In the 1981 Formula 1 season Nelson Piquet drove a total of 15 races for Brabham. From the total of 15 races, Nelson managed to win 3 of them and finish on the podium 7 times. If we take a look at the races, where Piquet didn't finish, this happend in 4 occasions.
Nelson Piquet finished the season on 1st place in the driver championship and became the 1981 world champion with a total of 50 points.
1981 races
United States GP West
Mar 15th, 1981
3rd
Brazilian GP
Mar 29th, 1981
12th
Argentine GP
Apr 12th, 1981
1st
San Marino GP
May 3rd, 1981
1st
Belgian GP
May 17th, 1981
DNF
Monaco GP
May 31st, 1981
DNF
Spanish GP
Jun 21st, 1981
DNF
French GP
Jul 5th, 1981
3rd
British GP
Jul 18th, 1981
DNF
German GP
Aug 2nd, 1981
1st
Austrian GP
Aug 16th, 1981
3rd
Dutch GP
Aug 30th, 1981
2nd
Italian GP
Sep 13th, 1981
6th
Canadian GP
Sep 27th, 1981
5th
Caesars Palace GP
Oct 17th, 1981
5th
1981 statistics
Wins
3
Pole positions
4
Podiums
7
Finishes in top 5
9
Finishes in points
10
Position
1st
High/low position
1st/3rd
Points
50
DNF's
4
Fastest laps
0
High/low finish result
1st/21st
Average finish result
7.27
Wins streak
2
Pole position streak
2
Podium streak
3
Top 5 streak
3
Points streak
6
Finish streak
6
1981 Standings progression
1981 results
Round | Race | Result | Time | Grid | Qualifying | Qualifying time | Pole position delta |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | United States GP West | 3rd | +34.92 | 4th | |||
2 | Brazilian GP | 12th | +2 Laps | 1st | |||
3 | Argentine GP | 1st | 1:34:32.74 | 1st | |||
4 | San Marino GP | 1st | 1:51:23.97 | 5th | |||
5 | Belgian GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 2nd | |||
6 | Monaco GP | DNF | DNF (Spun off) | 1st | |||
7 | Spanish GP | DNF | DNF (Accident) | 9th | |||
8 | French GP | 3rd | +24.22 | 4th | |||
9 | British GP | DNF | DNF (Tyre) | 3rd | |||
10 | German GP | 1st | 1:25:55.60 | 6th | |||
11 | Austrian GP | 3rd | +7.34 | 7th | |||
12 | Dutch GP | 2nd | +8.24 | 3rd | |||
13 | Italian GP | 6th | Engine | 6th | |||
14 | Canadian GP | 5th | +1 Lap | 1st | |||
15 | Caesars Palace GP | 5th | +1:16.438 | 4th |