1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season Grand Prix motorcycle racing F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1981 1981 World Champions500cc – Marco Lucchinelli (Suzuki)350cc - Anton Mang (Kawasaki)250cc – Anton Mang (Kawasaki)125cc – Ángel Nieto (Minarelli)50cc – Ricardo Tormo (Bultaco) thumb|Marco Lucchinelli (pictured in Assen) became the 1981 500cc world champion The 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 33rd F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season. Season summary In the 500cc world championship, two Suzuki teams fought for the title with Marco Lucchinelli riding for Roberto Gallina's Italian Suzuki team and, Randy Mamola riding for the Heron Suzuki team backed by the UK Suzuki importer. Mamola started the season strongly with two victories and two second-place finishes to take the lead in the championship but then, Lucchinelli took command with four victories in the next five races to claim the world championship.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 Mamola finished in second place for the second year in a row. Barry Sheene would win the final race of his career with a win in Sweden while a young American named Freddie Spencer made his first foray into the world championships as a member of the Honda factory racing team, riding the four-stroke Honda NR500 up to fifth place at the British Grand Prix before it suffered a mechanical failure. Germany's Anton Mang scored double world championship victories, defeating defending champion Jon Ekerold for the 350cc title and, winning ten of twelve 250 events to take that title. Frenchman Michel Rougerie, who finished second in 1975 250 championship, was killed when he was hit by another rider after crashing in the 350 race in Yugoslavia.http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1458 Michel Rougerie career profile Motorsportmemorial.org 5 December 2012 Angel Nieto won his tenth championship by winning eight of twelve rounds on his Minarelli while Ricardo Tormo won the 50cc crown for Bultaco. Beginning in 1981, motorcycle frame technology evolved quickly as motorcycle manufacturers moved from the steel, featherbed frame chassis first developed in the 1950s, to aluminium frames featuring large, twin beams as first pioneered by Spanish constructor, Antonio Cobas.http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Apr/040414cob.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20040902232711/http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2004/Apr/040414cob.htm dead 2 September 2004 Framing the Future: The Legacy of Antonio Cobas Superbikeplanet.com 5 December 2012 1981 Grand Prix season calendar The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1981: RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 22 March Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Autódromo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires 2 26 April Austria Großer Preis von Österreich Salzburgring 3 3 May Germany Großer Preis von Deutschland Hockenheimring 4 10 May Italy Gran Premio delle Nazioni Autodromo Nazionale Monza 5 17 May France Grand Prix de France Moto Circuit Paul Ricard 6 24 May Spain 1977 Gran Premio de España Circuito Permanente Del Jarama 7 31 May Yugoslavia Yu Grand Prix Automotodrom Rijeka 8 27 June Netherlands Dutch TT Assen TT Circuit Assen 9 5 July Belgium Grand Prix Moto Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 10 12 July San Marino Gran Premio di San Marino Autodromo Dino Ferrari 11 2 August UK Marlboro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 12 9 August Finland Finnish GP Imatra Circuit 13 16 August Sweden Swedish TT Scandinavian Raceway 14 