1981
Season

1981

Drivers' Champion
P1 N.Piquet 50 pts
P2 C.Reutemann 49 pts
P3 A.Jones 46 pts
Constructors' Champion
P1 Williams 95 pts
P2 Brabham 61 pts
P3 Renault 54 pts

Driver Standings

Points System
# Driver Team Pts +/- Elo Peak
1 🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet Brabham 50 3 +10 2,472 2,538
2 🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann Williams 49 2 +0 2,399 2,626
3 🇦🇺 Alan Jones Williams 46 2 +60 2,412 2,594
4 🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite Ligier 44 2 +19 2,395 2,465
5 🇫🇷 Alain Prost Renault 43 3 +55 2,399 2,581
6 🇬🇧 John Watson McLaren 27 1 +5 2,418 2,483
7 🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari 25 2 -16 2,176 2,495
8 🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 14 — -111 2,313 2,424
9 🇫🇷 René Arnoux Renault 11 — -40 2,135 2,468
10 🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque Brabham 11 — -24 2,172 2,315
11 🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese Arrows 10 — +49 2,149 2,527
12 🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever Tyrrell 10 — -38 2,157 2,329
13 🇫🇷 Didier Pironi Ferrari 9 — +39 2,237 2,442
14 🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 8 — +97 2,204 2,572
15 🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo 7 — +60 2,348 2,348
16 🇨🇭 Marc Surer Theodore 4 — -32 2,167 2,333
17 🇺🇸 Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo 3 — -39 2,280 2,447
18 🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris McLaren 1 — +24 2,199 2,348
19 🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay Ligier 1 — -22 2,046 2,392
20 🇸🇪 Slim Borgudd ATS 1 — -54 2,062 2,188
21 🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar Ensign 1 — +32 2,113 2,178
22 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella 0 — -83 2,181 2,351
23 🇮🇪 Derek Daly March 0 — -88 2,107 2,351
24 🇮🇹 Siegfried Stohr Arrows 0 — -78 2,049 2,127
25 🇧🇷 Chico Serra Fittipaldi 0 — -7 1,836 2,190
26 🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi 0 — +92 2,022 2,447
27 🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 0 — +21 2,176 2,404
28 🇬🇧 Brian Henton Toleman 0 — -33 1,841 2,240
29 🇳🇱 Jan Lammers ATS 0 — -48 1,993 2,150
30 🇦🇷 Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell 0 — +42 2,089 2,257
31 🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 0 — -39 2,018 2,123
32 🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier 0 — -4 2,082 2,205
33 🇬🇧 Derek Warwick Toleman 0 — +87 1,802 2,381
34 🇮🇹 Beppe Gabbiani Osella 0 — -24 1,730 1,995
35 🇦🇷 Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella 0 — +5 1,905 1,950
36 🇺🇸 Kevin Cogan Tyrrell 0 — -22 1,917 1,939
37 🇨🇦 Jacques Villeneuve Sr. Arrows 0 — -40 1,910 1,950
38 🇮🇹 Giorgio Francia Osella 0 — -55 1,878 1,933
39 🇨🇴 Ricardo Londoño Ensign 0 — -66 1,934 1,934

