1796:
1808:
385:
including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
394:
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related
313:
114:
502:
211:
271:
256:
246:
134:
94:
276:
338:
144:
99:
550:
343:
293:
196:
149:
514:
355:
350:
266:
206:
186:
526:
478:
318:
288:
251:
370:
236:
231:
221:
89:
365:
119:
308:
281:
241:
226:
298:
201:
181:
360:
303:
191:
216:
154:
1674:
1044:
1040:
759:
731:
1355:
869:
656:
652:
174:
164:
1115:
723:
719:
1096:
865:
727:
648:
1254:
109:
1403:
169:
1036:
755:
104:
1833:
1828:
959:
395:
68:
30:
1593:
1786:
715:
331:
326:
786:
1733:
1458:
1305:
1538:
1079:
977:
861:
857:
853:
814:
644:
640:
490:
430:
1648:
818:
1228:
1151:
538:
466:
1202:
946:
942:
938:
688:
454:
1682:
1060:
8:
1075:
973:
849:
822:
810:
636:
1619:
1484:
1359:
1176:
129:
65:
60:
55:
43:
38:
33:
1564:
1429:
1759:
1704:
1381:
799:
775:
597:
1330:
838:
934:
684:
442:
418:
124:
1513:
704:
79:
1126:
1822:
1812:
1021:
990:
625:
139:
1800:
744:
1005:
609:
920:
672:
1795:
1280:
1763:
1712:
1627:
1572:
1492:
1437:
1784:
1820:
381:The following is an overview of the events of
1681:. F1 Grand Prix Drivers Club. Archived from
1152:"Daytona 24 Hours 1981 - Racing Sports Cars"
16:Overview of the events of 1981 in motorsport
1821:
1358:. Moto Racing JAPAN. Archived from
13:
1514:"Fernando Alonso — Biography"
14:
1845:
1780:
1097:List of 1981 motorsport champions
1806:
1794:
389:
1752:
1726:
1697:
1667:
1641:
1612:
1586:
1557:
1531:
1506:
1477:
1451:
1422:
1396:
1374:
1348:
1323:
1298:
1273:
1247:
1221:
1195:
1169:
1144:
1108:
1:
1356:"Suzuka 8 Hours 1981 results"
1102:
1037:Grand Prix motorcycle racing
503:10th 24 Hours of Nurburgring
7:
1229:"1981 Grand Prix of Monaco"
1090:
10:
1850:
1679:f1grandprixdriversclub.com
716:Formula One World Champion
1384:. Unique Cars & Parts
1281:"Le Mans Register - 1981"
1004:One of the first British
916:
880:
787:2008 Hungarian Grand Prix
771:
700:
560:
115:Australian rules football
1331:"24 h Spa-Francorchamps"
491:49th 24 Hours of Le Mans
431:19th 24 Hours of Daytona
1404:"1981 Macau Grand Prix"
1203:"1981 Indianapolis 500"
1740:. Motor Sport Magazine
1738:motorsportmagazine.com
1655:. Motor Sport Magazine
1653:motorsportmagazine.com
1600:. Motor Sport Magazine
1598:motorsportmagazine.com
1545:. Motor Sport Magazine
1543:motorsportmagazine.com
1465:. Motor Sport Magazine
1463:motorsportmagazine.com
1410:. Motor Sport Magazine
1408:motorsportmagazine.com
1306:"Nurburgring 24 hours"
539:22nd James Hardie 1000
467:39th Monaco Grand Prix
427:31 January-1 February
1760:"Philippe Entancelin"
1233:racing-reference.info
1207:racing-reference.info
1181:racing-reference.info
551:28th Macau Grand Prix
455:65th Indianapolis 500
1382:"1981 Bathurst 1000"
1335:touringcarracing.net
1310:touringcarracing.net
1156:racingsportscars.com
608:The first Hungarian
515:33rd 24 Hours of Spa
105:Association football
1594:"Mike Rockenfeller"
1565:"Heikki Kovalainen"
1430:"Zsolt Baumgartner"
1362:on 10 December 2017
1076:24 Hours of Le Mans
974:24 Hours of Le Mans
866:FIA World Endurance
850:24 Hours of Le Mans
811:24 Hours of Le Mans