30 August Czechoslovakia Grand Prix ČSSR Brno CircuitSources:http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054241/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm dead 1 September 2009 Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden. Jumping Jack 17 July 2018https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1981-world-motorcycle-championship/ 1981 500cc World Championship race results motorsportmagazine.com 19 March 2026 Calendar changes The Argentine Grand Prix was added to the calendar. The Austrian Grand Prix returned on the calendar after a one-year absence. Last year's scheduled running of the event was cancelled due to snowy weather conditions on race week. The German Grand Prix was moved forward, from 24 August to 3 May. The German Grand Prix moved from the Nürburgring-Nordschleife to the Hockenheimring for the next three years due to ongoing construction to replace it with a new venue. The Nations Grand Prix moved from the Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The Yugoslavian Grand Prix was moved forward, from 15 June to 31 May. The Belgian Grand Prix moved from Circuit Zolder to Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps after the track problems at Spa-Francorchamps were resolved. The San Marino Grand Prix was added to the calendar. The Finnish Grand Prix was moved back, from 27 July to 9 August. The Swedish Grand Prix was added to the calendar after a one-year absence. Results and standings 1981 Grand Prix season results Round Date: Race Location 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 350cc winner 500cc winner Report 1 22 March Argentina Argentine Grand Prix Buenos Aires Spain 1977 Angel Nieto France Jean-François Baldé South Africa 1928 Jon Ekerold Report 2 26 April Austria Austrian Grand Prix Salzburgring Spain 1977 Angel Nieto France Patrick Fernandez United States Randy Mamola Report 3 3 May Germany German Grand Prix Hockenheim Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Germany Anton Mang United States Kenny Roberts Report 4 10 May Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo France Guy Bertin France Eric Saul South Africa 1928 Jon Ekerold United States Kenny Roberts Report 5 17 May France French Grand Prix Paul Ricard Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report 6 24 May Spain 1977 Spanish Grand Prix Jarama Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Report 7 31 May Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Rijeka Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Italy Loris Reggiani Germany Anton Mang United States Randy Mamola Report 8 27 June Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Germany Anton Mang Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report 9 5 July Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Germany Anton Mang Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report 10 12 July San Marino San Marino Grand Prix Imola Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Italy Loris Reggiani Germany Anton Mang Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report 11 2 August UK British Grand Prix Silverstone Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Germany Anton Mang Netherlands Jack Middelburg Report 12 9 August Finland Finnish Grand Prix Imatra Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Germany Anton Mang Italy Marco Lucchinelli Report 13 16 August Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Anderstorp Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Germany Anton Mang UK Barry Sheene Report 14 30 August Czechoslovakia Czechoslovak Grand Prix Brno Circuit Netherlands Theo Timmer Germany Anton Mang Germany Anton Mang ReportSources: 500cc riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. All races counted towards the final standings. Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Place Rider Team Machine AUTAustria GERGermany NATItaly FRAFrance YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands BELBelgium SMRSan Marino GBRGreat Britain FINFinland SWESweden Points1 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Nava Gallina-Suzuki RG500 Ret 3 5 1 2 1 1 1 19 1 91052 United States Randy Mamola Heron-Suzuki RG500 1 2 Ret 2 1 Ret 3 4 3 2 13943 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha International YZR500 Ret 1 1 5 3 Ret 2 DNS 2 7 Ret744 UK Barry Sheene Akai-Yamaha YZR500 4 6 3 4 5 Ret 4 2 Ret Ret 1725 New Zealand Graeme Crosby Heron-Suzuki RG500 2 13 2 3 4 Ret 7 3 Ret 5 5686 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen IMN Yamaha YZR500 5 4 4 8 7 2 5 Ret 6 Ret 2647 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki RG500 8 8 7 9 DNS 5 6 7 1 4 3608 South Africa 1928 Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki KR500 6 Ret Ret 7 DNS 3 19 5 Ret 3 4439 France Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 12 9 Ret 10 Ret 13 8 8 5 6 62510 Japan Hiroyuki Kawasaki Heron-Suzuki RG500 3 7 Ret 619 11France Bernard Fau GPA Total RG500 Ret 25 12 12 7 10 Ret 4 Ret 1014 12Italy Guido Paci Belgarda Yamaha YZR500 6 9 9 12 6 13 Ret Ret14 13Italy Franco Uncini Uncini-Suzuki RG500 7 10 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 16 Ret 712 14Netherlands Willem Zoet Stimorol Racing RG500 14 4 9 Ret10 15Finland Seppo Rossi RG500 15 Ret 16 11 8 11 17 14 8 89 16Italy Gianni Pelletier RG500 10 Ret Ret 6 Ret 16 9 Ret Ret 8 17Switzerland Michel Frutschi Hostettler Yamaha YZR500 Ret 5 16 23 16 Ret 11 Ret6 18United Kingdom Dave Potter Team BP-Yamaha YZR500 Ret Ret 6 26 NC5 19New Zealand Stuart Avant Ellis Racing RG500 Ret Ret 19 16 19 22 74 20Switzerland Sergio Pellandini RG500 17 21 10 13 Ret 8 15 11 Ret Ret 164 21Japan Ikujiro Takai Yamaha International YZR500 8 Ret3 22United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mitsui Yamaha YZR500 DNQ 18 20 Ret 9 10 153 23France Frank Gross RG500 DNQ DNQ 15 DNQ Ret 92 24Netherlands Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing RG500 9 142 25France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 Ret 9 Ret 17 Ret 12 18 Ret Ret2 26Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha International YZR500 23 11 14 Ret Ret 10 11 Ret NC Ret Ret1 27United Kingdom Chris Guy RG500 101 28United Kingdom Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 Ret 17 Ret DNQ 13 10 Ret1 29Finland Kimmo Kopra RG500 16 14 10 20 Ret 15 Ret 181 Italy Graziano Rossi Morbidelli Morbidelli 500-4 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 11 Ret 110 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Frankonia-Suzuki RG500 11 12 Ret Ret Ret 15 27 Ret Ret 15 170 France Dominique Pernet YZR500 26 19 11 180 Italy Leandro Beccheroni RG500 110 Italy Gianni Rolando RG500 12 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret0 Sweden Peter Sjöström RG500 17 21 Ret Ret 12 Ret 220 NED Dick Alblas Hollande Isolatie RG500 120 Sweden Lars Johansson RG500 120 Italy Walter Migliorati RG500 14 18 13 15 Ret 130 Switzerland Alain Roethlisberger RG500 22 22 18 22 13 200 Japan Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NR500 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret0 Finland Timo Pohjola RG500 130 Denmark Børge Nielsen RG500 16 21 Ret 14 140 Venezuela Roberto Pietri RG500 DNQ 21 140 USA Dale Singleton Beaulieu Yamaha YZR500 Ret Ret 14 Ret0 AUS Gregg Hansford Team Kawasaki KR500 14 Ret0 France Raymond Roche RG500 Ret 15 15 Ret0 Germany Andreas Hofmann RG500 Ret 