1981 New Zealand Grand Prix

CUST 27th New Zealand Grand Prix New Zealand New Zealand Pukekohe_Park_Raceway_(1967-1989).png Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand 10 January 1981 Permanent racing facility 1.76 2.82 60 105.6 169.2 Steve Millen New Zealand Ralt-Ford 0.57.9 Dave McMillan New Zealand Ralt-Ford David Oxton New Zealand Ralt-Ford Steve Millen New Zealand Ralt-Ford The 1981 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 10 January 1981. It was the 27th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run over two heats of 30 laps each, with the final results being an aggregate of the two. The event was won by New Zealander Dave McMillan. The podium was completed by fellow Kiwis David Oxton and Steve Millen. Classification Qualifying Pos No. Driver Car Time Gap 1 7 NZL Steve Millen Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 0:57.9 2 18 NZL David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 0:58.4 + 0.5 s 3 1 NZL Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/81 / Nissan LZ14 0:59.0 + 1.1 s 4 4 AUS John Smith March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 0:59.0 + 1.1 s 5 11 NZL Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 0:59.1 + 1.2 s 6 31 NZL Rob Wilson March 80A / Ford BDA 0:59.3 + 1.4 s 7 3 AUS Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 0:59.3 + 1.4 s 8 19 NZL Grant Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 0:59.7 + 1.8 s 9 5 GBR Adrian Reynard Cuda JR5 / Ford BDA 1:00.0 + 2.1 s 10 6 NZL Eric Morgan Chevron B29 / Ford BDA 1:00.3 + 2.4 s 11 12 NZL Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA 1:01.0 + 3.1 s 12 NZL Dave Saunders March 77B / Ford BDA 1:01.5 + 3.6 s 13 NZL Rex Hart Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA 1:02.0 + 4.1 s 14 NZL Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA Masport 1:05.3 + 7.4 s Grand Prix Pos No. Driver Car Heat 1 Heat 2 Laps Pts 1 1 NZL Dave McMillan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 1st 3rd 60 13 2 18 NZL David Oxton Ralt RT4/80 / Ford BDA 2nd 2nd 60 12 3 7 NZL Steve Millen Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA Ret 1st 60 9 4 4 AUS John Smith March 77B / Ford BDA Nicholson 3rd 4th 60 7 5 3 AUS Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT1 / Ford BDA 4th 5th 60 5 6 5 GBR Adrian Reynard Cuda JR5 / Ford BDA 5th 7th 59 2 7 19 NZL Grant Campbell Chevron B39 / Ford BDA 6th 9th 59 1 8 31 NZL Rob Wilson March 80A / Ford BDA 9th 6th 60 1 9 6 NZL Eric Morgan Chevron B29 / Ford BDA 7th 8th 59 Ret 11 NZL Ken Smith March 782/79B / Ford BDA 10th Ret 37 Ret 12 NZL Tom Donovan March 77B / Ford BDA Ret Ret 35 Ret NZL Robin Irving Modus M3 / Ford BDA 8th Ret 32 Ret NZL Rex Hart Surtees TS15 / Ford BDA Ret DNS 0 Ret NZL Dave Saunders March 77B / Ford BDA Ret DNS 0 DNS 1 NZL Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/81 / Nissan LZ14 Withdrew 0 Source(s): https://www.oldracingcars.com/pacific/results/newzealand/1980-1981/pukekohe/ New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 10 Jan 1981 oldracingcars.com 3 June 2022 References New Zealand Grand Prix 1980 New Zealand Grand Prix 1981 1982 New Zealand Grand Prix expanded Grand Prix Category:New Zealand Grand Prix Category:January 1981 sports events in Oceania