Motorcycle World Championship 1981
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| 500 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Marco Lucchinelli |
| Constructor: | Suzuki |
| 350 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Toni Mang |
| Constructor: | Kawasaki |
| 250 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Toni Mang |
| Constructor: | Kawasaki |
| 125 cc world champion | |
| Driver: | Ángel Nieto |
| Constructor: | Minarelli |
| 50 cm³ world champion | |
| Driver: | Ricardo Tormo |
| Constructor: | Bultaco |
| Team (500 cm³) world champions | |
| Driver: |
Rolf Biland Kurt Waltisperg |
| Constructor: | LCR - Yamaha |
| <1980 season | |
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The 1981 motorcycle world championship season was the 33rd in the history of the FIM - motorcycle road world championship .
In the classes up to 500 cm³ eleven, in the classes up to 350 cm³ and up to 50 cm³ eight, in the classes up to 250 cm³ and up to 125 cm³ twelve and in the sidecars ten races were held.
Distribution of points
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| space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9 | 10 |
| Points | 15th | 12 | 10 | 8th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
All the results achieved were included in the evaluation.
500 cc class
Race results
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Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Suzuki .
350 cm³ class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Kawasaki .
250 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Kawasaki .
125 cc class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Minarelli .
50 cm³ class
Race results
Driver ranking
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Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Bultaco .
Carriages (500 cm³)
Race results
| date | run | route | 1st place | place 2 | place 3 | Pole position | Nice Race lap | |
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| 1 | 04/26 |
 Austrian GP
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Salzburgring |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
| 2 | 03.05. |
 45th GP of Germany
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Hockenheim |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
| 3 | 05/17 |
 French GP
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Le Castellet |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 4th | May 24th |
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Jarama |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Masato Kumano / Kunio Takeshima |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 5 | 06/27 |
 51. Dutch TT
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Aces |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
| 6th | 05.07. |
 54th Belgian GP
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Spa Francorchamps |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
| 7th | 08/02 |
 British GP
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Silverstone |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Derek Jones / Brian Ayres |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
unknown | unknown |
| 8th | 08/09 |
 GP of Finland
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Imatra |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Werner Schwärzel / Andreas Huber |
| 9 | 08/16 |
 Swedish GP
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Anderstorp |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Jock Taylor / Benga Johansson |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
| 10 | 08/30 |
 Czechoslovakian GP
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Masaryk ring |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Alain Michel / Michael Burkhard |
Derek Jones / Brian Ayres |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Rolf Biland / Kurt Waltisperg |
Driver ranking
| 1 |
 Rolf Biland
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Kurt Waltisperg |
LCR - Yamaha | 127 |
| 2 |
Alain Michel
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Michael Burkhard |
Seymaz -Yamaha | 106 |
| 3 |
Jock Taylor
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Benga Johansson
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Fowler-Yamaha | 87 |
| 4th |
Derek Jones
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Brian Ayres |
Yamaha | 53 |
| 5 |
Werner Schwärzel
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Andreas Huber |
Seymaz-Yamaha | 51 |
| 6th |
 Masato Kumano
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Kunio Takeshima |
LCR Yamaha | 40 |
| 7th |
Michel Vanneste
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Serge Vanneste |
Seymaz-Yamaha | 26th |
| 8th |
Egbert Streuer
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Bernard Schnieders or Kenneth Williams or Jouko Leppänen or Charles Vroegop |
LCR Yamaha | 24 |
| 9 |
Mick Boddice
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Chas Birks |
Yamaha | 20th |
| 10 |
Trevor Ireson
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Clive Pollington |
Yamaha | 18th |
| 11 |
Jesco Höckert
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Thomas Riedel |
Busch Yamaha | 18th |
| 12 |
Albert Giesemann
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Wolfgang Gäbke and Karl Paul |
LCR Yamaha | 12 |
| 13 |
 Peter Campbell
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Dick Goodwin |
Yamaha | 10 |
| 14th |
Wolfgang Stropek
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Karl Altrichter and Hans-Peter Demling |
Yamaha | 10 |
| 15th |
Walter Ohrmann
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Heinz Radomski |
Yamaha | 8th |
| 16 |
Patrick Thomas
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Jean-Marc Fresc and Harry Hoffmann |
Seymaz-Yamaha | 8th |
| 17th |
Rolf Steinhausen
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Georg Willmann |
RSR-Yamaha | 7th |
| 18th |
God Brodin
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Billy Gallros |
Yamaha | 6th |
| 19th |
Siegfried Schauzu
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Wilfried Dietz |
Yamaha | 6th |
| 20th |
Derek Bailey
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Bob Bryson |
Yamaha | 5 |
| 21st |
Gérald Corbaz
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Yvan Hunziker |
Yamaha | 5 |
| 22nd |
Walter Talmon-Groß
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Ernst Dürrich |
Yamaha | 2 |
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Piet Huybers
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Karl-Heinz Bucholz |
Yamaha | 2 | |
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Dick Greasley
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Stuart Atkinson |
Yamaha | 2 | |
| 25th |
Jo van der Ven
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Tonny Troeyen |
Yamaha | 2 |
| 26th |
Egon Schons
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Wolfgang Kalauch
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Yamaha | 1 |
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John Barker
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John Brushwood |
Yamaha | 1 | |
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Bruce Ford-Dunn
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Alistair Pirie |
Yamaha | 1 |
Constructors' championship
The design engineer title was awarded to Yamaha .
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