20 150 France Christian Estrosi YZR500 16 19 Ret Ret Ret Ret 29 Ret Ret0 Germany Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team YZR500 19 23 DNQ 23 17 DNQ 200 France Jean Lafond RG500 Ret 170 Italy Fabio Biliotti RG500 Ret 170 Great Britain Graham Wood YZR500 170 Netherlands Henk de Vries Henk de Vries Motoren YZR500 18 200 Brazil Marco Greco RG500 29 DNQ 24 180 Italy Rafaelle Pasqual YZR500 Ret DNQ 180 France Jacques Agopian RG500 180 Italy Carlo Perugini Sanvenero Sanvenero 500 DNQ DNQ 19 DNQ Ret 23 Ret0 Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva GP500 30 Ret DNQ Ret DNQ 190 Sweden Åke Grahn YZR500 190 Austria Michael Schmid RG500 20 24 DNQ0 Italy Marco Papa RG500 200 Germany Jochen Schmid RG500 200 Sweden Lennart Bäckström RG500 21 DNQ0 Great Britain Alex George YZR500 210 Sweden Peter Sköld RG500 210 Great Britain Barry Woodland RG500 220 Belgium Philippe Chaltin RG500 240 New Zealand Dennis Ireland RG500 25 Ret0 Germany Gerhard Vogt RG500 27 0 Germany Günter Dreier RG500 280 Great Britain Gary Lingham RG500 28 Ret0 Germany Gustav Reiner Team Solitude Deutschland Solo Ret Ret Ret0 South Africa 1928 Jon Ekerold Team Solitude Deutschland Solo Ret Ret DNQ Ret0 USA Mike Baldwin RG500 Ret Ret Ret0 Austria Stefan Klabacher Saga Racing YZR500 Ret Ret0 Italy Adelio Faccioli RG500 Ret Ret0 France Patrick Fernandez YZR500 Ret0 Australia Graeme Geddes YZR500 Ret0 Austria Fritz Kerschbaumer Triumph Club Wien YZR500 Ret0 Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt YZR500 Ret0 Germany Klaus Klein FKN Ret0 Germany Peter Ammann RG500 Ret0 France Herve Guilleux YZR500 Ret0 France Hubert Rigal YZR500 Ret0 Italy Sergio Bertocchi RG500 Ret0 USA Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NR500 Ret0 Great Britain Steve Henshaw RG500 Ret0 Great Britain John Newbold RG500 Ret0 Italy Corrado Tuzii RG500 Ret0 Finland Seppo Korhonen RG500 Ret0 Sweden Bengt Slydal RG500 Ret0 USA Gina Bovaird YZR500 DNQ0 NED Rob Punt RG500 DNQ0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1981/500cc/championship-standings 1981 500cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 350cc standings Place Rider Machine ARGArgentina AUTAustria GERGermany NATItaly YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands Points1 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki KR350 7 2 1 2 1 11032 South Africa 1928 Jon Ekerold Yamaha TZ 350 1 3 Ret 1 2523 France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki KR350 2 Ret Ret Ret 6 3494 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha TZ 350 4 1 Ret 4 7 4465 Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado Yamaha TZ 350 3 5 Ret 8 3 2416 UK Keith Huewen Yamaha TZ 350 6 4 Ret Ret 7297 France Thierry Espié Yamaha TZ 350 6 8 3 Ret 5 Ret248 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Yamaha TZ 350 9 7 25 20 4209 France Eric Saul Chevallier-Yamaha Ret Ret 2 5 Ret1810 Australia Graeme McGregor Yamaha TZ 350 7 7 514 11 Australia Graeme Geddes Yamaha TZ 350 8 4 Ret Ret Ret11 12 Germany Martin Wimmer Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 19 11 10 911 13 Germany Gustav Reiner Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 12 Ret10 14 Italy Massimo Matteoni Yamaha TZ 350 3 Ret Ret 10 15 Australia Jeffrey Sayle Yamaha TZ 350 5 Ret Ret Ret10 16 Netherlands Mar Schouten Yamaha TZ 350 610 17 Switzerland Wolfgang Von Muralt Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 138 18 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha TZ 350 Ret Ret Ret8 19 Netherlands Peter Looijensteijn Yamaha TZ 350 12 Ret 8 9 88 20Great Britain Charlie Williams Yamaha TZ 3506 21 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha TZ 350 5 Ret6 22 Italy