728:FIA World Endurance
649:FIA World Endurance
637:24 Hours of Le Mans
479:64th Isle of Man TT
22:Years in motorsport
1834:Motorsport by year
1829:1981 in motorsport
1518:Grand Prix History
1235:. Racing Reference
1209:. Racing Reference
1183:. Racing Reference
1177:"1981 Daytona 500"
1116:"1981 Dakar Rally"
1061:Philippe Étancelin
527:4th Suzuka 8 Hours
383:1981 in motorsport
1088:
1087:
1032:Motorcycle racer
878:
877:
800:Mike Rockenfeller
776:Heikki Kovalainen
752:Motorcycle racer
598:Zsolt Baumgartner
558:
557:
379:
378:
272:Paralympic sports
257:Modern pentathlon
247:Lumberjack sports
135:Canadian football
95:American football
1841:
1811:
1810:
1809:
1799:
1798:
1790:
1775:
1774:
1772:
1770:
1756:
1750:
1749:
1747:
1745:
1730:
1724:
1723:
1721:
1719:
1701:
1695:
1694:
1692:
1690:
1685:on 16 April 2018
1671:
1665:
1664:
1662:
1660:
1645:
1639:
1638:
1636:
1634:
1620:"André Lotterer"
1616:
1610:
1609:
1607:
1605:
1590:
1584:
1583:
1581:
1579:
1561:
1555:
1554:
1552:
1550:
1535:
1529:
1528:
1526:
1524:
1510:
1504:
1503:
1501:
1499:
1481:
1475:
1474:
1472:
1470:
1455:
1449:
1448:
1446:
1444:
1426:
1420:
1419:
1417:
1415:
1400:
1394:
1393:
1391:
1389:
1378:
1372:
1371:
1369:
1367:
1352:
1346:
1345:
1343:
1341:
1327:
1321:
1320:
1318:
1316:
1302:
1296:
1295:
1293:
1291:
1277:
1271:
1270:
1268:
1266:
1261:. Isle of Man TT
1251:
1245:
1244:
1242:
1240:
1225:
1219:
1218:
1216:
1214:
1199:
1193:
1192:
1190:
1188:
1173:
1167:
1166:
1164:
1162:
1148:
1142:
1141:
1139:
1137:
1131:
1125:. Archived from
1120:
1112:
1039:World champion (
935:Indianapolis 500
885:
884:
758:World champion (
685:Indianapolis 500
565:
564:
443:23rd Daytona 500
401:
400:
277:Precision sports
19:
18:
1849:
1848:
1844:
1843:
1842:
1840:
1839:
1838:
1819:
1818:
1817:
1807:
1805:
1793:
1785:
1783:
1778:
1768:
1766:
1758:
1757:
1753:
1743:
1741:
1734:"Mike Hailwood"
1732:
1731:
1727:
1717:
1715:
1705:"Cuth Harrison"
1703:
1702:
1698:
1688:
1686:
1673:
1672:
1668:
1658:
1656:
1647:
1646:
1642:
1632:
1630:
1618:
1617:
1613:
1603:
1601:
1592:
1591:
1587:
1577:
1575:
1563:
1562:
1558:
1548:
1546:
1537:
1536:
1532:
1522:
1520:
1512:
1511:
1507:
1497:
1495:
1483:
1482:
1478:
1468:
1466:
1459:"Timo Bernhard"
1457:
1456:
1452:
1442:
1440:
1428:
1427:
1423:
1413:
1411:
1402:
1401:
1397:
1387:
1385:
1380:
1379:
1375:
1365:
1363:
1354:
1353:
1349:
1339:
1337:
1329:
1328:
1324:
1314:
1312:
1304:
1303:
1299:
1289:
1287:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1264:
1262:
1253:
1252:
1248:
1238:
1236:
1227:
1226:
1222:
1212:
1210:
1201:
1200:
1196:
1186:
1184:
1175:
1174:
1170:
1160:
1158:
1150:
1149:
1145:
1135:
1133:
1129:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1109:
1105:
1093:
883:
705:Fernando Alonso
563:
419:3rd Dakar Rally
396:season articles
392:
375:
339:Strength sports
78:
73:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1847:
1837:
1836:
1831:
1816:
1815:
1803:
1782:
1781:External links
1779:
1777:
1776:
1751:
1725:
1696:
1666:
1640:
1611:
1585:
1556:
1539:"Nicky Hayden"
1530:
1505:
1476:
1450:
1421:
1395:
1373:
1347:
1322:
1297:
1272:
1246:
1220:
