1981 World Rally Championship
Monte Carlo Rally
? 1981
1 Jean Ragnotti/Jean-Marc Andrie Renault 5 Turbo
Swedish Rally
13th-15th February 1981
1 2 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Audi Quattro A1 IN-NV 90
2 4 Ari Vatanen/David Richards Ford Escort RS EUW 939V
3 8 Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen Ford Escort RS EUC 958V
4 1 Anders Kulläng/Bruno Berglund Opel Ascona 400 GG-CJ 649
5 3 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg Saab 99 Turbo JNF 756
6 7 Björn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson Opel Ascona 400 VB-H 481
7 9 Lasse Lampi/Pentti Kuukkala Ford Escort RS STW 129R
8 12 Ola Strömberg/Hansjöran Ericson Saab 99 EMS HRE 625
9 5 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth Porsche 911 SC HOH 276
10 29 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson Datsun 160J TKS57TE8013
11 31 Björn Sjunning/Hans Andersson Opel GTE 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 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 GTE 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 GTE KBX 086
23 43 Anders Sunnerberg/Jan Nilsson Opel GTE 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 GTE
30 119 Åke Wikström/Anders Eklind Opel GTE
31 122 Kenneth Eriksson/Lennart Larsson Saab V4
32 116 Conny Nilsson/Kennet Olsson Opel GTE
33 86 Bengt Dahl/Jörgen Lund Saab 99 Turbo
34 56 Johnny Nyengen/Per Nyborg Opel GTE
35 107 Rune Larsson/Larserik Håkansson Opel GTE
36 68 Erik Uppsäll/Anders Johansson Saab V4
37 111 Hans Peterzon/Ted Hansson Opel GTE
38 114 Kent Andersson/Mikael Olsson Opel GTE
39 124 Cemoni Ohlsson/Kenneth Karlsson Fiat 131
40 125 Lennart Söderberg/Per-Olov Flogner Honda Civic
41 83 Kent Funhammar/Åke Bergqvist Opel GTE
42 70 Leif Salander/Håkan Jansson Saab V4
43 34 Harry Joki/Olle Lindelöf Opel GTE 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 GTE ?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 GTE
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 EUU 813
R 11 Kyösti Hämäläinen/Juhani Korhonen Ford Escort RS UEL-584
R 16 Bror Danielsson/Ola Hellgren Ford Escort RS WYJ 996S
R 18 Lasse Jönsson/Ulf Sundberg Porsche 911 SC JHX 555
R 22 Jan Hagman/Mats Matsson Ford Escort RS KEM 471
R 25 Kalle Grundel/Leif Lindberg Saab 99 Turbo TNN-359
R 26 Gunnar Fagerlind/Christer Gustavsson Talbot Lotus 2904 WW2 92
R 27 Erik Johansson/Conny Proos Saab 99 Turbo 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 GTE
R 37 Gert Blomqvist/Tommy Blomqvist Opel GTE JAN 462
R 42 Gunnar Pettersson/Arne Pettersson Ford Escort 2000 HOB 619
R 46 Christer Norling/Kjell Jansson Opel GTE
R 47 Mats Svensson/Göran Andersson Opel GTE
R 48 Ebbe Alriksson/Staffan Östergren Opel GTE
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 GTE
R 112 Kent Qvist/Henry Liljesson Opel GTE
R 115 Johnny Rang/Åke Johansson Opel GTE
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
28th Acropolis Rally
? 1981
1 1 Ari Vatanen/David Richards Ford Escort RS DKP 191T
2 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth
3 Attilio Bettega/Maurizio Perrisnot Fiat 131 Abarth
4 Guy Fréquelin Talbot
19 Costas Labropoulos/Sotiris Stellios Toyota Corolla 18h37m34
20 G.Loukas/S.Bellas Toyota Corolla 18h41m04
DQ Michèle Mouton Audi Quattro illegal cooling duct
DQ Hannu Mikkola Audi Quattro illegal cooling duct
Franz Wittmann Audi Quattro
R Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo
R Mitsubishi Lancer Turbo
TAP Rally of Portugal
? 1981
1 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Fiat 131 Abarth
2
3
4
5 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod Datsun 160J
Safari Rally
17th-20th April 1981
1 Shekhar Mehta/Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT 219 pens
