1981 Alternate Formula One season

1981 Formula One season
Turbo Era
Season
Races	TBA
Start date	TBA
Start Event	TBA
End date	TBA
End Event	TBA
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor's Champion	TBD
Entrant's Champion	TBD
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1980	1982

The 1981 Formula One season was the 32nd season of Formula One. Alan Jones and Williams entered the season as reigning World Champions for a second successive year.

Teams and drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-Ford	Lotus 81	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		1	Alan Jones	1-
					2	Nigel Mansell	1-
Penthouse Team Tyrrell [?]	Tyrrell-BMW	Tyrrell 012T	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t		3	Robert Kagan	1-
					4	Harvey Jones	1-
Saudia Williams Racing Team [?]	Williams-Ford	Williams FW08B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		5	Gilles Villeneuve	1-
					6	Keke Rosberg	1-
Parmalat Racing Team [?]	Brabham-Ford	Brabham BT48	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		7	Nelson Piquet	1-
					8	Riccardo Patrese	1-
March Engineering [?]	March-Ford	March 811	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		9	Guillaume Gauthier	1-
					10	Derek Daly	1-
Marlboro McLaren International [?]	McLaren-Renault	McLaren MP4	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t		11	Clay Regazzoni	1-
					12	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-
Équipe Renault Elf [?]	Renault	Renault RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6t		14	Didier Pironi	1-
					15	Alain Prost	1-
ATS Kauhsen Racing Team [?]	ATS-Ford	ATS D3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		16	Marc Surer	1-
					17	Rikky Leiviskä	1-
Ragno Arrows North Star Beta Racing Team [?]	Arrows-Ford	Arrows A4	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		18	Patrick Depailler	1-
					19	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	1-
Skoal Bandit Toleman Motorsport [?]	Toleman-Bandit	Toleman TG181	Bandit TGE/1 1.5 F12t		21	Valentino Nicchi	1-
					22	Eliseo Salazar	1-
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo [?]	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 181	Alfa Romeo 115-12 3.0 F12		23	Andrea de Cesaris	1-
					24	Michele Alboreto	1-
Ligier Talbot Gitanes [?]	Ligier-Matra	Ligier JS13	Matra MS80 3.0 V12		25	Patrick Tambay	1-
					26	Gabriel Château	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	Ferrari 126CK	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t		27	Elio de Angelis	1-
					28	John Watson	1-
B&S Fabrications [?]	Spartec-Hart	Spartec G71C	Hart 415T 1.5 L4t		29	Rupert Keegan	1, 3-
						Ricardo Zunino	2
					30	Stephen South	1-
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-Ford	Osella FA1B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		31	Bruno Giacomelli	1-
					32	Patrick Gaillard	1-
Equipo Banco Occidental [?]	Williams-Ford	Williams FW06	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8		33	Emilio de Villota	1
					34	Desiré Wilson	1
	de Villota-Ford	de Villota María			33	Emilio de Villota	2-5
					34	Desiré Wilson	2
						Ricardo Londoño-Bridge	3
						Roberto Guerrero	4
						Luciano Sighinolfi	5

Calendar

Championship Grands Prix

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez	1 March	Clay Regazzoni	Gilles Villeneuve	Jean-Pierre Jarier	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
2	Asseng South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	29 March	Clay Regazzoni	Clay Regazzoni	Alain Prost	Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	Report
3	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	12 April						Report
4	Toyota United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	26 April						Report
5	Talbot Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito del Jarama	4 May						Report
6	Marlboro Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder	17 May						Report
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	31 May						Report
8	Agip San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	7 June						Report
9	Tecate Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	21 June						Report
10	FFSA French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	5 July						Report
11	John Player British Grand Prix	Silverstone	12 July						Report
12	AvD German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	26 July						Report
13	Michelin Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	9 August						Report
14	Shell Oils European Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois	23 August						Report
15	Arexons Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	6 September						Report
16	Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	20 September						Report
17	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Caesars Palace	4 October						Report

Standings

Points System

Position	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th
Points	9	6	4	3	2	1

Only a driver's best 12 finishes counted towards the championship

World Drivers' Championship standings

Pos Driver ARG RZA BRA USW ESP BEL MON SMR MEX FRA GBR GER AUT EUR ITA CAN CPL Total 1 Jean-Pierre Jarier 1 Ret 9 2 Didier Pironi Ret 1 9 3 Harvey Jones 2† Ret 6 4 Clay Regazzoni Ret 2 6 5 Nelson Piquet Ret 3 4 6 Alain Prost 3 Ret 4 7 Alan Jones 4 7 3 8 Jeremy-Etienne Voeckler 5 9 2 9 Keke Rosberg DSQ 5 2 10 Parick Tambay 6 12 1 11 Michele Alboreto Ret 6 1 12 Nigel Mansell 7 13 0 13 Gabriel Chateau 8 11 0 14 Riccardo Patrese Ret 8 0 15 Rikky Leiviska 9 DNPQ 0 16 Derek Daly 10 15† 0 17 Guillaume Gauthier Ret 10 0 18 Parick Depailler 11 14 0 19 Robert Kagan Ret Ret 0 20 Gilles Villeneuve Ret Ret 0 21 Marc Surer Ret DNPQ 0 22 Valentino Nicchi DNPQ Ret 0 23 Eliseo Salazar DNPQ Ret 0 24 Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret 0 25 Elio de Angelis Ret Ret 0 26 John Watson Ret Ret 0 27 Rupert Keegan Ret INJ 0 28 Stephen South Ret Ret 0 29 Patrick Gaillard DNPQ Ret 0 30 Bruno Giacomelli DNPQ DNQ 0 31 Emilio de Villota DNQ DNPQ 0 32 Desire Wilson DNQ DNPQ 0 33 Ricardo Zunino DNQ 0 34 Ricardo Londono-Bridge 0 35 Robert Guerrro 0 36 Luciano Sighniolfi 0

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Orange Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) Pale Blue Withdrawn (WD) Blank Did Not Enter (No text) Excluded (EX) Did not Start (DNS) Did not Arrive (DNA) Event cancelled (C) Injured (INJ) Bold denotes pole position Italics denote fastest lap † Classification despite retirement ‡ Race not run to scheduled distance

World Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	#	ARG	RZA	BRA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SMR	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	EUR	ITA	CAN	CPL	Total
1	McLaren-Renault	12	1	Ret																15
		11	Ret	2
2	Renault	15	Ret	1																13
		14	3	Ret
3	Tyrrell-BMW	4	2†	Ret																6
		3	Ret	Ret
4	Brabham-Ford	7	Ret	3																4
		8	Ret	8
5	Lotus-Ford	1	4	7																3
		2	7	13
6	Arrows-Ford	19	5	9																2
		18	11	14
7	Williams-Ford	6	DSQ	5																2
		5	Ret	Ret
		33	DNQ
		34	DNQ
8	Ligier-Matra	25	6	12																1
		26	8	11
9	Alfa Romeo	24	Ret	6																1
		23	Ret	Ret
10	ATS-Ford	17	9	DNPQ																0
		16	Ret	DNPQ
11	March-Ford	10	10	15†																0
		9	Ret	10
12	Ferrari	27	Ret	Ret																0
		28	Ret	Ret
13	Spartec-Hart	29	Ret	DNQ																0
		30	Ret	Ret
14	Toleman-Bandit	21	DNPQ	Ret																0
		22	DNPQ	Ret
15	Osella-Ford	32	DNPQ	Ret																0
		31	DNPQ	DNQ
16	de Villota-Ford	33		DNPQ																0
		34		DNPQ