1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

Eventual race winner Kenny Roberts on his bike at the 500cc race.
  1981 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 May 1981
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Graeme Crosby
Time 2:12.450
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 2:10.550
Podium
First Kenny Roberts
Second Randy Mamola
Third Marco Lucchinelli
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Patrick Fernandez
Time 2:17.790
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Éric Saul
Third Thierry Espié
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Anton Mang
Time 2:22.510
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Carlos Lavado
Third Roland Freymond
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ángel Nieto
Time 2:31.640
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Ángel Nieto
Second Stefan Dörflinger
Third Hans Müller
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:49.690
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Hans-Jürgen Hummel
Third Rainer Kunz

Classification

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
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 (motorcycle)}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
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. "Hockenheimring | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  4. "1981 German MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018.
  5. "WEST GERMANY GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com.
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1981 Austrian Grand Prix		 FIM Grand Prix World Championship
1981 season		 Next race:
1981 Nations Grand Prix
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1982 German Grand Prix
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