1981 Mugello 6 Hours


12 April 1981 - Mugello (I): Round 3, World Endurance Championship for Drivers.
6 hour duration event in which 177 laps of a 3.259 mile/5.245 km circuit - 576.860 miles/928.365 kms were completed.
Weather: cool, bright


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 14 Giorgio Francia (I)
Lella Lombardi (I)
Osella PA9 BMW Osella 177 6:00:23,800  1. S2.0 1. 1:52,570 
2. 5 John Cooper (GB)
Dudley Wood (GB)
Porsche 935 K3 930 890 0022 Charles Ivey Racing 168   1. Gr.5 10. 2:03,500 
3. 7 Anton Fischhaber (D)
Mario Ketterer (CH)
BMW 320i TOL-XC 57 Anton Fischhaber 160   2. Gr.5 17. 2:07,760 
4. 6 Christian Bussi (F)
Jacques Guérin (F)
Porsche 935 930 770 0912 Christian Bussi 160   3. Gr.5 5. 2:11,530 
5. 31 François Servanin (F)
Laurent Ferrier (F)
Pierre-François Rousselot (F)
BMW M1 BMW Italia 160   1. GT 15. 2:05,880 
6. 22 Mario Benusiglio (I)
Luigi de Angelis (I)
Osella PA8 Ford Mario Benusiglio 160   1. S1.6 11. 2:01,860 
7. 25 Ruggero Parpinelli (I)
Silvano Frisori (I)
Osella PA6 Ford Ruggero Parpinelli 158   2. S1.6 12. 2:02,010 
NRF 32 Corrado Fabi (I)
Christian Danner (D)
BMW M1 BMW Italia 155 Out of fuel 2. GT 14. 2:03,890 
9. 29 Giovanni Del Buono (I)
Odoardo Govoni (I)
Vincenzo Angelelli (I)*
Ferrari 512 BB/LM 34157 Giovanni Del Buono 155   1. GTX 18. 2:07,880 
10. 27 Vito Veninata (I)
Giovanni Cascone (I)
Giuseppe Iacono (I)
Osella PA7 BMW Vito Veninata 154   1. S1.3 19. 2:14,610 
11. 12 Siegfried Brunn (D)
Eddie Jordan (IRL)
Porsche 908/3 Turbo 013 Siegfried Brunn 154   1. S+2.0 7. 1:59,370
12. 4 Edgar Dören (D)
Jürgen Lässig (D)
Gerhard Holup (D)*
Porsche 935 K3 009 0003 Weralit Racing Team 152 6:00:36,550  4. Gr.5 8. 2:00,380 
13. 34 Peter Zbinden (CH)
Edi Kofel (CH)
Marco Vanoli (CH)
Porsche 924 Carrera GTR Formel Rennsport Club, Zurich 151   3. GT 16. 2:07,240 
14. 15 "Gimax" (I)
Luigi Moreschi (I)
Osella PA9 BMW "Gimax" 139   2. S2.0 2. 1:53,900 
DSQ 8 Michele Alboreto (I)
Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo 1009 Martini Racing 168 Changed gearbox casing - illegal repair (was 3rd)   Gr.5 3. 1:55,720 
DNF 35 "Spiffero" (I)
Luciano Galluzzo (I)
De Tomaso Pantera "Spiffero" 112 Overheating   GT 20. 2:15,420 
DNF 18 Luca Onori (I)
Marco Onori (I)
Maurizio Orsi (I)
Osella PA8 BMW Marco Onori 104 Fuel line, exhaust manifold   S2.0 4. 1:55,850 
DNF 3 Johnny Cecotto (YV)
Teo Fabi (I)
BMW M1 BMW Italia/ORECA 36 Gearbox oil leak   Gr.5 9. 2:01,000 
DNF 23 Ettore Bogani (I)
Domenico Bazzani (I)^
Chevron B36 Ford Domenico Bazzani 21     S1.6 13. 2:02,510 
DNF 2 Carlo Facetti (I)
Martino Finotto (I)^
Ferrari 308 GTB Turbo Jolly Club 20 Ignition   Gr.5 6. 1:57,160 
DNF 24 Umberto Bagnoli (I)
Gianni Bellandi (I)^
March 76S BMW Umberto Bagnoli 13     S1.6 21. 2:22,590 
DNS 16 Piero Nappi (I)
Pasquale Vecchione (I)*
Osella PA6 Hart Piero Nappi   Engine   S2.0   1:54,600 
DNA 1 Michele Alboreto (I)
Piercarlo Ghinzani (I)
Lancia Beta Montecarlo Martini Racing       Gr.5    
DNA 11 Guy Edwards (GB)
Emilio de Villota (E)
Lola T600 Ford Grid Team Lola       S+2.0    
DNA 19 Gabriele Ciuti (I) Osella PA7 BMW Gabriele Ciuti       S2.0    
DNA 33 Gero Zamagna (I)
Peter Oberndorfer (D)
BMW M1 Helmut Marko       GT    

 
Winning Time: 6h00m23.80, 90.367 mph/145.432 kph
Fastest Lap: Michele Alboreto #8 (Lancia Beta Monte Carlo), 1m56.79, 100.460 mph/161.675 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 15/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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