1981 World Rally Championship


49th Monte Carlo Rally
24th-30th January 1981

 1   9 Jean Ragnotti/Jean-Marc Andrie           Renault 5 Turbo		4	 9h55m55		440 VB 91
 2  16 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	 9h58m49		PVC 999W
 3   6 Jochi Kleint/Gunter Wanger		Opel Ascona 400		4	10h02m54		GG-CJ 460
 4  11 Anders Kullang/Bruno Berglund		Opel Ascona 400		4	10h08m44		GG-CJ 649
 5   8 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	10h11m42		NVC 777W
 6   4 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe		Lancia Stratos		4	10h13m02		TOU62570
 7   2 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki		Fiat Abarth 131		4	10h14m07		TOU48219
 8   1 Bjorn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius		Ford Escort RS		4	10h21m52		1493
 9  23 Jacques Almeras/"Tilber"			Porsche 911SC		4	10h33m38		6417 RS 34
10  17 Alain Coppier/Josepha Laloz		Renault 5 Turbo		4	10h37m25		3765 VM 38
13  24 Rauno Aaltonen/Kevin Gormley		Datsun Violet GT	4	10h50m57		KNY59TU5210
14  25 Jean-Louis Clarr/Jean-Francois Fauchille	Opel Ascona		1	10h53m11		2410 HS 92
21  42 Christian Gardavot/Clayde Ferrato	Porsche 911SC		3	11h24m48		7427 TL 06
56  76 Giselu Blume/Petra Schuster		Peugeot 104ZS		1	12h21m53		VER-XY 1
85  20 Bruno Saby/Daniel le Saux		Renault 5 Turbo		4	16h51m15(SS28/accident)	127 TZ 91
91   5 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz			Audi Quattro		4	19h07m13(SS26/accident)	IN-NP 50
95  10 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial		Porsche 911SC		4	22h49m22(SS25/accident)	4769 RP 34
96  32 Jurgen Barth/Roland Kussmaul		Porsche 924 Turbo	4	23h41m29(SS25/transmi.)	LB-NW 317
    58 Thierry Lousteau				Renault Alpine A310 V6
 R  15 Michele Mouton/Annie Arrii		Audi Quattro		4	SS1/fuel blockage	IN-NP 60
 R   7 Attilio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot	Fiat Ritmo		2	SS12/engine		TOU22647
 R  12 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth			Volkswagen Golf GTi	2	SS13/engine		WOB-VZ 7
 R   3 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	SS25/engine		PLY 829W


