1981 Can-Am season

Geoff Brabham was declared champion, despite only winning two races.

The dominant chassis manufacturers were March, Lola, Holbert, Frissbee, and VDS.

IndyCar drivers Al Unser and Bobby Rahal also podiumed at Road America[1] and Mosport,[2] respectively.

The two liter class went to Jim Trueman in his Ralt.

The scoring system was 90-60-40-30-20-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 points for the first fifteen classified drivers.