1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1981 Finnish motorcycle Grand Prix was the twelfth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 August 1981 at the Imatra Circuit.

  1981 Finnish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	9 August 1981
Official name	Finnish GP
Location	Imatra Circuit
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.950 km (3.076 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 1:53.800 Fastest lap Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 1:54.000 Podium First Marco Lucchinelli Second Randy Mamola Third Kork Ballington
350cc
Pole position Rider No 350cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 350cc race was held Podium First No 350cc race was held Second No 350cc race was held Third No 350cc race was held
250cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 2.00.700 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Anton Mang Second Jean-François Baldé Third Jean-Louis Guignabodet
125cc
Pole position Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 2:08.800 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Jacques Bolle Third Maurizio Vitali
50cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc race was held Podium First No 50cc race was held Second No 50cc race was held Third No 50cc race was held

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Suzuki	Suzuki	48'05.700	15
2	Randy Mamola	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+19.500	12
3	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+19.800	10
4	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	+20.000	8
5	Graeme Crosby	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+33.700	6
6	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+35.300	5
7	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+39.000	4
8	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+50.200	3
9	Franck Gross		Suzuki	+1'48.100	2
10	Steve Parrish	Team Mitsui Yamaha	Yamaha	+1'55.200	1
11	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Yamaha	+1'57.900
12	Gianni Rolando		Lombardini	+1 lap
13	Timo Pohjola		Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+5 laps
Ret	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Guido Paci		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Gianni Pelletier		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Bernard Fau		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Peter Sjöström		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Carlo Perugini	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	Retired
Ret	Ikujiro Takai		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Kimmo Kopra		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Seppo Korhonen		Suzuki	Retired
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