1981 Elite Racing League season
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| 1981 Elite Racing League season | |
| Previous: 1980 | Next: 1982 |
| Drivers Champion | Manufacturers Champion |
|---|---|
| TBD | TBD |
The 1980 Elite Racing League season was the 22nd season of the FIA's Formula One motor racing support series (the series would remain a support series until 1997.)
This year would be the second of the F1/ERL merge.
Season Review
- The Belgian Grand Prix debuted at Circuit Zolder
- The Brazilian Grand Prix moved to the Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet for the first time.
- The British Grand Prix returned to Silverstone after a year's absence.
- The Caesars Palace Grand Prix was added as a replacement for the cancelled United States Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, the race was held at the Caesars Palace parking lot in Las Vegas. It was the first time that a race was held at Caesars Palace and was a joint F1-ERL contract.
- The French Grand Prix moved from Circuit to Paul Ricard to Dijon-Prenois for a year in a move to see if the ERL could also strike an F1-esque deal with the track.
- The Italian Grand Prix moved back to Monza
- The San Marino Grand Prix was run for the first time in 1981.
South African Grand Prix controversy
Despite the ongoing dispute between the FIA and FOCA, the ERL still ran it's South Africa round as a championship event despite protests not to by team members in a politically inspired stunt to tell people that they were different to F1 - they did this by having the race two weeks after the California round.
| Rnd | Race | Circuit | Pole position | Fastest lap | Winning driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:USA California Grand Prix | Long Beach Street Circuit | ||||
| 2 |  South African Grand Prix
|
Kyalami Circuit | ||||
| 3 |  Argentine Grand Prix
|
Autódromo Oscar Alfredo Gálvez | ||||
| 4 |  Brazilian Grand Prix
|
Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | ||||
| 5 |  San Marino Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari | ||||
| 6 | Template:BEL Belgian Grand Prix | Circuit Zolder | ||||
| 7 |  Monaco Grand Prix
|
Circuit de Monaco | ||||
| 7 | Template:FRA French Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | ||||
| 8 |  Spanish Grand Prix
|
Circuito del Jarama | ||||
| 9 | Template:GBR British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | ||||
| 10 |  Dutch Grand Prix
|
Circuit Zandvoort | ||||
| 11 |  German Grand Prix
|
Hockenheimring | ||||
| 12 | Template:AUT Austrian Grand Prix | Osterreichring | ||||
| 13 |  Italian Grand Prix
|
Autodromo Nazionale Monza | ||||
| 14 |  Canadian Grand Prix
|
Ile Notre-Dame Circuit - Montreal | ||||
| 15 | Template:USA Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Caesars Palace |
Teams and Drivers
- Matra made its constructor debut supplying the Talbot Ligier team with engines.
- Due to the joint F1 contract system - future world champions Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet and Nigel Mansell appeared on the grid this season
- Ensign and Osella withdrew their one car entries from this season due to money issues.
| Team | Constructor | Engine | Tyres | # | Driver | Rounds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:GBR Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team | Arrows-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 1 | Riccardo Patrese
|
All |
| 2 | Template:SUI Marc Surer | All | ||||
| Template:GBR Parmalat Racing Team | Brabham-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 3 | Nelson Piquet
|
All |
| 4 |  Hector Rebaque
|
All | ||||
| Scuderia Ferrari
|
Ferrari | Ferrari 015 3.0 F12 | Template:Michelin | 5 | Gilles Vileneuve
|
All |
| 6 | Template:USA Mario Andretti | All | ||||
| Fittipaldi Automotive
|
Fittipaldi-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 7 |  Keke Rosberg
|
All |
| 8 | Chico Serra
|
All | ||||
| Template:FRA Equipe Talbot Gitanes | Talbot Ligier-Matra | Matra MS81 3.0 V12 | Template:Goodyear | 9 | Template:FRA Jacques Laffite | All |
| 10 | Template:FRA Didier Pironi | All | ||||
| Template:GBR Team Essex Lotus | Lotus-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 11 | Template:GBR Nigel Mansell | All |
| 12 | Template:GBR Derek Warwick | All | ||||
| Template:GBR Marlboro Team McLaren | McLaren-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 13 | Template:GBR John Watson | All |
| 14 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
All | ||||
| Template:FRA Elf Equipe Renault | Renault | Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 t | Template:Michelin | 15 | Template:FRA Alain Prost | All |
| 16 | Template:FRA Rene Arnoux | All | ||||
| Template:GBR Candy Team Tyrrell | Tyrrell-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 17 | Template:USA Eddie Cheever | All |
| 18 |  Derek Daly
|
All | ||||
| Template:GBR Albilad Williams Racing Team | Williams-Ford | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 | Template:Goodyear | 19 | Template:AUS Alan Jones | All |
| 20 | Carlos Reutemann
|
All |
Drivers Championship
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elio de Angelis
|
0 |
Teams Championship
| Pos. | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fittipaldi-Ford
|
0 |
| 2 | Ferrari
|
0 |