Results 1981
World Championship
| Pos. | Rider | Num. | Motorcycle | Nation | Team | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton MANG | Kawasaki | GER | 160 | ||
| 2 | Jean Francois BALDÉ | Kawasaki | FRA | 95 | ||
| 3 | Roland FREYMOND | Ad Majora | SWI | 72 | ||
| 4 | Carlos LAVADO | Yamaha | VEN | 56 | ||
| 5 | Patrick FERNANDEZ | Yamaha | FRA | 43 | ||
| 6 | Jean Louis GUIGNABODET | Kawasaki | FRA | 36 | ||
| 7 | Jean Louis TOURNADRE | Yamaha | FRA | 34 | ||
| 8 | Martin WIMMER | Yamaha | GER | 33 | ||
| 9 | Didier DE RADIGUES | Yamaha | BEL | 26 | ||
| 10 | R. SCHLACHTER | Yamaha | USA | 25 | ||
| 11 | Thierry ESPIÉ | Yamaha | FRA | 24 | ||
| 12 | Maurizio MASSIMIANI | Ad Majora | ITA | 22 | ||
| 13 | Eric SAUL | Yamaha | FRA | 19 | ||
| 14 | Paolo FERRETTI | Yamaha | ITA | 16 | ||
| 15 | Greame GEDDES | Yamaha | AUS | 14 | ||
| 16 | Jean Marc TOFFOLO | Armstrong | BEL | 12 | ||
| 17 | Christian ESTROSI | Yamaha | FRA | 12 | ||
| 18 | Graeme McGREGOR | Yamaha | AUS | 11 | ||
| 19 | R. SIBILLE | Yamaha | FRA | 11 | ||
| 20 | Herve GUILLEUX | Siroko Rotax | FRA | 10 | ||
| 21 | Pier Luigi CONFORTI | Kawasaki | ITA | 8 | ||
| 22 | Edi STOELLINGER | Kawasaki | AUT | 7 | ||
| 23 | Eero HYVARINEN | Yamaha | FIN | 6 | ||
| 24 | Jeffrey SAYLE | Armstrong | AUS | 6 | ||
| 25 | Angel NIETO | Siroko Rotax | SPA | 6 | ||
| 26 | Pierre BOLLE | Yamaha | FRA | 6 | ||
| 27 | Bruno KNEUBÜHLER | Rotax | SWI | 5 | ||
| 28 | Sito PONS | Siroko Rotax | SPA | 4 | ||
| 29 | Jacques BOLLE | Yamaha | FRA | 4 | ||
| 30 | Loris REGGIANI | MBA | ITA | 3 | ||
| 31 | A. GOUIN | Yamaha | FRA | 3 | ||
| 32 | Steve TONKIN | Armstrong | GBR | 1 | ||
| 33 | B. ELGH | Yamaha | SWE | 1 | ||
| 34 | Siegfried MINICH | Yamaha | AUT | 1 |