1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix

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.
West Germany  1981 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 May 1981
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider New Zealand Graeme Crosby
Time 2:12.450
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 2:10.550
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third Italy Marco Lucchinelli
350 cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 2:17.790
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second France Éric Saul
Third France Thierry Espié
250 cc
Pole position
Rider West Germany Anton Mang
Time 2:22.510
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Venezuela Carlos Lavado
Third Switzerland Roland Freymond
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2:31.640
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Third Switzerland Hans Müller
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:49.690
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Austria Hans-Jürgen Hummel
Third West Germany Rainer Kunz

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 (motorcycle)}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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