{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = Austrian | flag = Austria | Official_Name = Großer Preis von Österreich<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm|title=Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.|website=Jumping Jack|access-date=9 July 2018|archive-date=2009-09-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054241/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm|url-status=dead |language=nl}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/500cc1981.html|title=1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=9 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.progcovers.com/motor/salzburg.html|title=Motor Racing Programme Covers|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref> | Location = [[Salzburgring]] | Image = Salzburgring (1976-1997).svg | Course_mi = 2.638 | Course_km = 4.246 | Race_No = 2 | Season_No = 14 | Date = April 26 | Year = 1981 | Pole_Rider_500 = [[Graeme Crosby]] | Pole_Rider_500_Country = NZL | Pole_Time_500 = 1:20.790 | Fast_Rider_500 = [[Randy Mamola]] | Fast_Rider_500_Country = USA | Fast_Time_500 = 1:20.740 | First_Rider_500 = [[Randy Mamola]] | First_Rider_500_Country = USA | Second_Rider_500 = [[Graeme Crosby]] | Second_Rider_500_Country = NZL | Third_Rider_500 = Hiroyuki Kawasaki | Third_Rider_500_Country = JPN | Pole_Rider_350 = [[Anton Mang]] | Pole_Rider_350_Country = BRD | Pole_Time_350 = 1:24.290 | Fast_Rider_350 = Unknown | Fast_Rider_350_Country = | Fast_Time_350 = | First_Rider_350 = [[Patrick Fernandez]] | First_Rider_350_Country = FRA | Second_Rider_350 = [[Anton Mang]] | Second_Rider_350_Country = BRD | Third_Rider_350 = [[Jon Ekerold]] | Third_Rider_350_Country = RSA | Third_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix = 1928 | Pole_Rider_250 = No 250cc race was held | Pole_Rider_250_Country = | Pole_Time_250 = | Fast_Rider_250 = No 250cc race was held | Fast_Rider_250_Country = | Fast_Time_250 = | First_Rider_250 = No 250cc race was held | First_Rider_250_Country = | Second_Rider_250 = No 250cc race was held | Second_Rider_250_Country = | Third_Rider_250 = No 250cc race was held | Third_Rider_250_Country = | Pole_Rider_125 = [[Pier Paolo Bianchi]] | Pole_Rider_125_Country = ITA | Pole_Time_125 = 1:32.330 | Fast_Rider_125 = Unknown | Fast_Rider_125_Country = | First_Rider_125 = [[Ángel Nieto]] | First_Rider_125_Country = ESP | Second_Rider_125 = [[Loris Reggiani]] | Second_Rider_125_Country = ITA | Third_Rider_125 = [[Pier Paolo Bianchi]] | Third_Rider_125_Country = ITA | Pole_Rider_50 = No 50cc was held | Pole_Rider_50_Country = | Pole_Time_50 = | Fast_Rider_50 = No 50cc was held | Fast_Rider_50_Country = | First_Rider_50 = No 50cc was held | First_Rider_50_Country = | Second_Rider_50 = No 50cc was held | Second_Rider_50_Country = | Third_Rider_50 = No 50cc was held | Third_Rider_50_Country = }}
The '''1981 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix''' was the second round of the [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on the weekend of 24–26 April 1981 at the [[Salzburgring]].
==Classification== ===500 cc=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos. ! Rider ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time/Retired ! Points |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|USA}} '''[[Randy Mamola]]''' | '''Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | 48'06.660 | '''15''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|NZL}} '''[[Graeme Crosby]]''' | '''Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +9.890 | '''12''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Hiroyuki Kawasaki]]''' | '''Ingersoll Heron Team Suzuki''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +18.480 | '''10''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Barry Sheene]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +20.870 | '''8''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Boet van Dulmen]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +21.810 | '''6''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Kork Ballington]]''' | '''Team Kawasaki''' | '''[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]''' | +38.100 | '''5''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Franco Uncini]]''' | | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +48.560 | '''4''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Jack Middelburg]]''' | '''Racing Westland''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +50.410 | '''3''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Wil Hartog]]''' | '''Riemersma Racing''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +1'17.310 | '''2''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Gianni Pelletier]]''' | | '''[[Morbidelli]]''' | +1 lap | '''1''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Philippe Coulon]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Fontan]] | Team Sonauto Gauloises | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +1 lap | |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takazumi Katayama]] | Honda International Racing | [[Honda]] | +1 lap | |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Walter Migliorati]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Seppo Rossi]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christian Estrosi]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Sergio Pellandini]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk de Vries]] | Henk de Vries Motoren | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Josef Hage]] | Dieter Braun Team | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +1 lap | |- ! 20 | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Michael Schmid (motorcyclist)|Michael Schmid]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 21 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Alain Rothlisberger]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 22 | {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Lennart Bäckström]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christian Sarron]] | Team Sonauto Gauloises | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Sadao Asami]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Graziano Rossi]] | Morbidelli | [[Morbidelli]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Stuart Avant]] | Ellis Racing | [[Suzuki]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Gustav Reiner]] | Team Solitude Deutschland | [[Solo (motorcycle)|Solo]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Raffaele Pasqual]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Michel Frutschi]] | Elf Motor Racing Team | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Graeme Geddes]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Roberts]] | Yamaha Motor Company | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Marco Lucchinelli]] | Team Nava Suzuki | [[Suzuki]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bernard Fau]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Patrick Fernandez]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Bimota-Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jon Ekerold]] | Team Solitude Deutschland | [[Solo (motorcycle)|Solo]] | Retired | |- ! DNS | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Raymond Roche]] | | [[Suzuki]] | Did not start | |- ! DNS | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Stefan Klabacher]] | Saga Racing | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Did not start | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Fritz Kerschbaumer]] | Triumph Club Wien | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Did not qualify | |- !colspan=8| Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-austrian-motogp|title=1981 Austrian MotoGP|date=15 January 2018|website=Motorpsortmagazine.com|access-date=9 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/AUT/500cc|title=motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1981|website=Motogp.com|access-date=9 July 2018|archive-date=9 July 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180709155234/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/AUT/500cc|url-status=dead}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = [[Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|Austrian Grand Prix]] | Year_of_race = 1981 | Previous_race_in_season = [[1981 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix|1981 Argentine Grand Prix]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix|1981 German Grand Prix]] | Previous_year's_race = [[1979 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|1979 Austrian Grand Prix]] | Next_year's_race = [[1982 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix|1982 Austrian Grand Prix]] }}
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