# Temporada 1981 del Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula Dos

La temporada 1981 del Campeonato Europeo de Fórmula Dos fue la decimoquinta edición de dicho campeonato.

## Season review

| Rnd | Carrera | Circuito | Fecha | Vueltas | Distancia | Tiempo | Velocidad | Pole Position | Vuelta rápida | Ganador | Equipo |
| Rd.1 | BRDC International Trophy | Silverstone | 29 de marzo | 47 | 221.793 km | 1'11:44.76 | 185.482 km/h | Mike Thackwell | Geoff Lees | Mike Thackwell | Ralt-Honda |
| Rd.2 | Jim Clark Gedächtnisrennen | Hockenheim | 5 de abril | 30 | 203.67 km | 1'00:28.05 | 202.095 km/h | Geoff Lees | Riccardo Paletti | Stefan Johansson | Lola-Hart |
| Rd.3 | Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy | Thruxton | 20 de abril | 55 | 208.560 km | 1'04:02.40 | 195.403 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Marc Surer | Roberto Guerrero | Maurer-BMW |
| Rd.4 | Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen | Nürburgring | 26 de abril | 9 | 205,515 km | 1'05:04.63 | 189.481 km/h | Corrado Fabi | Thierry Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | March-BMW |
| Rd.5 | Gran Premio di Roma | Vallelunga | 10 de mayo | 65 | 208.0 km | 1'16:01.14 | 164.169 km/h | Eje Elgh | Corrado Fabi | Eje Elgh | Maurer-BMW |
| Rd.6 | Gran Premio di Mugello | Mugello | 24 de mayo | 42 | 220.290 km | 1'15:20.99 | 175.414 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Piero Necchi | Corrado Fabi | March-BMW |
| Rd.7 | Grand Prix Automobile de Pau | Pau | 8 de junio | 73 | 201.48 km | 1'33:13.91 | 129.664 km/h | Michele Alboreto | Geoff Lees | Geoff Lees | Ralt-Honda |
| Rd.8 | Gran Premio del Mediterráneo | Pergusa-Enna | 26 de junio | 45 | 222.75 km | 1'10:09.82 | 190.483 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | Thierry Boutsen | March-BMW |
| Rd.9 | Grand Prix de Formule 2 Belgique | Spa-Francorchamps | 9 de agosto | 30 | 209.01 km | 1'10:02.68 | 179.037 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Geoff Lees | Geoff Lees | Ralt-Honda |
| Rd.10 | Donington "50 000" | Donington Park | 16 de agosto | 70 | 220.20 km | 1'16:49.82 | 171.963 km/h | Manfred Winkelhock | Geoff Lees Corrado Fabi | Geoff Lees | Ralt-Honda |
| Rd.11 | Gran Premio dell'Adriatico | Misano | 6 de septiembre | 60 | 209.28 km | 1'12:03.74 | 174.249 km/h | Thierry Boutsen | Michele Alboreto Geoff Lees | Michele Alboreto | Minardi-BMW |
| Rd.12 | Mantorp Park – F2 Trofén | Mantorp Park | 20 de septiembre | 65 | 203.125 km | 1'20:08.0 | 152.090 km/h | Corrado Fabi | Johnny Cecotto | Stefan Johansson | Lola-Hart |

