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List of 1981 motorsport champions

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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.

Dirt oval racing

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Series Champion Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series United States Sammy Swindell
Teams: United States Nance Speed Equipment

Drag racing

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Series Champion Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series Top Fuel: United States Jeb Allen 1981 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
Funny Car: United States Raymond Beadle
Pro Stock: United States Lee Shepherd

Karting

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Series Driver Season article
Karting World Championship United Kingdom Mike Wilson
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup Netherlands Michel Vacirca
Karting European Championship ICA: Netherlands Peter De Bruijn
FC: Italy Gianfranco Baroni
FC-2: Italy Gianfranco Baroni

Motorcycle racing

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Series Driver Season article
500cc World Championship Italy Marco Lucchinelli 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
350cc World Championship West Germany Anton Mang
250cc World Championship
125cc World Championship Spain Ángel Nieto
50cc World Championship Spain Ricardo Tormo
Speedway World Championship United States Bruce Penhall 1981 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship United States Eddie Lawson
Australian Superbike Series Australia Rob Phillis

Open wheel racing

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Series Driver Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship Brazil Nelson Piquet 1981 Formula One World Championship
Constructors: United Kingdom Williams-Ford
CART PPG Indy Car World Series United States Rick Mears 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
Manufacturers: United Kingdom Cosworth
Rookies: United States Bob Lazier
Australian Drivers' Championship Australia Alfredo Costanzo 1981 Australian Drivers' Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship Czechoslovakia Jiří Moskal 1981 Cup of Peace and Friendship
Nations: East Germany East Germany
Formula Atlantic Canada Jacques Villeneuve 1981 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional Spain Jose Luis Llobell 1981 Formula Nacional
SCCA Formula Super Vee United States Al Unser Jr. 1981 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African National Drivers Championship South Africa Bernard Tilanus 1981 South African National Drivers Championship
Formula Two
Australian Formula 2 Championship Australia John Smith 1981 Australian Formula 2 Championship
European Formula Two Championship United Kingdom Geoff Lees 1981 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship Japan Satoru Nakajima 1981 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship Italy Mauro Baldi 1981 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
Teams: Italy Euroracing
All-Japan Formula Three Championship Japan Osamu Nakako 1981 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
Teams: Japan Hayashi Racing
British Formula Three Championship United Kingdom Jonathan Palmer 1981 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship Chile Sergio Santander 1981 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship France Philippe Streiff 1981 French Formula Three Championship
German Formula Three Championship West Germany Frank Jelinski 1981 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship Italy Eddy Bianchi 1981 Italian Formula Three Championship
Teams: Italy Team del Porto
Soviet Formula 3 Championship Soviet Union Viktor Klimanov 1981 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship Switzerland Marcel Wettstein 1981 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship France Philippe Renault 1981 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina Argentina Carlos Lauricella 1981 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship Australia Phillip Revell 1981 TAA Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship Brazil Egon Herzfeldt
British Formula Ford Championship Brazil Ayrton Senna
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne
Danish Formula Ford Championship Denmark Kim Dupont
European Formula Ford Championship Netherlands Cor Euser
Formula Ford 1600 Netherlands Netherlands Cor Euser
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship Republic of Ireland Tommy Byrne
Irish Formula Ford Championship Republic of Ireland Arnie Black
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship New Zealand Jeff Pascoe
Scottish Formula Ford Championship United Kingdom Vic Covey
Swedish Formula Ford Championship Sweden Bengt Trägårdh

Rallying

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Series Driver Season article
World Rally Championship Finland Ari Vatanen 1981 World Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom David Richards
Manufacturers: United Kingdom Talbot
African Rally Championship Kenya Shekhar Mehta 1981 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship Australia Geoff Portman 1981 Australian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Australia Ross Runnalls
British Rally Championship United Kingdom Jimmy McRae 1981 British Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Ian Grindrod
Canadian Rally Championship Canada Randy Black 1981 Canadian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Canada Bob Lee
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft Germany Alfons Stock
Estonian Rally Championship Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Ivar Peedu 1981 Estonian Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic Juhan Kasemaa
European Rally Championship Italy Adartico Vudafieri 1981 European Rally Championship
Co-Drivers: Italy Arnaldo Bernacchini
Finnish Rally Championship Group 1: Finland Antero Laine 1981 Finnish Rally Championship
Group 2: Finland Kyösti Hämäläinen
French Rally Championship France Bruno Saby
Hungarian Rally Championship Hungary Attila Ferjáncz
Co-Drivers: Hungary János Tandari
Italian Rally Championship Italy Antonio Fassina
Co-Drivers: Italy Rudy Dal Pozzo
Manufacturers: Germany Opel
New Zealand Rally Championship New Zealand Jim Donald 1981 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship Poland Tomasz Ciecierzyński
Romanian Rally Championship Romania Ludovic Balint
Scottish Rally Championship United Kingdom Donald Heggie
Co-Drivers: United Kingdom Ian Mungall
South African National Rally Championship South Africa Sarel van der Merwe
Co-Drivers: South Africa Franz Boshoff
Manufacturers: Japan Toyota
Spanish Rally Championship Spain Jorge de Bagration
Co-Drivers: Spain Ignacio Lewin

Rallycross

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Series Driver Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship TC: Norway Martin Schanche
GT: Finland Matti Alamäki
British Rallycross Championship United Kingdom Keith Ripp

Sports car and GT

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Series Driver Season article
World Sportscar Championship United States Bob Garretson 1981 World Sportscar Championship
Over 2000cc Makes: West Germany Porsche
Under 2000cc Makes: Italy Lancia
IMSA GT Championship GTX: United Kingdom Brian Redman 1981 IMSA GT Championship
GTO: United States David Cowart
GTU: United States Lee Mueller
Australian Sports Sedan Championship Australia Tony Edmonson 1981 Australian Sports Sedan Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship Australia John Latham 1981 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am Australia Geoff Brabham 1981 Can-Am season
Under 2-Litre: United States Jim Trueman

Stock car racing

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Series Driver Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series United States Darrell Waltrip 1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
Manufacturers: United States Buick
NASCAR Winston West Series United States Roy Smith 1981 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series United States Larry Moyer 1981 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera (1980–1981) Argentina Antonio Aventín 1980–1981 Turismo Carretera
Turismo Carretera (1981) Argentina Roberto Mouras 1981 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship United States Dean Roper 1981 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Touring car

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Series Driver Season article
European Touring Car Championship Italy Umberto Grano
West Germany Helmut Kelleners
1981 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship Japan Toyota 1981 Australian Endurance Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship Australia Dick Johnson 1981 Australian Touring Car Championship
British Saloon Car Championship United Kingdom Win Percy 1981 British Saloon Car Championship
Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine Germany Wolfgang Schütz 1981 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft Germany Klaus Ludwig 1981 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
French Supertouring Championship France Jean-Pierre Malcher 1981 French Supertouring Championship
Stock Car Brasil Brazil Affonso Giaffone Jr. 1981 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship Argentina Jorge Omar del Río 1981 TC2000 Championship

See also

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