31st Swedish Rally
13th-15th February 1981

 1   2 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz                 Audi Quattro A1		4	3h48m07			IN-NV 90
 2   4 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	3h50m00			EUW 939V
 3   8 Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen		Ford Escort RS		4	3h51m47			EUC 958V
 4   1 Anders Kulläng/Bruno Berglund      	Opel Ascona 400      	4	3h53m12			GG-CJ 649
 5   3 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg     	Saab 99 Turbo         	2	3h53m37			JNF 756
 6   7 Björn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson 	Opel Ascona 400		4	3h54m38			VB-H 481
 7   9 Lasse Lampi/Pentti Kuukkala		Ford Escort RS		4	3h57m26			STW 129R
 8  12 Ola Strömberg/Hansjöran Ericson   	Saab 99 EMS		2	4h00m31			HRE 625
 9   5 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth       		Porsche 911 SC        	4	4h00m39			HOH 276
10  29 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson       	Datsun 160J          	2	4h04m04			TKS57TE8013
11  31 Björn Sjunning/Hans Andersson      	Opel Kadett GT/E             				BZD 837
12  32 Mats Jonsson/Sven-Olov Kvarnlöv  	Volvo 142            					FDA 561
13  40 Roger Ericsson/Ragnar Larsson      	Opel Ascona B        					JOF 970
14  20 Bengt Thorsell/Jan-Olof Bohlin     	Opel Ascona 400      					PA-CE 803
15  50 Kalevi Aho/Carl-Johan Wolff		Ford Escort 2000	1	4h09m48			AA-112
16  30 Björn Blomqvist/Benny Melander      	Opel Ascona B        					JHU 415
17  69 Jan Sellholm/Per Rosendahl       	Toyota Starlet       
18  66 Claes Fredriksson/Christian Boden     	Saab V4              
19  41 Sören Käll/Gunnar Holmgren     		Opel Kadett GT/E 	            			JNO 455
20  65 Per Carlsson/Rolf Melleroth      	Saab V4              
21  38 Jan-Olov Olsson/Kennet Smedserud    	Volvo 142			            		FKC 813
22  44 Torsten Andersson/Kai Mattsson        	Opel Kadett GT/E             				KBX 086
23  43 Anders Sunnerberg/Jan Nilsson         	Opel Kadett GT/E             				KJF 404
24  88 Krister Karlsson/Sune Elofsson       	Toyota Celica        
25 110 Lars-Ove Olsson/J-O Johansson       	Ford Escort RS       
26  92 Billy Palmius/Ole Jensen          	Ford Escort RS       
27  64 Thord Möller/Christer Andersson  	Toyota Starlet       
28  90 Mikael Eriksson/Hans Bonnedal       	VW Golf GTI          
29  45 Arne Krogh/Kjell Andersson     		Opel Kadett GT/E             
30 119 Åke Wikström/Anders Eklind       	Opel Kadett GT/E             
31 122 Kenneth Eriksson/Lennart Larsson     	Saab V4              
32 116 Conny Nilsson/Kennet Olsson       	Opel Kadett GT/E             
33  86 Bengt Dahl/Jörgen Lund         		Saab 99 Turbo        
34  56 Johnny Nyengen/Per Nyborg		Opel Kadett GT/E
35 107 Rune Larsson/Larserik Håkansson  	Opel Kadett GT/E             
36  68 Erik Uppsäll/Anders Johansson    	Saab V4              
37 111 Hans Peterzon/Ted Hansson         	Opel Kadett GT/E             
38 114 Kent Andersson/Mikael Olsson       	Opel Kadett GT/E             
39 124 Cemoni Ohlsson/Kenneth Karlsson    	Fiat 131             
40 125 Lennart Söderberg/Per-Olov Flogner    	Honda Civic          
41  83 Kent Funhammar/Åke Bergqvist       	Opel Kadett GT/E             
42  70 Leif Salander/Håkan Jansson       	Saab V4              
43  34 Harry Joki/Olle Lindelöf       		Opel Kadett GT/E             				JAU 708
44  71 Bo-Göran Fredin/Henrik Hedlund      	Fiat 131             
45 133 Ove Olofsson/Mats Persson        	Saab V4              
46 127 Hans Joelsson/Inge Larsson        	Saab V4              
47  73 Einar Karlqvist/Bo Nilsson          	Fiat 131             
48  62 Leif Magnusson/Göran Andersson     	Saab V4              
49  72 Håkan Svensson/Jan Sönegård        	Lada 1500 S          
50  55 Heiki Ohu/Toomas Diener			Lada 1600						00-22ABO
51  58 Sergei Vukovich/Anatoli Brum		Lada 1600						00-23ABO
52  49 Hans Inge/Ulf Axelsson        		Opel Kadett GT/E             				?MF-071
53 113 Lennart Eriksson/Göran Teike         	Saab 99 EMS          
54  74 Lennart Skogh/Jan-Erik Hed        	Saab V4              
55 132 Per Gustavsson/Benny Berthsson     	Saab V4              
56  60 Eedo Raide/Georg Valdek			Laa 1600
57 134 Håkan Lidebjer/Karl-Axel Frisk     	Saab V4              
58 103 Ronny Qvist/Marino Ernholm      		BMW 2002             
59  96 Stefan Norberg/Jörgen Sundhäll     	Datsun 160J          
60  54 Christian Dorche/Bernard Martin-Dondo	Peugeot 505
61 131 Sven Jansson/Björn Cavalli-Björkm	Saab V4              
62 120 Bengt Andersson/Åge Larsson         	Simca 1100           
63 118 Ronnie Lönn/Inger Ahlström      		Opel Kadett GT/E             
64 105 Lennart Börjesson/Ingemar Johanzon    	VW Golf GTI          
65 104 Anders Gustafsson/Klas Risfors        	Simca 1100           
66  79 Omar Ragnarsson/Jon Ragnarsson		Renault 5 Alpine
67  75 Jean-Michel Zyla/Jean-Luc Pegoix		Ford Escort 2000
68 129 Roland Björck/Roger Björck        	Fiat 131             
69  59 Per-Gunnar Nygaard/Steinar Jortun	Renault 5 Alpine
70  76 David Cowan/Les Cowan			Talbot Sunbeam
71 136 Ragnar Robertsson/S-Å Martinsson      	Lada 1500 S          
72  77 Philippe Hugla/Gilles Vergnaud		Audi 80 GT
73  82 Norbert Jahns/Gunther Schmidt		Toyota Starlet
 R  10 Ingvar Carlsson/Sven-R Hasselberg   	BMW 323i             	2	SS20/rear suspension	EUU 813
 R  11 Kyösti Hämäläinen/Juhani Korhonen     	Ford Escort RS   	2	SS20/accident		UEL-584
 R  16 Bror Danielsson/Ola Hellgren        	Ford Escort RS       	4	SS18/rear axle		WYJ 996S
 R  18 Lasse Jönsson/Ulf Sundberg        	Porsche 911 SC       	4	SS3/gearbox		JHX 555
 R  22 Jan Hagman/Mats Matsson        		Ford Escort RS       	4	SS15/engine		KEM 471
 R  25 Kalle Grundel/Leif Lindberg       	Saab 99 Turbo        	2	SS13/turbine		TNN-359
 R  26 Gunnar Fagerlind/Christer Gustavsson 	Talbot Lotus         	2	SS16/wheel studs	2904 WW2 92
 R  27 Erik Johansson/Conny Proos         	Saab 99 Turbo        	2	SS2/accident		ADR 669
 R  28 Lars Enoksson/Leif Augustsson     	Saab 99 Turbo        					KGT 471
 R  33 Ingemar Frohm/Bo Ottosson         	Ford Escort 2000     					JNM 421
 R  35 Matti Suld/Claes Trygg         		Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R  37 Gert Blomqvist/Tommy Blomqvist     	Opel Kadett GT/E             				JAN 462
 R  42 Gunnar Pettersson/Arne Pettersson     	Ford Escort 2000     					HOB 619
 R  46 Christer Norling/Kjell Jansson       	Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R  47 Mats Svensson/Göran Andersson     	Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R  48 Ebbe Alriksson/Staffan Östergren   	Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R  52 Stein Svendsen/Rune Gustavsson     	Volvo 242
 R  53 Freddy Kottulinsky/Ted Kottulinsky     	VW Golf
 R  67 Arne Allansson/Rolf Jägerstedt     	Toyota Starlet       
 R  78 Alain Letouze/Jean Mondon         	Mitsubishi Lancer
 R  80 Svend Jörgensen/Birger Golubov      	Opel Ascona B
 R  81 Jaakko Nieminen/Pekka Vaalavirta    	Ford Escort 1300
 R  85 Bo Bergstedt/Arne Ivarsson       	Ford Escort RS       
 R  87 Peter Thors/Valter Höglund      		Volvo 262            
 R  89 Per Bergström/Lennart Söderberg   	Ford Escort RS       
 R  91 Anders Kjällström/Thomas Kjellström   	BMW 2002             
 R  93 Lasse Lindqvist/Björn Adolfsson     	Lada 1600            
 R  94 Jan Källberg/Bror Andersson      	Volvo 242            
 R  95 Yngve Larsson/Owe Lindell         	Volvo 242            
 R  97 Leif-Åke Andersson/Ingemar Johansson   	BMW 2002
 R  98 Ulf Karlsson/Arvid Karlsson      	Volvo 142            
 R  99 Stig Nilsson/Håkan Bjur          	Opel Ascona          
 R 100 Göran Fredriksson/Lars Billinger      	Volvo 142            
 R 101 Tony Gasslander/Anders Åhman        	Volvo 142            
 R 102 Carl-Å Jardevall/Jan Folkesson       	Saab 99 EMS          
 R 108 Lars-Ove Pettersson/Mats Sjöström       	Opel Kadett GT/E
 R 112 Kent Qvist/Henry Liljesson     		Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R 115 Johnny Rang/Åke Johansson       		Opel Kadett GT/E             
 R 117 Henry Kristensen/Kjell Linde         	Saab 99 EMS          
 R 123 Kenneth Östlund/Per-O Johansson     	Saab V4              
 R 128 Anders Johansson/Jan Lind            	Saab V4              
 R 130 Tommy Andersson/Gert Norin          	Saab V4              
 R 135 Lennart Hedqvist/Mats Johansson      	Saab V4              