1194:
1168:
1143:
1106:
1104:
1101:
1100:
1099:
1092:
1089:
1086:
1085:
1083:
1074:Winner of the
1072:
1071:Racing driver
1069:
1066:
1063:
1058:
1055:
1051:
1050:
1048:
1033:
1030:
1027:
1024:
1019:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1009:
1002:
1001:Racing driver
999:
996:
993:
988:
984:
983:
981:
971:
970:Racing driver
968:
965:
962:
957:
953:
952:
950:
932:
931:Racing driver
929:
926:
923:
918:
915:
911:
910:
907:
904:
901:
898:
895:
892:
889:
882:
879:
876:
875:
873:
847:
846:Racing driver
844:
841:
839:André Lotterer
836:
833:
829:
828:
826:
819:Le Mans Series
808:
807:Racing driver
805:
802:
797:
793:
792:
790:
784:
783:Racing driver
781:
778:
773:
770:
766:
765:
763:
753:
750:
747:
742:
738:
737:
735:
713:
712:Racing driver
710:
707:
702:
699:
695:
694:
692:
683:Winner of the
681:
680:Racing driver
678:
675:
670:
667:
663:
662:
660:
634:
633:Racing driver
631:
628:
623:
620:
616:
615:
613:
606:
605:Racing driver
603:
600:
595:
592:
588:
587:
584:
581:
578:
575:
572:
569:
562:
559:
556:
555:
553:
548:
544:
543:
541:
536:
532:
531:
529:
524:
520:
519:
517:
512:
508:
507:
505:
500:
496:
495:
493:
488:
484:
483:
481:
476:
472:
471:
469:
464:
460:
459:
457:
452:
448:
447:
445:
440:
436:
435:
433:
428:
424:
423:
421:
416:
412:
411:
408:
405:
391:
388:
377:
376:
374:
373:
368:
363:
358:
353:
348:
347:
346:
336:
335:
334:
329:
321:
316:
311:
306:
301:
296:
291:
286:
285:
284:
274:
269:
264:
259:
254:
249:
244:
239:
234:
229:
224:
219:
214:
209:
204:
199:
194:
189:
184:
179:
178:
177:
172:
167:
159:
158:
157:
147:
142:
137:
132:
127:
122:
117:
112:
107:
102:
100:Aquatic sports
97:
92:
86:
83:
82:
80:1981 in sports
75:
74:
72:
71:
63:
58:
53:
46:
41:
36:
27:
24:
23:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1846:
1835:
1832:
1830:
1827:
1826:
1824:
1814:
1804:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1791:
1788:
1765:
1761:
1755:
1739:
1735:
1729:
1714:
1710:
1709:en.espn.co.uk
1706:
1700:
1684:
1680:
1676:
1675:"Sammy Davis"
1670:
1654:
1650:
1644:
1629:
1625:
1624:en.espn.co.uk
1621:
1615:
1599:
1595:
1589:
1574:
1570:
1569:en.espn.co.uk
1566:
1560:
1544:
1540:
1534:
1519:
1515:
1509:
1494:
1490:
1486:
1480:
1464:
1460:
1454:
1439:
1435:
1434:en.espn.co.uk
1431:
1425:
1409:
1405:
1399:
1383:
1377:
1361:
1357:
1351:
1336:
1332:
1326:
1311:
1307:
1301:
1286:
1282:
1276:
1260:
1256:
1250:
1234:
1230:
1224:
1208:
1204:
1198:
1182:
1178:
1172:
1157:
1153:
1147:
1132:on 2016-03-04
1128:
1124:
1117:
1111:
1107:
1098:
1095:
1094:
1084:
1081:
1077:
1073:
1070:
1067:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1056:
1053:
1052:
1049:
1046:
1042:
1038:
1034:
1031:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1022:Mike Hailwood
1020:
1017:
1014:
1013:
1010:
1007:
1003:
1000:
997:
994:
992:
991:Cuth Harrison
989:
986:
985:
982:
979:
975:
972:
969:
966:
963:
961:
958:
955:
954:
951:
948:
944:
940:
936:
933:
930:
927:
924:
922:
919:
913:
912:
908:
905:
902:
899:
896:
893:
890:
887:
886:
874:
871:
867:
863:
859:
855:
851:
848:
845:
842:
840:
837:
834:
831:
830:
827:
824:
820:
816:
812:
809:
806:
803:
801:
798:
795:
794:
791:
788:
785:
782:
779:
777:
774:
768:
767:
764:
761:
757:
754:
751:
748:
746:
743:
740:
739:
736:
733:
729:
725:
721:
717:
714:
711:
708:
706:
703:
697:
696:
693:
690:
686:
682:
679:
676:
674:
671:
668:
665:
664:
661:
658:
654:
650:
646:
642:
638:
635:
632:
629:
627:
626:Timo Bernhard
624:
621:
618:
617:
614:
611:
607:
604:
601:
599:
596:
593:
590:
589:
585:
582:
579:
576:
573:
570:
567:
566:
554:
552:
549:
546:
545:
542:
540:
537:
534:
533:
530:
528:
525:
522:
521:
518:
516:
513:
510:
509:
506:
504:
501:
498:
497:
494:
492:
489:
486:
485:
482:
480:
477:
474:
473:
470:
468:
465:
462:
461:
458:
456:
453:
450:
449:
446:
444:
441:
438:
437:
434:
432:
429:
426:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:1–20 January
414:
413:
409:
406:
403:
402:
399:
397:
390:Annual events
387:
384:
372:
369:
367:
364:
362:
359:
357:
354:
352:
349:
345:
344:Weightlifting
342:
341:
340:
337:
333:
330:
328:
325:
324:
322:
320:
317:
315:
314:Rugby league
312:
310:
307:
305:
302:
300:
297:
295:
294:Roller sports
292:
290:
287:
283:
280:
279:
278:
275:
273:
270:
268:
265:
263:
260:
258:
255:
253:
250:
248:
245:
243:
240:
238:
235:
233:
230:
228:
225:
223:
220:
218:
215:
213:
210:
208:
205:
203:
200:
198:
197:Equestrianism
195:
193:
190:
188:
185:
183:
180:
176:
173:
171:
168:
166:
163:
162:
160:
156:
153:
152:
151:
150:Combat sports
148:
146:
143:
141:
138:
136:
133:
131:
128:
126:
123:
121:
118:
116:
113:
111:
108:
106:
103:
101:
98:
96:
93:
91:
88:
87:
85:
84:
81:
77:
76:
70:
67:
64:
62:
59:
57:
54:
52:
51:
47:
45:
42:
40:
37:
35:
32:
29:
28:
26:
25:
21:
20:
1767:. Retrieved
1754:
1742:. Retrieved
1737:
1728:
1716:. Retrieved
1708:
1699:
1687:. Retrieved
1683:the original
1678:
1669:
1657:. Retrieved
1652:
1649:"Mauri Rose"
1643:
1631:. Retrieved
1623:
1614:
1602:. Retrieved
1597:
1588:
1576:. Retrieved
1568:
1559:
1547:. Retrieved
1542:
1533:
1521:. Retrieved
1517:
1508:
1496:. Retrieved
1488:
1485:"Will Power"
1479:
1467:. Retrieved
1462:
1453:
1441:. Retrieved
1433:
1424:
1412:. Retrieved
1407:
1398:
1386:. Retrieved
1376:
1364:. Retrieved
1360:the original
1350:
1338:. Retrieved
1334:
1325:
1313:. Retrieved
1309:
1300:
1288:. Retrieved
1285:formula2.net
1284:
1275:
1263:. Retrieved
1258:
1249:
1237:. Retrieved
1232:
1223:
1211:. Retrieved
1206:
1197:
1185:. Retrieved
1180:
1171:
1159:. Retrieved
1155:
1146:
1134:. Retrieved
1127:the original
1122:
1110:
900:Nationality
745:Nicky Hayden
577:Nationality
547:15 November
499:3–4 October
439:15 February
393:
382:
380:
356:Table tennis
267:Orienteering
261:
207:Field hockey
187:Dance sports
49:
48:
1006:Formula One
960:Sammy Davis
903:Occupation
677:Australian
610:Formula One
580:Occupation
511:25–26 July
487:13–14 June
319:Rugby union
289:Racquetball
252:Mind sports
212:Flying disc
1823:Categories
1103:References
921:Mauri Rose
868:champion (
821:champion (
730:champion (
673:Will Power
651:champion (
602:Hungarian
535:5 October
475:6–11 June
371:Volleyball
262:Motorsport
237:Ice sports
232:Ice hockey
222:Gymnastics
130:Basketball
90:Air sports
1259:iomtt.com
1255:"TT 1981"
1008:drivers.
