{{Infobox Grand Prix motorcycle race report | Grand Prix = Dutch | GP_suffix = TT | flag = Netherlands | Official_Name = Dutch TT Assen<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090901054241/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1981_heden.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=2009-09-01|title=Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.|website=Jumping Jack|access-date=11 July 2018}}</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/assen.html|title=TT Circuit Assen - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project|first=Malcolm|last=Mitchell|website=Progcovers.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> | Location = [[TT Circuit Assen]] | Image = | Course_mi = 4.775 | Course_km = 7.685 | Race_No = 8 | Season_No = 14 | Date = 27 June | Year = 1981 | Pole_Rider_500 = [[Marco Lucchinelli]] | Pole_Rider_500_Country = ITA | Pole_Time_500 = 2:51.400 | Fast_Rider_500 = [[Kork Ballington]] | Fast_Rider_500_Country = RSA | Fast_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix = 1928 | Fast_Time_500 = 3:04.370 | First_Rider_500 = [[Marco Lucchinelli]] | First_Rider_500_Country = ITA | Second_Rider_500 = [[Boet van Dulmen]] | Second_Rider_500_Country = NED | Third_Rider_500 = [[Kork Ballington]] | Third_Rider_500_Country = RSA | Third_Rider_500_Country_flag_suffix = 1928 | Pole_Rider_350 = Unknown | Pole_Rider_350_Country = | Pole_Time_350 = | Fast_Rider_350 = Unknown | Fast_Rider_350_Country = | Fast_Time_350 = | First_Rider_350 = [[Anton Mang]] | First_Rider_350_Country = BRD | Second_Rider_350 = [[Carlos Lavado]] | Second_Rider_350_Country = VEN | Third_Rider_350_Country_flag_suffix = 1930 | Third_Rider_350 = [[Jean-François Baldé]] | Third_Rider_350_Country = FRA | Pole_Rider_250 = Unknown | Pole_Rider_250_Country = | Pole_Time_250 = | Fast_Rider_250 = Unknown | Fast_Rider_250_Country = | Fast_Time_250 = | First_Rider_250 = [[Anton Mang]] | First_Rider_250_Country = BRD | Second_Rider_250 = [[Carlos Lavado]] | Second_Rider_250_Country = VEN | Second_Rider_250_Country_flag_suffix = 1930 | Third_Rider_250 = [[Patrick Fernandez]] | Third_Rider_250_Country = FRA | Pole_Rider_125 = Unknown | Pole_Rider_125_Country = | Pole_Time_125 = | 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 = Unknown | Pole_Rider_50_Country = | Pole_Time_50 = | Fast_Rider_50 = Unknown | Fast_Rider_50_Country = | First_Rider_50 = [[Ricardo Tormo]] | First_Rider_50_Country = ESP | Second_Rider_50 = [[Henk van Kessel]] | Second_Rider_50_Country = NED | Third_Rider_50 = [[Rolf Blatter]] | Third_Rider_50_Country = SUI }}
The '''1981 Dutch TT''' was the eighth round of the [[1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season]]. It took place on the weekend of 26–27 June 1981 at the [[TT Circuit Assen]] located in [[Assen]], [[Netherlands]].
==Classification== ===500 cc=== {| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;" ! Pos. ! Rider ! Team ! Manufacturer ! Time/Retired ! Points |- ! 1 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Marco Lucchinelli]]''' | '''Team Nava Suzuki''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | 50'16.050 | '''15''' |- ! 2 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Boet van Dulmen]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +32.890 | '''12''' |- ! 3 | {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} '''[[Kork Ballington]]''' | '''Team Kawasaki''' | '''[[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]]''' | +37.950 | '''10''' |- ! 4 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Willem Zoet]]''' | '''Stimorol Racing''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +42.330 | '''8''' |- ! 5 | {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Jack Middelburg]]''' | '''Racing Westland''' | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +1'14.620 | '''6''' |- ! 6 | {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Dave Potter (motorcyclist)|Dave Potter]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +1'21.340 | '''5''' |- ! 7 | {{flagicon|FRA}} '''[[Bernard Fau]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +1'38.280 | '''4''' |- ! 8 | {{flagicon|SUI}} '''[[Sergio Pellandini]]''' | | '''[[Suzuki]]''' | +1'41.620 | '''3''' |- ! 9 | {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Guido Paci]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +2'14.340 | '''2''' |- ! 10 | {{flagicon|JPN}} '''[[Sadao Asami]]''' | | '''[[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]]''' | +2'28.620 | '''1''' |- ! 11 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Seppo Rossi]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +2'31.490 | |- ! 12 | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Dick Alblas]] | Hollande Isolatie | [[Suzuki]] | +2'36.790 | |- ! 13 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Marc Fontan]] | Team Sonauto Gauloises | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +2'37.430 | |- ! 14 | {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Gregg Hansford]] | Team Kawasaki Australia | [[Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine|Kawasaki]] | +2'37.890 | |- ! 15 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Philippe Coulon]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +2'39.260 | |- ! 16 | {{flagicon|SUI}} [[Michel Frutschi]] | Elf Motor Racing Team | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +1 lap | |- ! 17 | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christian Sarron]] | Team Sonauto Gauloises | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +1 lap | |- ! 18 | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Steve Parrish]] | Team Mitsui Yamaha | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | +1 lap | |- ! 19 | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Stuart Avant]] | Ellis Racing | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! 20 | {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimmo Kopra]] | | [[Suzuki]] | +1 lap | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Takazumi Katayama]] | Honda International Racing | [[Honda]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Gianni Pelletier]] | | [[Morbidelli]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Christian Estrosi]] | | [[Suzuki]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Dale Singleton]] | Beaulieu Racing | [[Suzuki]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Randy Mamola]] | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | [[Suzuki]] | Accident | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Franco Uncini]] | | [[Suzuki]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Graziano Rossi]] | Morbidelli | [[Morbidelli]] | Retired | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Graeme Crosby]] | Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki | [[Suzuki]] | Accident | |- ! Ret | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Barry Sheene]] | | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Retired | |- ! DNS | {{flagicon|USA}} [[Kenny Roberts]] | Yamaha Motor Company | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Did not start | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Carlo Perugini (motorcyclist)|Carlo Perugini]] | Moto Sanvenero | [[Sanvenero]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Keith Huewen]] | Heron Suzuki GB | [[Suzuki]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|ITA}} [[Virginio Ferrari]] | Cagiva Corse | [[Cagiva]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|BRD}} [[Josef Hage]] | Dieter Braun Team | [[Yamaha Motor Company|Yamaha]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Henk de Vries]] | Henk de Vries Motoren | [[Suzuki]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|NED}} [[Rob Punt]] | | [[Suzuki]] | Did not qualify | |- ! DNQ | {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Franck Gross (motorcyclist)|Franck Gross]] | | [[Suzuki]] | Did not qualify | |- !colspan=8| Sources:<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1981-dutch-tt-motogp|title=1981 Dutch TT MotoGP|date=15 January 2018|website=Motorsportmagazine.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1981/NED/500cc|title=DUTCH TT · 500cc Race Classification 1981|website=Motogp.com|access-date=11 July 2018}}</ref> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
{{MotoGP_race_report | Name_of_race = [[Dutch TT]] | Year_of_race = 1981 | Previous_race_in_season = [[1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix|1981 Yugoslavian Grand Prix]] | Next_race_in_season = [[1981 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix|1981 Belgian Grand Prix]] | Previous_year's_race = [[1980 Dutch TT]] | Next_year's_race = [[1982 Dutch TT]] }}
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