1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 August 1981 at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden.

  1981 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 14 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date16 August 1981
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:39.542
Fastest lap
Rider Barry Sheene
Time 1:43.000
Podium
First Barry Sheene
Second Boet van Dulmen
Third Jack Middelburg
350 cc
Pole position
Rider No 350cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 350cc race was held
Podium
First No 350cc race was held
Second No 350cc race was held
Third No 350cc race was held
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Anton Mang
Second Roland Freymond
Third Jean-François Baldé
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Unknown
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Ricardo Tormo
Second Guy Bertin
Third Iván Palazzese
50 cc
Pole position
Rider No 50cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 50cc race was held
Podium
First No 50cc race was held
Second No 50cc race was held
Third No 50cc race was held

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Barry Sheene Yamaha 55'24.040 15
2 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha +0.821 12
3 Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki +38.519 10
4 Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki Kawasaki +50.487 8
5 Graeme Crosby Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +51.287 6
6 Marc Fontan Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +56.103 5
7 Franco Uncini Suzuki +56.426 4
8 Seppo Rossi Suzuki +57.025 3
9 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki Suzuki +1'20.487 2
10 Bernard Fau Yamaha +1'24.921 1
11 Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli +1 lap
12 Lars Johansson Suzuki +1 lap
13 Randy Mamola Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +1 lap
14 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1 lap
15 Steve Parrish Team Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha +1 lap
16 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +1 lap
17 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1 lap
18 Kimmo Kopra Suzuki +1 lap
19 Ake Grahn Hallman & Eneqvist Motor Yamaha +1 lap
20 Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +1 lap
21 Peter Sköld Suzuki +1 lap
22 Peter Sjöström Suzuki +1 lap
Ret Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha Retired
Ret Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Yamaha Retired
Ret Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired
Ret Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret Sadao Asami Yamaha Retired
Ret Guido Paci Yamaha Accident
Ret Bengt Slydal Suzuki Retired
Ret Gianni Rolando Lombardini Retired
Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com.
  4. "1981 Swedish MotoGP - Motor Sport Magazine Database". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  5. "SWEDISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
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