14th Vinho do Porto Rally de Portugal
4th-7th March 1981

 1   1 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki		Fiat 131 Abarth		4	 8h27m26		TOV39606
 2   9 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	 8h36m36		NVC 444W
 3   4 Bjorn Waldegåard/Hans Thorszelius		Toyota Celica		4	 8h43m47		K-WT 218
 4  12 Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons		Audi Quattro		4	 8h49m57		IN-NV 90
 5  14 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod                   Datsun 160J		2	 8h57m39		KNY59TU5211
 6   3 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	 9h17m52		KDU 111V
 7  32 Rafael Cid/Miguel Oliveira		Ford Escort RS		2	 9h48m03		BT-56-16
 8  45 "Peqepe"/Miguel Vilar			Opel Kadett GT/E	1	10h10m02		7432 QX 72
 9  28 Jorquin Moutinho/Pina de Morais		Opel Kadett GT/E	2	10h16m14		9082 EB 93
10  31 Kenjiro Shinozuka/Bryan Harris		Ford Escort RS		4	10h22m04		HHJ 703N
 R   7 Anders Kullang/Bruno Berglund		Opel Ascona 400		4	SS11/halfshaft		GG-CJ 649
 R  16 Achim Warmbold/Pierre Alessandri		Toyota Celica		4	SS15/no fuel		K-AC 7519
 R  11 Attilio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot	Fiat Abarth 131		4	SS20/engine		TOR92452
 R  15 Malcolm Wilson/Terry Harryman		Ford Escort RS		4	SS22/accident		CLM 184T
 R  17 Dario Cerrato/Lucio Guizzardi		Fiat 131 Abarth		4	SS25/rear suspension	TOP14398
 R  19 Andrew Cowan/Peter O'Gorman		Ford Escort RS		4	SS25/gearbox		OLD 412P
 R  10 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth			Toyota Celica		4	SS25/accident		K-YC 149
 R   5 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial		Porsche 911SC		4	SS25/fuel line		1717 SC 34
 R   2 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz			Audi Quattro		4	SS26/engine		IN-NR 87
 R   8 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun Violet GT	4	SS26/head gasket	TKS57NI444
 R   6 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	SS27/accident		PLY 829W


