1981 World Rally Championship Season - Events

Events

1981 World Rally Championship event map
Black = Tarmac Brown = Gravel Blue = Snow/Ice Red = Mixed Surface
1981 World Rally Championship schedule and results
Round Rally name Stages Podium finishers
Rank Driver Co-driver Car Time
1
49ème Rallye Automobile de Monte-Carlo
(January 24–30)		 32 stages
757 km
Tarmac		 1 Jean Ragnotti Jean-Marc Andrié Renault 5 Turbo 9:55:55
2 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 9:58:49
3 Jochi Kleint Gunter Wanger Opel Ascona 400 10:02:54
2
31st International Swedish Rally
(February 13–15)		 25 stages
369 km
Snow/Ice		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 3:48:07
2 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 3:50:00
3 Pentti Airikkala Risto Virtanen Ford Escort RS1800 3:51:47
3
15º Rallye de Portugal Vinho do Porto
(March 4–7)		 46 stages
681 km
Gravel/Tarmac		 1 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 8:27:26
2 Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:36:36
3 Björn Waldegård Hans Thorszelius Toyota Celica 2000GT 8:43:47
4
29th Safari Rally
(April 16–20)		 77 controls
5209 km
Gravel		 1 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT +3:39 pen
2 Rauno Aaltonen Lofty Drews Datsun Violet GT +3:44 pen
3 Mike Kirkland Dave Haworth Datsun 160J +4:51 pen
5
25ème Tour de Corse - Rallye de France
(April 30–May 2)		 24 stages
1144 km
Tarmac		 1 Bernard Darniche Alain Mahé Lancia Stratos HF 14:26.23
2 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 14:42:25
3 Tony Pond Ian Grindrod Datsun Violet GT 14:45.29
6
28th Acropolis Rally
(June 1–4)		 57 stages
960 km
Gravel		 1 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 13:17:25
2 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 13:22:00
3 Attilio Bettega Maurizio Perissinot Fiat 131 Abarth 13:25:19
7
3º Rally Codasur
(July 18–23)		 18 stages
1341 km
Gravel		 1 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 14:22:52
2 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT 15:01:04
3 Jorge Recalde Jorge del Bouno Datsun 160J 16:01:19
8
3º Marlboro Rallye do Brasil
(August 6–8)		 20 stages
714 km
Gravel		 1 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 9:39:40
2 Guy Fréquelin Jean Todt Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 9:48:11
3 Domingo De Vitta Daniel Muzio Ford Escort RS 10:19:46
9
31st 1000 Lakes Rally
(August 28–30)		 46 stages
440 km
Gravel		 1 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 4:07:27
2 Markku Alén Ilkka Kivimäki Fiat 131 Abarth 4:08:26
3 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 4:10:19
10
23º Rallye Sanremo
(October 5–10)		 59 stages
751 km
Gravel/Tarmac		 1 Michèle Mouton Fabrizia Pons Audi Quattro 8:05:50
2 Henri Toivonen Fred Gallagher Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:09:15
3 Antonio Fassina Rudy Roberto Dalpozzo Opel Ascona 400 8:12:08
11
13ème Rallye Côte d'Ivoire
(October 26–31)		 56 controls
5087 km
Gravel		 1 Timo Salonen Seppo Harjanne Datsun Violet GT +9:57 pen
2 Per Eklund Ragnar Spjuth Toyota Celica 2000GT +11:09 pen
3 Shekhar Mehta Mike Doughty Datsun Violet GT +11:22 pen
12
30th Lombard RAC Rally
(November 22–25)		 65 stages
722 km
Gravel/Tarmac		 1 Hannu Mikkola Arne Hertz Audi Quattro 8:30:00
2 Ari Vatanen David Richards Ford Escort RS1800 8:41:05
3 Stig Blomqvist Björn Cederberg Talbot Sunbeam Lotus 8:43:36

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