Seasons/15 races

1981 season

Title decided in round 15

‹ 1980 1982 ›

World ChampionNelson Piquet50 points · 3 wins
Constructors' championWilliams95 points

Races15
Different winners7
Pole-sitters7
Not classified49%173 of 355 starts

Points: 9-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six. Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.

The title was decided in round 15: Caesars Palace Grand Prix on 17 Oct 1981.

Points progression

Championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Nelson Piquet	4	4	13	22	22	22	22	26	26	35	39	45	46	48	50
Carlos Reutemann	6	15	21	25	34	34	37	37	43	43	45	45	49	49	49
Alan Jones	9	15	18	18	18	24	24	24	24	24	27	31	37	37	46
Jacques Laffite	0	1	1	1	7	11	17	17	21	25	34	34	34	43	44
Alain Prost	0	0	4	4	4	4	4	13	13	19	19	28	37	37	43
John Watson	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	10	19	20	21	21	21	27	27
Gilles Villeneuve	0	0	0	0	3	12	21	21	21	21	21	21	21	25	25
Elio de Angelis	0	2	3	3	5	5	7	8	8	8	8	10	13	14	14
René Arnoux	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	5	5	5	11	11	11	11	11
Héctor Rebaque	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	5	8	8	11	11	11	11
Riccardo Patrese	0	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Eddie Cheever	2	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Didier Pironi	0	0	0	2	2	5	5	7	7	7	7	7	9	9	9
Nigel Mansell	0	0	0	0	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8
Bruno Giacomelli	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	7
Marc Surer	0	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Mario Andretti	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Andrea de Cesaris	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Eliseo Salazar	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Patrick Tambay	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Slim Borgudd	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

The constructors' championship, round by round

Williams95
Brabham61
Renault54
Ligier44
Ferrari34
McLaren28
Lotus22
Arrows10
5 further teams

Constructors' championship standings after each round.

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Championship points after each round
Team	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Williams	15	30	39	43	52	58	61	61	67	67	72	76	86	86	95
Brabham	4	4	13	25	25	25	25	29	31	43	47	56	57	59	61
Renault	0	0	6	6	6	6	6	18	18	24	30	39	48	48	54
Ligier	0	1	1	1	7	11	17	17	21	25	34	34	34	43	44
Ferrari	0	0	0	2	5	17	26	28	28	28	28	28	30	34	34
McLaren	0	0	0	1	1	1	5	11	20	21	22	22	22	28	28
Lotus	0	2	3	3	9	9	12	13	13	13	13	15	18	19	22
Arrows	0	4	4	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10
Alfa Romeo	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	6	10
Tyrrell	2	2	2	2	3	5	5	5	8	10	10	10	10	10	10
Ensign	0	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5
ATS	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Theodore	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Standings

Drivers

Pos	Driver	Team	Wins	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	3	50
2	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	2	49
3	Alan Jones	Williams	2	46
4	Jacques Laffite	Ligier	2	44
5	Alain Prost	Renault	3	43
6	John Watson	McLaren	1	27
7	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	2	25
8	Elio de Angelis	Lotus		14
9	René Arnoux	Renault		11
10	Héctor Rebaque	Brabham		11
11	Riccardo Patrese	Arrows		10
12	Eddie Cheever	Tyrrell		10
13	Didier Pironi	Ferrari		9
14	Nigel Mansell	Lotus		8
15	Bruno Giacomelli	Alfa Romeo		7
16	Marc Surer	Ensign, Theodore		4
17	Mario Andretti	Alfa Romeo		3
18	Andrea de Cesaris	McLaren		1
18	Eliseo Salazar	March, Ensign		1
18	Patrick Tambay	Theodore, Ligier		1
18	Slim Borgudd	ATS		1

Constructors

Pos	Team	Points
1	Williams	95
2	Brabham	61
3	Renault	54
4	Ligier	44
5	Ferrari	34
6	McLaren	28
7	Lotus	22
8	Arrows	10
9	Alfa Romeo	10
10	Tyrrell	10
11	Ensign	5
12	ATS	1
12	Theodore	1

Results grid

Every driver in every race: the finishing position, or why there was none. Gold, silver and bronze for the podium, green for points.

Results of every driver in every race of 1981
Driver	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	Pts
PIQ (Nelson Piquet)	3	12^P	1^P^F	1	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	3	Ret	1	3	2	6	5^P	5	50
REU (Carlos Reutemann)	2	1	2	3	1^P^F	Ret	4	10	2	Ret	5	Ret	3^F	10	8^P	49
JON (Alan Jones)	1^F	2	4	12	Ret	2^F	7^F	17	Ret	11^F	4	3^F	2	Ret	1	46
LAF (Jacques Laffite)	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	2	3	2^P	Ret	3	3	1^F	Ret	Ret	1	6	44
PRO (Alain Prost)	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1^F	Ret	2^P	Ret	1^P	1	Ret	2	43
WAT (John Watson)	Ret	8	Ret	10	7	Ret	3	2	1	6	6	Ret	Ret	2^F	7	27
VIL (Gilles Villeneuve)	Ret	Ret	Ret	7^P^F	4	1	1	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	3	Ret	25
DEA (Elio de Angelis)	Ret	5	6		5	Ret	5	6	Ret	7	7	5	4	6	Ret	14
ARN (René Arnoux)	8	Ret	5	8	DNQ	Ret	9	4^P	9^P^F	13	2^P	Ret	Ret^P	Ret	Ret	11
REB (Héctor Rebaque)	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	Ret	DNQ	Ret	9	5	4	Ret	4	Ret	Ret	Ret	11
PAT (Riccardo Patrese)	Ret^P	3	7	2	Ret	Ret	Ret	14	10	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	10
CHE (Eddie Cheever)	5	Ret	Ret	Ret	6	5	Ret	13	4	5	DNQ	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	10
PIR (Didier Pironi)	Ret	Ret	Ret	5	8	4	15	5	Ret	Ret	9	Ret	5	Ret	9^F	9
MAN (Nigel Mansell)	Ret	11	Ret		3	Ret	6	7	DNQ	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	8
GIA (Bruno Giacomelli)	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	9	Ret	10	15	Ret	15	Ret	Ret	8	4	3	7
SUR (Marc Surer)	Ret	4^F	Ret	9	11	6		12	11	14	Ret	8	DNQ	9	Ret	4
AND (Mario Andretti)	4	Ret	8	Ret	10	Ret	8	8	Ret	9	Ret	Ret	Ret	7	Ret	3
DEC (Andrea de Cesaris)	Ret	Ret	11	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	11	Ret	Ret	8	DNS	7	Ret	12	1
SAL (Eliseo Salazar)	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	Ret	DNQ	DNQ	14	Ret	DNQ	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
TAM (Patrick Tambay)	6	10	Ret	11	DNQ	7	13	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	1
BOR (Slim Borgudd)				13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	6	Ret	Ret	10	Ret	Ret	DNQ	1

Ret: retired. DNQ: did not qualify. P: pole position. F: fastest lap. S above a round: a sprint weekend. Hover or tap a round number for the race.

Race calendar

Rd	Race	Circuit	Date	Pole	Winner
1	United States West	Long Beach	15 Mar 1981	Riccardo Patrese	Alan Jones
2	Brazil	Nelson Piquet	29 Mar 1981	Nelson Piquet	Carlos Reutemann
3	Argentina	Juan y Oscar Gálvez	12 Apr 1981	Nelson Piquet	Nelson Piquet
4	San Marino	Enzo e Dino Ferrari	3 May 1981	Gilles Villeneuve	Nelson Piquet
5	Belgium	Zolder	17 May 1981	Carlos Reutemann	Carlos Reutemann
6	Monaco	Monaco	31 May 1981	Nelson Piquet	Gilles Villeneuve
7	Spain	Jarama	21 Jun 1981	Jacques Laffite	Gilles Villeneuve
8	France	Dijon-Prenois	5 Jul 1981	René Arnoux	Alain Prost
9	Great Britain	Silverstone	18 Jul 1981	René Arnoux	John Watson
10	Germany	Hockenheimring	2 Aug 1981	Alain Prost	Nelson Piquet
11	Austria	Red Bull Ring	16 Aug 1981	René Arnoux	Jacques Laffite
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	30 Aug 1981	Alain Prost	Alain Prost
13	Italy	Monza	13 Sept 1981	René Arnoux	Alain Prost
14	Canada	Gilles Villeneuve	27 Sept 1981	Nelson Piquet	Jacques Laffite
15	Caesars PalaceTitle decided	Caesars Palace	17 Oct 1981	Carlos Reutemann	Alan Jones

Entries

Who entered with which car, engine and tyres. The entrant is the organisation that entered the car – not always the team that built it.

Constructor	Entrant	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	Drivers
ATS	Team ATS	D4, HGS1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin	Jan Lammers, Slim Borgudd
Alfa Romeo	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	179B, 179C, 179D	Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	Michelin	Bruno Giacomelli, Mario Andretti
Arrows	Ragno Arrows Beta Racing Team	A3	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Michelin, Pirelli	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr., Riccardo Patrese, Siegfried Stohr
Brabham	Parmalat Racing Team	BT49C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear, Michelin	Héctor Rebaque, Nelson Piquet
Ensign	Ensign Racing	N180B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin	Eliseo Salazar, Marc Surer, Ricardo Londoño
Ferrari	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	126CK	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Didier Pironi, Gilles Villeneuve
Fittipaldi	Fittipaldi Automotive	F8C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin, Pirelli	Chico Serra, Keke Rosberg
Ligier	Équipe Talbot Gitanes	JS17	Matra MS81 3.0 V12	Michelin	Jacques Laffite, Jean-Pierre Jabouille, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Patrick Tambay
Lotus	Team Essex Lotus	81B, 87, 88, 88B	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear, Michelin	Elio de Angelis, Nigel Mansell
March	March Grand Prix Team	811	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin	Derek Daly, Eliseo Salazar
McLaren	Marlboro McLaren International	M29F, MP4/1	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Michelin	Andrea de Cesaris, John Watson
Osella	Denim Osella	FA1B, FA1C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Michelin	Beppe Gabbiani, Giorgio Francia, Jean-Pierre Jarier, Miguel Ángel Guerra, Piercarlo Ghinzani
Renault	Équipe Renault Elf	RE20B, RE30	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6 T	Michelin	Alain Prost, René Arnoux
Theodore	Theodore Racing Team	TY01	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin	Marc Surer, Patrick Tambay
Toleman	Candy Toleman Motorsport	TG181	Hart 415T 1.5 L4 T	Pirelli	Brian Henton, Derek Warwick
Tyrrell	Tyrrell Racing Team	010, 011	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Avon, Michelin	Eddie Cheever, Kevin Cogan, Michele Alboreto, Ricardo Zunino
Williams	Albilad-Williams Racing Team	FW07C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	Goodyear, Michelin	Alan Jones, Carlos Reutemann

What if – other points systems

The same finishing positions, scored under any points system used since 1950.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, every result counted.

The title would have changed hands: Carlos Reutemann instead of Nelson Piquet.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Carlos Reutemann	49	49	P2
2	Alan Jones	49	46	P3
3	Nelson Piquet	47	50	P1
4	Alain Prost	41	43	P5
5	Jacques Laffite	41	44	P4
6	John Watson	25	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	24	25	P7
8	René Arnoux	12	11	P9
9	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
10	Elio de Angelis	11	14	P8
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Didier Pironi	10	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2 for the top five, plus one for the fastest lap, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The title would have changed hands: Carlos Reutemann instead of Nelson Piquet.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Carlos Reutemann	49	49	P2
2	Alan Jones	49	46	P3
3	Nelson Piquet	47	50	P1
4	Alain Prost	41	43	P5
5	Jacques Laffite	41	44	P4
6	John Watson	25	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	24	25	P7
8	René Arnoux	12	11	P9
9	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
10	Elio de Angelis	11	14	P8
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Didier Pironi	10	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	47	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	47	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	44	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	42	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	40	43	P5
6	John Watson	26	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	23	25	P7
8	Elio de Angelis	14	14	P8
9	René Arnoux	11	11	P9
10	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 8-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	47	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	47	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	44	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	42	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	40	43	P5
6	John Watson	26	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	23	25	P7
8	Elio de Angelis	14	14	P8
9	René Arnoux	11	11	P9
10	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

The system in force at the time, but every result counts – nothing dropped.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	50	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	49	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	46	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	44	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	43	43	P5
6	John Watson	27	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	25	25	P7
8	Elio de Angelis	14	14	P8
9	René Arnoux	11	11	P9
10	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	53	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	51	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	48	46	P3
4	Alain Prost	46	43	P5
5	Jacques Laffite	46	44	P4
6	John Watson	28	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	27	25	P7
8	Elio de Angelis	14	14	P8
9	René Arnoux	11	11	P9
10	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-6-4-3-2-1 for the top six, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	53	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	51	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	48	46	P3
4	Alain Prost	46	43	P5
5	Jacques Laffite	46	44	P4
6	John Watson	28	27	P6
7	Gilles Villeneuve	27	25	P7
8	Elio de Angelis	14	14	P8
9	René Arnoux	11	11	P9
10	Héctor Rebaque	11	11	P10
11	Riccardo Patrese	10	10	P11
12	Eddie Cheever	10	10	P12

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	67	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	66	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	62	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	60	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	52	43	P5
6	John Watson	43	27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	34	14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	33	25	P7
9	Eddie Cheever	20	10	P12
10	René Arnoux	19	11	P9
11	Héctor Rebaque	19	11	P10
12	Didier Pironi	18	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 10-8-6-5-4-3-2-1 for the top eight, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	67	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	66	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	62	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	60	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	52	43	P5
6	John Watson	43	27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	34	14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	33	25	P7
9	Eddie Cheever	20	10	P12
10	René Arnoux	19	11	P9
11	Héctor Rebaque	19	11	P10
12	Didier Pironi	18	9	P13

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	166	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	162	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	149	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	147	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	126	43	P5
6	John Watson	109	27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88	14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	84	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	52	11	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	50	10	P12
11	Didier Pironi	50	9	P13
12	Héctor Rebaque	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	166		50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	161	−1	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	149		46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	147		44	P4
5	Alain Prost	126		43	P5
6	John Watson	109		27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88		14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	84		25	P7
9	René Arnoux	52		11	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	50		10	P12
11	Didier Pironi	50		9	P13
12	Héctor Rebaque	48		11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	167	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	164	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	153	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	148	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	127	43	P5
6	John Watson	110	27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88	14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	85	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	53	11	P9
10	Didier Pironi	51	9	P13
11	Eddie Cheever	50	10	P12
12	Héctor Rebaque	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1, plus one for the fastest lap inside the top ten, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	167		50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	163	−1	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	153		46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	148		44	P4
5	Alain Prost	127		43	P5
6	John Watson	110		27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88		14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	85		25	P7
9	René Arnoux	53		11	P9
10	Didier Pironi	51		9	P13
11	Eddie Cheever	50		10	P12
12	Héctor Rebaque	48		11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, every result counted.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	166	50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	162	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	149	46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	147	44	P4
5	Alain Prost	126	43	P5
6	John Watson	109	27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88	14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	84	25	P7
9	René Arnoux	52	11	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	50	10	P12
11	Didier Pironi	50	9	P13
12	Héctor Rebaque	48	11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.

Scored 25-18-15-12-10-8-6-4-2-1 for the top ten, no fastest-lap point, with the dropped-scores rule of the time.

The World Champion would be the same.

Pos	Driver	Points	Dropped	Official points	Official position
1	Nelson Piquet	166		50	P1
2	Carlos Reutemann	161	−1	49	P2
3	Alan Jones	149		46	P3
4	Jacques Laffite	147		44	P4
5	Alain Prost	126		43	P5
6	John Watson	109		27	P6
7	Elio de Angelis	88		14	P8
8	Gilles Villeneuve	84		25	P7
9	René Arnoux	52		11	P9
10	Eddie Cheever	50		10	P12
11	Didier Pironi	50		9	P13
12	Héctor Rebaque	48		11	P10

Amber: the position differs from the official result. A calculation, not a rewriting of history – drivers would have raced differently if different points had been at stake.