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1981

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Brazilian Brabham driver, Nelson Piquet

Italian Alfa Romeo driver Bruno Giacomelli

Bernie Ecclestone (middle) and Gordon Murray (wearing headphones) at Nelson Piquet's car in the Brabham pits, Austrian GP, Zeltweg, 1981.

Canadian Gilles Villeneuve in the pits talking to Ferrari's Sporting Director Marco Piccinini, French Grand Prix, Dijon, 1981

Canadian Ferrari driver Gilles Villeneuve at La Rascasse, Monaco Grand Prix, 1981

Williams and Brabham team bosses: Frank Williams and Bernie Ecclestone (also head of FOCA)

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

The 1980 F1 World Champion Alan Jones and two Toyota-girls, Long Beach, US-West Grand Prix, 1981

Andrea de Cesaris, McLaren no. 8, between Rosberg and Rebaque, during practice for the Monaco Grand Prix, 1981

Brazilian Nelson Piquet celebrates his 3rd place at the Long Beach Grand Prix, the 1981 season opener.

The American driver Kevin Cogan, Tyrrell 010, appeared in F1 during the 1980/81 season for two practice sessions only. He never managed to qualify for a Grand Prix race.

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

US driver for Alfa Romeo, Mario Andretti, San Marino Grand Prix, Imola, 1981

Didier Pironi's Ferrari

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari

Nelson Piquet watches an information panel with his opponent's lap times

Gilles Villeneuve

Elio de Angelis

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari

ATS driver and Abba drummer Slim Borgudd

Australian World Champion Alan Jones, Williams Ford-Cosworth FW07C

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Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari driver

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Elio de Angelis in the controversial twin-chassis Lotus 88, which only run during practice

Canadian Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari driver

Mario Andretti, Alfa Romeo, US GP Long Beach 1981

Walter Roehrl, Renault 5

Ferrari team-mates Gilles Villeneuve and Didier Pironi

Siegfried Stohr, Arrows-Ford Cosworth, driving through the pitlane

Nelson Piquet during practice session

Carlos Reutemann, Williams Ford-Cosworth FW 07C, speeding out of "Bosch-Kurve"

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Jean Ragnotti

Australian World Champion Alan Jones, Williams Ford-Cosworth FW07C

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Two mechanics working at the rear of Elio de Angelis' Lotus Ford-Cosworth.

Walter Roehrl, Renault 5

Keke Rosberg

With 4 laps to go Gilles Villeneuve takes the lead from Alan Jones' Williams to win the race.

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Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

French drivers Rene Arnoux and Alain Prost chat on the grid before the United States West Grand Prix in Long Beach 1981

The 1980 World Championship winning team Williams with (f.l.t.r.) engineer Frank Dernie, Frank Williams and Alan Jones

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Prost in his Renault just got away, leading teammate Arnoux and Jones in the Williams

Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari

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Gilles Villeneuve, Ferrari 126 CK

The distance from sidepod to ground of Rebaque's Brabham is being measured by Italian scrutineers

Gilles Villeneuve with a slightly damaged Ferrari front wing

Mario Andretti, Alfa Romeo

1980 World Championship winning team Williams with (f.l.t.r.) engineer Frank Dernie, Frank Williams and Alan Jones

Frank Williams and his driver Carlos Reutemann.

Nelson Piquet, Brazilian driver for Brabham

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Hector Rebaque concentrates before the race

Team boss Frank Williams and engineer Frank Dernie with Williams driver Alan Jones

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Rondeau M379C Ford #006 driven by Henri Pescarolo (F) and Patrick Tambay (F)

Eliseo Salazar, March-Cosworth

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Lotus driver Nigel Mansell

On the podium winner Alan Jones, 2nd team-mate Carlos Reutemann (left), and 3rd Nelson Piquet.

Team owner Frank Williams and designer Patrick Head of Williams talking to driver Alan Jones.

Nigel Mansell, Lotus

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Carlos Reutemann sits in a Williams-Cosworth, Monaco GP Monte Carlo 1981

Héctor Rebaque

Pre-season test for the Ligier team

The winning team of Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell change seats of the Porsche 936/81 #003 during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Héctor Rebaque

Derek Bell in Porsche pits during the 24hrs Le Mans 1981

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth, hits the rails during a practice session

François Migault (F) and Gordon Spice (GB) managed to gain 3rd place with the Rondeau M379C Ford #003

Winner Alan Jones with 2nd placed Carlos Reutemann (left) and 3rd placed Nelson Piquet (right).

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz with journalist Klaus Reichert

HÈctor Rebaque

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1011, driven by Riccardo Patrese (I), Hans Heyer (D) and Piercarlo Ghinzani (I), retires after 186 laps with a broken cylinder head

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo #1007, driven by Beppe Gabbiani (I) and Emanuele Pirro (I), retires in an accident after 47 laps

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Porsche privateer team boss Reinhold Jöst and his driver Klaus Niedzwiedz chat with journalist Klaus Reichert

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

B.M.W. Italie-France entered this BMW M1 with the drivers Bernard Darniche (F), Johnny Cecotto (YV) and Philippe Alliot (F)

John Watson on McLaren-Cosworth

Max Mosley in discussion with Jean-Marie Balestre.

Carlos Reutemann on Williams-Cosworth takes the chequered flag and becomes fifth after the Austrian GP 1981

Héctor Rebaque

Eliseo Salazar in front of teammate Derek Daly, both in a March-Cosworth

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones

DRM race winner Bob Wollek on Jägermeister Kremer Racing's Porsche 935 K3/80 3.2

Héctor Rebaque

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

Héctor Rebaque in front of de Cesaris' McLaren

Héctor Rebaque in Brabham pits in front of teammate Piquet

Second placed Alan Jones on Williams-Cosworth

The Porsche System Engineering's Porsche 924 GTP "944 LM", driven by Jürgen Barth and Walter Röhrl, receives a swift service

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Héctor Rebaque corners at Metropol

Héctor Rebaque in Brabham pits in front of teammate Piquet

Max Mosley in discussion with Jean-Marie Balestre.

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones

Héctor Rebaque

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Max Mosley in discussion with Jean-Marie Balestre.

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Alan Jones discusses with Frank Williams

Héctor Rebaque

Martini Racing's Lancia Beta Montecarlo Turbo

Héctor Rebaque

Williams engineers joke around with Carlos Reutemann on the grid before the US West GP 1981

Héctor Rebaque

Héctor Rebaque

Héctor Rebaque

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones on Williams-Cosworth in pits during a practice session before the Austrian GP 1981

Héctor Rebaque

Elio de Angelis, Lotus-Cosworth

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Héctor Rebaque sits in his cockpit

Rondeau M379C Ford #004 driven by Jean Ragnotti (F) and Jean-Louis Lafosse (F)

Frank Williams and Patrick Head with 1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones during practice, Dutch GP Zandvoort 1981

Jean-François Rousselot / François Sérvanin / Laurent Ferrier

At Williams pits team boss Frank Williams and engineer Patrick Head check with Alan Jones in the Williams-Cosworth

Walther Röhrl

1980 Formula One World Champion Alan Jones in the cockpit of a Williams-Cosworth during a practice session before the Austrian GP 1981

The Rennod Racing Ferrari 512 BB/LM of Pierre Dieudonne (B), Jean Xhenceval (B) and Jean-Paul Libert (B)

Carlos Reutemann in Williams pits, Austrian GP 1981

Eliseo Salazar sits in the rain-tyre-equipped March-Cosworth

Walther Röhrl

Gilles Villeneuve

D4 Cosworth V8

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