1981 Dutch TT
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| Race 8 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 27 June 1981 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Dutch TT Assen[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | TT Circuit Assen | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1981 Dutch TT was the eighth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 26–27 June 1981 at the TT Circuit Assen located in Assen, Netherlands.
Classification
500 cc
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Marco Lucchinelli
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Team Nava Suzuki | Suzuki | 50'16.050 | 15 | ||
| 2 |  Boet van Dulmen
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Yamaha | +32.890 | 12 | |||
| 3 |  Kork Ballington
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Team Kawasaki | Kawasaki | +37.950 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Willem Zoet
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Stimorol Racing | Suzuki | +42.330 | 8 | ||
| 5 | Jack Middelburg
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Racing Westland | Suzuki | +1'14.620 | 6 | ||
| 6 |  Dave Potter
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Yamaha | +1'21.340 | 5 | |||
| 7 |  Bernard Fau
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Yamaha | +1'38.280 | 4 | |||
| 8 |  Sergio Pellandini
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Suzuki | +1'41.620 | 3 | |||
| 9 | Guido Paci
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Yamaha | +2'14.340 | 2 | |||
| 10 |  Sadao Asami
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Yamaha | +2'28.620 | 1 | |||
| 11 |  Seppo Rossi
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Suzuki | +2'31.490 | ||||
| 12 | Dick Alblas
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Hollande Isolatie | Suzuki | +2'36.790 | |||
| 13 | Marc Fontan
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +2'37.430 | |||
| 14 |  Gregg Hansford
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Team Kawasaki Australia | Kawasaki | +2'37.890 | |||
| 15 | Philippe Coulon
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Suzuki | +2'39.260 | ||||
| 16 | Michel Frutschi
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Elf Motor Racing Team | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
| 17 | Christian Sarron
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Team Sonauto Gauloises | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
| 18 | Steve Parrish
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Team Mitsui Yamaha | Yamaha | +1 lap | |||
| 19 |  Stuart Avant
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Ellis Racing | Suzuki | +1 lap | |||
| 20 | Kimmo Kopra
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Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| Ret | Takazumi Katayama
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Honda International Racing | Honda | Retired | |||
| Ret | Gianni Pelletier
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Morbidelli | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Christian Estrosi
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Dale Singleton
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Beaulieu Racing | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Randy Mamola
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Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Accident | |||
| Ret | Franco Uncini
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Graziano Rossi
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Morbidelli | Morbidelli | Retired | |||
| Ret | Graeme Crosby
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Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | Suzuki | Accident | |||
| Ret | Barry Sheene
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Yamaha | Retired | ||||
| DNS | Kenny Roberts
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Yamaha Motor Company | Yamaha | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Carlo Perugini
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Moto Sanvenero | Sanvenero | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Keith Huewen
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Heron Suzuki GB | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Virginio Ferrari
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Cagiva Corse | Cagiva | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Josef Hage
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Dieter Braun Team | Yamaha | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Henk de Vries
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Henk de Vries Motoren | Suzuki | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Rob Punt
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Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Franck Gross
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Suzuki | Did not qualify | ||||
| Sources:[4][5] | |||||||
References
- ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "1981 Dutch TT MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ "DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1981". Motogp.com. Retrieved 11 July 2018.