1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1981 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 31–2 August 1981 at the Silverstone Circuit.
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Race 11 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date | 2 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Marlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
500 cc
Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | Jack Middelburg | Racing Westland | Suzuki | 43'24.340 | 15 | ||
2 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +0.300 | 12 | ||
3 | Randy Mamola | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +13.040 | 10 | ||
4 | Bernard Fau | Yamaha | +36.220 | 8 | |||
5 | Marc Fontan | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +36.560 | 6 | ||
6 | Boet van Dulmen | Yamaha | +37.790 | 5 | |||
7 | Stuart Avant | Ellis Racing | Suzuki | +44.950 | 4 | ||
8 | Ikujiro Takai | Yamaha | +45.410 | 3 | |||
9 | Steve Parrish | Team Mitsui Yamaha | Yamaha | +45.790 | 2 | ||
10 | Chris Guy | Suzuki | +53.360 | 1 | |||
11 | Graziano Rossi | Yamaha | +1'06.370 | ||||
12 | Peter Sjöström | Suzuki | +1'13.310 | ||||
13 | Guido Paci | Yamaha | +1'14.280 | ||||
14 | Roberto Pietri | Suzuki | +1'24.220 | ||||
15 | Andreas Hofmann | Suzuki | +1'25.010 | ||||
16 | Franco Uncini | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
17 | Graham Wood | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
18 | Christian Sarron | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
19 | Marco Lucchinelli | Team Nava Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
20 | Alex George | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
21 | Barry Woodland | Lombardini | +1 lap | ||||
22 | Carlo Perugini | Moto Sanvenero | Sanvenero | +1 lap | |||
NC | Dave Potter | Yamaha | Not classified | ||||
NC | Sadao Asami | Yamaha | Not classified | ||||
Ret | Freddie Spencer | Honda | Retired | ||||
Ret | Christian Estrosi | Pernod | Retired | ||||
Ret | Keith Huewen | Heron Suzuki GB | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Michel Frutschi | Elf Motor Racing Team | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | Sergio Pellandini | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Gary Lingham | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Dale Singleton | Beaulieu Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Steve Henshaw | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Graeme Crosby | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Dennis Ireland | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Corrado Tuzii | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | John Newbold | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Barry Sheene | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | Kork Ballington | Team Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Retired | |||
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References
- "???". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- Mitchell, Malcolm. "Silverstone Circuit - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- "1981 British MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
Previous race: 1981 San Marino Grand Prix |
FIM Grand Prix World Championship 1981 season |
Next race: 1981 Finnish Grand Prix |
Previous race: 1980 British Grand Prix |
British Grand Prix | Next race: 1982 British Grand Prix |
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