The 23rd Gran Premio di Roma (Rome Grand Prix), was Round Five of the 1981 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at the Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi, to the north of Rome, on 10 May.[1]
| 1981 Rome Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 10 May 1981 | ||
| Official name | 23rd Gran Premio di Roma | ||
| Location | Campagnano di Roma, Lazio, Italy | ||
| Course | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | ||
| Course length | 3.222 km (2.002 miles) | ||
| Distance | 65 laps, 209.430 km (130.130 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Maurer-BMW | ||
| Time | 1:07.79 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Corrado Fabi | March-BMW | |
| Time | 1:09.06 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Maurer-BMW | ||
| Second | Lola-Hart | ||
| Third | March-BMW | ||
Report edit
Entry edit
A total of 32 F2 cars were entered for the event, of which 27 took part in qualifying.[1]
Qualifying edit
Eje Elgh took pole position for the Maurer Motorsport, in their Maurer-BMW MM81, averaging a speed of 105.59 mph.[1]
Race edit
The race was held over 65 laps of the Vallelunga circuit. Eje Elgh took the winner spoils for Maurer Motorsport outfit, driving their Maurer-BMW MM81. Elgh won in a time of 1 h 16 min 1.14 s, averaging a speed of 102.01 mph. Second place went to another Swede, Stefan Johansson in the Docking Spitzley Team Toleman’s Lola-Hart T850. The podium was completed by the work March driver, Thierry Boutsen, in his March-BMW 812.[1]
Classification edit
Race result edit
- Fastest lap: Corrado Fabi, 1 min 9.06 s. (103.651 mph) [1][2]
References edit
- ^ a b c d e "XXIII Gran Premio di Roma 1981". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.
- ^ Tristan Wood, “Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing” (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984)