Position
1Points
50
Wins
3
Nationality
Brazilian
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Season snapshot
Drivers' champion
BRANelson Piquet
50 points
Constructors' champion
WILWilliams
95 points
Classified drivers
36
Total drivers in standings
Classified teams
17
Total constructors in standings
Head to head · 1981
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Standings
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Position
1Points
50
Wins
3
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
2Points
49
Wins
2
Nationality
Argentine
Position
3Points
46
Wins
2
Nationality
Australian
Position
4Points
44
Wins
2
Nationality
French
Position
5Points
43
Wins
3
Nationality
French
Position
6Points
27
Wins
1
Nationality
British
Position
7Points
25
Wins
2
Nationality
Canadian
Position
8Points
14
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
9Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
10Points
11
Wins
0
Nationality
Mexican
Position
11Points
10
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
12Points
10
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
13Points
9
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
14Points
8
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
15Points
7
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
16Points
4
Wins
0
Nationality
Swiss
Position
17Points
3
Wins
0
Nationality
American
Position
18Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
19Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
20Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Swedish
Position
21Points
1
Wins
0
Nationality
Chilean
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Irish
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Brazilian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Finnish
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Dutch
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
French
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
British
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Italian
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Argentine
Position
—Points
0
Wins
0
Nationality
Colombian
| Position | Driver | Constructor | Nationality | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRA | Brabham | Brazilian | 50 | 3 |
| 2 | WIL | Williams | Argentine | 49 | 2 |
| 3 | WIL Alan Jones JON | Williams | Australian | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | LIG | Ligier | French | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | REN Alain Prost PRO | Renault | French | 43 | 3 |
| 6 | MCL John Watson WAT | McLaren | British | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | FER | Ferrari | Canadian | 25 | 2 |
| 8 | LOT | Team Lotus | Italian | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | REN René Arnoux ARN | Renault | French | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | BRA | Brabham | Mexican | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | ARR | Arrows | Italian | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | TYR | Tyrrell | American | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | FER | Ferrari | French | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | LOT | Team Lotus | British | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | ALF | Alfa Romeo | Italian | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | ENS Marc Surer SUR | Ensign, Theodore | Swiss | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | ALF | Alfa Romeo | American | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | MCL | McLaren | Italian | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | THE | Theodore, Ligier | French | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | ATS Slim Borgudd BOR | ATS | Swedish | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | MAR | March, Osella, Ensign | Chilean | 1 | 0 |
| — | LIG | Ligier, Osella | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | MAR Derek Daly DAL | March | Irish | 0 | 0 |
| — | ARR | Arrows | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | FIT Chico Serra SER | Fittipaldi | Brazilian | 0 | 0 |
| — | FIT Keke Rosberg ROS | Fittipaldi | Finnish | 0 | 0 |
| — | TYR | Tyrrell | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | TOL Brian Henton HEN | Toleman | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | ATS Jan Lammers LAM | ATS | Dutch | 0 | 0 |
| — | TYR | Tyrrell | Argentine | 0 | 0 |
| — | OSE | Osella | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | LIG | Ligier | French | 0 | 0 |
| — | TOL | Toleman | British | 0 | 0 |
| — | OSE | Osella | Italian | 0 | 0 |
| — | OSE | Osella | Argentine | 0 | 0 |
| — | ENS | Ensign | Colombian | 0 | 0 |