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1981 Formula One season
Turbo Era
Season
Races	17
Start date	1 March 1981
Start Event	Argentine Grand Prix
End date	4 October 1981
End Event	Caesars Palace Grand Prix
Championship Leaders
Driver's Championship	Clay Regazzoni
Driver Entrant	Marlboro McLaren International
Constructor's Championship	McLaren-Renault
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor'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 BMW 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	1-11,13-
						TBA	12
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	1-6
						Luciano Sighinolfi	7
						René Arnoux	8-11
						Jean-Pierre Jabouille	12-
					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	1-4, 6-9
						Gabriel Château	10
						Eddie Cheever	11
						Mike Thackwell	12-
					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	1-4
						Emilio de Villota	5-9
						Richard Dallest	10
						Jean-Louis Schlesser	11-12
						Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	13
						Thierry Boutsen	14, 17
						Alain Ferté	15-16
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, 3-4
						Ricardo Zunino	2
						Patrick Depailler	5
						Derek Warwick	6-
					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	Clay Regazzoni	Keke Rosberg	Clay Regazzoni	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
4	Toyota United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	26 April	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Gilles Villeneuve	Clay Regazzoni	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
5	Talbot Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito del Jarama	4 May	Clay Regazzoni	Alain Prost	Elio de Angelis	Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Report
6	Marlboro Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit Zolder	17 May	Clay Regazzoni	Keke Rosberg	Clay Regazzoni	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
7	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	31 May	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Keke Rosberg	Gilles Villeneuve	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
8	Agip San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	7 June	Clay Regazzoni	Keke Rosberg	Clay Regazzoni	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
9	Tecate Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	21 June	Clay Regazzoni	Alain Prost	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	Saudia Williams Racing Team	Report
10	FFSA French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	5 July	Clay Regazzoni	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Jean-Pierre Jarier	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
11	John Player British Grand Prix	Silverstone	12 July	Clay Regazzoni	Alain Prost	Clay Regazzoni	McLaren-Renault	Marlboro McLaren International	Report
12	AvD German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	26 July						Report
13	Michelin Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	9 August						Report
14	Swiss 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

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

FIA Formula One World Drivers Championship

Pos Driver ARG RZA BRA USW ESP BEL MON SMR MEX FRA GBR GER AUT SUI ITA CAN CPL Total 1 Clay Regazzoni Ret 2 1 1 Ret 1 Ret 1 Ret Ret 1 Ret 51 2 Keke Rosberg DSQ 5 4 4 WD 4 2 4 1 2 4 2 44 3 Jean-Pierre Jarier 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 1 2 6† 29 4 Alain Prost 3 1 3 Ret 7† WD Ret Ret 2 Ret 3 Ret 27 5 Gilles Villeneuve Ret Ret Ret 2 WD Ret 1 2 Ret Ret Ret Ret 21 6 Elio de Angelis Ret Ret Ret 6 1 Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 5 16† 16 7 Nelson Piquet Ret 3 2 Ret WD Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret Ret 11 14 8 John Watson Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 Ret 5 5 Ret Ret 3 14 9 Riccardo Patrese Ret 8 5 7 WD 3 Ret 6 4 Ret Ret 4 13 10 Harvey Jones 2† Ret Ret 5 WD Ret 13† 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret 12 11 Robert Kagan Ret Ret 6 8 WD Ret Ret Ret Ret 11† Ret 1 10 12 Patrick Tambay 6 12 11 Ret 2 Ret 5 Ret 7 Ret 6 Ret 10 13 Alan Jones 4 7 Ret 11 WD 6 Ret 11 6 Ret 7 7 5 14 Patrick Depailler 11 14 8 10 3 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 4 15 Didier Pironi Ret Ret Ret 3 8† WD 4 16 Michele Alboreto Ret 6 7 9 Ret Ret 4 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 17 Jeremy-Etienne Voeckler 5 9 Ret 16 WD 5 8 DNQ 8 Ret 9 Ret 4 18 Nigel Mansell 7 13 Ret 13 WD 9 Ret Ret 9 4 8 9 3 19 Patrick Gaillard DNPQ Ret DNQ DNPQ 4 DNPQ 12 DNPQ Ret 12† DNQ DNQ 3 20 Andrea de Cesaris Ret Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 14† 5 10 10 2 21 Bruno Giacomelli DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNPQ 5 DNPQ DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret 2 22 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 5 2 23 Guillaume Gauthier Ret 10 9 Ret WD 7 6 12 10 8 DNPQ Ret 1 24 Derek Warwick 11 Ret 9 13† 6 Ret 8 1 25 Eliseo Salazar DNPQ Ret Ret 15 6 15 DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ 13 DNPQ 1 26 Derek Daly 10 15† Ret 17† WD 8† 10 Ret Ret 7 DNPQ 12 0 27 Emilio de Villota DNQ DNPQ DNPQ DNPQ 9† 12 7 13† 11 0 28 Gabriel Chateau 8 11 Ret 12 Ret 0 29 Rikky Leiviska 9 DNPQ DNPQ 14 WD Ret 9 Ret 12 10 12 Ret 0 30 Richard Dallest 9 0 31 Stephen South Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 11 10 Ret Ret 11 13 0 32 Marc Surer Ret DNPQ DNPQ DNQ WD 10 DNQ Ret DNQ DNQ 15 15 0 33 Valentino Nicchi DNPQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 14† DNPQ Ret DNPQ DNPQ Ret DNPQ 0 34 Jean-Louis Schlesser 14 DNQ 0 35 Mike Thackwell 14 0 36 Rupert Keegan Ret INJ Ret DNQ 0 37 Luciano Sighinolfi EX Ret 0 38 Rene Arnoux Ret Ret Ret Ret 0 39 Eddie Cheever Ret 0 40 Desire Wilson DNQ DNPQ 0 41 Ricardo Zunino DNQ 0 42 Ricardo Londono-Bridge DNPQ 0 43 Robert Guerrero DNPQ 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

