1981 European Formula Two Championship

1981 European Formula Two season

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The 1981 European Formula Two season was the fifteenth European Formula Two season and was contested over 12 rounds. The season started on 19 March and ended on 20 September. The Drivers' Championship was won by Englishman Geoff Lees.

Season review

Rnd	Race	Track	Date	Laps	Distance	Time	Speed	Pole position	Fastest lap	Race winner	Constructor
Rd.1	BRDC International Trophy	Silverstone	29 March	47	221.793 km	1'11:44.76	185.482 km/h	Mike Thackwell	Geoff Lees	Mike Thackwell	Ralt-Honda
Rd.2	Jim Clark Gedächtnisrennen	Hockenheim	5 April	30	203.67 km	1'00:28.05	202.095 km/h	Geoff Lees	Riccardo Paletti	Stefan Johansson	Lola-Hart
Rd.3	Jochen Rindt Memorial Trophy	Thruxton	20 April	55	208.560 km	1'04:02.40	195.403 km/h	Thierry Boutsen	Marc Surer	Roberto Guerrero	Maurer-BMW
Rd.4	Internationales ADAC-Eifelrennen	Nürburgring	26 April	9	205,515 km	1'05:04.63	189.481 km/h	Corrado Fabi	Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen	March-BMW
Rd.5	Gran Premio di Roma	Vallelunga	10 May	65	208.0 km	1'16:01.14	164.169 km/h	Eje Elgh	Corrado Fabi	Eje Elgh	Maurer-BMW
Rd.6	Gran Premio di Mugello	Mugello	24 May	42	220.290 km	1'15:20.99	175.414 km/h	Thierry Boutsen	Piero Necchi	Corrado Fabi	March-BMW
Rd.7	Grand Prix Automobile de Pau	Pau	8 June	73	201.48 km	1'33:13.91	129.664 km/h	Michele Alboreto	Geoff Lees	Geoff Lees	Ralt-Honda
Rd.8	Gran Premio del Mediterraneo	Pergusa-Enna	26 July	45	222.75 km	1'10:09.82	190.483 km/h	Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen	Thierry Boutsen	March-BMW
Rd.9	Grand Prix de Formule 2 Belgique	Spa-Francorchamps	9 August	30	209.01 km	1'10:02.68	179.037 km/h	Thierry Boutsen	Geoff Lees	Geoff Lees	Ralt-Honda
Rd.10	Donington "50 000"	Donington Park	16 August	70	220.20 km	1'16:49.82	171.963 km/h	Manfred Winkelhock	Geoff Lees Corrado Fabi	Geoff Lees	Ralt-Honda
Rd.11	Gran Premio dell'Adriatico	Misano	6 September	60	209.28 km	1'12:03.74	174.249 km/h	Thierry Boutsen	Michele Alboreto Geoff Lees	Michele Alboreto	Minardi-BMW
Rd.12	Mantorp Park – F2 Trofén	Mantorp Park	20 September	65	203.125 km	1'20:08.0	152.090 km/h	Corrado Fabi	Johnny Cecotto	Stefan Johansson	Lola-Hart

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Drivers' Championship

Pos Driver Car(s) SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER SPA DON MIS MAN Pts 1 Geoff Lees Ralt RH6/81-Honda 7 5 NC 5 5 2 1 Ret 1 1 2 2 51 2 Thierry Boutsen March 812-BMW Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1 2 12 8 4 37 3 Eje Elgh Maurer MM81-BMW 18 4 2 2 1 4 5 5 3 7 Ret 17 35 4 Stefan Johansson Lola T850-Hart 9 1 7 4 2 Ret 8 Ret 14 4 9 1 30 5 Corrado Fabi March 812-BMW 3 Ret Ret 3 4 1 Ret Ret 4 2 Ret 7 29 6 Mike Thackwell Ralt RH6/81-Honda 1 3 5 6 DSQ Ret 5 3 15 22 7 Roberto Guerrero Maurer MM81-BMW Ret 10 1 Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret 16 8 Michele Alboreto Minardi Fly 281-BMW 11 8 Ret 8 Ret 14 Ret 3 8 1 13 9 Manfred Winkelhock Ralt RT2-BMW 2 Ret DSQ 12 Maurer MM81-BMW 5 3 10 Riccardo Paletti March 812-BMW 2 Ret 3 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 Piero Necchi March 812-BMW DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 3 3 11 7 Ret 9 12 Huub Rothengatter March 802-BMW 2 13 8 11 Ret 6 13 Carlo Rossi Toleman TG280-Hart 5 6 Ret Ret 8 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 14 Johnny Cecotto Minardi Fly 281-BMW 14 Ret 4 DNS Ret 6 March 812-BMW 13 7 Ret Ret 6 6 6 15 Kenny Acheson Lola T850-Hart 19 Ret Ret 6 10 15 Ret 3 5 16 Jim Crawford Toleman TG280-Hart 4 7 Ret Ret 9 11 10 6 9 7 10 4 17 Richard Dallest AGS JH17-BMW Ret Ret Ret 4 AGS JH18-BMW Ret 7 Ret 5 5 AGS JH15-BMW 9 18 Christian Danner March 812-BMW 10 9 5 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 2 19 Jo Gartner Toleman TG280-BMW 7 9 6 Ret Ret 1 March 812-BMW DNQ 8 20 Brian Robinson Chevron B42-Hart 6 DNS 1 Chevron B48-Hart DNQ — Guido Pardini Lola T850-BMW Ret Ret Ret 9 7 12 DNS Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 — Fredy Schnarwiler Lola T850-BMW 15 12 9 Ret Ret 7 Ret 16 0 — Ray Mallock Ralt RT4-Hart 8 DNQ 9 Ret 0 — Paul Smith March 782-Hart Ret 0 March 802-Hart 10 Ret 19 DNQ 8 10 17 DNQ 14 — Harald Brutschin March 802-BMW Ret 8 Ret Ret DNQ 16 0 — Ricardo Londoño Toleman TG280-Hart 9 Ret DNS 0 Lola T850-Hart Ret — Anders Olofsson March 792-Hart Ret 9 0 — Roberto Del Castello March 782-BMW 18 10 Ret 0 — Paolo Barilla Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari Ret 0 Minardi Fly 281-BMW 10 — Guido Daccò Minardi GM75-BMW 17 11 Ret 12 20 17 Ret DNQ 12 0 Merzario M1-BMW Ret — Sewi Hopfer Toleman TG280-Hart 13 13 Ret 14 11 Ret 11 Ret DNQ 0 — Warren Booth Chevron B48-Hart 16 11 0 — Franz Konrad March 802-BMW 11 0 — Tiff Needell AGS JH18-BMW 11 0 — Gianfranco Trombetti March 812-BMW 20 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 12 12 12 13 0 — Jürg Lienhard March 802-BMW 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNPQ 0 — Loris Kessel March 812-BMW 12 Ret 19 0 Merzario M1-BMW DNPQ March 802-BMW Ret — Marc Surer March 812-BMW Ret 12 0 — Bernd Brutschin March 802-BMW 13 DNQ DNQ 0 — Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari 13 0 — Keiji Matsumoto March 802B-BMW 15 0 — Pierre Chauvet Toleman TG280-BMW 16 0 — Kim Mather March 792-Hart Ret 18 0 — Stanley Dickens March 802-BMW 18 0 — Oscar Pedersoli Ralt RT2-BMW DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 — Arturo Merzario Merzario M1-BMW DNQ DNS Ret 0 March 812-BMW Ret — Patrick Gaillard AGS JH17-BMW Ret 0 March 802-BMW Ret — Jochen Dauer GRS TC 001-BMW DNS Ret 0 — John Nielsen March 792-BMW Ret DNS 0 — Piero Nappi Ralt RT2-BMW DNQ Ret 0 — Marco Brand Merzario M1-BMW DNQ Ret 0 — Helmut Kallenborn March 752-BMW Ret 0 — Hervé Regout Ralt RT2-BMW Ret 0 — Roberto Farnetti Minardi Fly 281-BMW Ret 0 — Roy Baker Chevron B48-Hart DNQ 0 March 802-Hart DNS DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ — Bob Howlings Chevron B42-Hart DNQ 0 Pos Driver Car(s) SIL HOC THR NÜR VAL MUG PAU PER SPA DON MIS MAN Pts

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

External links

• https://web.archive.org/web/20090509083733/http://www.motorracing-archive.com/Motor-Racing/Events/European-Formula-2-1981---1984