1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix explained

Grand Prix:	Austrian
Flag:	Austria
Official Name:	Großer Preis von Österreich^[1] ^[2] ^[3]
Location:	Salzburgring
Course Mi:	2.638
Course Km:	4.246
Race No:	2
Season No:	14
Date:	April 26
Year:	1981
Pole Rider 500:	Graeme Crosby
Pole Rider 500 Country:	NZL
Pole Time 500:	1:20.790
Fast Rider 500:	Randy Mamola
Fast Rider 500 Country:	USA
Fast Time 500:	1:20.740
First Rider 500:	Randy Mamola
First Rider 500 Country:	USA
Second Rider 500:	Graeme Crosby
Second Rider 500 Country:	NZL
Third Rider 500:	Hiroyuki Kawasaki
Third Rider 500 Country:	JPN
Pole Rider 350:	Anton Mang
Pole Rider 350 Country:	BRD
Pole Time 350:	1:24.290
Fast Rider 350:	Unknown
First Rider 350:	Patrick Fernandez
First Rider 350 Country:	FRA
Second Rider 350:	Anton Mang
Second Rider 350 Country:	BRD
Third Rider 350:	Jon Ekerold
Third Rider 350 Country:	RSA
Third Rider 350 Country Flag Suffix:	1928
Pole Rider 250:	No 250cc race was held
Fast Rider 250:	No 250cc race was held
First Rider 250:	No 250cc race was held
Second Rider 250:	No 250cc race was held
Third Rider 250:	No 250cc race was held
Pole Rider 125:	Pier Paolo Bianchi
Pole Rider 125 Country:	ITA
Pole Time 125:	1:32.330
Fast Rider 125:	Unknown
First Rider 125:	Ángel Nieto
First Rider 125 Country:	ESP
Second Rider 125:	Loris Reggiani
Second Rider 125 Country:	ITA
Third Rider 125:	Pier Paolo Bianchi
Third Rider 125 Country:	ITA
Pole Rider 50:	No 50cc was held
Fast Rider 50:	No 50cc was held
First Rider 50:	No 50cc was held
Second Rider 50:	No 50cc was held
Third Rider 50:	No 50cc was held

The 1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 April 1981 at the Salzburgring.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Randy Mamola	Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	48'06.660	15
2	Graeme Crosby	Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+9.890	12
3	Hiroyuki Kawasaki	Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+18.480	10
4	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	+20.870	8
5	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	+21.810	6
6	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+38.100	5
7	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	+48.560	4
8	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	+50.410	3
9	Wil Hartog	Riemersma Racing	Suzuki	+1'17.310	2
10	Gianni Pelletier		Morbidelli	+1 lap	1
11	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+1 lap
12	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+1 lap
13	Takazumi Katayama	Honda International Racing	Honda	+1 lap
14	Walter Migliorati		Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1 lap
18	Henk de Vries	Henk de Vries Motoren	Suzuki	+1 lap
19	Josef Hage	Dieter Braun Team	Yamaha	+1 lap
20	Michael Schmid		Suzuki	+1 lap
21	Alain Rothlisberger		Suzuki	+1 lap
22	Lennart Bäckström		Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Stuart Avant	Ellis Racing	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gustav Reiner	Team Solitude Deutschland	Solo	Retired
Ret	Raffaele Pasqual		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Graeme Geddes		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Bernard Fau		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Patrick Fernandez		Bimota-Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Jon Ekerold	Team Solitude Deutschland	Solo	Retired
DNS	Raymond Roche		Suzuki	Did not start
DNS	Stefan Klabacher	Saga Racing	Yamaha	Did not start
DNQ	Fritz Kerschbaumer	Triumph Club Wien	Yamaha	Did not qualify
Sources:^[4] ^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.. Archive.fo. 9 July 2018. 25 July 2015. https://archive.today/20150725171959/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm. bot: unknown.
2. Web site: 1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project. Malcolm. Mitchell. Progcovers.com. 9 October 2018.
3. Web site: Motor Racing Programme Covers. Progcovers.com. 9 July 2018.
4. Web site: 1981 Austrian MotoGP. 15 January 2018. Motorpsortmagazine.com. 9 July 2018.
5. Web site: motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981. Motogp.com. 9 July 2018. 9 July 2018. https://web.archive.org/web/20180709155234/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/AUT/500cc. dead.