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1981 Rome Grand Prix

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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 Italy Corrado Fabi March-BMW
Time 1:09.06
Podium
First Maurer-BMW
Second Lola-Hart
Third March-BMW

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]

Report

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Entry

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A total of 32 F2 cars were entered for the event, of which 27 took part in qualifying.[1]

Qualifying

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Eje Elgh took pole position for the Maurer Motorsport, in their Maurer-BMW MM81, averaging a speed of 105.59 mph.[1]

Race

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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

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Race result

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Pos. No. Driver Entrant Car - Engine Time, Laps Reason Out
1st 16 Sweden Eje Elgh Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM81 1hr 16:01.14
2nd 1 Sweden Stefan Johansson Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Lola-Hart T850 1hr 16:04.42
3rd 4 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Marlboro Racing for Zolder/March Racing Ltd March-BMW 812 1hr 16:07.74
4th 3 Italy Corrado Fabi Roloil Marlboro Racing/March Racing Ltd March-BMW 812 1hr 16:13.19
5th 14 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6/81 1hr 16:24.13
6th 7 Italy Riccardo Paletti March Onyx Racing Team March-BMW 812 1hr 16:53.09
7th 11 Italy Guido Pardini Sanremo Racing Srl Lola-BMW T850 1hr 17:00.76
8th 12 Italy Carlo Rossi Sanremo Racing Srl Toleman-Hart TG280 64
9th 77 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Plygrange Racing Ltd Toleman-Hart TG280 63
10th 2 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Lola-Hart T850 63
11th 27 Austria Sewi Hopfer Sewi Hopfer Racing Toleman-Hart TG280 63
12th 28 Italy Guido Daccò DAC Sport Racing Team Minardi-BMW GM75 62
DNF 40 United Kingdom Paul Smith BMTR March-Hart 802 52 Out of fuel/Gearbox
DNF 18 Switzerland Freddy Schnarwiler Formel Rennsport Club Lola- BMW T850 39 Fuel Pump
DNF 17 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM81 38 Gearbox
DNF 9 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Minardi Team Minardi Fly-BMW 281 21 Fuel Blockage
DNF 19 Italy Piero Necchi Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 812 10 Collision
DNF 10 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi Team Minardi Fly-BMW 281 10 Collision
DNF 8 France Richard Dallest Team AGS Motul GPA AGS-BMW JH18 7 Engine
DNF 38 West Germany Harald Brutschin Weigel Renntecknik WRT March-BMW 802 2 Collision
DNF 24 Switzerland Jürg Lienhard Lista Racing Team March-BMW 802 2 Collision
DNF 5 West Germany Christian Danner March Racing Team March-BMW 812 0 Suspension / Spin
DNQ 20 Italy "Gianfranco" Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 812
DNQ 21 Italy Marco Brand Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 812
DNQ 34 Italy Oscar Pedersoli Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt-BMW RT2
DNQ 39 West Germany Bernd Brutschin Weigel Renntecknik WRT March-BMW 802
DNQ 56 Italy Piero Nappi Scuderia Vesuvio Flammini Ralt-Hart RT2

References

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Tristan Wood, “Drive It! The Complete Book of Formula 2 Motor Racing” (Foulis/Haynes, ASIN B009UWU1BW, 1984)