List of 1981 motorsport champions

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1981 motorsport champions
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This list of 1981 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Open wheel racing[]

Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship Brazil Nelson Piquet 1981 Formula One season
Constructors: United Kingdom Williams-Ford
IndyCar World Series United States Rick Mears 1981 IndyCar season
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Alfredo Costanzo 1981 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship Australia John Smith
European Formula Two Championship United Kingdom Geoff Lees 1981 European Formula Two season
Japanese Formula Two Championship Japan Satoru Nakajima
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Italy Mauro Baldi 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Italy Euroracing
British Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer
French Formula Three Championship France Philippe Streiff
German Formula Three Championship West Germany Frank Jelinski 1981 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Eddy Bianchi
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Japan Osamu Nakako
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Marcel Wettstein
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Phillip Revell 1981 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship Brazil Ayrton Senna
Formula Ford EuroCup Netherlands Cor Euser
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands Netherlands Cor Euser
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Jeff Pascoe

Sports car[]

Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship United States Bob Garretson 1981 World Sportscar Championship season
Constructors +2.0: West Germany Porsche
2.0: Italy Lancia
IMSA GT Championship GTX: United Kingdom Brian Redman 1981 IMSA GT Championship season
GTO: United States
GTU: United States Lee Mueller
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Tony Edmonson 1981 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia John Latham 1981 Australian Sports Car Championship

Touring car[]

Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Umberto Grano
West Germany Helmut Kelleners
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Dick Johnson 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship United Kingdom Win Percy 1981 British Saloon Car Championship

Stock car racing[]

Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Grand National Series United States Darrell Waltrip 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series

Rallying[]

Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Ari Vatanen 1981 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturer: United Kingdom Talbot

Motorcycle[]

Series Driver Season article
500cc World Championship Italy Marco Lucchinelli 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship West Germany Anton Mang
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Spain Ángel Nieto
50cc World Championship Spain Ricardo Tormo
Speedway World Championship United States Bruce Penhall 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United States Eddie Lawson

See also[]

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