1981 British Grand Prix
🇬🇧 UK Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, UK Round 9 of 15
Drivers' Championship — After This Race
| Pos | Δ | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | = | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 43 | 2 |
| 2 | = | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 26 | 2 |
| 3 | = | Alan Jones | Williams | 24 | 1 |
| 4 | = | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 21 | 2 |
| 5 | = | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 21 | 0 |
| 6 | +1 | John Watson | McLaren | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | -1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 13 | 1 |
| 8 | = | Riccardo Patrese | Arrows | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | +4 | Eddie Cheever | Tyrrell | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | -1 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 |
| 11 | -1 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 7 | 0 |
| 12 | -1 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 5 | 0 |
| 13 | -1 | René Arnoux | Renault | 5 | 0 |
| 14 | +2 | Hector Rebaque | Brabham | 5 | 0 |
| 15 | -1 | Marc Surer | Theodore | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | -1 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | = | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | = | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | — | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | 0 |
| — | — | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Derek Daly | March | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Ligier | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Beppe Gabbiani | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| — | — | Ricardo Londoño | Ensign | 0 | 0 |