1981 Season — Drivers' Championship

Drivers' Championship — Final

Pos	Driver	Team	Pts	Wins
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	50	3
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	49	2
3	Alan Jones	Williams	46	2
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	44	2
5	Alain Prost	Renault	43	3
6	John Watson	McLaren	27	1
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	25	2
8	Elio de Angelis	Team Lotus	14	0
9	René Arnoux	Renault	11	0
10	Hector Rebaque	Brabham	11	0
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows	10	0
12	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell	10	0
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari	9	0
14	Nigel Mansell	Team Lotus	8	0
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo	7	0
16	Marc Surer	Theodore	4	0
17	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo	3	0
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren	1	0
19	Patrick Tambay	Ligier	1	0
20	Slim Borgudd	ATS	1	0
21	Eliseo Salazar	Ensign	1	0
—	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Osella	0	0
—	Derek Daly	March	0	0
—	Siegfried Stohr	Arrows	0	0
—	Chico Serra	Fittipaldi	0	0
—	Keke Rosberg	Fittipaldi	0	0
—	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	0	0
—	Brian Henton	Toleman	0	0
—	Jan Lammers	ATS	0	0
—	Ricardo Zunino	Tyrrell	0	0
—	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	0	0
—	Jean-Pierre Jabouille	Ligier	0	0
—	Derek Warwick	Toleman	0	0
—	Beppe Gabbiani	Osella	0	0
—	Miguel Ángel Guerra	Osella	0	0
—	Ricardo Londoño	Ensign	0	0