29th Marlboro Safari Rally
16th-20th April 1981

 1   7 Shekhar Mehta/Mike Doughty               Datsun Violet GT	4	 3h39m pens		TKS57TE8011
 2   5 Rauno Aaltonen/Lofty Drews		Datsun Violet GT	4	 3h44			KNY59NA8198
 3  14 Mike Kirkland/Dave Haworth		Datsun Violet 160J	2	 4h51			KNY59NA8195
 4   2 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun S110		2	 7h28			KNY59CHI1958
 5   1 Jochi Kleint/Gunter Wanger		Opel Ascona 400		4	 8h06			GG-CK 188
 6  15 Jean-Claude Lefebvre/Christian Delferrier Peugeot 504 Coupe	4	 9h12			2724 RB 25
 7  11 Yoshio Iwashita/Yoshimasa Nakahara	Datsun S110		2	10h11			TKA57NU1956
 8  23 Jayant Shah/Rishad Rahim			Datsun 160J		2	10h30			KSY 080
EX   3 Alain Ambrosino/Jean-François Fauchille	Peugeot 504 Coupe	4	12h50/no time card	5013 RN 25
 9  18 Malcolm Smith/David Doig			Dodge Ramcharger	2	13h18			SXL867
10  21 Rodney Hall/Chris Bates			Dodge Ramcharger	2	14h16			SXL863
19  57 Azar Anwar/Hassan Sidi			Datsun Bluebird		1	25h47			KPF717
    63						Datsun pickup		1				KSL324
 R  16 Sandro Munari/Piero Sodano		Dodge Ramcharger	2	SS2/gearbox		SXL866
 R  22 Juichi Kojimoto/Peter Tilbury		Subaru Leone 4x4	1	SS9/gearbox		GM57NE6132
 R  10 Timo Makinen/Atso Aho			Peugeot 504C V6		4	SS29/clutch		2060 RY 25
 R   6 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Peugeot 504C V6		4	SS31/clutch		2059 RY 25
 R   9 John Hellier/John Hope			Datsun Bluebird Turbo	2	SS43/injection		KNY59NA2989
 R  32 Robin Ulyate/Ian Street			Dodge Ramcharger	2	SS68/gearbox		SXL656
 R   4 Anders Kullang/Bruno Berglund		Opel Ascona 400		4	SS71/hit hole/ignition	GG-CK 217
 R   8 Robert Collinge/John Lyall		Fiat Abarth 131		4	SS79/front suspension	KTF518
Ambrosino lost a time card in a flash flood which overwhelmed the car, on a section which was later annulled. He was then
excluded for having a missing time card after getting to the finish.

70 starters


25th Tour de Corse
30th April-2nd May 1981

 1  10 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe		Lancia Stratos		4	14h26m23		TOU62570
 2   2 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	14h42m25		PVC 999W
 3  18 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod                   Datsun Violet GT	4	14h45m29		KNY58YA5563
 4  22 Jean-Pierre Ballet/Jacky Guinchard	Porsche 911SC		3	15h17m09		6578 RG 84
 5  20 Terry Kaby/Rob Arthur			Datsun 160J		2	15h22m06		KTM 156V
 6   7 Per Eklund/Jan-Olaf Bohlin		Toyota Celica		4	15h43m33		K-XA 848
 7 105 Jean-Michel Tichadou/Jean-Paul Pandolfi	Ford Escort RS		1	15h45m51		999 ZA 2A
 8  41 Gerard Swaton/Bernard Cordesse		Porsche 911SC		3	15h46m29		1068 FG 13
 9  29 Camille Bartoli/Gilbert Poletti		Renault 5 Turbo		4	15h54m34		361 CE 2B
10 108 Jean-Felix Farrucci/Albert Gori		Opel Ascona		1	15h59m40		626 BP 2A
       Claude Laurent				Peugeot 505 Diesel T	D				8178 RY 52
32 121 Dominique Laurent/Isabelle Marche	Peugeot 104ZS		1	18h07m44		850 FT 05
 R  16 Bruno Saby/Daniel le Saux		Renault 5 Turbo		4	SS2/engine		6480 VW 38
 R   8 Bjorn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius		Toyota Celica		4	SS2/differential	K-AE 2120
 R   5 Alain Coppier/Josepha Laloz		Renault 5 Turbo		4	SS6/electrical fire	3765 VW 38
 R   9 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS6/front suspension	NVC 777W
 R  19 Jacques Almeras/"Tilber"			Porsche 924 GTS		4	SS7/accident		S-EK 2805
 R  14 Jean-Claude Andruet/"Biche"		Ferrari 308 GTB		4	SS7/fuel pump		TV483187
 R   3 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz			Audi Quattro		4	SS7/piston		IN-NJ 40
 R  15 Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons		Audi Quattro		4	SS9/camshaft		IN-NR 87
 R  12 Francis Vincent/Willy Huret		Porsche 911SC		4	SS9/gearbox		4852 SC 34
 R   6 Jean-Luc Therier/Michel Vial		Porsche 911SC		4	SS11/two punctures	9262 SC 34
 R   1 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun Violet GT	4	SS13/fuel starvation	KNY59TU5210
 R  26 Jean-Pierre Manzagol/Georges Monti	Renault 5 Turbo		4	SS17/alternator		300 CC 2B
 R  11 Jean Ragnotti/Jean-Marc Andrie		Renault 5 Turbo		4	SS17/electrical		440 VB 91


