List of 1981 motorsport champions

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.

Series	Champion	Season article
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Sammy Swindell	1981 World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series
	Teams: Nance Speed Equipment

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

Series	Driver	Season article
Karting World Championship	Mike Wilson	1981 Karting World Championship
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup	Michel Vacirca	1981 CIK-FIA Junior World Cup
Karting European Championship	ICA: Peter De Bruijn	1981 Karting European Championship
	FC: Gianfranco Baroni
	FC-2: Gianfranco Baroni

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	1981 AMA Superbike Championship
Australian Superbike Series	Rob Phillis	1981 Australian Superbike Series

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

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

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	TC: Martin Schanche	1981 FIA European Rallycross Championship
	GT: Matti Alamäki
British Rallycross Championship	Keith Ripp	1981 British Rallycross Championship

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sportscar Championship	Bob Garretson	1981 World Sportscar Championship
	Over 2000cc Makes: Porsche
	Under 2000cc Makes: Lancia
IMSA GT Championship	GTX: Brian Redman	1981 IMSA GT Championship
	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
Can-Am	Geoff Brabham	1981 Can-Am season
	Under 2-Litre: Jim Trueman

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

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

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