1981 Virtual F1 Season

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1981 Virtual F1
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The 1981 Formula One season is the sixth season of Pi314159's alternate Formula 1. For this season, new chassis and engine regulations were introduced, and new teams Toleman and Theodore joined the series.

Teams and Drivers

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Aspiration	Tyres	#	Race Drivers	Rounds
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren	M30	Matra MS81 1.5 V6t	Turbo		1	James Hunt	1-3
						2	Tom Pryce	1-
Candy Tyrrell Racing Team	Tyrrell	011	Matra MS81 1.5 V6t	Turbo		3	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	1-
						4	Jean-Pierre Jarier	1-
Team Denim Lotus	Lotus	87	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t	Turbo		5	Niki Lauda	1-
						6	Chico Serra	1-
TAG Racing Team	Brabham	BT50	Matra MS81 1.5 V6t	Turbo		7	Keke Rosberg	1-
						8	Stefan Johansson	1-
Parmalat Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A4	Renault-Alpine EF3 1.5 V6t	Turbo		9	Jacques Laffite	1-
						10	Emerson Fittipaldi	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SpA Beta	Ferrari	126CK	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t	Turbo		11	Gilles Villeneuve	1-
						12	Mario Andretti	1-
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS17	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t	Turbo		14	Didier Pironi	1-
						15	Alan Jones	1-
Elf Shadow Racing Team	Shadow	DN12	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t	Turbo		16	Nelson Piquet	1-
						17	Jody Scheckter	1-
Skol Ensign Racing	Ensign	N181	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t	Turbo		18	Carlos Reutemann	1-
						19	Jo Gartner	1-8
							Manfred Winkelhock	9-16
Rothmans Theodore Racing Team	Theodore	TY01	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t	Turbo		20	Arie Luyendyk	1-
Talbot Toleman Motorsport	Toleman	TG181	Hart 415T 1.5 I4t	Turbo		22	Patrick Tambay	1-
Williams Racing Team	Williams	FW07C	Renault-Alpine EF3 1.5 V6t	Turbo		24	Elio de Angelis	1-
						25	Thierry Boutsen	1-
Team Surtees	Surtees	TS22	BRM P204 1.5 V6t	Turbo		26	Brian Henton	1-
						27	Siegfried Stohr	1-
Guinness Boro	Boro	005	BMW M12/13 1.5 I4t	Turbo		28	René Arnoux	1-
						29	Johnny Cecotto	1-3
							Michele Alboreto	4-5
Essex Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1B	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6t	Turbo		30	Riccardo Patrese	1-
						31	Ronnie Peterson	1-
Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	181	Alfa Romeo 681T 1.5 V6t	Turbo		32	Nigel Mansell	1-
						33	Satoru Nakajima	1-5,16
							Slim Borgudd	6-10
							Mauro Baldi	11-15
Saudia ATS Wolf	ATS Wolf	D4	BRM P204 1.5 V6t	Turbo		34	Huub Rothengatter	1-4,13-16
							Patrick Nève	5-8
							Teddy Pilette	9
							Hans Heyer	10
							Boy Hayje	11-12
						35	Brett Lunger	1, 14-15
							Piercarlo Ghinzani	2-3, 6-9, 11, 16
							Gianfranco Brancatelli	4, 13
							Michael Bleekemolen	5, 10, 12
Equipe Renault	Renault	RE30	Renault-Alpine EF3 1.5 V6t	Turbo		36	Danny Ongias	1-5
							Eliseo Salazar	6-13
							Mike Thackwell	14-16
						37	Alain Prost	1-
Ragno March Grand Prix Team	March	811	Ford Cosworth GBA 1.5 V6t	Turbo		38	Derek Warwick	1-
						39	Teo Fabi	1-
Warsteiner Team Rebaque	Rebaque	HR102	Renault-Alpine EF3 1.5 V6t	Turbo		40	Andrea de Cesaris	1-
						41	Clay Regazzoni	1-
JPS Project Four Racing	Project Four	JP4/2	Matra MS81 1.5 V6t	Turbo		42	Derek Daly	1-
						43	Kevin Cogan	1-

Season Calendar

Testing

Circuit	Fastest driver	Fastest team	Lap time
Imola	Jacques Laffite	Arrows-Renault	1:32.226
Jarama	Tom Pryce	McLaren-Matra	1:13.322
Paul Ricard	Keke Rosberg	Brabham-Matra	1:35.506
Sebring	Didier Pironi	Ligier-Ferrari	2:04.411