## Clasificación de pilotos

| Pos | Piloto | Coche | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | PER | SPA | DON | MIS | MAN | Pts |
| 1 | Geoff Lees | Ralt RH6/81-Honda | 7 | 5 | NC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 2 | Thierry Boutsen | March 812-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 3 | Eje Elgh | Maurer MM81-BMW | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Stefan Johansson | Lola T850-Hart | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Corrado Fabi | March 812-BMW | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | Mike Thackwell | Ralt RH6/81-Honda | 1 | 3 | | | | 5 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 7 | Roberto Guerrero | Maurer MM81-BMW | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 16 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 3 | 8 | | 1 | | 13 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Ralt RT2-BMW | | 2 | Ret | DSQ | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Maurer MM81-BMW | | | | | | | | | 5 | 3 | | | 12 |
| 10 | Riccardo Paletti | March 812-BMW | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 11 | Piero Necchi | March 812-BMW | DNS | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | Ret | | | 9 |
| 12 | Huub Rothengatter | March 802-BMW | | | | | | | | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 6 |
| 13 | Carlo Rossi | Toleman TG280-Hart | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | | 6 |
| 14 | Johnny Cecotto | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | 14 | Ret | 4 | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Johnny Cecotto | March 812-BMW | | | | | | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| 15 | Kenny Acheson | Lola T850-Hart | 19 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 15 | Ret | | | | | 3 | 5 |
| 16 | Jim Crawford | Toleman TG280-Hart | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 10 | | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 |
| 17 | Richard Dallest | AGS JH17-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 17 | Richard Dallest | AGS JH18-BMW | | | | | Ret | 7 | Ret | | | | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 17 | Richard Dallest | AGS JH15-BMW | | | | | | | | 9 | | | | | 4 |
| 18 | Christian Danner | March 812-BMW | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Jo Gartner | Toleman TG280-BMW | | | | 7 | | 9 | | 6 | Ret | Ret | | | 1 |
| 19 | Jo Gartner | March 812-BMW | | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | 8 | 1 |
| 20 | Brian Robinson | Chevron B42-Hart | 6 | | DNS | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 20 | Brian Robinson | Chevron B48-Hart | | | | | | | | | | DNQ | | | 1 |
| — | Guido Pardini | Lola T850-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 12 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Fredy Schnarwiler | Lola T850-BMW | 15 | 12 | 9 | | Ret | Ret | | 7 | Ret | 16 | | | 0 |
| — | Ray Mallock | Ralt RT4-Hart | 8 | | | | | | DNQ | | 9 | Ret | | | 0 |
| — | Paul Smith | March 782-Hart | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Paul Smith | March 802-Hart | | | 10 | | Ret | 19 | DNQ | 8 | 10 | 17 | DNQ | 14 | 0 |
| — | Harald Brutschin | March 802-BMW | | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | | DNQ | | 16 | | | | 0 |
| — | Ricardo Londoño | Toleman TG280-Hart | | | | | | | 9 | | Ret | DNS | | | 0 |
| — | Ricardo Londoño | Lola T850-Hart | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Anders Olofsson | March 792-Hart | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 9 | 0 |
| — | Roberto Del Castello | March 782-BMW | | | | | | 18 | | 10 | | | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Paolo Barilla | Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Paolo Barilla | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | | 0 |
| — | Guido Daccò | Minardi GM75-BMW | 17 | 11 | | Ret | 12 | 20 | | | 17 | Ret | DNQ | 12 | 0 |
| — | Guido Daccò | Merzario M1-BMW | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Sewi Hopfer | Toleman TG280-Hart | 13 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | | | 11 | Ret | DNQ | | 0 |
| — | Warren Booth | Chevron B48-Hart | 16 | | 11 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Franz Konrad | March 802-BMW | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Tiff Needell | AGS JH18-BMW | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | | 0 |
| — | Gianfranco Trombetti | March 812-BMW | 20 | Ret | Ret | | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | | 12 | 13 | 0 |
| — | Jürg Lienhard | March 802-BMW | 12 | Ret | | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNPQ | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Loris Kessel | March 812-BMW | | | | 12 | | Ret | | | | 19 | | | 0 |
| — | Loris Kessel | Merzario M1-BMW | | | | | | | DNPQ | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Loris Kessel | March 802-BMW | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| — | Marc Surer | March 812-BMW | | Ret | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Bernd Brutschin | March 802-BMW | | | | 13 | DNQ | | DNQ | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Miguel Ángel Guerra | Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 0 |
| — | Keiji Matsumoto | March 802B-BMW | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| — | Pierre Chauvet | Toleman TG280-BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 0 |
| — | Kim Mather | March 792-Hart | Ret | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | 0 |
| — | Stanley Dickens | March 802-BMW | | | | | | | | | | | | 18 | 0 |
| — | Oscar Pedersoli | Ralt RT2-BMW | | | | | DNQ | Ret | Ret | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Arturo Merzario | Merzario M1-BMW | DNQ | | DNS | | | | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| — | Arturo Merzario | March 812-BMW | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Patrick Gaillard | AGS JH17-BMW | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Patrick Gaillard | March 802-BMW | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Jochen Dauer | GRS TC 001-BMW | DNS | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | John Nielsen | March 792-BMW | | | | Ret | | | | | DNS | | | | 0 |
| — | Piero Nappi | Ralt RT2-BMW | | | | | DNQ | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Marco Brand | Merzario M1-BMW | | | | | DNQ | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Helmut Kallenborn | March 752-BMW | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Hervé Regout | Ralt RT2-BMW | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 0 |
| — | Roberto Farnetti | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| — | Roy Baker | Chevron B48-Hart | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| — | Roy Baker | March 802-Hart | | | DNS | | | DNQ | DNPQ | | DNQ | DNQ | | | 0 |
| — | Bob Howlings | Chevron B42-Hart | DNQ | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | Car(s) | SIL | HOC | THR | NÜR | VAL | MUG | PAU | PER | SPA | DON | MIS | MAN | Pts |