| 🇺🇸Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981 | 17 Oct 1981 | René Arnoux | 13 | Electrical | |
| 🇺🇸Caesars Palace Grand Prix 1981 | 17 Oct 1981 | Alain Prost | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 🇨🇦Canadian Grand Prix 1981 | 27 Sept 1981 | René Arnoux | 8 | Collision | |
| 🇨🇦Canadian Grand Prix 1981 | 27 Sept 1981 | Alain Prost | 4 | Collision | |
| 🇮🇹Italian Grand Prix 1981 | 13 Sept 1981 | Alain Prost | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 🇮🇹Italian Grand Prix 1981 | 13 Sept 1981 | René Arnoux | 1 | Spun off | |
| 🇳🇱Dutch Grand Prix 1981 | 30 Aug 1981 | René Arnoux | 2 | Engine | |
| 🇳🇱Dutch Grand Prix 1981 | 30 Aug 1981 | Alain Prost | 1 | 1 | 9 |
| 🇦🇹Austrian Grand Prix 1981 | 16 Aug 1981 | Alain Prost | 2 | Suspension | |
| 🇦🇹Austrian Grand Prix 1981 | 16 Aug 1981 | René Arnoux | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 🇩🇪German Grand Prix 1981 | 2 Aug 1981 | René Arnoux | 2 | 13 | |
| 🇩🇪German Grand Prix 1981 | 2 Aug 1981 | Alain Prost | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 🇬🇧British Grand Prix 1981 | 18 Jul 1981 | René Arnoux | 1 | 9 | |
| 🇬🇧British Grand Prix 1981 | 18 Jul 1981 | Alain Prost | 2 | Distributor | |
| 🇫🇷French Grand Prix 1981 | 5 Jul 1981 | René Arnoux | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| 🇫🇷French Grand Prix 1981 | 5 Jul 1981 | Alain Prost | 3 | 1 | 9 |
| 🇪🇸Spanish Grand Prix 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 | René Arnoux | 17 | 9 | |
| 🇪🇸Spanish Grand Prix 1981 | 21 Jun 1981 | Alain Prost | 5 | Spun off | |
| 🇲🇨Monaco Grand Prix 1981 | 31 May 1981 | René Arnoux | 13 | Spun off | |
| 🇲🇨Monaco Grand Prix 1981 | 31 May 1981 | Alain Prost | 9 | Engine | |
| 🇧🇪Belgian Grand Prix 1981 | 17 May 1981 | Alain Prost | 12 | Clutch | |
| 🇮🇹San Marino Grand Prix 1981 | 3 May 1981 | Alain Prost | 4 | Gearbox | |
| 🇮🇹San Marino Grand Prix 1981 | 3 May 1981 | René Arnoux | 3 | 8 | |
| 🇦🇷Argentine Grand Prix 1981 | 12 Apr 1981 | René Arnoux | 5 | 5 | 2 |
| 🇦🇷Argentine Grand Prix 1981 | 12 Apr 1981 | Alain Prost | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 🇧🇷Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 | 29 Mar 1981 | René Arnoux | 8 | Collision | |
| 🇧🇷Brazilian Grand Prix 1981 | 29 Mar 1981 | Alain Prost | 5 | Collision | |
| 🇺🇸United States Grand Prix West 1981 | 15 Mar 1981 | Alain Prost | 14 | Collision | |
| 🇺🇸United States Grand Prix West 1981 | 15 Mar 1981 | René Arnoux | 20 | 8 | |