F1 Standings
Drivers' and constructors' championship.
- 1LeaderNelsonPiquet
Brabham
50pts- Wins
- 3
- Podiums
- 7
- 21 behindCarlosReutemann
Williams49pts- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 7
- 34 behindAlanJones
Williams46pts- Wins
- 2
- Podiums
- 6
Rounds completed
15
1981 season
Leader's margin
1pts
over 2nd place
Different winners
7
drivers with a GP win
Points scorers
21/ 36
drivers on the board
Full 1981 drivers' standings
Bars show points relative to the leader; arrows show places gained since the last round.
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|
1981 championship points progression by round
Cumulative points after each round, 1981.
Hover a line or name to focus it, click to pin. Dashed lines mark a team's second driver.
Show data table
| Name | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | R13 | R14 | R15 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Piquet | 4 | 4 | 13 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 26 | 26 | 35 | 39 | 45 | 46 | 48 | 50 |
| Carlos Reutemann | 6 | 15 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 43 | 43 | 45 | 45 | 49 | 49 | 49 |
| Alan Jones | 9 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 27 | 31 | 37 | 37 | 46 |
| Jacques Laffite | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 21 | 25 | 34 | 34 | 34 | 43 | 44 |
| Alain Prost | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 13 | 19 | 19 | 28 | 37 | 37 | 43 |
| John Watson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 27 | 27 |
| Gilles Villeneuve | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 25 |
| Elio de Angelis | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
| René Arnoux | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
| Hector Rebaque | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