28th Acropolis Rally
1st-4th June 1981

 1   1 Ari Vatanen/David Richards               Ford Escort RS		4	13h17m25		DKP 191T
 2   4 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki		Fiat 131 Abarth		4	13h22m00		TOR92449
 3  15 Attilio Bettega/Maurizio Perrisnot	Fiat 131 Abarth		4	13h25m19		TOR92452
 4   6 Guy Fréquelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	13h50m44		KDU 111V
 5  10 Shekhar Mehta/Yvonne Mehta		Datsun 160J		2	13h54m40		KNY59HA2894
 6  16 George Moschous/Antonio Konstantakos	Datsun Violet GT	4	13h57m22		KNY59HA2761
 7  66 "Carlo"/Michael Kriadis			Renault 5 Alpine	2	16h03m59		BO-6154
 8  27 Vaclav Blahna/Pavel Schovanek		Skoda 130RS		2	16h05m09		A58-10
 9  19 Paul Moschoutis/Stamatis Vellis		Ford Escort RS		2	16h29m55		ZN-6510
10  37 Claude Laurent/Jacques Marche		Peugeot 505 Diesel T	2	16h36m25		8178 RY 25
EX 130 John Koukas/Diamond Petropoulos		Datsun Violet 1600SSS	1	17h51m05		EO-7889
16 121 Emanuel Halivelakis/Athanos Papageorgiou	Ford Escort RS		1	18h01m52		DOK 76
19     Costas Labropoulos/Sotiris Stellios	Toyota Corolla			18h37m34
20     G.Loukas/S.Bellas			Toyota Corolla			18h41m04
 R   7 Anders Kullang/Bruno Berglund		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4	SS4/fuel line		St944.191
 R   9 Per Eklund/Bjorn Cederberg		Toyota Celica		4	SS6/engine mounting	K-WT 218
 R   2 Bjorn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius		Toyota Celica		4	SS9/differential	K-AE 2120
 R   5 Jochi Kleint/Gunter Wanger		Opel Ascona 400		4	SS16/engine		GG-CK 196
 R  12 Malcolm Wilson/Terry Harryman		Ford Escort RS		4	SS17/engine		CLM 184T
 R  14 Andrew Cowan/Johnstone Syer		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4	SS18/alternator		St944.192
 R  11 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS31/wheel studs	KKV 444V
DQ  20 Michèle Mouton/Fabrizia Pons		Audi Quattro		4	SS35/illegal cooling duct	IN-NP 40
DQ   8 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz			Audi Quattro		4	SS35/illegal cooling duct	IN-NU 81
DQ  17 Franz Wittmann/Kurt Nestinger		Audi Quattro		4	SS35/illegal cooling duct	IN-NJ 10
 R   3 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun Violet GT	4	SS35/engine		KNY59NA8196
 R  24 Svatopluk Kvaizar/Jiri Kotek		Skoda 130RS		2	SS46/accident		A58-15


3rd Codasur Rally (RA)
18th-23rd July 1981

 1   2 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	14h22m52		KDU 222V
 2   1 Shekhar Mehta/Yvonne Mehta		Datsun Violet GT	4	15h01m44		KNY57RU7693
 3   5 Jorge Recalde/Jorge del Buono		Datsun 160J		2	16h01m19		TKS57NI443
 4   9 Ernesto Soto/Carlos Silva		Renault 12TS		1	17h12m50		X454708
 5  19 Ricardo Albertengo/Ricardo Alberto	Peugeot 504		2	17h37m35		S463586
 6  26 Luis Echegoyen/Natalio Horovitz		Ford Escort RS		2	17h45m30		716007
 7   8 Federico West/Gregorio Asadourian	Ford Escort RS		2	18h04m32		315171
 8  50 Luis Romero/Alberto Soria		Renault 12TS		1	18h37m21		X419182
 9  49 Miguel Tubal/Jorge Guiral		Datsun 160J		2	18h57m21		174960
10  31 Horacio Maglione/Javier Concepcion	Peugeot 504		2	19h11m59		C/1 037659
 R   7 Carlos Garro/Marcelo Tornqvist		Peugeot 504		2	SS5/engine mountings	C/1 119277
 R   4 Ricardo Zunino/Raul Campana		Datsun 160J		2	SS6/accident		KNY59NA8198
 R  10 Domigo de Vitta/Daniel Muzio		Ford Escort RS		4	SS7/rear axle		EUW 939V
 R  15 Francisco Mayorga/Hector Prado		Saab 900 Turbo		1	SS7/engine		not registered
 R   3 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	SS9/accident		RRK 425W
 R  11 Francisco Alcuaz/Daniel Griwieniec	Peugeot 504		2	SS10/engine		C/1 119276
 R   6 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun Violet GT	4	SS15/tranmission	KNY57RU7693


