Season 1981
FIA
WRC 1981
24. 1. – 30. 1. 1981, Monte Carlo • entries/finish - 263/133 • asphalt - snow 750.00 km • Other years
1. | Ragnotti Jean - Andrié Jean-Marc | Renault 5 Turbo | Renault Elf | 9:55:55 | ||
2. | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot Sport | 9:58:49 | ||
3. | Kleint Jochi - Wanger Gunter | Opel Ascona 400 | Opel Euro Händler Team | 10:02:54 |
13. 2. – 15. 2. 1981 • entries/finish - 116/73 • snow - ice 369.00 km • Other years
1. | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | Audi Quattro | Audi Sport | 3:48:07 | ||
2. | Vatanen Ari - Richards David | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 3:50:00 | ||
3. | Airikkala Pentti - Virtanen Risto | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 3:51:47 |
4. 3. – 7. 3. 1981, Estoril • Automóvel Club de Portugal • entries/finish - 94/24 • asphalt - gravel 678.00 km • Other years
1. | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Auto Torino | 8:27:26 | ||
2. | Toivonen Henri - Gallagher Fred | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot Sport | 8:36:37 | ||
3. | Waldegård Björn - Thorszelius Hans | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA45) | Toyota Team Europe | 8:43:47 |
16. 4. – 20. 4. 1981, Nairobi • entries/finish - 70/21 • gravel • Other years
1. | Mehta Shekhar - Doughty Mike | Datsun Violet GT | D.T. Dobie / Team Datsun | 3:39:00 | ||
2. | Aaltonen Rauno - Drews Lofty | Nissan Violet GT | D.T. Dobie / Team Datsun | 3:44:00 | ||
3. | Kirkland Mike - Haworth Dave | Datsun 160J | D.T. Dobie / Team Datsun | 4:51:00 |
30. 4. – 2. 5. 1981, Ajaccio • entries/finish - 120/42 • asphalt 1144.60 km • Other years
1. | Darniche Bernard - Mahé Alain | Lancia Stratos HF | Team Chardonnet | 14:26:23 | ||
2. | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot | 14:42:25 | ||
3. | Pond Tony - Grindrod Ian | Datsun Violet 160J | Team Datsun Europe | 14:45:29 |
1. 6. – 4. 6. 1981, Athens - Piraeus • entries/finish - 133/22 • gravel 995.59 km - (cancelled 40.93 km) • Other years
1. | Vatanen Ari - Richards David | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 13:17:25 | ||
2. | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Auto Torino | 13:22:00 | ||
3. | Bettega Attilio - Perissinot Maurizio | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Auto Torino | 13:25:19 |
18. 7. – 23. 7. 1981, Buenos Aires, Tucuman • entries/finish - 80/26 • gravel 1346.60 km - (cancelled 14.00 km) • Other years
1. | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot Compétition | 14:22:52 | ||
2. | Mehta Shekhar - Mehta Yvonne | Datsun Violet GT | Ma. Ma. Sa. | 15:01:04 | ||
3. | Recalde Jorge - Del Buono Jorge | Datsun 160J | Ma. Ma. Sa. | 16:01:19 |
6. 8. – 8. 8. 1981, São Paulo • entries/finish - 53/9 • gravel 714.00 km • Other years
1. | Vatanen Ari - Richards David | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 9:39:40 | ||
2. | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot | 9:48:11 | ||
3. | De Vitta Domingo - Muzio Daniel | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | 10:19:46 |
28. 8. – 30. 8. 1981, Jyväskylä • Jyväskylän Suurajot r.y. • entries/finish - 146/66 • gravel 453.09 km - (cancelled 13.20 km) • Other years
1. | Vatanen Ari - Richards David | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 4:07:27 | ||
2. | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | Fiat 131 Abarth | Fiat Auto Torino | 4:08:26 | ||
3. | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | Audi Quattro | Audi Sport | 4:10:19 |
5. 10. – 10. 10. 1981, Sanremo • entries/finish - 64/26 • asphalt - gravel 751.06 km - (cancelled 47.30 km) • Other years
1. | Mouton Michèle - Pons Fabrizia | Audi Quattro | Audi Sport | 8:05:50 | ||
2. | Toivonen Henri - Gallagher Fred | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot Sport | 8:09:15 | ||
3. | "Tony" - "Rudy" | Opel Ascona 400 | Conrero Squadra Corse | 8:12:08 |
26. 10. – 31. 10. 1981, Abidjan • entries/finish - 51/9 • gravel • Other years
1. | Salonen Timo - Harjanne Seppo | Datsun Violet GT | Comafrique | 9:57:00 | ||
2. | Eklund Per - Spjuth Ragnar | Toyota Celica 2000 GT (RA45) | Premoto Toyota | 11:09:00 | ||
3. | Mehta Shekhar - Doughty Mike | Datsun Violet GT | Comafrique | 11:22:00 |
22. 11. – 24. 11. 1981, Chester • entries/finish - 151/54 • asphalt - gravel • Other years
1. | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | Audi Quattro | Audi Sport | 8:30:00 | ||
2. | Vatanen Ari - Richards David | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII | Rothmans Rally Team | 8:41:05 | ||
3. | Blomqvist Stig - Cederberg Björn | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | Talbot | 8:43:36 |
Team standings
Standings progress
Stats
Event victories
1. | Vatanen Ari | 3 | |
2. | Mikkola Hannu | 2 | |
3. | Alén Markku | 1 | |
= | Fréquelin Guy | 1 | |
= | Ragnotti Jean | 1 | |
= | Salonen Timo | 1 | |
= | Darniche Bernard | 1 | |
= | Mehta Shekhar | 1 | |
= | Mouton Michèle | 1 |
Stage winners
Rally leaders
1. | Mikkola Hannu | 172 | |
2. | Vatanen Ari | 68 | |
3. | Mouton Michèle | 36 | |
4. | Alén Markku | 20 | |
5. | Darniche Bernard | 17 | |
6. | Thérier Jean-Luc | 16 | |
= | Cinotto Michele | 16 | |
8. | Fréquelin Guy | 9 | |
9. | Ragnotti Jean | 8 | |
= | Röhrl Walter | 8 | |
= | Salonen Timo | 8 | |
12. | Andruet Jean-Claude | 5 | |
= | Pond Tony | 5 | |
14. | McRae Jimmy | 1 |