1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix

West Germany  1981 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 May 1981
Official nameGroßer Preis von Deutschland[1][2][3]
LocationHockenheimring
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.789 km (4.218 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider New Zealand Graeme Crosby
Time 2:12.450
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 2:10.550
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second United States Randy Mamola
Third Italy Marco Lucchinelli
350cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Fernandez
Time 2:17.790
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second France Éric Saul
Third France Thierry Espié
250cc
Pole position
Rider West Germany Anton Mang
Time 2:22.510
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First West Germany Anton Mang
Second Venezuela Carlos Lavado
Third Switzerland Roland Freymond
125cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ángel Nieto
Time 2:31.640
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Spain Ángel Nieto
Second Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Third Switzerland Hans Müller
50cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger
Time 2:49.690
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Austria Hans-Jürgen Hummel
Third West Germany Rainer Kunz

The 1981 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 May 1981 at the Hockenheimring.

Eventual race winner Kenny Roberts on his bike at the 500cc race.
  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1981". Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1981 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 9 October 2018.
  3. ^ "Hockenheimring | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 2018-07-09.