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FORMULA 1 1981 World Championship

Explore the 1981 Formula 1 season schedule, race results, standings, drivers and teams.

ROUND 1

USA West

Long Beach
3/13-15
1Alan Jones
2Carlos Reutemann
3Nelson Piquet
ROUND 2

Brazil

Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet
3/27-29
1Carlos Reutemann
2Alan Jones
3Riccardo Patrese
ROUND 3

Argentina

Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez
4/10-12
1Nelson Piquet
2Carlos Reutemann
3Alain Prost
ROUND 4

San Marino

Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari
5/1-3
1Nelson Piquet
2Riccardo Patrese
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 5

Belgium

Zolder
5/15-17
1Carlos Reutemann
2Jacques Laffite
3Nigel Mansell
ROUND 6

Monaco

Circuit de Monaco
5/28-31
1Gilles Villeneuve
2Alan Jones
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 7

Spain

Jarama
6/19-21
1Gilles Villeneuve
2Jacques Laffite
3John Watson
ROUND 8

France

Dijon-Prenois
7/3-5
1Alain Prost
2John Watson
3Nelson Piquet
ROUND 9

Great Britain

Silverstone Circuit
7/16-18
1John Watson
2Carlos Reutemann
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 10

Germany

Hockenheimring
7/31-8/2
1Nelson Piquet
2Alain Prost
3Jacques Laffite
ROUND 11

Austria

Red Bull Ring
8/14-16
1Jacques Laffite
2René Arnoux
3Nelson Piquet
ROUND 12

Netherlands

Circuit Park Zandvoort
8/28-30
1Alain Prost
2Nelson Piquet
3Alan Jones
ROUND 13

Italy

Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
9/11-13
1Alain Prost
2Alan Jones
3Carlos Reutemann
ROUND 14

Canada

Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
9/25-27
1Jacques Laffite
2John Watson
3Gilles Villeneuve
ROUND 15

Caesar's Palace

Las Vegas Street Circuit
10/15-17
1Alan Jones
2Alain Prost
3Bruno Giacomelli