2 Rauno Aaltonen Datsun Violet GT 224
3 Mike Kirkland Datsun Violet 160J 291
4 Timo Salonen Datsun S110 448
5 Jochi Kleint Opel Ascona 400 486
6 J-C.Lefebvre Peugeot 504 Coupe 512
7 Y.Iwashita Datsun S110 611
8 J.Shah Datsun PA10 630
R Alain Ambrosino/Jean-François Fauchille Peugeot 504 Coupe 770 (finished, but deleted from results post event)
9 M.Smith Dodge Ramcharger 798
10 R.Hall Dodge Ramcharger 851
R Anders Kullang Opel Ascona 400 hit a hole/electrical failure
70 starters
Tour de Corse
? 1981
1 Bernard Darniche/Alain Mahe Lancia Stratos
2
3 18 Tony Pond/Ian Grindrod Datsun Violet GT
Codasur Rally (Argentina)
? 1981
1 Guy Frequelin/Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
2
3
4 12 Ernesto Soto Renault 12
Brazil Rally
? 1981
1 Ari Vatanen/David Richards Ford Escort RS
1000 Lakes Rally (Jyväskylän Suurajot)
28th-30th August 1981
1 Ari Vatanen/David Richards Ford Escort RS 4h07m27
2 Markku Alén/Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat Abarth 4h08m26
3 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 4h10m19
4 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne Datsun Violet 4h13m26
5 Pentti Airikkala/Risto Virtanen Ford Escort RS 4h15m40
6 15 Björn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson Opel Ascona 4h16m18 VB-H 481
7 Lasse Lampi/Pentti Kuukkala Ford Escort RS 4h16m41
8 9 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg Talbot Sunbeam 4h19m09 LAC 999V
9 4 Björn Waldgård/Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 4h20m27 K-YC 149
10 Antero Laine/Juha Piironen Mitsubishi Lancer 4h24m00
11 Kyösti Hämäläinen Mitsubishi Lancer 2000
12 7 Anders Kulläng/Bruno Berglund Mitsubishi Lancer ST944 191
27 45 Hans Olin/Roger Wästborn Toyota Celica DON 084
R 6 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher Talbot Sunbeam SS40/distributor
R 10 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth Porsche 911 SC SS36 HOH 276
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
R 23 Tapio Raino Opel Ascona
San Remo Rally
? October 1981
1 Michele Mouton/Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro
? 18 Cerrato Fiat 131
R 1 Walter Röhrl/Christian Geistdörfer Porsche 911 SC transmission
RAC Rally
22nd-25th November 1981
1 5 Hannu Mikkola/Arne Hertz Audi Quattro
2
3 14 Stig Blomqvist/Björn Cederberg Talbot Lotus LAC 999V
4
5 9 Jean Ragnotti/Martin Holmes Renault R5 Maxi ?? OVB 91
6 13 Per Eklund/Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica GT K-WT 218
7 54 Sören Nilsson/Anders Olsson Datsun 160J TKS57TE8013
9 11 Anders Kullång/Bruno Berglund Mitsubishi Lancer ST944 191
11 26 Rod Millen/Bryan Harris Mazda RX7 UKL 970X
16 56 Mats Jonsson/Johnny Johansson Volvo 142
1 Henri Toivonen/Fred Gallagher Talbot Sunbeam Lotus engine KKV 444V
17 Russell Brookes/Mike Broad Talbot Sunbeam Lotus prop-shaft KKV 394V
22 Roger Clark/Chris Serle Ford Escort ?MB 857X
R 24 John Buffum/Neil Wilson Triumph TR7 V8 engine split in two ??? 251V
31 Vukovich/Zvingevits Lada
R 173 Tom Bradley/Peter Allworthy British Leyland Mini Clubman GTL 430N
R 3 Markku Alen/Ilkka Kivimaki Lancia Stratos wheel/brakes
Ari Vatanen/Dave Richards Ford Escort
Guy Frequelin Talbot Sunbeam Lotus
R Michele Mouton/Fabrizio Pons Audi Quattro stuck in snow
R 6 Tony Pond/Mike Nicholson Vauxhall Chevette HSR SS80/half-shaft K?L 305W
R 8 Björn Waldegård/Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica GT K-YC 149
R 21 Bjorn Johansson/Sven-Erik Andersson Opel Ascona 400 VB-H481
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
Ivory Coast Rally
? 1981
1 Timo Salonen/Seppo Harjanne Datsun Violet GT
1981 International World Championship for Makes
1 Talbot
1981 World Rally Championship
1 Ari Vatenen Ford Escort RS