3rd Marlboro Rallye do Brasil
6th-8th August 1981

 1   2 Ari Vatanen/David Richards               Ford Escort RS		4	 9h39m40		EUC 958V
 2   1 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	 9h48m11		KDU 222V
 3   6 Domingo de Vitta/Daniel Muzio		Ford Escort RS		4	10h20m26		EUW 939V
 4   4 Jorge Recalde/Jorge del Buono		Datsun 160J		2	10h46m50		80/121021
 5   8 Carlos Torres/Antonio Morais		Ford Escort RS		1	11h10m45		DS-76-97
 6  22 Gustavo Trelles/Luiz Caulim		Fiat 147		2	12h06m35		P12931
NC  45 Cesar Andre/Arno Hees			Volkswagen Gol Alcohol	2	12h16m44		YR4517
 7  18 Horacio Maglione/Javier Concepcion	Peugeot 504		2	12h26m04		C/1037659
 8  12 Julio Berges/Ricardo Ivetich		Fiat 147		2	12h35m15		P12932
 9  35 Maria-Carmo Zacarias/Zilda Zacarias	Volkswagen Gol		2	13h20m24		UR4782
 R  20 Eduardo Gomez/Luis Cagnoni		Fiat 147		2	SS5/accident		NK5781
 R  17 Francisco Mayorga/Hector Prado		Saab 900 Turbo		1	SS7/alternator		not registered
 R   3 Shekhar Mehta/Yvonne Mehta		Datsun Violet GT	4	SS11/head gasket	KNY57RU7693
DQ  11 Jorge Ullmann/Carlos Weck		Fiat 147		2	SS16/DSQ *		NK5271
* - disqualified for service car misbehaviour


31st 1000 Lakes Rally (Jyväskylän Suurajot)
28th-30th August 1981

 1   2 Ari Vatanen/David Richards               Ford Escort RS          4	4h07m27			DKP 191T
 2   1 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki               Fiat Abarth             4	4h08m26			TOR92448
 3   3 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz                 Audi Quattro            4	4h10m19			IN-NL 88
 4   5 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Datsun Violet           4	4h13m26			TKS57NI444
 5   8 Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen          Ford Escort RS          4	4h15m40			UYY 256S
 6  15 Björn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson      Opel Ascona             4	4h16m18			VB-H 481
 7  12 Lasse Lampi/Pentti Kuukkala              Ford Escort RS          4	4h16m41			PBC 432R
 8   9 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg           Talbot Sunbeam          2	4h19m09			LAC 999V
 9   4 Björn Waldgård/Hans Thorszelius          Toyota Celica           4	4h20m27			K-YC 149
10  14 Antero Laine/Juha Piironen               Mitsubishi Lancer       4	4h24m00			St944.192
11     Kyösti Hämäläinen                        Mitsubishi Lancer 2000
12   7 Anders Kulläng/Bruno Berglund		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4	4h29m13			St944.191
13  14 Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons		Audi Quattro		4	4h29m52			IN-NV 66
DQ  40 Pekka Vilpponen/Heikki Palmuaro		Ford Escort RS		1	4h42m49			AEV 948
22  49 Erkki Pahkinen/Kauko Kaipainen		Opel Ascona		1	4h49m45			XCE 650
27  45 Hans Olin/Roger Wästborn			Toyota Celica						DON 084
 R  18 Franz Wittmann/Kurt Nestinger		Audi Quattro		4	SS9/withdrawn		IN-NL 77
 R  16 Erkki Pitkanen/Juhani Paalama		Datsun 160J		2	SS16/clutch		KNY58TE1231
 R  23 Tapio Raino/Erkki Nyman			Toyota Celica		4	SS30/accident		K-XA 848
 R  22 Timo Makela/Juhani Korhonen		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS36/rear brakes	AMP 424
 R  10 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth                 Porsche 911 SC          4	SS37/engine		HOH 276
 R   6 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher            Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS41/distributor	NVC 444W
 R  19 Mikael Sundstrom/Voitto Silander		Fiat Ritmo		2	SS44/engine		A2058
 R  29 Lasse Lindqvist/Kjell Bystrand		Opel Ascona B						JAN 521
 R  39 Thomas Hallberg/Kent Lundgren		Ford Escort 2000					EYO 217
 R  68 Harry Nielsen/Göran Andersson		Ford Escort 2000					KET 629
 R     Leo Kinnunen/Risto Anttila               Porsche 911 SC          	SS4