Sauro Pazzaglia Yamaha TZ 350 Ret Ret 9 Ret6 23 France Roger Sibille Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 6 Ret Ret 165 24South Africa 1928 Alan North Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 13 6 Ret5 25 Finland Reino Eskelinen Yamaha TZ 350 26 16 12 Ret4 26 Great Britain Tony Rogers Yamaha TZ 350 11 Ret 83 27 Belgium Rene Delaby Yamaha TZ 350 17 14 Ret 143 28 Austria Edi Stoellinger Kawasaki KR350 10 9 12 Ret3 29 Great Britain Donnie Robinson Yamaha TZ 3502 30Great Britain Tony Head Yamaha TZ 350 9 Ret 13 11 112 31Italy Paolo Ferretti Yamaha TZ 350 11 12 10 Ret 142 32 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha TZ 350 Ret Ret 10 Ret1 33 Sweden Bengt Elgh Yamaha TZ 350 21 15 101 34 Chile Vincenzo Cascino Yamaha TZ 350 10 Ret1 Switzerland Bruno Kneubuhler Yamaha TZ 350 11 18 Ret Ret0 Germany Walter Hoffmann Yamaha TZ 350 120 Great Britain Clive Horton Yamaha TZ 350 16 130 Argentina Yervant Samirdjian Yamaha TZ 350 130 Brazil Lucilo Baumer Yamaha TZ 350 140 France Jean-Louis Albera Yamaha TZ 350 140 Netherlands Klaas Hernamdt Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 18 150 Argentina Limberg Moreira Yamaha TZ 350 150 Germany Werner Hilbk Yamaha TZ 350 150 Finland Eero Hyvarinen Yamaha TZ 350 150 Argentina Dimas Anggara Yamaha TZ 350 160 Austria Werner Schmied Yamaha TZ 350 160 Netherlands Rinus van Kasteren Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 17 Ret 170 Austria Manfred Obinger Yamaha TZ 350 170 Yugoslavia Mitja Erjavec Yamaha TZ 350 180 Yugoslavia Mladen Tomic Yamaha TZ 350 180 Venezuela Eduardo Aleman Yamaha TZ 350 Ret 19 Ret0 Switzerland Edwin Weibel Yamaha TZ 350 190 Germany Manfred Herweh Yamaha TZ 350 200 Germany Alois Tost Yamaha TZ 350 220 Germany Heinz Chittka Yamaha TZ 350 230 Germany Bodo Schmidt Yamaha TZ 350 240 Austria Siegfried Minich Yamaha TZ 350 Ret Ret Ret Ret0 Argentina Marcelo Diez Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Brazil Claudio Girotto Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Argentina Fernando Cerdera Kawasaki KR350 Ret0 Venezuela Rafael Olavarria Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 France Pierre Bolle Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Argentina Alfredo Rios Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Argentina Pancracio Catania Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Venezuela Alejandro Aleman Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Italy Walter Villa Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Italy Arturo Venanzi Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Yugoslavia Vojko Princic Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Yugoslavia Bozo Janesic Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Japan Yoshimasa Matsumoto Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Yugoslavia Marijan Kosic Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Czechoslovakia Marian Srna Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 France Jacques Bolle Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 USA Richard Schlachter Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0 Great Britain Mick Grant Yamaha TZ 350 Ret0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1981/350cc/championship-standings 1981 350cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 250cc standings Place Rider Machine ARGArgentina GERGermany NATItaly FRAFrance ESPSpain NEDNetherlands BELBelgium Points1 West Germany Anton Mang Kawasaki 14 1 3 1 1 1 11602 France Jean-François Baldé Kawasaki 1 9 6 4 2 6 3953 Switzerland Roland Freymond Ad Majora 5 3 Ret Ret 13 4 11724 Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado Yamaha Ret 2 Ret 3 3 2 2565 France