The '1981 National Panasonic Series' was an Australian motor racing contest for Formula Pacific and Australian Formula 2 racing cars.[1] It was the inaugural National Panasonic Series.
The series, which was sponsored by National Panasonic, was won by Bruce Allison, driving a Ralt RT4.[2]
The series was contested over four rounds with two heats per round.[1]
| Round | Circuit | State | Date | |
| 1 | Lakeside | Queensland | 19 July | |
| 2 | Adelaide International Raceway | South Australia | 26 July | |
| 3 | Calder Raceway | Victoria | 9 August | |
| 4 | Oran Park | New South Wales | 23 August |
"Points" were allocated on a 20-19-18-17-16-15-14-13-12-11-10-9-8-7-6-5-4-3-2-1 basis for the first 20 places in each heat at each round and then aggregated for each driver to determine the actual round placings.[1] Series points were then awarded, on a 9-6-4-3-2-1 basis, for the first six round placings.[1]
| Position[3] | Driver | No.[4] | Car[5] | Entrant | Points | |
| 1 | Bruce Allison | 62 | Ralt RT4 | B Allison | 20 | |
| 2 | Andrew Miedecke | 2 | Ralt RT4 | A Miedecke | 19 | |
| 3 | John Smith | 71 | Ralt RT1 | Ralt Australia | 18 |
The above table lists only the first three placings in the series.