23rd Rallye Sanremo
5th-10th October 1981

 1  14 Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons             Audi Quattro		4	8h05m50			IN-NL 88
 2  11 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	8h09m15			NVC 777W
 3   6 "Tony" Fassina/"Rudy"			Opel Ascona 400		4	8h12m08			NA64050E
 4   5 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz			Audi Quattro		4	8h18m20			IN-NM 61
 5  16 "Lucky"/Fabio Penariol			Opel Ascona 400		4	8h19m51			NA48787E
 6  25 Massimo Biasion/Tiziano Siviero		Opel Ascona 400		4	8h21m44			VI475907
 7   4 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	8h23m35			DKP 191T
 8  18 Dario Cerrato/Lucio Guizzardo		Fiat Abarth 131		4	8h25m33			TOP14398
 9   2 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki		Fiat Abarth 131		4	8h26m45			TOR92449
10  19 Federico Ormezzano/Claudio Berro		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	8h33m47			MI69500G
12   7 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Datsun Violet GT	4	8h43m43			TKS57NI444
14  32 Alberto Bigo/Beppe Ameglia		Opel Ascona		1	9h10m58			TOZO6729
 R  20 Holger Bohne/Peter Diekmann		Mercedes-Benz 500SL	4	SS2/rear suspension	DH-S 10
 R  26 Antero Laine/Juha Piironen		Ford Escort RS		2	SS4/alternator		AKU325
 R  10 Jean-Luc Therier/Michael Vial		Porsche 911 SC		4	SS6/rear suspension	2501 SF 34
 R  22 Carlo Capone/Luigi Pirollo		Fiat Ritmo 75		2	SS7/accident		TOZ83625
 R  31 Gianfranco Cunico/Eraldo Mussa		Ford Fiesta 1600	2	SS15/head gasket	Roma-Z75188
 R   9 Attilio Bettega/Maurizio Perissinot	Fiat Abarth 131		4	SS18/accident		TOP92452
 R   3 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS20/engine		PVC 999W
 R  29 Michele Cinotto/Emilio Radaelli		Audi Quattro		4	SS27/accident		IN-NL 77
 R  12 Adartico Vudafieri/Arnaldo Bernacchini	Fiat Abarth 131		4	SS27/accident		TOV39606
 R   1 Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdörfer       Porsche 911 SC		4	SS42/gearbox		BB-PW 635
 R  23 Maurizio Verini/Andrea Ulvi		Opel Ascona 400		4	SS42/oil pump		NA47582E
 R  15 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod			Datsun Violet GT	4	SS60/oil pump		KNY58YA5563
    35 						De Tomaso Pantera					Roma-T78382


13th Ivory Coast Rally
26th-31st October 1981

 1   4 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne              Datsun Violet GT	4	 9h57			TKS57YU6752
 2   1 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth			Toyota Celica		4	11h09			K-WT 218
 3   6 Shekhar Mehta/Mike Doughty		Datsun Violet GT	4	11h22			KNY58YU3928
 4   8 Michel Mitri/Marcel Copetti		Datsun 160J		2	12h29			TKS58TA4497
 5   2 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Peugeot 504 Coupe V6	4	13h15			2059 RY 25
 6   5 Alain Ambrosino/Daniel le Saux		Peugeot 504 Coupe V6	4	13h16			2060 RY 25
 7   9 Samif Assef/Jacques Jaubert		Toyota Celica		4	16h40			4687TTACI
 8  14 Jacques Durieu/Pierre Tastet		Peugeot 504 Coupe V6	4	24h53			U9999C11
 9   7 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	32h12			RRK 425W
 R  15 John Taylor/John Spiller			Ford Escort RS		2	SS1/prop-shaft coupling	MLD 999P
 R  20 Francois Chauche/Robert Schneck		Peugeot 104ZS		2	SS4/engine		3039 LT 07
 R  12 Marianne Hoepfner/"Biche"		Porsche 924		4	SS7/distributor		1505 VT 38
 R  16 Bob Neyret/Jacques Terramorsi		Renault Alpine A310	4	SS10/engine		9254 VN 38
 R   3 Bjorn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius		Toyota Celica		4	SS14/engine		K-HH 405
 R  18 Adolphe Choteau/Pierre-Yves Burel	Audi Quattro		4	SS35/fuel starvation	764Z3546
 R  23 Claude Laurent/Jacques Marche		Peugeot 505 Diesel T	2	SS42/turbine oil leak	4408 RX 25
 R  10 Pierre Louis Moreau/Felix Giallolacci	Datsun 160J		2	SS43/spring		LGS 680V
 R     Jean-Louis Trintignant/Jacques Delaval	Porsche 924
Only 9 finishers


