| Round | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Action |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1981 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach United States Of America | Long Beach Long beach | 15 Mar Sunday | Details |
| 2 | Grande Prêmio do Brasil 1981 Brazil | Nelson Piquet Rio de janeiro | 29 Mar Sunday | Details |
| 3 | Gran Premio de Argentina 1981 Argentina | Juan y Oscar Gálvez Buenos aires | 12 Apr Sunday | Details |
| 4 | Gran Premio di San Marino 1981 Italy | Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola | 3 May Sunday | Details |
| 5 | 1981 Belgian Grand Prix Belgium | Zolder Heusden Zolder | 17 May Sunday | Details |
| 6 | Grand Prix de Monaco 1981 Monaco | Monaco Monte carlo | 31 May Sunday | Details |
| 7 | Gran Premio de España 1981 Spain | Jarama Madrid | 21 Jun Sunday | Details |
| 8 | Grand Prix de France 1981 France | Dijon-Prenois Dijon | 5 Jul Sunday | Details |
| 9 | 1981 Marlboro British Grand Prix United Kingdom | Silverstone Silverstone | 18 Jul Saturday | Details |
| 10 | Grosser Preis von Deutschland 1981 Germany | Hockenheimring Hockenheim | 2 Aug Sunday | Details |
| 11 | Grosser Preis von Österreich 1981 Austria | Red Bull Ring Spielberg | 16 Aug Sunday | Details |
| 12 | Grote Prijs van Nederland 1981 Netherlands | Zandvoort Zandvoort | 30 Aug Sunday | Details |
| 13 | Gran Premio d'Italia 1981 Italy | Monza Monza | 13 Sept Sunday | Details |
| 14 | Grand Prix Labatt du Canada 1981 Canada | Gilles Villeneuve Montreal | 27 Sept Sunday | Details |
| 15 | 1981 Caesars Palace Grand Prix United States Of America | Caesars Palace Las vegas | 17 Oct Saturday | Details |