Patrick Fernandez Yamaha 3 Ret 5 7 6 3 12436 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Kawasaki 12 13 10 14 5 7 14367 France Jean-Louis Tournadre Yamaha Ret Ret 16 6348 West Germany Martin Wimmer Yamaha 6 17 4 16 8 8 Ret339 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Yamaha 9 23 13 Ret Ret 10 52610 United States Richard Schlachter Yamaha 6 Ret Ret 4 9 DNQ25 11France Thierry Espie Chevallier-Yamaha 10 Ret 7 2 10 Ret Ret24 12Italy Maurizio Massimiani Ad Majora 13 14 2 8 7 13 822 13France Eric Saul Chevallier-Yamaha 7 1 Ret 2019 14 Italy Paolo Ferretti Yamaha Ret 4 Ret Ret 19 19 1816 15 Australia Graeme Geddes Yamaha 2 11 Ret 22 9 1314 16 Belgium Jean Marc Toffolo Armstrong 16 Ret 18 15 Ret 4 12 17 France Christian Estrosi Yamaha Ret 12 9 10 18 Ret12 18 Australia Graeme McGregor Yamaha 10 Ret DNQ 11 Ret11 19 France Roger Sibille Yamaha 11 18 6 Ret 1611 20 France Herve Guilleux Siroko-Rotax 4 Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret10 21 Italy Pier Luigi Conforti Kawasaki Ret8 22 Austria Edi Stoellinger Kawasaki 7 87 23 Finland Eero Hyvärinen Yamaha 176 24 Australia Jeffrey Sayle Armstrong Ret 14 DNQ 5 Ret6 25 Spain Angel Nieto Siroko-Rotax Ret 5 Ret DNQ Ret 126 26 France Pierre Bolle Yamaha 5 Ret6 27 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Rotax 8 17 15 Ret 14 DNQ5 28 Spain Sito Pons Siroko-Rotax Ret Ret 74 29 France Jacques Bolle Yamaha 94 30 Italy Loris Reggiani Yamaha 8 Ret Ret 21 143 31 France Andre Gouin Yamaha 15 13 103 32 Great Britain Steve Tonkin Armstrong DNQ1 33 Sweden Bengt Elgh Yamaha1 34 Austria Siegfried Minich Bartol-Yamaha Ret DNQ1 South Africa 1928 Alan North Yamaha 16 17 11 Ret0 Italy Franco Marchegiani Yamaha 20 11 18 16 Ret0 France Alain Beraud Yamaha 11 Ret0 Italy Sauro Pazzaglia MBA Ret DNQ 12 Ret0 Great Britain Tony Rogers Yamaha 12 Ret0 Italy Germano Conti MBA 120 Germany Karl-Thomas Grassel Yamaha Ret 16 15 23 170 France Pierre Tocco Yamaha Ret 20 150 Netherlands Mar Schouten MBA 15 Ret0 Venezuela Eduardo Aleman Yamaha 150 Austria August Auinger Rotax 17 Ret0 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Egli 17 DNQ0 Brazil Lauro Assakawa Yamaha 180 Italy Gianpaolo Marchetti MBA Ret 19 Ret0 France Antoine Longo Yamaha 190 Germany Gerhard Waibel Yamaha 190 Netherlands Rinus van Kasteren Yamaha 200 Belgium Olivier Liegeois Yamaha 200 Great Britain Clive Horton Armstrong 25 Ret Ret 21 DNQ0 Italy Massimo Matteoni Tre Stelle 21 Ret0 Great Britain Tony Head Yamaha Ret 21 DNQ0 Germany Walter Hoffmann Yamaha 220 Spain Carlos Morante Yamaha 220 Germany Jurgen Schmit Yamaha 240 France Jean-Louis Albera Kawasaki 240 Belgium Etienne Geeraerd Yamaha 26 DNQ0 Germany Bernd Schappacher Rotax 270 Great Britain Johnny Scott Yamaha 280 Germany Franz Schwarz Yamaha 290 Germany Gerhard Vogt Rotax 300 Netherlands Peter Looijestein Yamaha Ret Ret Ret Ret DNQ0 USA Eddie Lawson Kawasaki Ret Ret Ret0 France Michel Rougerie Yamaha Ret Ret Ret0 Netherlands Klaas Hernamdt Yamaha Ret Ret Ret0 Switzerland Hans Müller MBA Ret Ret Ret0 Finland Pekka Nurmi Yamaha Ret Ret0 Germany Herbert Hauf FKN Ret Ret0 France Jean-Jacques Peyre Yamaha Ret Ret0 Venezuela Ivan Palazzese Yamaha Ret0 Germany Michael Lederer Yamaha Ret0 Japan Sadao Asami Yamaha Ret0 Germany Stefan Jannsen Yamaha Ret0 Great Britain Mick Grant Armstrong Ret0 Belgium Michel Simeon Yamaha DNS0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1981/250cc/championship-standings 1981 250cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 125cc standings Place Rider Machine ARGArgentina AUTAustria GERGermany NATItaly FRAFrance ESPSpain YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands SMRSan Marino Points1 Spain 1977 Angel Nieto