30th Lombard RAC Rally
22nd-25th November 1981

 1   5 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz                 Audi Quattro		4	 8h30m00		IN-NM 61
 2   2 Ari Vatanen/David Richards		Ford Escort RS		4	 8h41m05		VLE 756X
 3  14 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2 	 8h43m36		LAC 999V
 4  12 Pentti Airikkala/Phil Short		Ford Escort RS		4	 8h43m43		UYY 256S
 5   9 Jean Ragnotti/Martin Holmes		Renault R5 Maxi		4	 8h53m55		440 VB 91
 6  13 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth			Toyota Celica GT	4	 8h54m54		K-YC 149
 7  54 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson		Datsun 160J		4	 8h57m20		TKS57TE8013
 8  20 Terry Kaby/Rob Arthur			Toyota Celica 2000 GT	4	 9h01m18		K-RV 661
 9  11 Anders Kullång/Bruno Berglund		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4	 9h05m22		St944.191
10  22 Roger Clark/Chris Serle			Ford Escort RS		4	 9h08m24		DMB 857X
11  26 Rod Millen/Bryan Harris			Mazda RX7						UKL 970X
15  59 Terry Pankhurst/Roger Freeman		Ford Escort RS2000	1	 9h37m58		HEK 184V
16  56 Mats Jonsson/Johnny Johansson		Volvo 142
19  62 Louise Aitken/Ellen Morgan		Ford Escort RS		1	10h06m22		NOO 895P
 R  19 Lasse Lampi/Pentti Kuukala		Ford Escort RS		4	SS5/accident		PBC 432R
 R  17 Russell Brookes/Mike Broad		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS7/accident		KKV 394V
 R  21 Bjorn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson	Opel Ascona 400		4	SS11/accident		VB-H481
 R   8 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius		Toyota Celica GT	4	SS11/rear suspension	K-XA 848
 R  23 Bruno Saby/Jean-Marc Andrie		Renault 5 Turbo		4	SS13/accident damage	6480 VM 38
 R  18 Malcolm Wilson/Terry Harryman		Ford Escort RS		4	SS17/accident		STW 201R
 R  35 Malcolm Patrick/Brian Rainbow		Opel Ascona 400		4	SS20/accident		WRW 8X
 R   1 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher		Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS20/engine		KKV 444V
 R   3 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki		Lancia Stratos		4	SS21/accident		TON14329
 R  25 Andy Dawson/Kevin Gormley		Nissan Bluebird Turbo	2	SS24/engine		YTM 792X
 R   7 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne		Nissan Violet GT	4	SS28/engine		YTM 793X
 R   6 Tony Pond/Mike Nicholson			Vauxhall Chevette HSR	4	SS29/half-shaft		KFL 305W
 R  24 John Buffum/Neil Wilson			Triumph TR8		4	SS39/engine split in 2	HRW 251V
 R  16 Jimmy McRae/Ian Grindrod			Opel Ascona 400		4	SS46/half-shaft		GG-CJ 690
 R  27 Andrew Cowan/Derek Tucker		Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo	4	SS52/accident		St844.874
 R   4 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt			Talbot Sunbeam Lotus	2	SS54/accident		PVC 999W
 R  10 Michele Mouton/Fabrizio Pons		Audi Quattro		4	SS58/stuck in snow	IN-NL 88  
    31 Vukovich/Zvingevits			Lada
 R 173 Tom Bradley/Peter Allworthy		British Leyland Mini Clubman				GTL 430N
 R  38 Jan Hagman/Göran Gustafsson    		Ford Escort RS
 R  50 Jan Sellholm/Hans Karlsson       	Toyota Starlet
 R  71 Gunnar Fagerlind/Christer Gustafsson 	Talbot Lotus
 R  87 Vinko Bercic/Dragutin Ovcar      	Opel Ascona



1981 International World Championship for Makes

 1 Talbot		117 pts
 2 Datsun		106
 3 Ford			 90
 4 Opel			 69
 5 Audi			 63
 6 Fiat			 63
 7 Renault		 61
 8 Toyota		 54
 9 Peugeot		 37
10 Lancia		 28
11 Porsche		 19
12 Skoda		  8
13 Dodge		  6
14 Mitsubishi		  4


1981 World Rally Championship

 1 Ari Vatenen		96 pts
 2 Guy Frequelin	89
 3 Hannu Mikkola	62
 4 Markku Alen		56
 5 Shekhar Mehta	55
 6 Timo Salonen		40
 7 Henri Toivonen	38
 8 Michele Mouton	30
 9 Pentti Airikkala	30
10 Per Eklund		29
11 Jean Ragnotti	28
12 Bernard Darniche	26
13 Stig Blomqvist	23
14 Jorge Recalde	22
15 Anders Kullang	22
16 Jochi Kleint		20
 = Tony Pond		20
18 Bjorn Waldegård	17
19 Rauno Aaltonen	15
20 Mike Kirkland	12
 = Attilio Bettega	12
 = Domingo de Vitta	12
 = "Tony"		12
24 Bjorn Johansson	12
25 Terry Kaby		11
26 Jean-Pierre Ballet	10
 = Ernesto Soto		10
 = Michel Mitri		10
29 Lasse Lampi		 8
 = Ricardo Albertengo	 8
 = Carlos Torres	 8
 = "Lucky"		 8
33 Jean-Claude Lefebvre	 6
 = George Moschous	 6
 = Luis Echegoyen	 6
 = Gustavo Trelles	 6
 = Massimo Biasion	 6
 = Alain Ambrosino	 6
39 Soren Nilsson	 5
 = Horacio Maglione	 5
41 Rafael Cid		 4
 = Yoshio Iwashita	 4
 = Jean-Michel Tichadou	 4
 = "Carlo"		 4
 = Federico West	 4
 = Samif Assef		 4
47 Ola Stromberg	 3
 = "Peqepe"		 3
 = Jayant Shah		 3
 = Gerard Swaton	 3
 = Vaclav Blahna	 3
 = Luis Romero		 3
 = Julio Berges		 3
 = Dario Cerrato	 3
 = Jacques Durieu	 3
56 Jacques Almeras	 2
 = Joaquim Moutinho	 2
 = Malcolm Smith	 2
 = Camille Bartoli	 2
 = Paul Moschoutis	 2
 = Miguel Tubal		 2
 = Maria-Carmo Zacarias	 2
63 Alain Coppier	 1
 = Kenjiro Shinozuka	 1
 = Rodney Hall		 1
 = Jean-Felix Farrucci	 1
 = Claude Laurent	 1
 = Antero Laine		 1
 = Federico Ormezzano	 1
 = Roger Clark		 1