| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Grand Prix West | Long Beach | 1981-03-15 |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 1981-03-29 |
| 3 | Argentine Grand Prix | Autódromo Juan y Oscar Gálvez | 1981-04-12 |
| 4 | San Marino Grand Prix | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 1981-05-03 |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | Zolder | 1981-05-17 |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | Circuit de Monaco | 1981-05-31 |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | Jarama | 1981-06-21 |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | Dijon-Prenois | 1981-07-05 |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | Silverstone Circuit | 1981-07-18 |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | Hockenheimring | 1981-08-02 |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | Red Bull Ring | 1981-08-16 |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 1981-08-30 |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza | 1981-09-13 |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | 1981-09-27 |
| 15 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | Las Vegas Street Circuit | 1981-10-17 |
| Pos | Driver | Team(s) | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 50 | 3 |
| 2 | Carlos Reutemann | Williams | 49 | 2 |
| 3 | Alan Jones | Williams | 46 | 2 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Ligier | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | 43 | 3 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 27 | 1 |
| 7 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | 25 | 2 |
| 8 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 14 | 0 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Renault | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Hector 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 | Team Lotus | 8 | 0 |
| 15 | Bruno Giacomelli | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 0 |
| 16 | Marc Surer | Ensign, Theodore | 4 | 0 |
| 17 | Mario Andretti | Alfa Romeo | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | Andrea de Cesaris | McLaren | 1 | 0 |
| 19 | Patrick Tambay | Theodore, Ligier | 1 | 0 |
| 20 | Slim Borgudd | ATS | 1 | 0 |
| 21 | Eliseo Salazar | March, Osella, Ensign | 1 | 0 |
| - | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier, Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | Derek Daly | March | 0 | 0 |
| - | Siegfried Stohr | Arrows | 0 | 0 |
| - | Chico Serra | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Keke Rosberg | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| - | Brian Henton | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| - | Jan Lammers | ATS | 0 | 0 |
| - | Ricardo Zunino | Tyrrell | 0 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Williams | 95 | 4 |
| 2 | Brabham | 61 | 3 |
| 3 | Renault | 54 | 3 |
| 4 | Ligier | 44 | 2 |
| 5 | Ferrari | 34 | 2 |
| 6 | McLaren | 28 | 1 |
| 7 | Team Lotus | 22 | 0 |
| 8 | Arrows | 10 | 0 |
| 9 | Alfa Romeo | 10 | 0 |
| 10 | Tyrrell | 10 | 0 |
| 11 | Ensign | 5 | 0 |
| 12 | Theodore | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | ATS | 1 | 0 |
| - | March | 0 | 0 |
| - | Fittipaldi | 0 | 0 |
| - | Osella | 0 | 0 |
| - | Toleman | 0 | 0 |
| Team | Driver | Pos | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ATS | Slim Borgudd | 20 | 1 | 0 |
| Jan Lammers | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Alfa Romeo | Bruno Giacomelli | 15 | 7 | 0 |
| Mario Andretti | 17 | 3 | 0 | |
| Arrows | Riccardo Patrese | 11 | 10 | 0 |
| Siegfried Stohr | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Brabham | Nelson Piquet | 1 | 50 | 3 |
| Hector Rebaque | 10 | 11 | 0 | |
| Ensign | Marc Surer | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Eliseo Salazar | 21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Ferrari | Gilles Villeneuve | 7 | 25 | 2 |
| Didier Pironi | 13 | 9 | 0 | |
| Fittipaldi | Chico Serra | - | 0 | 0 |
| Keke Rosberg | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ligier | Jacques Laffite | 4 | 44 | 2 |
| Patrick Tambay | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | - | 0 | 0 | |
| March | Eliseo Salazar | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Derek Daly | - | 0 | 0 | |
| McLaren | John Watson | 6 | 27 | 1 |
| Andrea de Cesaris | 18 | 1 | 0 | |
| Osella | Eliseo Salazar | 21 | 1 | 0 |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Renault | Alain Prost | 5 | 43 | 3 |
| René Arnoux | 9 | 11 | 0 | |
| Team Lotus | Elio de Angelis | 8 | 14 | 0 |
| Nigel Mansell | 14 | 8 | 0 | |
| Theodore | Marc Surer | 16 | 4 | 0 |
| Patrick Tambay | 19 | 1 | 0 | |
| Tyrrell | Eddie Cheever | 12 | 10 | 0 |
| Michele Alboreto | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Ricardo Zunino | - | 0 | 0 | |
| Williams | Carlos Reutemann | 2 | 49 | 2 |
| Alan Jones | 3 | 46 | 2 |