1981 Swedish Grand Prix

Race details
Race 13 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	16 August 1981
Official name	Swedish TT[1][2][3]
Location	Scandinavian Raceway
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Barry Sheene Time 1:39.542 Fastest lap Rider Barry Sheene Time 1:43.000 Podium First Barry Sheene Second Boet van Dulmen Third Jack Middelburg
350cc
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
250cc
Pole position Rider Unknown Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Anton Mang Second Roland Freymond Third Jean-François Baldé
125cc
Pole position Rider Unknown Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Ricardo Tormo Second Guy Bertin Third Iván Palazzese
50cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc race was held Podium First No 50cc race was held Second No 50cc race was held Third No 50cc race was held

The 1981 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the thirteenth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 14–16 August 1981 at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden.

This would prove to be 2-time 500cc world champion Barry Sheene's last victory in the premier class, as well as his 7th Anderstorp victory, a record he still holds as of 2022.

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Barry Sheene		Yamaha	55'24.040	15
2	Boet van Dulmen		Yamaha	+0.821	12
3	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	+38.519	10
4	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+50.487	8
5	Graeme Crosby	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+51.287	6
6	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+56.103	5
7	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	+56.426	4
8	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+57.025	3
9	Marco Lucchinelli	Team Nava Suzuki	Suzuki	+1'20.487	2
10	Bernard Fau		Yamaha	+1'24.921	1
11	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	+1 lap
12	Lars Johansson		Suzuki	+1 lap
13	Randy Mamola	Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Steve Parrish	Team Mitsui Yamaha	Yamaha	+1 lap
16	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	+1 lap
18	Kimmo Kopra		Suzuki	+1 lap
19	Ake Grahn	Hallman & Eneqvist Motor	Yamaha	+1 lap
20	Alain Rothlisberger		Suzuki	+1 lap
21	Peter Sköld		Suzuki	+1 lap
22	Peter Sjöström		Suzuki	+1 lap
Ret	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Michel Frutschi	Elf Motor Racing Team	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Gianni Pelletier		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Christian Sarron	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Guido Paci		Yamaha	Accident
Ret	Bengt Slydal		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gianni Rolando		Lombardini	Retired
Sources:[4][5]