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1981 Rome Grand Prix in Formula 2 at the Vallelunga circuit. Full information

1981 Rome Grand Prix

1981 Rome Grand Prix is 171st Formula 2 race. Passed at the Vallelunga circuit. Eje Elgh won the pole position and this race. Stefan Johansson and Thierry Boutsen also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 65 laps (208 km).

Previous race: 1981 Eifelrennen
Next race: 1981 Mugello F2
Race Start: 10th May 1981

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1981 Rome Grand Prix

2nd victory for the Maurer Motorsport team
2nd victory for the Eje Elgh
6th podium for the Eje Elgh
2nd podium for the Stefan Johansson
2nd podium for the Thierry Boutsen

1981 Rome Grand Prix results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Eje Elgh	Maurer MM81, #16	9	1h 16m 1.14s	Maurer Motorsport
2	Stefan Johansson	Toleman T850, #1	6	1h 16m 4.42s	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman
3	Thierry Boutsen	March 812, #4	4	1h 16m 7.74s	Marlboro Racing for Zolder
4	Corrado Fabi	March 812, #3	3	1h 16m 13.19s	Roloil Marlboro Racing Team
5	Geoff Lees	Ralt RH6/81, #14	2	1h 16m 24.13s	Ralt Racing
6	Riccardo Paletti	March 812, #7	1	1h 16m 53.09s	Onyx Race Engineering
7	Guido Pardini	Toleman T850, #11	0	1h 17m 0.76s	Sanremo Racing
8	Carlo Rossi	Toleman TG280, #12	0	64 laps	Sanremo Racing
9	Jim Crawford	Toleman TG280, #77	0	63 laps	Plygrange Racing
10	Kenneth Acheson	Toleman T850, #2	0	63 laps	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman
11	Sewi Hopfer	Toleman TG280, #27	0	62 laps	Sewi Hopfer Racing
12	Guido Dacco	Minardi GM75, #28	0	62 laps	Guido Dacco
0	Paul Smith	March 802, #40	0	52 laps Out of fuel	BMTR
0	Fredy Schnarwiler	Toleman T850, #18	0	39 laps Retired	Formel Rennsport Club
0	Roberto Guerrero	Maurer MM81, #17	0	38 laps Gearbox	Maurer Motorsport
0	Johnny Cecotto	Minardi FLY281, #9	0	21 laps Fuel feed	Minardi Team
0	Piero Necchi	March 812, #19	0	9 laps Accident	Team Merzario
0	Richard Dallest	AGS JH18, #8	0	7 laps Engine	Ecurie Motul Nogaro
0	Michele Alboreto	Minardi FLY281, #10	0	7 laps Accident	Minardi Team
0	Jurg Lienhard	March 802, #24	0	1 laps Accident	Lista Racing Team
0	Harald Brutschin	March 802, #38	0	1 laps Accident	Weigel Renntecnik
0	Christian Danner	March 812, #5	0	0 laps Spun	March Engineering
0	Gianfranco	March 812, #20	0	0 laps Spun	Team Merzario
0	Marco Brand	Merzario M1, #21	0	0 laps Out of fuel	Team Merzario
0	Oscar Pedersoli	Ralt RT2, #34	0	0 laps Gearbox	DVF Schafer Racing
0	Bernd Brutschin	March 802, #39	0	0 laps Accident	Weigel Renntecnik
0	Piero Nappi	Ralt RT2, #56	0	0 laps Fuel feed	Scuderia Vesuvio

Qualifying Results for the 1981 Rome Grand Prix on the Vallelunga circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Eje Elgh	Maurer MM81, #16	1m 7.79s	Maurer Motorsport
2	Corrado Fabi	March 812, #3	1m 8.82s	Roloil Marlboro Racing Team
3	Richard Dallest	AGS JH18, #8	1m 8.12s	Ecurie Motul Nogaro
4	Stefan Johansson	Toleman T850, #1	1m 8.49s	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman
5	Michele Alboreto	Minardi FLY281, #10	1m 8.52s	Minardi Team
6	Thierry Boutsen	March 812, #4	1m 8.53s	Marlboro Racing for Zolder
7	Roberto Guerrero	Maurer MM81, #17	1m 8.61s	Maurer Motorsport
8	Guido Pardini	Toleman T850, #11	1m 8.77s	Sanremo Racing
9	Geoff Lees	Ralt RH6/81, #14	1m 8.8s	Ralt Racing
10	Piero Necchi	March 812, #19	1m 9.09s	Team Merzario
11	Riccardo Paletti	March 812, #7	1m 9.32s	Onyx Race Engineering
12	Kenneth Acheson	Toleman T850, #2	1m 9.64s	Docking Spitzley Team Toleman
13	Carlo Rossi	Toleman TG280, #12	1m 9.74s	Sanremo Racing
14	Jim Crawford	Toleman TG280, #77	1m 9.93s	Plygrange Racing
15	Harald Brutschin	March 802, #38	1m 10s	Weigel Renntecnik
16	Jurg Lienhard	March 802, #24	1m 10.12s	Lista Racing Team
17	Christian Danner	March 812, #5	1m 10.21s	March Engineering
18	Johnny Cecotto	Minardi FLY281, #9	1m 10.22s	Minardi Team
19	Fredy Schnarwiler	Toleman T850, #18	1m 10.92s	Formel Rennsport Club
20	Sewi Hopfer	Toleman TG280, #27	1m 11.03s	Sewi Hopfer Racing
21	Paul Smith	March 802, #40	1m 11.32s	BMTR
22	Guido Dacco	Minardi GM75, #28	1m 11.41s	Guido Dacco
23	Gianfranco	March 812, #20	1m 11.52s	Team Merzario
24	Oscar Pedersoli	Ralt RT2, #34	1m 11.58s	DVF Schafer Racing
25	Bernd Brutschin	March 802, #39	1m 12.27s	Weigel Renntecnik
26	Piero Nappi	Ralt RT2, #56	1m 12.31s	Scuderia Vesuvio
27	Marco Brand	Merzario M1, #21	1m 13.43s	Team Merzario