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.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 42'04.700 15
2 United States Randy Mamola Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +0.440 12
3 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki Suzuki +0.690 10
4 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Yamaha +16.970 8
5 Switzerland Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Yamaha +31.610 6
6 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Yamaha +32.560 5
7 Japan Hiroyuki Kawasaki Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +35.390 4
8 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki +39.760 3
9 France Marc Fontan Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +50.940 2
10 Italy Franco Uncini Suzuki +53.230 1
11 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company +1'02.440
12 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1'04.070
13 New Zealand Graeme Crosby Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'05.060
14 Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'28.720
15 France Raymond Roche Suzuki +1'30.590
16 Finland Kimmo Kopra Suzuki +1'30.850
17 Sweden Peter Sjöström Suzuki +1'34.310
18 Italy Walter Migliorati Suzuki +1'36.390
19 France Christian Estrosi Suzuki +1'40.010
20 Netherlands Henk de Vries Henk de Vries Motoren Suzuki +2'01.840
21 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +2'05.110
22 Switzerland Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +1 lap
23 West Germany Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Yamaha +1 lap
24 Austria Michael Schmid Suzuki +1 lap
25 France Bernard Fau Yamaha +1 lap
26 France Dominique Pernet Yamaha +1 lap
27 West Germany Gerhard Vogt Seel-Suzuki +1 lap
28 West Germany Gunter Dreier Yamaha +1 lap
29 Brazil Marco Greco Yamaha +1 lap
30 Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 lap
Ret United Kingdom Dave Potter Suzuki Retired
Ret South Africa Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Retired
Ret New Zealand Stuart Avant Ellis Racing Suzuki Retired
Ret West Germany Klaus Klein Suzuki Retired
Ret Finland Seppo Rossi Suzuki Retired
Ret Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Retired
Ret United States Mike Baldwin Yamaha Retired
Ret South Africa Jon Ekerold Team Solitude Deutschland Solo Retired
Ret Austria Stefan Klabacher Saga Racing Yamaha Retired
Ret Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Yamaha Retired
Ret United Kingdom Keith Huewen Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki Retired
Ret Italy Adelio Faccioli Suzuki Retired
Ret Switzerland Andreas Hofmann Suzuki Retired
Ret France Jean Lafond Yamaha Retired
DNS United States Dale Singleton Beaulieu Racing Suzuki Did not start
DNS France Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Did not start
Sources:[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". 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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