1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix

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1981 Nations Grand Prix

Race details

Race 4 of 12 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Date

10 May 1981

Official name

Gran Premio delle Nazioni^[1]

Location

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Course

Permanent racing facility
5.800 km (3.604 mi)

500cc

Pole position
Rider	Marco Lucchinelli
Time	1:53.960
Fastest lap
Rider	Marco Lucchinelli
Time	2:06.900
Podium
First	Kenny Roberts
Second	Graeme Crosby
Third	Barry Sheene

350cc

Pole position
Rider	Anton Mang
Fastest lap
Rider	Jon Ekerold
Podium
First	Jon Ekerold
Second	Anton Mang
Third	Massimo Matteoni

250cc

Pole position
Rider	Anton Mang
Time	2:01.520
Fastest lap
Rider	Anton Mang
Time	2:13.810
Podium
First	Éric Saul
Second	Maurizio Massimiani
Third	Anton Mang

125cc

Pole position
Rider	Pier Paolo Bianchi
Fastest lap
Rider	Guy Bertin
Time	2:22.810
Podium
First	Guy Bertin
Second	Loris Reggiani
Third	Jacques Bolle

50cc

Pole position
Rider	Stefan Dörflinger
Fastest lap
Rider	Ricardo Tormo
Podium
First	Ricardo Tormo
Second	Stefan Dörflinger
Third	Hagen Klein

The 1981 Nations motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth race of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 8–10 May 1981 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	52'02.100	15
2	Graeme Crosby	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+4.650	12
3	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	+8.150	10
4	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	+33.480	8
5	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Suzuki	Suzuki	+36.170	6
6	Guido Paci		Yamaha	+37.120	5
7	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	+1'21.650	4
8	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	+1'26.220	3
9	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+1'36.480	2
10	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1'52.070	1
11	Leandro Becheroni		Suzuki	+1'55.910
12	Gianni Rolando		Lombardini	+1 lap
13	Walter Migliorati		Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	+1 lap
15	Raymond Roche		Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Keith Huewen	Heron Suzuki GB	Suzuki	+1 lap
18	Alain Rothlisberger		Suzuki	+2 laps
19	Stuart Avant	Ellis Racing	Suzuki	+2 laps
20	Marco Papa		Suzuki	+2 laps
21	Peter Sjöström		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	Takazumi Katayama	Honda International Racing	Honda	Retired
Ret	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Fabio Biliotti		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Virginio Ferrari	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	Retired
Ret	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Gianni Pelletier		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Retired
Ret	Gustav Reiner	Team Solitude Deutschland	Solo	Retired
Ret	Dave Potter		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Randy Mamola	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Adelio Faccioli		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
DNS	Steve Parrish	Team Mitsui Yamaha	Yamaha	Did not start
DNS	Carlo Perugini	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	Did not start
DNQ	Franck Gross		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Jon Ekerold	Team Solitude Deutschland	Solo	Did not qualify
DNQ	Josef Hage	Dieter Braun Team	Yamaha	Did not qualify
DNQ	Michael Schmid		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Roberto Pietri		Suzuki	Did not qualify
DNQ	Marco Greco		Yamaha	Did not qualify
Sources:^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "1981 Nations MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2018.
^ "motogp.com · NATIONS GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com. Retrieved 10 July 2018.

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