1 | 1 | Argentine Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 6 | Fuel System |
2 | 2 | Brazilian Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 11 | Spun Off |
3 | 4 | United States Grand Prix West | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 15 | Accident |
4 | 5 | Belgian Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 17 | Gearbox |
5 | 7 | French Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 12 | Gearbox |
6 | 8 | British Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 9 | Gearbox |
7 | 10 | Austrian Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 17 | Engine |
8 | 11 | Dutch Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 10 | Out of Fuel |
9 | 12 | Italian Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 10 | Engine |
10 | 13 | Canadian Grand Prix | 11 | Team Essex Lotus | Lotus 81 | Ford Cosworth Cosworth DFV | 18 | Engine |