1981 Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Nelson Piquet |  Brabham | 50 | 3 |
| 02 | Carlos Reutemann |  Williams | 49 | 2 |
| 03 | Alan Jones | Williams | 46 | 2 |
| 04 | Jacques Laffite |  Ligier | 44 | 2 |
| 05 | Alain Prost |  Renault | 43 | 3 |
| 06 | John Watson |  McLaren | 27 | 1 |
| 07 | Gilles Villeneuve |  Ferrari | 25 | 2 |
| 08 | Elio de Angelis |  Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 09 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Héctor Rebaque | Brabham | 11 | 0 |
| 11 | Riccardo Patrese |  Arrows | 10 | 0 |
| 12 | Eddie Cheever |  Tyrrell | 10 | 0 |
| 13 | Didier Pironi | Ferrari | 9 | 0 |
| 14 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli |  Alfa Romeo | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Surer |  Theodore | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Patrick Tambay | Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | 0 |
| 18 | Eliseo Salazar | Ensign | 1 | 0 |