1981 Rome Grand Prix

1981 Rome Grand Prix
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 mi)
Distance	65 laps, 209.430 km (130.130 mi)
Pole position
Driver	Eje Elgh;
Time	1:07.79
Fastest lap
Driver	Corrado Fabi
Time	1:09.06
Podium
First	Eje Elgh;
Second	Stefan Johansson;
Third	Thierry Boutsen;

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[]

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.	Driver	Entrant	Car - Engine	Time, Laps	Reason Out
1st	16	Eje Elgh	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer-BMW MM81	1hr 16:01.14
2nd	1	Stefan Johansson	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman	Lola-Hart T850	1hr 16:04.42
3rd	4	Thierry Boutsen	Marlboro Racing for Zolder/March Racing Ltd	March-BMW 812	1hr 16:07.74
4th	3	Corrado Fabi	Roloil Marlboro Racing/March Racing Ltd	March-BMW 812	1hr 16:13.19
5th	14	Geoff Lees	Ralt Racing Ltd	Ralt-Honda RH6/81	1hr 16:24.13
6th	7	Riccardo Paletti	March Onyx Racing Team	March-BMW 812	1hr 16:53.09
7th	11		Sanremo Racing Srl	Lola-BMW T850	1hr 17:00.76
8th	12	Carlo Rossi	Sanremo Racing Srl	Toleman-Hart TG280	64
9th	77	Jim Crawford	Plygrange Racing Ltd	Toleman-Hart TG280	63
10th	2	Kenny Acheson	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman	Lola-Hart T850	63
11th	27			Toleman-Hart TG280	63
12th	28	Guido Daccò	DAC Sport Racing Team	Minardi-BMW GM75	62
DNF	40	Paul Smith	BMTR	March-Hart 802	52	Out of fuel/Gearbox
DNF	18		Formel Rennsport Club	Lola- BMW T850	39	Fuel Pump
DNF	17	Roberto Guerrero	Maurer Motorsport	Maurer-BMW MM81	38	Gearbox
DNF	9	Johnny Cecotto	Minardi Team	Minardi Fly-BMW 281	21	Fuel Blockage
DNF	19	Piero Necchi	Astra Team Merzario Srl	March-BMW 812	10	Collision
DNF	10	Michele Alboreto	Minardi Team	Minardi Fly-BMW 281	10	Collision
DNF	8	Richard Dallest	Team AGS Motul GPA	AGS-BMW JH18	7	Engine
DNF	38		Weigel Renntecknik WRT	March-BMW 802	2	Collision
DNF	24		Lista Racing Team	March-BMW 802	2	Collision
DNF	5	Christian Danner	March Racing Team	March-BMW 812	0	Suspension / Spin
DNQ	20		Astra Team Merzario Srl	March-BMW 812
DNQ	21	Marco Brand	Astra Team Merzario Srl	March-BMW 812
DNQ	34		Bertram Schäfer Racing	Ralt-BMW RT2
DNQ	39		Weigel Renntecknik WRT	March-BMW 802
DNQ	56		Scuderia Vesuvio Flammini	Ralt-Hart RT2

Fastest lap: Corrado Fabi, 1 min 9.06 s. (103.651 mph) ^[1]^[2]

References[]

^ ^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)

[formula2.net-1] "XXIII Gran Premio di Roma 1981". formula2.net. Archived from the original on 30 March 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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

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