constructors' title on 95 points.

Every round of the 1981 season

RdGrand PrixDateWinner
1United States Grand Prix WestLong BeachAlan Jones
2Brazilian Grand PrixAutódromo Internacional Nelson PiquetCarlos Reutemann
3Argentine Grand PrixAutódromo Juan y Oscar GálvezNelson Piquet
4San Marino Grand PrixAutodromo Enzo e Dino FerrariNelson Piquet
5Belgian Grand PrixZolderCarlos Reutemann
6Monaco Grand PrixCircuit de MonacoGilles Villeneuve
7Spanish Grand PrixJaramaGilles Villeneuve
8French Grand PrixDijon-PrenoisAlain Prost
9British Grand PrixSilverstone CircuitJohn Watson
10German Grand PrixHockenheimringNelson Piquet
11Austrian Grand PrixRed Bull RingJacques Laffite
12Dutch Grand PrixCircuit Park ZandvoortAlain Prost
13Italian Grand PrixAutodromo Nazionale di MonzaAlain Prost
14Canadian Grand PrixCircuit Gilles VilleneuveJacques Laffite
15Caesars Palace Grand PrixLas Vegas Street CircuitAlan Jones