1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

  1981 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	5 July 1981
Official name	Grand Prix Moto
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.940 km (4.312 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 2:38.680 Fastest lap Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 2:38.040 Podium First Marco Lucchinelli Second Kenny Roberts Third Randy Mamola
350 cc
Pole position Rider No 350cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 350cc race was held Podium First No 350cc race was held Second No 350cc race was held Third No 350cc race was held
250 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Time 2:50.110 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Anton Mang Second Carlos Lavado Third Jean-François Baldé
125 cc
Pole position Rider No 125cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 125cc race was held Podium First No 125cc race was held Second No 125cc race was held Third No 125cc race was held
50 cc
Pole position Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 3:15.420 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Ricardo Tormo Second Henk van Kessel Third Theo Timmer

The 1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 3–5 July 1981 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Suzuki	Suzuki	54'29.370	15
2	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+0.530	12
3	Randy Mamola	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+16.930	10
4	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	+18.170	8
5	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	+41.490	6
6	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	+1 lap	5
7	Graeme Crosby	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1 lap	4
8	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+1 lap	3
9	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap	2
10	Bernard Fau		Yamaha	+1 lap	1
11	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	+1 lap
12	Guido Paci		Yamaha	+1 lap
13	Keith Huewen	Heron Suzuki GB	Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Dale Singleton	Beaulieu Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Gianni Pelletier	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	+1 lap
17	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+1 lap
18	Dominique Pernet		Yamaha	+1 lap
19	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+1 lap
20	Steve Parrish	Team Mitsui Yamaha	Yamaha	+1 lap
21	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+1 lap
22	Stuart Avant	Ellis Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
23	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Yamaha	+1 lap
24	Philippe Chaltin		Suzuki	+1 lap
25	Dennis Ireland		Suzuki	+1 lap
26	Dave Potter		Yamaha	+1 lap
27	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+1 lap
28	Gary Lingham		Suzuki	+1 lap
29	Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Gregg Hansford	Team Kawasaki Australia	Kawasaki	Retired
Ret	Kimmo Kopra		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Peter Sjöström		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Franck Gross		Suzuki	Retired
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