1981 Rome Grand Prix

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1981 Rome Grand Prix
Autodromo Vallelunga Vecchio.svg
Race details
Date10 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 mi)
Distance 65 laps, 209.430 km (130.130 mi)
Pole position
Driver Maurer-BMW
Time 1:07.79
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of Italy.svg 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]

Contents

Report

Entry

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

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Race result

Pos.No.DriverEntrantCar - EngineTime, LapsReason Out
1st16 Flag of Sweden.svg Eje Elgh Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM811hr 16:01.14
2nd1 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Lola-Hart T8501hr 16:04.42
3rd4 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Marlboro Racing for Zolder/March Racing Ltd March-BMW 8121hr 16:07.74
4th3 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Roloil Marlboro Racing/March Racing Ltd March-BMW 8121hr 16:13.19
5th14 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoff Lees Ralt Racing Ltd Ralt-Honda RH6/811hr 16:24.13
6th7 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Paletti March Onyx Racing Team March-BMW 8121hr 16:53.09
7th11 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Pardini Sanremo Racing Srl Lola-BMW T8501hr 17:00.76
8th12 Flag of Italy.svg Carlo Rossi Sanremo Racing Srl Toleman-Hart TG28064
9th77 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jim Crawford Plygrange Racing Ltd Toleman-Hart TG28063
10th2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson Docking Spitzley Team Toleman Lola-Hart T85063
11th27 Flag of Austria.svg Sewi Hopfer Sewi Hopfer Racing Toleman-Hart TG28063
12th28 Flag of Italy.svg Guido Daccò DAC Sport Racing Team Minardi-BMW GM7562
DNF40 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Paul Smith BMTR March-Hart 80252Out of fuel/Gearbox
DNF18 Flag of Switzerland.svg Freddy Schnarwiler Formel Rennsport Club Lola- BMW T85039Fuel Pump
DNF17 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Maurer Motorsport Maurer-BMW MM8138Gearbox
DNF9 Flag of Venezuela (1954-2006).svg Johnny Cecotto Minardi Team Minardi Fly-BMW 28121Fuel Blockage
DNF19 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Necchi Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 81210Collision
DNF10 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Minardi Team Minardi Fly-BMW 28110Collision
DNF8 Flag of France.svg Richard Dallest Team AGS Motul GPA AGS-BMW JH187Engine
DNF38 Flag of Germany.svg Harald Brutschin Weigel Renntecknik WRT March-BMW 8022Collision
DNF24 Flag of Switzerland.svg Jürg Lienhard Lista Racing Team March-BMW 8022Collision
DNF5 Flag of Germany.svg Christian Danner March Racing Team March-BMW 8120Suspension / Spin
DNQ20 Flag of Italy.svg "Gianfranco" Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 812
DNQ21 Flag of Italy.svg Marco Brand Astra Team Merzario Srl March-BMW 812
DNQ34 Flag of Italy.svg Oscar Pedersoli Bertram Schäfer Racing Ralt-BMW RT2
DNQ39 Flag of Germany.svg Bernd Brutschin Weigel Renntecknik WRT March-BMW 802
DNQ56 Flag of Italy.svg Piero Nappi Scuderia Vesuvio Flammini Ralt-Hart RT2

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References

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