1981 European Formula 3 Championship


15th March - Grand Prix Campidoglio, Vallelunga, Round 1
96.0 km (3.2 km x 30 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            37m11.38
 2 Enzo Coloni                  Ralt-Toyota RT3                 37m11.95
 3 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m16.80
 4 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                37m17.64
 5 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m28.01
 6 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m28.86
 7 Paolo Barilla                Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m42.06
 8 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m48.02
 9 Fabio Mancini                March-Alfa Romeo 813            37m53.17
10 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 37m59.01

Fastest Lap: Oscar Larrauri, 1m13.65
Pole Position: Alain Ferté, 1m13.33


29th March - 300 km Rennen Nürburgring, Round 2
91.680 km (2.292 km x 40 laps)

 1 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                34m50.50
 2 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m52.24
 3 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m54.12
 4 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         35m01.51
 5 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            35m19.92
 6 Harald Brutschin             Ralt-Toyota RT3                 35m25.37
 7 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 35m27.60
 8 Denis Morin                  Martini-Toyota MK34             35m32.65
 9 Fabio Mancini                March-Alfa Romeo 813            35m33.11
10 Franz Konrad                 March-Toyota 803B               35m35.91

Fastest Lap: Oscar Larrauri, 51.51s
Pole Position: Alain Ferté, 51.26s


5th April - Donington Park, Round 3
100.8 km (3.15 km x 32 laps)

 1 Mike White                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            37m16.97
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m29.30
 3 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                37m30.08
 4 Toshio Suzuki                March-Toyota 813                37m39.78
 5 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m41.09
 6 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            37m41.33
 7 Kurt Thiim                   March-Toyota 813                37m46.42
 8 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 38m04.31
 9 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         38m08.29
10 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         38m09.05

Fastest Lap: Mike White, 1m09.15
Pole Position: Mike White, 1m08.32


19th April - Preis des Aichfeldes, Zeltweg, Round 4
106.956 km (5.942 km x 18 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            33m28.25
 2 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                33m48.74
 3 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         33m48.97
 4 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 33m55.31
 5 Franz Konrad                 March-Toyota 803B               33m57.20
 6 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         33m57.37
 7 Peter Schindler              Ralt-Toyota RT3                 33m57.98
 8 Fabio Mancini                March-Alfa Romeo 813            33m58.57
 9 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m02.73
10 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK31             34m13.88

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m50.33
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m50.15


26th April - Grote Prijs van Zolder, Round 5
93.764 km (4.262 km x 22 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            33m58.1
 2 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m12.4
 3 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                34m13.0
 4 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m28.0
 5 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m31.8
 6 Fabio Mancini                March-Alfa Romeo 813            34m33.0
 7 Peter Schindler              Ralt-Toyota RT3                 34m37.8
 8 Denis Morin                  Martini-Toyota MK31             34m38.2
 9 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m43.6
10 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m44.7

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m31.70
Pole Position: Toshio Suzuki, 1m31.31


3rd May - Trophee Jean Bernigaud, Magny Cours, Round 6
100.035 km (3.8475 km x 26 laps)

 1 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         36m50.16
 2 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            36m50.68
 3 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         36m53.84
 4 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         36m56.08
 5 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         36m56.94
 6 Jean-Michel Neyrial          Martini-Toyota MK31             37m19.21
 7 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                37m21.45
 8 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m23.84
 9 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 37m28.30
10 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m34.08

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m24.20
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m23.54


24th May - La Châtre, Round 7
93.0 km (2.325 km x 40 laps)

 1 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m03.25
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m03.65
 3 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                43m18.51
 4 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m19.80
 5 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m20.19
 6 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            43m24.91
 7 Jean-Michel Neyrial          Martini-Toyota MK31             43m34.55
 8 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 43m36.19
 9 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            43m39.13
10 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m58.40

Fastest Lap: Alain Ferté, 1m03.91
Pole Position: Philippe Alliot, 1m02.96


8th June - Zandvoort, Round 8
93.544 km (4.252 km x 22 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            33m58.0
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m07.7
 3 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m17.8
 4 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            34m17.8
 5 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m22.0
 6 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m22.9
 7 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                34m23.8
 8 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m23.8
 9 Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 34m25.4
10 Ricardo Galiano              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m41.8

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi & Alain Ferté, 1m31.70
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m31.24


21st June - Silverstone, Round 9
94.38 km (4.719 km x 20 laps)

 1 Roberto Moreno               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 28m41.42
 2 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            28m43.08
 3 Jonathan Palmer              Ralt-Toyota RT3                 28m58.57
 4 Raul Boesel                  Ralt-Toyota RT3                 29m11.77
 5 Shuroku Sasaki               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 29m13.52
 6 Mike White                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            29m13.84
 7 Thierry Tassin               Ralt-Toyota RT3                 29m14.15
 8 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                29m18.16
 9 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         29m23.34
10 Cliff Hansen                 Ralt-Toyota RT3                 29m25.36