Minarelli 1 1 1 4 1 1 Ret 1 21402 Italy Loris Reggiani Minarelli 2 2 Ret 2 6 5 1 2 1953 Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi MBA 5 3 Ret Ret 3 3 2 3 3844 Switzerland Hans Müller MBA 6 3 5 4 4 3 4 17585 France Jacques Bolle Motobécane 3 Ret Ret 3 26 6 11 Ret 5556 France Guy Bertin Sanvenero Ret Ret Ret 1 2 Ret Ret 10 Ret407 Venezuela 1930 Iván Palazzese MBA Ret 7 2 6 5 Ret378 Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Sanvenero 12 Ret 8 4369 Italy Maurizio Vitali MBA 8 14 7 5 Ret 4 6 Ret3610 Argentina Hugo Vignetti MBA Ret Ret Ret 8 7 630 11Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger MBA 2 6 11 7 527 12France Jean Claude Selini MBA Ret 16 9 9 918 13Argentina Willy Perez MBA 4 11 17 8 15 11 Ret 15 1015 14Austria August Auinger Bartol Ret Ret Ret 8 10 7 914 15 Germany Gerhard Waibel MBA 5 12 8 Ret 812 16 Finland Johnny Wickstroem MBA 15 8 16 Ret 13 13 10 17 Sweden Per Edward Carlsson MBA 7 7 Ret 18 10 11 169 18 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Iprem 4 Ret Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret8 19 Germany Gert Bender Bender 48 20 Netherlands Anton Straver MBA 13 16 Ret Ret 16 128 21 France Thierry Noblesse MBA 14 5 Ret Ret 117 22 Netherlands Henk Van Kessel EGA 10 6 10 Ret 147 23 Venezuela 1930 Ivan Troisi MBA 65 24 France Michel Galbit MBA 15 13 14 125 25 Italy Roberto Ruosi MBA Ret 74 26 Hungary Janos Drapal MBA 7 Ret Ret4 27 Spain Fernando González de Nicolas MBA 83 28 Austria Hans Hummel MBA 9 Ret2 29 Switzerland Joe Genoud MBA 9 Ret 20 13 13 20 152 30 Italy Maurizio Musco MBA 92 31 France Yves Dupont MBA 12 Ret 13 9 Ret Ret2 32 Sweden Jan Bäckström MBA DNQ2 33 Australia Barry Smith MBA 92 34 Belgium Olivier Liegeois MBA 141 35 Germany Alfred Waibel MBA 10 Ret Ret1 36 Italy Michele Ettore MBA 101 37 Austria Erich Klein MBA Ret 12 22 15 12 Ret1 38 Argentina Norberto Gatti Minarelli 101 Germany Stefan Jannsen MBA 11 140 Argentina Fabian Gonzales MBA 110 Great Britain Peter Hubbard MBA 110 Netherlands Ton Spek MBA 17 12 Ret0 France Jacky Hutteau Afam 13 18 Ret Ret 180 Netherlands Theo Timmer MBA 16 22 Ret 14 14 Ret0 France Bernard Gatti MBA 15 180 Italy Libero Piccirillo MBA 150 Czechoslovakia Peter Balaz MBA 24 16 22 190 Belgium Chris Baert MBA 24 16 200 France Joel Benniza MBA 17 Ret0 France Paul Bordes MBA 170 Yugoslavia Janez Pintar Hess 170 Netherlands Jan Eggens EGA 170 Netherlands Jan Huberts Sanvenero 18 180 France Frédéric Michel MBA 26 190 Germany Norbert Peschke MBA 190 Yugoslavia Marijan Kosic MBA 190 Netherlands Boy van Erp MBA 190 Czechoslovakia Zbynek Havrda MBA 200 Belgium Lucio Pietroniro MBA 21 23 Ret0 Germany Robert Bauer MBA 210 Austria Werner Schmied MBA 210 Netherlands Peter van Niel MBA 210 Germany Walter Kaletsch MBA 230 Algeria Bady Hassaine MBA 230 Monaco Joël Malatino MBA 25 Ret0 France François Wirtz MBA 250 Great Britain Spencer Crabbe MBA 270 Switzerland Reiner Koster MBA Ret Ret DNQ0 Italy Nardone MBA Ret Ret0 Italy Italo Zerbini MBA Ret Ret0 Argentina Francisco Incorvaia MBA Ret0 Italy Pierluigi Aldrovandi MBA Ret0 Italy Ivan Villini MBA Ret0 Great Britain John Kernan MBA Ret0 Italy Rino Zuliani MBA Ret0 France Patrick Herouard Sanvenero Ret0 Switzerland Jean-Michel Perret MBA Ret0 Spain Antonio Garcia MBA Ret0 Spain Juan Carlos Gonzales MBA Ret0 Spain Pablo Cegarra MBA Ret0 Yugoslavia Zdravko Ljeljak MBA Ret0 Yugoslavia Vladimir Hegel MBA Ret0 Yugoslavia Alojz Pavlic MBA Ret0 Italy Maurizio Goretti MBA Ret0 Place Rider Machine ARGArgentina AUTAustria GERGermany NATItaly FRAFrance ESPSpain YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands SMRSan Marino PointsSources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1981/125cc/championship-standings 