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

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

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

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

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

Rallying

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

Motorcycle

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

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing