Season Review
| Rnd | Race | Date | Location | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Race Winner | Constructor | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States Grand Prix West | March 15 | Long Beach | Riccardo Patrese | Alan Jones | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | Report |
| 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | March 29 | Jacarepaguá | Nelson Piquet | Marc Surer | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | Report |
| 3 | Argentine Grand Prix | April 12 | Buenos Aires | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | Report |
| 4 | San Marino Grand Prix | May 3 | Imola | Gilles Villeneuve | Gilles Villeneuve | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | May 17 | Zolder | Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Carlos Reutemann | Williams-Ford | Report |
| 6 | Monaco Grand Prix | May 31 | Monaco | Nelson Piquet | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report |
| 7 | Spanish Grand Prix | June 21 | Jarama | Jacques Laffite | Alan Jones | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Report |
| 8 | French Grand Prix | July 5 | Dijon-Prenois | René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Renault | Report |
| 9 | British Grand Prix | July 18 | Silverstone | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | Report |
| 10 | German Grand Prix | August 2 | Hockenheimring | Alain Prost | Alan Jones | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-Ford | Report |
| 11 | Austrian Grand Prix | August 16 | Österreichring | René Arnoux | Jacques Laffite | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | Report |
| 12 | Dutch Grand Prix | August 30 | Zandvoort | Alain Prost | Alan Jones | Alain Prost | Renault | Report |
| 13 | Italian Grand Prix | September 13 | Monza | René Arnoux | Carlos Reutemann | Alain Prost | Renault | Report |
| 14 | Canadian Grand Prix | September 27 | Île Notre-Dame | Nelson Piquet | John Watson | Jacques Laffite | Ligier-Matra | Report |
| 15 | Caesars Palace Grand Prix | October 17 | Caesars Palace | Carlos Reutemann | Didier Pironi | Alan Jones | Williams-Ford | Report |
-The final race was originally supposed to be held at Watkins Glen, but this track was dropped from the calendar in May due to the circuit's financial difficulties. And the South African Grand Prix at Kyalami on February 7 was originally on the calendar, but difficulties from the ongoing FOCA-FISA war led to the event being run as a non-championship race; and it was contested only by the Ford-Cosworth powered teams all running cars that had aerodynamic devices which were banned for the 1981 championship season.
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