The 1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 May 1981 at the Hockenheimring.
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Race 3 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 3 May 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Großer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Hockenheimring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification
edit500 cc
editPos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | Kenny Roberts | Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | 42'04.700 | 15 | ||
2 | Randy Mamola | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +0.440 | 12 | ||
3 | Marco Lucchinelli | Team Nava Suzuki | Suzuki | +0.690 | 10 | ||
4 | Boet van Dulmen | Yamaha | +16.970 | 8 | |||
5 | Michel Frutschi | Elf Motor Racing Team | Yamaha | +31.610 | 6 | ||
6 | Barry Sheene | Yamaha | +32.560 | 5 | |||
7 | Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +35.390 | 4 | ||
8 | Jack Middelburg | Racing Westland | Suzuki | +39.760 | 3 | ||
9 | Marc Fontan | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +50.940 | 2 | ||
10 | Franco Uncini | Suzuki | +53.230 | 1 | |||
11 | Sadao Asami | Yamaha Motor Company | +1'02.440 | ||||
12 | Philippe Coulon | Suzuki | +1'04.070 | ||||
13 | Graeme Crosby | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +1'05.060 | |||
14 | Wil Hartog | Riemersma Racing | Suzuki | +1'28.720 | |||
15 | Raymond Roche | Suzuki | +1'30.590 | ||||
16 | Kimmo Kopra | Suzuki | +1'30.850 | ||||
17 | Peter Sjöström | Suzuki | +1'34.310 | ||||
18 | Walter Migliorati | Suzuki | +1'36.390 | ||||
19 | Christian Estrosi | Suzuki | +1'40.010 | ||||
20 | Henk de Vries | Henk de Vries Motoren | Suzuki | +2'01.840 | |||
21 | Sergio Pellandini | Suzuki | +2'05.110 | ||||
22 | Alain Rothlisberger | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
23 | Josef Hage | Dieter Braun Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
24 | Michael Schmid | Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
25 | Bernard Fau | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
26 | Dominique Pernet | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
27 | Gerhard Vogt | Seel-Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
28 | Gunter Dreier | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
29 | Marco Greco | Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
30 | Virginio Ferrari | Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | +1 lap | |||
Ret | Dave Potter | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Kork Ballington | Team Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Retired | |||
Ret | Stuart Avant | Ellis Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Klaus Klein | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Seppo Rossi | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Takazumi Katayama | Honda International Racing | Honda | Retired | |||
Ret | Mike Baldwin | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | Jon Ekerold | Team Solitude Deutschland | Solo | Retired | |||
Ret | Stefan Klabacher | Saga Racing | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | Keith Huewen | Heron Suzuki GB | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | Adelio Faccioli | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Andreas Hofmann | Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | Jean Lafond | Yamaha | Retired | ||||
DNS | Dale Singleton | Beaulieu Racing | Suzuki | Did not start | |||
DNS | Christian Sarron | Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
Sources:[4][5] |
References
edit- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ "Hockenheimring | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ^ "1981 German MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018.
- ^ "WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com.