List of 1981 motorsport champions

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

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Nelson Piquet	1981 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: Williams-Ford
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Rick Mears	1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth
	Rookies: Bob Lazier
Australian Drivers' Championship	Alfredo Costanzo	1981 Australian Drivers' Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Jiří Moskal	1981 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: East Germany
Formula Atlantic	Jacques Villeneuve	1981 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional	Jose Luis Llobell	1981 Formula Nacional
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Al Unser Jr.	1981 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African National Drivers Championship	Bernard Tilanus	1981 South African National Drivers Championship
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship	John Smith	1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship	Geoff Lees	1981 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship	Satoru Nakajima	1981 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Mauro Baldi	1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
	Teams: Euroracing
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Osamu Nakako	1981 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Hayashi Racing
British Formula Three Championship	Jonathan Palmer	1981 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Sergio Santander	1981 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Philippe Streiff	1981 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship	Frank Jelinski	1981 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Eddy Bianchi	1981 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Team del Porto
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Viktor Klimanov	1981 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Marcel Wettstein	1981 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Philippe Renault	1981 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina	Carlos Lauricella	1981 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Phillip Revell	1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	Egon Herzfeldt
British Formula Ford Championship	Ayrton Senna
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Tommy Byrne
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Kim Dupont
European Formula Ford Championship	Cor Euser
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands	Cor Euser
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Tommy Byrne
Irish Formula Ford Championship	Arnie Black
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Jeff Pascoe
Scottish Formula Ford Championship	Vic Covey
Swedish Formula Ford Championship	Bengt Trägårdh

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sportscar Championship	Bob Garretson	1981 World Sportscar Championship
	Over 2000cc Makes: Porsche
	Under 2000cc Makes: Lancia
IMSA GT Championship	GTX: Brian Redman	1981 IMSA GT Championship
	GTO: David Cowart
	GTU: Lee Mueller
Australian Sports Sedan Championship	Tony Edmonson	1981 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship	John Latham	1981 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am	Geoff Brabham	1981 Can-Am season
	Under 2-Litre: Jim Trueman

Touring car

Series	Driver	Season article
European Touring Car Championship	Umberto Grano Helmut Kelleners	1981 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship	Toyota	1981 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship	Dick Johnson	1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship	Win Percy	1981 British Saloon Car Championship
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft	Klaus Ludwig	1981 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
Stock Car Brasil	Affonso Giaffone Jr.	1981 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship	Jorge Omar del Río	1981 TC2000 Championship

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Darrell Waltrip	1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Buick
NASCAR Winston West Series	Roy Smith	1981 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series	Larry Moyer	1981 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera (1980–1981)	Antonio Aventín	1980–1981 Turismo Carretera
Turismo Carretera (1981)	Roberto Mouras	1981 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship	Dean Roper	1981 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Rallying

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Ari Vatanen	1981 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: David Richards
	Manufacturers: Talbot
Australian Rally Championship	Geoff Portman	1981 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Ross Runnalls
New Zealand Rally Championship	Jim Donald	1981 New Zealand Rally Championship

Motorcycle racing

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

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
Karting World Championship	Mike Wilson
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup	Michel Vacirca

Drag racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Jeb Allen	1981 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Raymond Beadle
	Pro Stock: Lee Shepherd

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing