1981 World Sportscar Championship season

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1981 World Sportscar Championship season
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The 1981 World Sportscar Championship season was the 29th FIA World Championship for Drivers and Makes. It was a series running under the Group 6, Group 5, and IMSA GTX formulas. These cars usually raced against other classes of cars, although none of these cars were included in the championship. It ran from January 31, 1981 to September 27, 1981, and was comprised of 15 races, including races run with IMSA.

This was the first year in which the World Championship of Makes was combined with the World Endurance Challenge for Drivers to form two championships, which would last until the end of the series.

[edit] Schedule

Rnd	Race	Circuit	Date
1	24 Hours Pepsi Challenge	Daytona International Speedway	January 31 February 1
2	Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring	Sebring International Raceway	March 21
3	Mugello 6 Hours	Mugello Circuit	April 12
4	1000km Monza	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	April 26
5	Los Angeles Times Toyota Grand Prix (6 Hours)	Riverside International Raceway	April 26
6	Silverstone 6 Hours	Silverstone Circuit	May 10
7	1000km Nürburgring	Nürburgring	May 24
8	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe	June 13 June 14
9	Coppa Florio (6 Hours)	Autodromo di Pergusa	June 28
10	6 Hours of Daytona Champion Spark Plug Challenge	Daytona International Speedway	July 2
11	6 Hours of Watkins Glen	Watkins Glen International	July 12
12	24 Hours of Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	July 26 July 27
13	Molson 1000 Kilometres (6 Hours)	Mosport	August 16
14	Pabst 500 Miles	Road America	August 23
15	Flying Tigers 1000 Kilometres	Brands Hatch	September 27