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