Grands Prix

	Race	Track	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Winning team
1	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	Didier Pironi	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet	Shadow-Ferrari
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Jacarepagua	Nelson Piquet	Didier Pironi	James Hunt	McLaren-Matra
3	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola
5	Belgian Grand Prix	TBA
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Monaco
7	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama
8	French Grand Prix	Dijon-Prenois
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheim
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Zandvoort
13	Italian Grand Prix	Monza
14	Canadian Grand Prix	Montreal
15	United States Grand Prix East	TBA
16	Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka

Drivers' Championship

Pos	Driver	USW	BRA	ARG	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USE	JPN	Points
1	James Hunt	3	1															13
2	Nelson Piquet	1	Ret															9
3	Niki Lauda	2	Ret															6
4	Keke Rosberg	Ret	2															6
5	Mario Andretti	Ret	3															4
6	Jacques Laffite	4	Ret															3
7	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	4															3
8	Chico Serra	5	Ret															2
9	Carlos Reutemann	Ret	5															2
10	Derek Daly	10	6															1
11	Stefan Johansson	6	Ret															1
12	Patrick Tambay	7	Ret															0
13	Jo Gartner	Ret	7															0
14	Kevin Cogan	9	8															0
15	Thierry Boutsen	8	Ret															0
16	Teo Fabi	Ret	9															0
17	Jean-Pierre Jarier	DNQ	10															0
18	Didier Pironi	Ret	11†															0
19	René Arnoux	11	DNPQ															0
20	Arie Luyendyk	Ret	12†															0
	Alan Jones	Ret	Ret
	Tom Pryce	Ret	Ret
	Emerson Fittipaldi	Ret	Ret
	Jody Scheckter	Ret	Ret
	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	Ret
	Elio de Angelis	Ret	Ret
	Ronnie Peterson	Ret	Ret
	Clay Regazzoni	DNPQ	Ret
	Andrea de Cesaris	DNPQ	Ret
	Alain Prost	DNQ	DNQ
	Danny Ongais	DNQ	DNQ
	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	DNQ	DNQ
	Derek Warwick	DNQ	DNQ
	Nigel Mansell	DNQ	DNQ
	Satoru Nakajima	DNQ	DNQ
	Johnny Cecotto	DNQ	DNPQ
	Huub Rothengatter	DNPQ	DNPQ
	Brian Henton	DNPQ	DNPQ
	Siegfried Stohr	DNPQ	DNPQ
	Brett Lunger	DNPQ
	Piercarlo Ghinzani		DNPQ

Constructors' Championship

Pos	Team	#	USW	BRA	ARG	SMR	BEL	MON	ESP	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	NED	ITA	CAN	USE	JPN	Points
1	McLaren-Matra	1	3	1															13
		2	Ret	Ret
2	Shadow-Ferrari	16	1	Ret															9
		17	Ret	Ret
3	Lotus-Cosworth	5	2	Ret															8
		6	5	Ret
4	Brabham-Matra	7	Ret	2															7
		8	6	Ret
5	Ferrari	11	Ret	Ret															4
		12	Ret	3
6	Arrows-Renault	9	4	Ret															3
		10	Ret	Ret
7	Osella-Ferrari	30	Ret	4															3
		31	Ret	Ret
8	Ensign-Ferrari	18	Ret	5															2
		19	Ret	7
9	Project Four-Matra	42	10	6															1
		43	9	8
10	Toleman-Hart	22	7	Ret															0
11	Williams-Renault	24	Ret	Ret															0
		25	Ret	8
12	March-Cosworth	38	DNQ	DNQ															0
		39	Ret	9
13	Tyrrell-Matra	3	DNQ	DNQ															0
		4	DNQ	10
14	Ligier-Ferrari	14	Ret	11†															0
		15	Ret	Ret
15	Boro-BMW	28	11	DNPQ															0
		29	DNQ	DNPQ
16	Theodore-Cosworth	20	Ret	12†															0
	Rebaque-Renault	40	DNPQ	Ret
		41	DNPQ	Ret
	Renault	36	DNQ	DNQ
		37	DNQ	DNQ
	Alfa Romeo	32	DNQ	DNQ
		33	DNQ	DNQ
	ATS Wolf-BRM	34	DNPQ	DNPQ
		35	DNPQ	DNPQ
	Surtees-BRM	26	DNPQ	DNPQ
		27	DNPQ	DNPQ