1981 125cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 50cc standings Place Rider Machine GERGermany NATItaly ESPSpain YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands BELBelgium SMRSan Marino Points1 Spain 1977 Ricardo Tormo Bultaco Ret 1 1 1 1 1 1902 Netherlands Theo Timmer Bultaco Ret 5 4 4 4 3 3653 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler 1 2 2 2 Ret514 Austria Hans Hummel Sachs 2 6 8 6 5 5435 West Germany Hagen Klein Kreidler Ret 3 6 5 5 Ret 6406 Switzerland Rolf Blatter Kreidler Ret Ret 5 3 3 4 Ret397 Netherlands Henk van Kessel Kreidler Ret Ret Ret Ret 2 2 2368 Italy Giuseppe Ascareggi Minarelli 4 4289 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Villa 8 8 7 6 72310 Netherlands George Looijesteyn Kreidler 5 7 Ret 17 6 821 11West Germany Rainer Kunz Kreidler 3 Ret Ret20 12France Yves Dupont ABF Ret Ret 3 7 Ret Ret14 13Spain 1977 Joaquim Gali Bultaco 12 12 10 9 9 7 911 14West Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler Ret 9 8 Ret 7 21 1010 15Austria Otto Machinek Kreidler 4 Ret Ret 16 20 138 16West Germany Kasimer Rapczynski Kreidler 6 Ret Ret 22 22 6 17France Pascal Kambourian Kreidler 10 9 86 18 Germany Gerhard Bauer Kreidler 7 12 114 19 Germany Günter Schirnhofer Kreidler Ret 14 12 11 Ret 9 124 20 Netherlands Jos van Dongen Kreidler 15 8 153 21 Germany Klaus Kull Kreidler 9 26 232 22 Belgium Chris Baert Kreidler 19 18 14 10 10 Ret2 23 Germany Herbert Engelhardt Kreidler 101 24 Germany Rainer Scheidhauer Kreidler Ret 15 10 131 France Yves le Toumelin TYL 11 Ret 11 130 Yugoslavia Zdravko Matulja Tomos 11 Ret Ret 12 Ret0 Italy Giuliano Gerani BBFT 16 110 Netherlands Floor Maasland FMT 110 Germany Gerhard Singer Kreidler Ret Ret 12 14 19 250 Switzerland Joe Genoud RYB 15 13 18 Ret 14 240 Spain Ramon Gali Kreidler 13 15 15 16 160 Italy Salvatore Milano UFO 13 Ret0 Czechoslovakia Zbynek Havdra Kreidler 130 France Bruno di Carlo MDC 16 Ret 14 170 Italy Claudio Granata Kreidler Ret 140 Germany Dieter Göppner Kreidler 140 Italy Giuliano Tabanelli Ringhini 19 150 Switzerland Reiner Koster Malanca 17 20 16 Ret 20 Ret 210 Yugoslavia Zlatko Adamovic Kreidler 160 Yugoslavia Peter Verbic Kreidler 18 17 Ret Ret0 Great Britain Spencer Crabbe MBA Ret 17 250 Italy Enrico Cereda Kreidler Ret 170 Spain Jose M. Baena Kreidler 170 Germany Thomas Engl PCR 18 180 Spain Vicente Ferrer Kreidler 180 Netherlands Bertus Grinwis PCR 180 Netherlands Jan Welvaarts Kreidler 190 Italy Enzo Saffiotti UFO 190 Germany Henry Nagel Kreidler 200 Italy Pasquale Buonfante UFO 200 Netherlands Paul Rimmelzwaan Kreidler 210 Finland Mika-Sakari Komu Kreidler 230 Norway Ove Skifjeld Kreidler 240 Belgium Dirk van der Donckt Kreidler 270 Belgium Robert Evrard Kreidler 280 Yugoslavia Hulric Kreidler Ret0 Spain Daniel Mateos Kreidler Ret0 Spain Alfonso Maner Kreidler Ret0 Spain Pedro Cegarra Kreidler Ret0 Spain Antonio Garcia Kreidler Ret0 Netherlands Hans Spaan Kreidler Ret0 Yugoslavia Bojan Miklos Kreidler Ret0 Yugoslavia Darko Keletic Kreidler Ret0 France Michel De Poligny Kreidler Ret0 Germany Uli Merz Kreidler Ret0 Belgium Serge Julin JVM Ret0 Belgium Guido Delys Jumathi Ret0 Italy Renzo Fabbri Kreidler Ret0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1981/50cc/championship-standings 1981 50cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 Bibliography Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 Peter Clifford (1981) Motocourse 1981-82 Hazleton Publishing 978-0905138183 References External links The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 2010-07-06 2012-09-20 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920044915/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season