Race Finishes

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# Driver Pts R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8 R9 R10 R11 R12 R13 R14 R15
1 Piquet 50 P3 P12 P1 P1 DNF DNF DNF P3 DNF P1 P3 P2 DNF P5 P5
2 Reutemann 49 P2 P1 P2 P3 P1 DNF P4 P10 P2 DNF P5 DNF P3 P10 P8
3 Jones 46 P1 P2 P4 P12 DNF P2 P7 DNF DNF P11 P4 P3 P2 DNF P1
4 Laffite 44 DNF P6 DNF DNF P2 P3 P2 DNF P3 P3 P1 DNF DNF P1 P6
5 Prost 43 DNF DNF P3 DNF DNF DNF DNF P1 DNF P2 DNF P1 P1 DNF P2
6 Watson 27 DNF P8 DNF P10 P7 DNF P3 P2 P1 P6 P6 DNF DNF P2 P7
7 Villeneuve 25 DNF DNF DNF P7 P4 P1 P1 DNF DNF P10 DNF DNF DNF P3 DSQ
8 de Angelis 14 DNF P5 P6 DNS P5 DNF P5 P6 DSQ P7 P7 P5 P4 P6 DNF
9 Arnoux 11 P8 DNF P5 P8 DNQ DNF P9 P4 DNF P13 P2 DNF DNF DNF DNF
10 Rebaque 11 DNF DNF DNF P4 DNF DNQ DNF P9 P5 P4 DNF P4 DNF DNF DNF
11 Patrese 10 DNF P3 P7 P2 DNF DNF DNF P14 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P11
12 Cheever 10 P5 NC DNF DNF P6 P5 NC P13 P4 P5 DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNF
13 Pironi 9 DNF DNF DNF P5 P8 P4 P15 P5 DNF DNF P9 DNF P5 DNF P9
14 Mansell 8 DNF P11 DNF DNS P3 DNF P6 P7 DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF P4
15 Giacomelli 7 DNF NC DNF DNF P9 DNF P10 P15 DNF P15 DNF DNF P8 P4 P3
16 Surer 4 DNF P4 DNF P9 P11 P6 P12 DNF DNF DNF P8 DNQ P9 DNF
17 Andretti 3 P4 DNF P8 DNF P10 DNF P8 P8 DNF P9 DNF DNF DNF P7 DNF
18 de Cesaris 1 DNF DNF P11 P6 DNF DNF DNF P11 DNF DNF P8 DNS DNF DNF P12
19 Tambay 1 P6 P10 DNF P11 DNQ P7 P13 DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF DNF
20 Borgudd 1 P13 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P6 DNF DNF P10 DNF DNF DNQ
21 Salazar 1 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF DNQ DNQ P14 DNF DNQ NC DNF P6 DNF DNF NC
22 Jarier 0 DNF P7 P8 P8 P10 DNF P9 DNF DNF
23 Daly 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P16 DNF P7 DNF P11 DNF DNF P8 DNQ
24 Stohr 0 DNQ DNF P9 DNQ DNF DNF DNF DNQ DNF P12 DNF P7 DNQ
25 Serra 0 P7 DNF DNF DNQ DNF DNQ P11 DNS DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
26 Rosberg 0 DNF P9 DNF DNF DNF DNQ P12 DNF DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P10
27 Alboreto 0 DNF P12 DNF DNQ P16 DNF DNQ DNF DNF DNF P11 DNF
28 Henton 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ P10 DNQ DNQ
29 Lammers 0 DNF DNQ P12 DNF
30 Zunino 0 P13 P13
31 Ghinzani 0 P13 DNQ
32 Jabouille 0 DNQ NC DNF DNQ DNF
33 Warwick 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF
34 Gabbiani 0 DNF DNQ DNQ DNF DNF DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ
35 Guerra 0 DNQ DNQ DNQ DNF
36 Cogan 0 DNQ
37 Villeneuve Sr. 0 DNQ DNQ
38 Francia 0 DNQ
39 Londoño 0 DNS

Driver Standings

Constructor Standings

# Constructor Pts 2nd 3rd +/- Elo Peak
1 Williams 95 4 6 3 +24 2,362 2,600
2 Brabham 61 3 1 3 +6 2,307 2,325
3 Renault 54 3 3 1 +13 2,250 2,478
4 Ligier 44 2 2 3 -10 2,211 2,382
5 Ferrari 34 2 — 1 +15 2,169 2,569
6 McLaren 28 1 2 1 +24 2,281 2,544
7 Team Lotus 22 — — 1 +1 2,211 2,338
8 Arrows 10 — 1 1 -11 2,000 2,319
9 Alfa Romeo 10 — — 1 +27 2,259 2,260
10 Tyrrell 10 — — — -2 2,087 2,348
11 Ensign 5 — — — +11 2,075 2,106
12 Theodore 1 — — — -21 2,113 2,158
13 ATS 1 — — — -29 2,021 2,112
14 March 0 — — — -43 2,037 2,240
15 Fittipaldi 0 — — — +13 1,925 2,239
16 Osella 0 — — — -20 1,870 2,083
17 Toleman 0 — — — +4 1,811 2,159

Official championship standings from the historical archive.

