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

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Series Driver Season article
Formula One World Championship   Nelson Piquet 1981 Formula One season
Constructors:   Williams-Ford
IndyCar World Series   Rick Mears 1981 IndyCar season
Australian Drivers' Championship   Alfredo Costanzo 1981 Australian Drivers' Championship
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship   John Smith 1981 Australian Formula 2 season
European Formula Two Championship   Geoff Lees 1981 European Formula Two season
Japanese Formula Two Championship   Satoru Nakajima 1981 Japanese Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship   Mauro Baldi 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Teams:   Euroracing
British Formula Three Championship   Jonathan Palmer 1981 British 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
All-Japan Formula Three Championship   Osamu Nakako 1981 All-Japan Formula Three season
Swiss Formula Three Championship   Marcel Wettstein 1981 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship   Phillip Revell 1981 Australian Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford Championship   Ayrton Senna 1981 British Formula Ford Championship
Formula Ford EuroCup   Cor Euser 1981 Formula Ford EuroCup
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands   Cor Euser 1981 Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship   Jeff Pascoe 1981 New Zealand Formula Ford Championship

Sports car

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Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship   Bob Garretson 1981 World Sportscar Championship season
Constructors +2.0:   Porsche
2.0:   Lancia
IMSA GT Championship GTX:   Brian Redman 1981 IMSA GT Championship season
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

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship   Umberto Grano
  Helmut Kelleners
Australian Touring Car Championship   Dick Johnson 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Touring Car Championship   Win Percy 1981 British Saloon Car Championship

Stock car racing

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

Rallying

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

Motorcycle

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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

See also

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