FIA Formula One World Constructors Championship

Pos	Constructor	#	ARG	RZA	BRA	USW	ESP	BEL	MON	SMR	MEX	FRA	GBR	GER	AUT	SUI	ITA	CAN	CPL	Total
1	McLaren-Renault	11	Ret	2	1	1	Ret	1	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	1							79
		12	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	1	2
2	Williams-Ford	6	DSQ	5	4	4	WD	4	2	4	1	2	4							59
		5	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	WD	Ret	1	2	Ret	Ret	Ret
		33	DNQ
		34	DNQ
3	Renault	14	3	1	3	Ret	7†	WD	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	3							31
		15	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	8†		Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret
4	Ferrari	27	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	5							26
		28	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	2	Ret	5	5	Ret	Ret
5	Brabham-Ford	7	Ret	3	2	Ret	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret							24
		8	Ret	8	5	7	WD	3	Ret	6	4	Ret	Ret
6	Tyrrell-BMW	4	2†	Ret	Ret	5	WD	Ret	13†	3	Ret	Ret	Ret							13
		3	Ret	Ret	6	8	WD	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11†	Ret
7	Ligier-Matra	25	6	12	11	Ret	2	Ret	5	Ret	7	Ret	6							10
		26	8	11	Ret	12	9†	12	7	13†	11	9	14
8	Lotus-Ford	1	4	7	Ret	11	WD	6	Ret	11	6	Ret	7							8
		2	7	13	Ret	13	WD	9	Ret	Ret	9	4	8
9	Alfa Romeo	24	Ret	6	7	9	Ret	Ret	4	7	Ret	Ret	Ret							6
		23	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	8	14†	5	10
10	Spartec-Hart	29	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	3	11	Ret	9	13†	6	Ret							5
		30	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	13	11	10	Ret	Ret	11
11	Osella-Ford	32	DNPQ	Ret	DNQ	DNPQ	4	DNPQ	12	DNPQ	Ret	12†	DNQ							5
		31	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNPQ	5	DNPQ	DNQ	DNPQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
12	Arrows-Ford	19	5	9	Ret	16	WD	5	8	DNQ	8	Ret	9							4
		18	11	14	8	10		Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret
13	March-Ford	9	Ret	10	9	Ret	WD	7	6	12	10	8	DNPQ							1
		10	10	15†	Ret	17†	WD	8†	10	Ret	Ret	7	DNPQ
14	Toleman-Bandit	22	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	15	6	15	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	13							1
		21	DNPQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	14†	DNPQ	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	Ret
15	ATS-Ford	17	9	DNPQ	DNPQ	14	WD	Ret	9	Ret	12	10	12							0
		16	Ret	DNPQ	DNPQ	DNQ	WD	10	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	15
16	de Villota-Ford	33		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	EX													0
		34		DNPQ	DNPQ	DNPQ	EX

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