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Driver Championship

1981 Driver Standings

Final 1981 driver championship standings

Updated: Feb 13, 2026, 4:49 PM UTC

DriversConstructors

Driver Championship

1

Brabham

3

wins

50

pts

2

Carlos Reutemann

Carlos Reutemann

Williams

2

wins

49

−1 pts

3

Williams

2

wins

46

−4 pts

4

Jacques Laffite

Jacques Laffite

Ligier

2

wins

44

−6 pts

5

Renault

3

wins

43

−7 pts

6

McLaren

1

wins

27

−23 pts

7

Gilles Villeneuve

Gilles Villeneuve

Ferrari

2

wins

25

−25 pts

8

Elio de Angelis

Elio de Angelis

Team Lotus

—

wins

14

−36 pts

9

Renault

—

wins

11

−39 pts

10

Brabham

—

wins

11

−39 pts

11

Riccardo Patrese

Riccardo Patrese

Arrows

—

wins

10

−40 pts

12

Tyrrell

—

wins

10

−40 pts

13

Ferrari

—

wins

9

−41 pts

14

Team Lotus

—

wins

8

−42 pts

15

Bruno Giacomelli

Bruno Giacomelli

Alfa Romeo

—

wins

7

−43 pts

16

Ensign

—

wins

4

−46 pts

17

Alfa Romeo

—

wins

3

−47 pts

18

Andrea de Cesaris

Andrea de Cesaris

McLaren

—

wins

1

−49 pts

19

Theodore

—

wins

1

−49 pts

20

ATS

—

wins

1

−49 pts

21

March

—

wins

1

−49 pts

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1981 driver standings FAQ

Who leads the 1981 F1 driver standings?

Nelson Piquet leads the recorded 1981 standings with 50 points.

Are the 1981 F1 driver standings final?

This page shows the final recorded 1981 championship table.