1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1981 Yugoslavian motorcycle Grand Prix was the seventh round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 May 1981 at the Automotodrom Rijeka.

  1981 Yugoslavian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 7 of 14 races in the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	31 May 1981
Official name	Yu Grand Prix
Location	Automotodrom Rijeka
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.168 km (2.590 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 1:34.100 Fastest lap Rider Marco Lucchinelli Time 1:34.500 Podium First Randy Mamola Second Marco Lucchinelli Third Kenny Roberts
350 cc
Pole position Rider Anton Mang Fastest lap Rider Anton Mang Time 1:36.900 Podium First Anton Mang Second Jon Ekerold Third Carlos Lavado
250 cc
Pole position Rider No 250cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 250cc race was held Podium First No 250cc race was held Second No 250cc race was held Third No 250cc race was held
125 cc
Pole position Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 1:42.400 Fastest lap Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 1:43.000 Podium First Loris Reggiani Second Pier Paolo Bianchi Third Hans Müller
50 cc
Pole position Rider Stefan Dörflinger Fastest lap Rider Ricardo Tormo Time 1:51.500 Podium First Ricardo Tormo Second Stefan Dörflinger Third Rolf Blatter

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Randy Mamola	Heron-Suzuki	Suzuki	51'07.300	15
2	Marco Lucchinelli	Nava Gallina-Suzuki	Suzuki	+0.900	12
3	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha International	Yamaha	+7.800	10
4	Graeme Crosby	Heron Suzuki	Suzuki	+12.700	8
5	Barry Sheene	Yamaha International	Yamaha	+22.500	6
6	Gianni Pelletier		Suzuki	+1'13.500	5
7	Boet van Dulmen	IMN Yamaha	Yamaha	+1'25.200	4
8	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	+1 lap	3
9	Guido Paci		Yamaha	+1 lap	2
10	Kimmo Kopra		Suzuki	+1 lap	1
11	Dominique Pernet		Yamaha	+1 lap
12	Bernard Fau		Yamaha	+1 lap
13	Alain Rothlisberger		Suzuki	+1 lap
14	Willem Zoet	Stimorol Racing	Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Franck Gross		Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Josef Hage	Dieter Braun Team	Yamaha	+1 lap
18	Marco Greco		Yamaha	+1 lap
19	Carlo Perugini	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	+2 laps
20	Michael Schmid		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	Jon Ekerold	Team Solitude Deutschland	Solo	Retired
Ret	Sadao Asami		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Philippe Coulon		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Virginio Ferrari	Cagiva Corse	Cagiva	Accident
Ret	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	Accident
Ret	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Franco Uncini		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Walter Migliorati		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Sergio Bertocchi		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Christian Estrosi		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Graziano Rossi	Morbidelli	Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Gianni Rolando		Lombardini	Retired
Ret	Mike Baldwin		Yamaha	Accident
DNS	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	Did not start
DNS	Jack Middelburg	Racing Westland	Suzuki	Did not start
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