Constructor Standings

Calendar

Rd Circuit Date
1 Long Beach USA Mar 15
2 Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet Brazil Mar 29
3 Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez Argentina Apr 12
4 Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Italy May 03
5 Zolder Belgium May 17
6 Circuit de Monaco Monaco May 31
7 Jarama Spain Jun 21
8 Dijon-Prenois France Jul 05
9 Silverstone Circuit UK Jul 18
10 Hockenheimring Germany Aug 02
11 Red Bull Ring Austria Aug 16
12 Circuit Park Zandvoort Netherlands Aug 30
13 Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Italy Sep 13
14 Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Canada Sep 27
15 Las Vegas Street Circuit USA Oct 17

Teams

ATS
🇳🇱 Jan Lammers 1993
🇸🇪 Slim Borgudd 2062
Alfa Romeo
🇺🇸 Mario Andretti 2280
🇮🇹 Bruno Giacomelli 2348
Arrows
🇮🇹 Riccardo Patrese 2149
🇮🇹 Siegfried Stohr 2049
🇨🇦 Jacques Villeneuve Sr. 1910
Brabham
🇧🇷 Nelson Piquet 2472
🇲🇽 Hector Rebaque 2172
Ensign
🇨🇱 Eliseo Salazar 2113
🇨🇴 Ricardo Londoño 1934
Ferrari
🇫🇷 Didier Pironi 2237
🇨🇦 Gilles Villeneuve 2176
Fittipaldi
🇧🇷 Chico Serra 1836
🇫🇮 Keke Rosberg 2022
Ligier
🇫🇷 Patrick Tambay 2046
🇫🇷 Jacques Laffite 2395
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jabouille 2082
March
🇮🇪 Derek Daly 2107
McLaren
🇬🇧 John Watson 2418
🇮🇹 Andrea de Cesaris 2199
Osella
🇫🇷 Jean-Pierre Jarier 2181
🇮🇹 Beppe Gabbiani 1730
🇦🇷 Miguel Ángel Guerra 1905
🇮🇹 Piercarlo Ghinzani 2018
🇮🇹 Giorgio Francia 1878
Renault
🇫🇷 René Arnoux 2135
🇫🇷 Alain Prost 2399
Team Lotus
🇬🇧 Nigel Mansell 2204
🇮🇹 Elio de Angelis 2313
Theodore
🇨🇭 Marc Surer 2167
Toleman
🇬🇧 Derek Warwick 1802
🇬🇧 Brian Henton 1841
Tyrrell
🇺🇸 Eddie Cheever 2157
🇺🇸 Kevin Cogan 1917
🇦🇷 Ricardo Zunino 2089
🇮🇹 Michele Alboreto 2176
Williams
🇦🇺 Alan Jones 2412
🇦🇷 Carlos Reutemann 2399

Points System

Race Points
P1 9
P2 6
P3 4
P4 3
P5 2
P6 1

Win increased to 9 points. Drop-scores applied until 1990.

Elo Ratings

Elo Progression

Season MVP (Elo) B.Giacomelli +266
Biggest Race Gain N.Mansell Zolder (+139)
Biggest Race Drop E.de Angelis Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari (-144)
Avg Field Elo 2,121

Season Elo Gainers

1 B.Giacomelli +266
2 N.Mansell +232
3 A.Prost +221
4 A.de Cesaris +220
5 J.Watson +192

Season Elo Losers

1 D.Warwick -198
2 B.Gabbiani -195
3 R.Arnoux -193
4 K.Rosberg -176
5 C.Serra -164