928:American
835:November
749:American
622:February
366:Triathlon
120:Badminton
110:Athletics
1769:15 April
1744:16 April
1718:15 April
1689:16 April
1659:17 April
1633:17 April
1604:17 April
1578:16 April
1549:18 April
1489:espn.com
1469:17 April
1443:15 April
1414:22 April
1388:22 April
1366:24 April
1340:16 April
1315:23 April
1290:16 April
1265:15 April
1239:15 April
1213:15 April
1187:16 April
1161:16 April
1136:29 April
1091:See also
1057:October
1029:British
998:British
976:winner (
967:British
937:winner (
917:January
852:winner (
813:winner (
789:winner.
780:Finnish
772:October
709:Spanish
639:winner (
612:driver.
594:January
523:26 July
323:Snooker
309:Speedway
282:Shooting
242:Korfball
227:Handball
161:Cricket
145:Climbing
125:Baseball
1787:Portals
1123:rssp.eu
1068:French
843:German
804:German
732:2018-19
630:German
463:31 May
451:24 May
332:1981–82
327:1980–81
299:Sailing
202:Esports
182:Cycling
175:1981–82
165:1980–81
1813:Sports
1523:10 May
1498:27 May
1035:500cc
1018:March
891:Month
881:Deaths
756:MotoGP
669:March
571:Month
561:Births
407:Event
361:Tennis
351:Squash
304:Skiing
1801:1980s
1130:(PDF)
1119:(PDF)
906:Note
894:Name
888:Date
701:July
583:Note
574:Name
568:Date
404:Date
192:Darts
140:Chess
1771:2018
1764:ESPN
1746:2018
1720:2018
1713:ESPN
1691:2018
1661:2018
1635:2018
1628:ESPN
1606:2018
1580:2018
1573:ESPN
1551:2018
1525:2017
1500:2018
1493:ESPN
1471:2018
1445:2018
1438:ESPN
1416:2017
1390:2017
1368:2017
1342:2017
1317:2017
1292:2017
1267:2017
1241:2017
1215:2017
1189:2017
1163:2017
1138:2017
1080:1934
1045:1965
1041:1962
978:1927
947:1948
943:1947
939:1941
909:Ref
897:Age
870:2012
862:2014
858:2012
854:2011
823:2008
815:2010
760:2006
724:2006
720:2005
689:2018
657:2017
653:2015
645:2017
641:2010
586:Ref
410:Ref
217:Golf
170:1981
155:Sumo
66:1984
61:1983
56:1982
50:1981
44:1980
39:1979
34:1978
1065:84
1054:13
1047:).
1026:40
1015:23
995:74
987:21
980:).
964:93
949:).
925:84
872:).
864:).
832:19
825:).
817:).
796:31
769:19
762:).
741:30
734:).
726:).
698:29
691:).
659:).
647:).
619:24
1825::
1762:.
1736:.
1711:.
1707:.
1677:.
1651:.
1626:.
1622:.
1596:.
1571:.
1567:.
1541:.
1516:.
1491:.
1487:.
1461:.
1436:.
1432:.
1406:.
1333:.
1308:.
1283:.
1257:.
1231:.
1205:.
1179:.
1154:.
1121:.
1082:)
956:9
941:,
914:1
860:,
666:1
655:,
643:,
591:1
398:.
1789::
1773:.
1748:.
1722:.
1693:.
1663:.
1637:.
1608:.
1582:.
1553:.
1527:.
1502:.
1473:.
1447:.
1418:.
1392:.
1370:.
1344:.
1319:.
1294:.
1269:.
1243:.
1217:.
1191:.
1165:.
1140:.
1078:(
1043:-
945:-
856:-
722:-
718:(
687:(
69:→
31:←
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.