1981 F1 Drivers' Championship Standings | Kerbside

Pos	Driver	Team	Nationality	Races	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gapi
1Detail	Nelson Piquet Brabham	Brabham	Brazilian	15	3	7	50	—
2Detail	Carlos Reutemann Williams	Williams	Argentine	15	2	7	49	−1
3Detail	Alan Jones Williams	Williams	Australian	15	2	6	46	−4
4Detail	Jacques Laffite Ligier	Ligier	French	15	2	7	44	−6
5Detail	Alain Prost Renault	Renault	French	15	3	6	43	−7
6Detail	John Watson McLaren	McLaren	British	15	1	4	27	−23
7Detail	Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari	Ferrari	Canadian	15	2	3	25	−25
8Detail	Elio de Angelis Team Lotus	Team Lotus	Italian	14	0	0	14	−36
9Detail	René Arnoux Renault	Renault	French	14	0	1	11	−39
10Detail	Hector Rebaque Brabham	Brabham	Mexican	14	0	0	11	−39
11Detail	Riccardo Patrese Arrows	Arrows	Italian	15	0	2	10	−40
12Detail	Eddie Cheever Tyrrell	Tyrrell	American	14	0	0	10	−40
13Detail	Didier Pironi Ferrari	Ferrari	French	15	0	0	9	−41
14Detail	Nigel Mansell Team Lotus	Team Lotus	British	13	0	1	8	−42
15Detail	Bruno Giacomelli Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	Italian	15	0	1	7	−43
16Detail	Marc Surer Theodore	Theodore	Swiss	13	0	0	4	−46
17Detail	Mario Andretti Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	American	15	0	0	3	−47
18Detail	Andrea de Cesaris McLaren	McLaren	Italian	14	0	0	1	−49
19Detail	Patrick Tambay Ligier	Ligier	French	14	0	0	1	−49
20Detail	Slim Borgudd ATS	ATS	Swedish	7	0	0	1	−49
21Detail	Eliseo Salazar Ensign	Ensign	Chilean	9	0	0	1	−49
22Detail	Jean-Pierre Jarier Osella	Osella	French	9	0	0	0	−50
23Detail	Derek Daly March	March	Irish	8	0	0	0	−50
24Detail	Siegfried Stohr Arrows	Arrows	Italian	9	0	0	0	−50
25Detail	Chico Serra Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Brazilian	5	0	0	0	−50
26Detail	Keke Rosberg Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi	Finnish	9	0	0	0	−50
27Detail	Michele Alboreto Tyrrell	Tyrrell	Italian	10	0	0	0	−50
28Detail	Brian Henton Toleman	Toleman	British	1	0	0	0	−50
29Detail	Jean-Pierre Jabouille Ligier	Ligier	French	3	0	0	0	−50
30Detail	Beppe Gabbiani Osella	Osella	Italian	3	0	0	0	−50
31Detail	Jan Lammers ATS	ATS	Dutch	3	0	0	0	−50
32Detail	Ricardo Zunino Tyrrell	Tyrrell	Argentine	2	0	0	0	−50
33Detail	Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella	Osella	Italian	1	0	0	0	−50
34Detail	Miguel Ángel Guerra Osella	Osella	Argentine	1	0	0	0	−50
35Detail	Ricardo Londoño Ensign	Ensign	Colombian	0	0	0	0	−50
36Detail	Derek Warwick Toleman	Toleman	British	1	0	0	0	−50