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Results 1981 Formula 1 Season

Formula One 1981 World Championship
Race	Date	Winning Driver	Team	Laps	Time
United States Grand Prix West	March 15	Alan Jones	Williams	80	01:50:41.330
Brazilian Grand Prix	March 29	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	62	02:00:23.660
Argentine Grand Prix	April 12	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	53	01:34:32.740
San Marino Grand Prix	May 3	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	60	01:51:23.970
Belgian Grand Prix	May 17	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	54	01:16:31.610
Monaco Grand Prix	May 31	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	76	01:54:23.380
Spanish Grand Prix	June 21	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	80	01:46:35.010
French Grand Prix	July 5	Alain Prost	Renault	80	01:35:48.130
British Grand Prix	July 18	John Watson	McLaren	68	01:26:54.800
German Grand Prix	August 2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	45	01:25:55.600
Austrian Grand Prix	August 16	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	53	01:27:36.470
Dutch Grand Prix	August 30	Alain Prost	Renault	72	01:40:22.430
Italian Grand Prix	September 13	Alain Prost	Renault	52	01:26:36.897
Canadian Grand Prix	September 27	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	63	02:01:25.200
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	October 17	Alan Jones	Williams	75	01:44:09.077

1981 Formula 1 Drivers Championship Table

Pos	Driver	USW	BRA	ARG	SAN	BEL	MON	SPA	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	CAE	Pts
1	Nelson Piquet	3	12	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	1	3	2	6	5	5	50
2	Carlos Reutemann	2	1	2	3	1	Ret	4	10	2	Ret	5	Ret	3	10	8	49
3	Alan Jones	1	2	4	12	Ret	2	7	17	Ret	11	4	3	2	Ret	1	46
4	Jacques Laffite	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	1	6	44
5	Alain Prost	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	2	43
6	John Watson	Ret	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	3	2	1	6	6	Ret	Ret	2	7	27
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	4	1	1	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	DSQ	25
8	Elio de Angelis	Ret	5	6	WD	5	Ret	5	6	DSQ	7	7	5	4	6	Ret	14
9	René Arnoux	8	Ret	5	8	DNQ	Ret	9	4	9	13	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
10	Hector Rebaque	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	DNQ	Ret	9	5	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
11	Riccardo Patrese	Ret	3	7	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10
12	Eddie Cheever	5	NC	Ret	Ret	6	5	NC	13	4	5	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10
13	Didier Pironi	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	4	15	5	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	5	Ret	9	9
14	Nigel Mansell	Ret	11	Ret	WD	3	Ret	6	7	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	8
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Ret	NC	10	Ret	9	Ret	10	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	8	4	3	7
16	Marc Surer	Ret	4	Ret	9	11	6		12	11	14	Ret	8	DNQ	9	Ret	4
17	Mario Andretti	4	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	8	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	Ret	Ret	11	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	8	DNS	7	Ret	12	1
19	Patrick Tambay	6	10	Ret	11	DNQ	7	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
20	Slim Borgudd				13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	1
21	Eliseo Salazar	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	14	Ret	DNQ	NC	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	NC	1
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ret	7							8	8	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	0
23	Derek Daly	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	16	Ret	7	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	8	DNQ	0
24	Siegfried Stohr	DNQ	Ret	9	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	7	DNQ			0
25	Chico Serra	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	11	DNS	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
26	Keke Rosberg	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	Ret	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	0
27	Michele Alboreto				Ret	12	Ret	DNQ	16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	11	13	0
28	Brian Henton				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ	0
29	Jan Lammers	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret												0
30	Ricardo Zunino		13	13													0
31	Piercarlo Ghinzani					13	DNQ										0
32	Jean-Pierre Jabouille			DNQ	NC	Ret	DNQ	Ret									0
33	Derek Warwick				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0
34	Beppe Gabbiani	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
35	Miguel Angel Guerra	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret												0
36	Kevin Cogan	DNQ															0
37	Jacques Villeneuve (elder)														DNQ	DNQ	0
38	Ricardo Londoño		DNP														0
39	Giorgio Francia							DNQ									0

1981 Formula 1 Constructors Championship Table

Pos	Team	Car No	USW	BRA	ARG	SAN	BEL	MON	SPA	FRE	BRI	GER	OST	DUT	ITA	CAN	CAE	Pts
1	Williams	1	1	2	4	12	Ret	2	7	17	Ret	11	4	3	2	Ret	1	95
1	Williams	2	2	1	2	3	1	Ret	4	10	2	Ret	5	Ret	3	10	8	95
2	Brabham	5	3	12	1	1	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	1	3	2	6	5	5	61
2	Brabham	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	DNQ	Ret	9	5	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	61
3	Renault	15	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1	Ret	2	Ret	1	1	Ret	2	54
3	Renault	16	8	Ret	5	8	DNQ	Ret	9	4	9	13	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	54
4	Ligier	25	Ret	7	DNQ	NC	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	44
4	Ligier	26	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2	Ret	3	3	1	Ret	Ret	1	6	44
5	Ferrari	27	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	4	1	1	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	DSQ	34
5	Ferrari	28	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	4	15	5	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	5	Ret	9	34
6	McLaren	7	Ret	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	3	2	1	6	6	Ret	Ret	2	7	28
6	McLaren	8	Ret	Ret	11	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	8	DNS	7	Ret	12	28
7	Lotus	11	Ret	5	6	WD	5	Ret	5	6	DSQ	7	7	5	4	6	Ret	22
7	Lotus	12	Ret	11	Ret	WD	3	Ret	6	7	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	22
8	Arrows	29	Ret	3	7	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10
8	Arrows	30	DNQ	Ret	9	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	12	Ret	7	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10
9	Alfa Romeo	22	4	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	8	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	10
9	Alfa Romeo	23	Ret	NC	10	Ret	9	Ret	10	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	8	4	3	10
10	Tyrrell	3	5	NC	Ret	Ret	6	5	NC	13	4	5	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10
10	Tyrrell	4	DNQ	13	13	Ret	12	Ret	DNQ	16	Ret	DNQ	Ret	9	Ret	11	13	10
11	Ensign	14	Ret	DNP	Ret	9	11	6	14	Ret	DNQ	NC	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	NC	5
12	Theodore	33	6	10	Ret	11	DNQ	7	13	12	11	14	Ret	8	DNQ	9	Ret	1
13	ATS	9	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	1
13	ATS	10				13		DNQ										1
14	March	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	16	Ret	7	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	8	DNQ	0
14	March	18	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ										0
15	Fittipaldi	20	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNQ	12	Ret	Ret	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	0
15	Fittipaldi	21	7	Ret	Ret	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	11	DNS	DNQ	DNQ		DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	0
16	Osella	18		DNQ														0
		31	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
		32	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	Ret	DNQ	DNQ		8	8	10	Ret	9	Ret	Ret
17	Toleman	35				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	10	DNQ	DNQ	0
17	Toleman	36				DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	0