# Temporada 1981 del Campeonato Mundial de Rally

La temporada 1981 fue la 9.º edición del Campeonato Mundial de Rally. Comenzó el 24 de enero en el Rally de Montecarlo y finalizó el 25 de noviembre en el Rally de Gran Bretaña.

## Calendario

| N.º | Fecha | Rally | Superficie |
| 1 | 24 – 30 de enero | Rally de Montecarlo | Asfalto |
| 2 | 13 – 15 de febrero | Rally de Suecia | Nieve/Hielo |
| 3 | 4 – 7 de marzo | Rally de Portugal | Tierra/Asfalto |
| 4 | 16 - 20 de abril | Rally Safari | Tierra |
| 5 | 30 de abril – 2 de mayo | Rally de Córcega | Asfalto |
| 6 | 1 – 4 de junio | Rally Acrópolis | Tierra |
| 7 | 18 - 23 de julio | Rally de Argentina | Tierra |
| 8 | 6 - 8 de agosto | Rally de Brasil | Tierra |
| 9 | 28 - 30 de agosto | Rally de Finlandia | Tierra |
| 10 | 5 – 10 de octubre | Rally de San Remo | Tierra/Asfalto |
| 11 | 26 - 31 de octubre | Rally de Costa de Marfil | Tierra |
| 12 | 22 – 25 de noviembre | Rally de Gran Bretaña | Tierra/Asfalto |

## Resultados
### Campeonato de pilotos

| N.º | Piloto | MON | SWE | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | BRA | FIN | ITA | CDM | GBR | Puntos |
| 1 | Ari Vatanen | 0 | 15 | 0 | | | 20 | 0 | 20 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 96 |
| 2 | Guy Fréquelin | 15 | | 6 | 0 | 15 | 10 | 20 | 15 | | 0 | 8 | 0 | 89 |
| 3 | Hannu Mikkola | 0 | 20 | 0 | | 0 | 0 | | | 12 | 10 | | 20 | 62 |
| 4 | Markku Alén | 4 | | 20 | | | 15 | | | 15 | 2 | | 0 | 56 |
| 5 | Shekhar Mehta | | | | 20 | | 8 | 15 | 0 | | | 12 | | 55 |
| 6 | Timo Salonen | | | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 10 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 40 |
| 7 | Henri Toivonen | 8 | | 15 | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 15 | | 0 | 38 |
| 8 | Michèle Mouton | 0 | | 10 | | 0 | 0 | | | 0 | 20 | | 0 | 30 |
| 9 | Pentti Airikkala | | 12 | | | | | | | 8 | | | 10 | 30 |
| 10 | Per Eklund | 0 | 2 | 0 | | 6 | 0 | | | 0 | | 15 | 6 | 29 |
| 11 | Jean Ragnotti | 20 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 8 | 28 |
| 12 | Bernard Darniche | 6 | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | 26 |
| 13 | Stig Blomqvist | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 12 | 23 |
| 14 | Jorge Recalde | | | | | | | 12 | 10 | | | | | 22 |
| 15 | Anders Kulläng | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | | 0 | | | 0 | | | 2 | 22 |
| 16 | Jochi Kleint | 12 | | | 8 | | 0 | | | | | | | 20 |
| 16 | Tony Pond | | | 8 | | 12 | | | | | 0 | | 0 | 20 |
| 18 | Björn Waldegård | 3 | | 12 | | 0 | 0 | | | 2 | | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 19 | Rauno Aaltonen | 0 | | | 15 | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| 20 | Mike Kirkland | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Attilio Bettega | 0 | | 0 | | | 12 | | | | 0 | | | 12 |
| 20 | Domingo De Vitta | | | | | | | 0 | 12 | | | | | 12 |
| 20 | Antonio Fassina | | | | | | | | | | 12 | | | 12 |
| 24 | Björn Johansson | | 6 | | | | | | | 6 | | | 0 | 12 |
| 25 | Terry Kaby | | | | | 8 | | | | | | | 3 | 11 |
| 26 | Jean-Pierre Ballet | 0 | | | | 10 | | | | | | | | 10 |
| 26 | Ernesto Soto | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | | 10 |
| 26 | Michel Mitri | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | | 10 |
| 29 | Ricardo Albertengo | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 10 |
| 29 | Carlos Torres | | | 0 | | | | | 8 | | | | | 8 |
| 29 | Luigi Battistolli | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | 8 |
| 32 | Lasse Lampi | | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | | | 0 | 8 |
| 33 | Jean-Claude Lefèbvre | | | | 6 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Iórgos Moschous | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Luis Etchegoyen | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Gustavo Trelles | | | | | | | | 6 | | | | | 6 |
| 33 | Miki Biasion | | | | | | | | | | 6 | | | 6 |
| 33 | Alain Ambrosino | | | | 0 | | | | | | | 6 | | 6 |
| 39 | Sören Nilsson | | | | | | | 1 | 4 | | | | | 5 |
| 39 | Horacio Maglione | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 5 |
| 41 | Rafael Cid | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Yoshio Iwashita | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Jean-Michel Tichadou | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Carlo | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Federico West | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | 4 |
| 41 | Samir Assef | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | | 4 |
| 47 | Ola Strömberg | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Manuel Queirós Pereira | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Jayant Shah | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Gérard Swaton | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Václav Blahna | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Luis Romero | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Julio Berges | | | | | | | | 3 | | | | | 3 |
| 47 | Dario Cerrato | 0 | | 0 | | | | | | | 3 | | | 3 |
| 47 | Jacques Durieu | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 3 |
| 56 | Jacques Alméras | 2 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Joaquim Moutinho | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Malcolm Smith | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Camille Bartoli | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Pavlos Moschoutis | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Miguel Tubal | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | | 2 |
| 56 | Maria Carmo Zacarias | | | | | | | | 2 | | | | | 2 |
| 63 | Alain Coppier | 1 | | | | 0 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 63 | Kenjiro Shinozuka | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 63 | Rod Hall | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 63 | Jean-Felix Farrucci | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 63 | Claude Laurent | 0 | | | | | 1 | | | 0 | | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Antero Laine | | | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | | 0 | 1 |
| 63 | Federico Ormezzano | | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 1 |
| 63 | Roger Clark | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 |
* Referencias

### Campeonato de Constructores

| N.º | Constructor | MON | POR | KEN | FRA | GRE | ARG | FIN | ITA | CDM | GBR | Puntos |
| 1 | Talbot | 17 | 17 | | 17 | 15 | 18 | | 17 | | 16 | 117 |
| 2 | Datsun | | 13 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 17 | 12 | | 18 | | 106 |
| 3 | Ford | | 9 | | 12 | 18 | | 18 | 7 | | 16 | 80 |
| 4 | Opel | 15 | 11 | 12 | 8 | | | 8 | 15 | | | 69 |
| 5 | Audi | | 13 | | | | | 14 | 18 | | 18 | 63 |
| 6 | Fiat | 8 | 18 | | | 16 | | 16 | 5 | | | 63 |
| 7 | Renault | 18 | | | 7 | 10 | 15 | | | | 11 | 61 |
| 8 | Toyota | | 15 | | 11 | | | 3 | | 16 | 9 | 54 |
| 9 | Peugeot | | | 10 | | 4 | 12 | | | 11 | | 37 |
| 10 | Lancia | 10 | | | 18 | | | | | | | 28 |
| 11 | Porsche | 4 | | | 15 | | | | | | | 19 |
| 12 | Škoda | | | | | 8 | | | | | | 8 |
| 13 | Dodge | | | 6 | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 14 | Mitsubishi | | | | | | | 1 | | | 3 | 4 |