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m25.07
Pole Position: Roberto Moreno, 1m25.10


28th June - Croix-en-Ternois, Round 10
91.2 km (1.9 km x 48 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            43m37.03
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 6,86
 3 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             - 9,04
 4 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            - 11,09
 5 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 25,51
 6 Patrick Teillet              Martini-Toyota MK34             - 44,24
 7 Dominique Tiercelin          Martini-Toyota MK31             - 52,86
 8 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                - 1 lap
 9 Pierre Petit                 Martini-Toyota MK31             - 1 lap
10 Ricardo Galiano              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 1 lap

Fastest Lap: Alain Ferté, 53.19s
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 52.75s


19th July - Trofeo Emiliani, Misano, Round 11
90.688 km (3.488 km x 26 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            38m47.52
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         38m49.19
 3 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         39m36.26
 4 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         39m39.19
 5 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             39m43.69
 6 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         39m55.98
 7 Paolo Giangrossi             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         40m09.41
 8 Enzo Coloni                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            40m48.18
 9 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 1 lap
10 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 1 lap

Fastest Lap: Philippe Streiff, 1m25.34
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m15.72


9th August - Newsrace Knutstorp, Round 12
93.555 km (2.079 km x 45 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            43m35.097
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m49.013
 3 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         43m57.296
 4 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         44m02.258
 5 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            44m02.626
 6 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             44m09.903
 7 Ricardo Galiano              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         44m27.884
 8 Thomas Kaiser                Ralt-Toyota RT3                 44m35.290
 9 Jo Zeller                    March-Toyota 793                - 1 lap
10 Jan Ridell                   Argo-JM6                        - 1 lap

Fastest Lap: Alain Ferté, 56.801s
Pole Position: Alain Ferté, 57.502s


6th September - Trofeo Marques de Cubas, Jarama, Round 13
99.36 km (3.312 km x 30 laps)

 1 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         42m38.47
 2 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            - 12,08
 3 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 16,64
 4 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             - 25,33
 5 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                - 33,83
 6 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 34,86
 7 Peter Schindler              Ralt-Toyota RT3                 - 41,02
 8 Ricardo Galiano              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 51,71
 9 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         - 1 lap

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m24.30
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m23.00


20th September - Trofeo Autosprint, Imola, Round 14
100.8 km (5.04 km x 20 laps)

 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            36m56,28
 2 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m17.49
 3 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m18.79
 4 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m22.34
 5 Guido Cappelotto             Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3             37m27.40
 6 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         37m32.89
 7 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                37m33.12
 8 Roberto Campominosi          Dallara-Toyota 381              37m39.13
 9 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            37m40.26
10 Pierluigi Martini            Dallara-Toyota 381              37m52.70

Fastest Lap: Mauro Baldi, 1m49.94
Pole Position: Philippe Alliot, 1m49.14


4th October - Mugello, Round 15
94.41 km (5.245 km x 18 laps)

 1 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             34m14.47
 2 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            34m14.89
 3 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m27.97
 4 Guido Cappelotto             Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3             34m28.97
 5 Enzo Coloni                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            34m30.97
 6 Pascal Fabre                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m38.10
 7 Paolo Barilla                Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m40.19
 8 Roberto Ravaglia             Dallara-Toyota 381              34m40.76
 9 Paolo Giangrossi             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         34m55.65
10 Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         35m01.25

Fastest Lap: Didier Theys, 1m53.09
Pole Position: Mauro Baldi, 1m51.86



Championship Standings


 1 Mauro Baldi                  March-Alfa Romeo 813            94 pts
 2 Alain Ferté                  Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         63
 3 Philippe Alliot              Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         41
 4 Philippe Streiff             Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         36
 5 Oscar Larrauri               March-Toyota 813                32
 6 Emanuele Pirro               Martini-Toyota MK34             19
 7 Jean-Louis Schlesser         Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34         18
 8 Kurt Thiim                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            14
 9 Mike White                   March-Alfa Romeo 813            10
10 Roberto Moreno               Ralt-Toyota RT3                  9
11 Enzo Coloni                  Ralt-Toyota RT3/  
                                March-Alfa Romeo 813             8
12 Guido Cappelotto             Ralt-Alfa Romeo RT3              5
13 Jonathan Palmer              Ralt-Toyota RT3                  4
   Didier Theys                 Martini-Alfa Romeo MK34          4
15 Toshio Suzuki                March-Toyota 813                 3
   Frank Jelinski               Ralt-Toyota RT3                  3
   Raul Boesel                  Ralt-Toyota RT3                  3
18 Franz Konrad                 March-Toyota 803B                2
   Shuroku Sasaki               Ralt-Toyota RT3                  2
20 Harald Brutschin             Ralt-Toyota RT3                  1
   Fabio Mancini                March-Alfa Romeo 813             1
   Jean-Michel Neyrial          Martini-Toyota MK31              1
   Patrick Teillet              Martini-Toyota MK34              1
   Pascal Fabre                 Martini MK34 Alfa 1