List of 1981 motorsport champions
| 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
| Series | Champion | Refer |
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| World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series |  Sammy Swindell
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| Teams: Nance Speed Equipment
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Drag racing
| Series | Champion | Refer |
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| NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series | Top Fuel: Jeb Allen
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1981 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series |
| Funny Car: Raymond Beadle
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| Pro Stock: Lee Shepherd
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Karting
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| Karting World Championship |  Mike Wilson
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| CIK-FIA Junior World Cup |  Michel Vacirca
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| Karting European Championship | ICA: Peter De Bruijn
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FC:  Gianfranco Baroni
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| FC-2: Gianfranco Baroni
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Motorcycle racing
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Open wheel racing
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Rallying
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| World Rally Championship |  Ari Vatanen
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1981 World Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: David Richards
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| Manufacturers: Talbot
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| African Rally Championship |  Shekhar Mehta
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1981 African Rally Championship |
| Australian Rally Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Geoff Portman
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1981 Australian Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Ross Runnalls
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| British Rally Championship | Jimmy McRae
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1981 British Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Ian Grindrod
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| Canadian Rally Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Randy Black
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1981 Canadian Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Bob Lee
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| Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft |  Alfons Stock
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| Estonian Rally Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Ivar Peedu
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1981 Estonian Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Juhan Kasemaa
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| European Rally Championship | Adartico Vudafieri
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1981 European Rally Championship |
| Co-Drivers: Arnaldo Bernacchini
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| Finnish Rally Championship | Group 1: Antero Laine
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1981 Finnish Rally Championship |
| Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen
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| French Rally Championship |  Bruno Saby
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| Hungarian Rally Championship |  Attila Ferjáncz
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| Co-Drivers: János Tandari
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| Italian Rally Championship | Antonio Fassina
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| Co-Drivers: Rudy Dal Pozzo
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| Manufacturers: Opel
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| New Zealand Rally Championship |  Jim Donald
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1981 New Zealand Rally Championship |
| Polish Rally Championship |  Tomasz Ciecierzyński
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| Romanian Rally Championship |  Ludovic Balint
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| Scottish Rally Championship | Donald Heggie
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| Co-Drivers: Ian Mungall
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| South African National Rally Championship | .svg.png){kind=small} Sarel van der Merwe
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| Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff
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Manufacturers:  Toyota
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| Spanish Rally Championship |  Jorge de Bagration
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| Co-Drivers: Ignacio Lewin
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Rallycross
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| FIA European Rallycross Championship | TC:  Martin Schanche
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| GT: Matti Alamäki
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| British Rallycross Championship | Keith Ripp
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Sports car and GT
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| World Sportscar Championship | Bob Garretson
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1981 World Sportscar Championship |
| Over 2000cc Makes: Porsche
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| Under 2000cc Makes: Lancia
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| IMSA GT Championship | GTX: Brian Redman
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1981 IMSA GT Championship |
| GTO: David Cowart
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| GTU: Lee Mueller
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| Australian Sports Sedan Championship | Tony Edmonson
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1981 Australian Sports Sedan Championship |
| Australian Sports Car Championship | John Latham
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1981 Australian Sports Car Championship |
| Can-Am | Geoff Brabham
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1981 Can-Am season |
| Under 2-Litre: Jim Trueman
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Stock car racing
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| NASCAR Winston Cup Series | Darrell Waltrip
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1981 NASCAR Winston Cup Series |
| Manufacturers: Buick
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| NASCAR Winston West Series | Roy Smith
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1981 NASCAR Winston West Series |
| ARCA Racing Series | Larry Moyer
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1981 ARCA Racing Series |
| Turismo Carretera (1980–1981) |  Antonio Aventín
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1980–1981 Turismo Carretera |
| Turismo Carretera (1981) | Roberto Mouras
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1981 Turismo Carretera |
| USAC Stock Car National Championship | Dean Roper
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1981 USAC Stock Car National Championship |
Touring car
| Series | Driver | Season article |
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| European Touring Car Championship | Umberto Grano Helmut Kelleners
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1981 European Touring Car Championship |
| Australian Endurance Championship | Toyota
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1981 Australian Endurance Championship |
| Australian Touring Car Championship | Dick Johnson
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1981 Australian Touring Car Championship |
| British Saloon Car Championship | Win Percy
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1981 British Saloon Car Championship |
| Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine | Wolfgang Schütz
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1981 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine |
| Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft | Klaus Ludwig
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1981 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft |
| French Supertouring Championship | Jean-Pierre Malcher
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1981 French Supertouring Championship |
| Stock Car Brasil |  Affonso Giaffone Jr.
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1981 Stock Car Brasil season |
| TC2000 Championship | Jorge Omar del Río
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1981 TC2000 Championship |