1981 in motorsport

List of years in motorsport

The following is an overview of the events of 1981 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had own significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date Event Ref
1–20 January 3rd Dakar Rally [1]
31 January-1 February 19th 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
15 February 23rd Daytona 500 [3]
24 May 65th Indianapolis 500 [4]
31 May 39th Monaco Grand Prix [5]
6–11 June 64th Isle of Man TT [6]
13–14 June 49th 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
3–4 October 10th 24 Hours of Nurburgring [8]
25–26 July 33rd 24 Hours of Spa [9]
26 July 4th Suzuka 8 Hours [10]
5 October 22nd James Hardie 1000 [11]
15 November 28th Macau Grand Prix [12]

Births

Date Month Name Nationality Occupation Note Ref
29 July Fernando Alonso Spanish Racing driver Formula One World Champion (2005-2006) [13]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1981 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1981 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1981 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1981 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1981 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1981". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1981". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Nurburgring 24 hours". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1981 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1981 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "1981 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  13. ↑ "Fernando Alonso — Biography". Grand Prix History. Retrieved 10 May 2017.
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