1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

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Finland  1981 Finnish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 12 of 14 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 August 1981
Official nameFinnish GP[1]
LocationImatra Circuit
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.950 km (3.076 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Time 1:53.800
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Time 1:54.000
Podium
First Italy Marco Lucchinelli
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third South Africa Kork Ballington
350cc
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
250cc
Pole position
Rider West Germany Anton Mang
Time 2.00.700
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second France Jean-François Baldé
Third France Jean-Louis Guignabodet
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2:08.800
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second France Jacques Bolle
Third Italy Maurizio Vitali
50cc
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

The 1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 August 1981 at the Imatra Circuit.

Classification

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500 cc

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Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki Suzuki 48'05.700 15
2 United States Randy Mamola Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +19.500 12
3 South Africa Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki Kawasaki +19.800 10
4 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki +20.000 8
5 New Zealand Graeme Crosby Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +33.700 6
6 France Marc Fontan Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +35.300 5
7 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +39.000 4
8 Finland Seppo Rossi Suzuki +50.200 3
9 France Franck Gross Suzuki +1'48.100 2
10 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Team Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha +1'55.200 1
11 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Yamaha +1'57.900
12 Italy Gianni Rolando Lombardini +1 lap
13 Finland Timo Pohjola Suzuki +1 lap
14 Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1 lap
15 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +5 laps
Ret Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Franco Uncini Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Guido Paci Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Gianni Pelletier Suzuki Retired
Ret France Bernard Fau Yamaha Retired
Ret Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Suzuki Retired
Ret United Kingdom Barry Sheene Yamaha Retired
Ret Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli Retired
Ret France Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Retired
Ret Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha Retired
Ret Sweden Peter Sjöström Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Carlo Perugini Moto Sanvenero Sanvenero Retired
Ret Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha Retired
Ret Finland Kimmo Kopra Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Seppo Korhonen Suzuki Retired
Sources:[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-11.
  2. ^ "1981 Finnish MotoGP". 15 January 2018.
  3. ^ "motogp.com · FINLAND GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". www.motogp.com.


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