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List of 1981 motorsport champions

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1981 motorsport champions
Previous: 1980 Next: 1982

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

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

Sports car and GT

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Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship United States Bob Garretson 1981 World Sportscar Championship
Over 2000cc Makes: West Germany Porsche
Under 2000cc Makes: Italy Lancia
IMSA GT Championship GTX: United Kingdom Brian Redman 1981 IMSA GT Championship
GTO: United States David Cowart
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
Can-Am Australia Geoff Brabham 1981 Can-Am season
Under 2-Litre: United States Jim Trueman

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Umberto Grano
West Germany Helmut Kelleners
1981 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship Japan Toyota 1981 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Dick Johnson 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Win Percy 1981 British Saloon Car Championship
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. 1981 Stock Car Brasil season

Stock car racing

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

Rallying

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Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Ari Vatanen 1981 World Rally Championship season
Manufacturers: United Kingdom Talbot
Australian Rally Championship Australia Geoff Portman 1981 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Ross Runnalls

Motorcycle racing

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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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