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.
Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha 42'04.700 15 2 Randy Mamola Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +0.440 12 3 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki Suzuki +0.690 10 4 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha +16.970 8 5 Michel Frutschi Elf Motor Racing Team Yamaha +31.610 6 6 Barry Sheene Yamaha +32.560 5 7 Hiroyuki Kawasaki Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +35.390 4 8 Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki +39.760 3 9 Marc Fontan Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +50.940 2 10 Franco Uncini Suzuki +53.230 1 11 Sadao Asami Yamaha Motor Company +1'02.440 12 Philippe Coulon Suzuki +1'04.070 13 Graeme Crosby Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +1'05.060 14 Wil Hartog Riemersma Racing Suzuki +1'28.720 15 Raymond Roche Suzuki +1'30.590 16 Kimmo Kopra Suzuki +1'30.850 17 Peter Sjöström Suzuki +1'34.310 18 Walter Migliorati Suzuki +1'36.390 19 Christian Estrosi Suzuki +1'40.010 20 Henk de Vries Henk de Vries Motoren Suzuki +2'01.840 21 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +2'05.110 22 Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +1 lap 23 Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Yamaha +1 lap 24 Michael Schmid Suzuki +1 lap 25 Bernard Fau Yamaha +1 lap 26 Dominique Pernet Yamaha +1 lap 27 Gerhard Vogt Seel-Suzuki +1 lap 28 Gunter Dreier Yamaha +1 lap 29 Marco Greco Yamaha +1 lap 30 Virginio Ferrari Cagiva Corse Cagiva +1 lap Ret Dave Potter Suzuki Retired Ret Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki Kawasaki Retired Ret Stuart Avant Ellis Racing Suzuki Retired Ret Klaus Klein Suzuki Retired Ret Seppo Rossi Suzuki Retired Ret Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Retired Ret Mike Baldwin Yamaha Retired Ret Jon Ekerold Team Solitude Deutschland Solo Retired Ret Stefan Klabacher Saga Racing Yamaha Retired Ret Wolfgang von Muralt Yamaha Retired Ret Keith Huewen Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki Retired Ret Adelio Faccioli Suzuki Retired Ret Andreas Hofmann Suzuki Retired Ret Jean Lafond Yamaha Retired DNS Dale Singleton Beaulieu Racing Suzuki Did not start DNS Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Did not start Sources:
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