1981 British Open Rally Championship
Round 2: Circuit of Ireland
17th-21st April 1981
1 Jimmy McRae/Ian Grindrod Opel Ascona 400 8h15m16
2 Buckley/Caplice Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 8h22m12
3 Brookes/Broad Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8h25m29
4 Keating/Condon Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 8h31m03
5 Fagan/Morgan Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 8h32m51
6 Per Eklund/Main Toyota Celica 8h35m38
7 Stuart/Rowlands Ford Escort RS 8h59m54
8 Murphy/Dunn Ford Escort RS 9h15m00
9 Fleming/Moffett Talbot Sunbeam TI 9h15m32
10 Wilson/Wilson Talbot Avenger 9h34m37
Also Round 16 of the European Rally Championship
Round 4: Lombard Scottish Rally
6th-8th June 1981
1 3 Tony Pond/Nicholson Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 4h00m55
2 Jimmy McRae/Ian Grindrod Opel Ascona 400 4h02m07
3 Malcolm Wilson/Terry Harryman Ford Escort RS 4h10m28
4 Pentti Airikkala/Short Ford Escort RS 4h12m35
5 Gallacher/McHarg Ford Escort RS 4h14m05
6 Cathcart/West Ford Escort RS 4h16m40
7 Patrick/Rainbow Opel Ascona 400 4h17m01
8 Russell Brookes/Broad Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 4h23m18
9 2 Per Eklund/Main Toyota Celica 4h25m55
10 Stuart/Rowlands Ford Escort RS 4h27m23
Also Round 25 of the European Rally Championship
Round 5: Rothmans Manx International Rally
11th-12th September 1981
1 3 Tony Pond/M.Nicholson Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 3h51m31
2 Jimmy McRae/Ian Grindrod Opel Ascona 400 3h52m08
3 Malcolm Wilson/Terry Harryman Ford Escort RS 4h02m16
4 Campbell/Frazer Opel Ascona 400 4h07m00
5 Roger Clark/Jim Porter Ford Escort RS 4h08m12
6 Patrick/Rainbow Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 4h08m41
7 Fagan/Morgan Vauxhall Chevette 2300HSR 4h11m50
8 Stuart/Rowlands Ford Escort RS 4h14m58
9 "Didi"/Pauly Fiat Abarth 131 4h17m42
10 Brown/D.Nicholson Ford Escort RS 4h21m48
13 McHale/Farrell Ford Escort RS2000 4h30m27
Also Round 36 of the European Rally Championship
Welsh Rally
? 1981
1 Ari Vatanen Ford Escort
2 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod Vauxhall Chevette HSR
3 Jimmy McRae Opel Ascona 400
4 Pentti Airikkala Ford Escort
5 7 Malcolm Wilson Ford Escort
Mintex Rally
? 1981
1
2 Jimmy McRae Opel Ascona 400
Notes: DSQ Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod (Vauxhall Chevette HSR) - missed
end of stage 3
Final Championship Standings - Drivers
1 Jimmy McRae Opel Ascona 400
2 Tony Pond Vauxhall Chevette HSR
Final Championship Standings - Makes
1 Vauxhall