1981 Formula One season
Season review
Columns: Race | Date | Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Race Winner | Constructor | Report
United States Grand Prix West | 15 March | Long Beach | Riccardo Patrese | Alan Jones | Alan Jones | Williams - Ford | Report | Brazilian Grand Prix | 29 March | Jacarepaguá | Nelson Piquet | Marc Surer | Carlos Reutemann | Williams - Ford | Report | Argentine Grand Prix | 12 April | Buenos Aires | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Brabham - Ford | Report | San Marino Grand Prix | 3 May | Imola | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Nelson Piquet | Brabham - Ford | Report | Belgian Grand Prix | 17 May | Zolder | Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Williams - Ford | Report | Monaco Grand Prix | 31 May | Monaco | Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report | Spanish Grand Prix | 21 June | Jarama | Jacques Laffite | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report | French Grand Prix | 5 July | Dijon-Prenois | René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Renault | Report | British Grand Prix | 18 July | Silverstone | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | John Watson | McLaren - Ford | Report | German Grand Prix | 2 August | Hockenheimring | Alain Prost | Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Brabham - Ford | Report | Austrian Grand Prix | 16 August | Österreichring | René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | Ligier - Matra | Report | Dutch Grand Prix | 30 August | Zandvoort | Alain Prost | Alan Jones | Alain Prost | Renault | Report | Italian Grand Prix | 13 September | Monza | René Arnoux | Carlos Reutemann | Alain Prost | Renault | Report | Canadian Grand Prix | 27 September | Île Notre-Dame | Nelson Piquet | John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Ligier - Matra | Report | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | 17 October | Caesars Palace | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | Williams - Ford | Report