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Race 11 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Date | 2 August 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Official name | Marlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Silverstone Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
Classification
[edit]500 cc
[edit]Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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1 | ![]() |
Racing Westland | Suzuki | 43'24.340 | 15 | ||
2 | ![]() |
Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | +0.300 | 12 | ||
3 | ![]() |
Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | +13.040 | 10 | ||
4 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +36.220 | 8 | |||
5 | ![]() |
Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +36.560 | 6 | ||
6 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +37.790 | 5 | |||
7 | ![]() |
Ellis Racing | Suzuki | +44.950 | 4 | ||
8 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +45.410 | 3 | |||
9 | ![]() |
Team Mitsui Yamaha | Yamaha | +45.790 | 2 | ||
10 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +53.360 | 1 | |||
11 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1'06.370 | ||||
12 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'13.310 | ||||
13 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1'14.280 | ||||
14 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'24.220 | ||||
15 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1'25.010 | ||||
16 | ![]() |
Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
17 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
18 | ![]() |
Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
19 | ![]() |
Team Nava Suzuki | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
20 | ![]() |
Yamaha | +1 lap | ||||
21 | ![]() |
Lombardini | +1 lap | ||||
22 | ![]() |
Moto Sanvenero | Sanvenero | +1 lap | |||
NC | ![]() |
Yamaha | Not classified | ||||
NC | ![]() |
Yamaha | Not classified | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Honda | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Pernod | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Heron Suzuki GB | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Elf Motor Racing Team | Yamaha | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Beaulieu Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Retired | |||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Suzuki | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Yamaha | Retired | ||||
Ret | ![]() |
Team Kawasaki | Kawasaki | Retired | |||
Sources:[4][5] |
References
[edit]- ^ "???". 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.