However, if that year's season opener, the 1981 South African Grand Prix, had been a race with World Championship Points awarded, Reutemann would have been World Champion with 58 Points against Piquet's 56.
Con todo, se o Gran Premio de Suráfrica de 1981 fose unha carreira que outorgara puntos para o Campionato Mundial, Reutemann sería Campión do Mundo con 58 puntos contra 56 de Piquet.