1981 / PIQUET
A scrolling recap of 1981 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.
The points reel out, race after race.
Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Nelson Piquet closed the year on 50 points, a 1-point gap over P2.
Two-car teams, one trophy.
The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings. Williams ended on 95 points.
DATA
| POS | CONSTRUCTOR | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | WILLIAMS | 95 |
| P2 | BRABHAM | 61 |
| P3 | RENAULT | 54 |
| P4 | LIGIER | 44 |
| P5 | FERRARI | 34 |
| P6 | MCLAREN | 28 |
| P7 | LOTUS | 22 |
| P8 | ARROWS | 10 |
| P9 | ALFA ROMEO | 10 |
| P10 | TYRRELL | 10 |
| P11 | ENSIGN | 5 |
| P12 | THEODORE | 1 |
| P12 | ATS WHEELS | 1 |
Position by position, week to week.
Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.
11 drivers stood on a podium.
7 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.