The 1981 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 35th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1981 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1981 Formula One World Champion
Nelson Piquet won the first of his 3 drivers' championships, driving for the Brabham team.
Carlos Reutemann, driving for Williams, placed second in the Drivers' Championship by just one point.
Defending World Champion and Reutemann's teammate Alan Jones, placed third in the Drivers' Championship.
Williams won the 1981 Constructors' Championship with the FW07C.
Carlos Reutemann
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Carlos Alberto "Lole" Reutemann was an Argentine racing driver and politician, who competed in Formula One from 1972 to 1982 and served as the Governor of Santa Fe from 1999 to 2003. Reutemann was run
1981 Formula One World Championship
…regulations. Although not a part of the World Championship, the 1981 South African Grand Prix attracted high-calibre drivers and cars and was won by Carlos Reutemann in a Williams. 1981 F1 review…
Reutemann at the 1981 Italian Grand Prix
Reutemann's (left) debut in Formula One, the 1972 Argentine Grand Prix in Buenos Aires
Reutemann at the wheel of the Brabham BT44 during the 1974 Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, England
Reutemann driving his Ferrari 312T3 to victory at the 1978 USA Grand Prix at Watkins Glen, New York