1981 European Formula Two Championship
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The 1981 European Formula Two season was the fifteenth European Formula Two season and was contested over 12 rounds. The season started on 19 March and ended on 20 September. The Drivers' Championship was won by Englishman Geoff Lees.
Season review
Drivers' Championship
| Pos | Driver | Car(s) | SIL United Kingdom | HOC West Germany | THR United Kingdom | NÜR West Germany | VAL Italy | MUG Italy | PAU France | PER Italy | SPA Belgium | DON United Kingdom | MIS Italy | MAN Sweden | Pts |
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| Pos Driver Car(s) SIL United Kingdom HOC West Germany THR United Kingdom NÜR West Germany VAL Italy MUG Italy PAU France PER Italy SPA Belgium DON United Kingdom MIS Italy MAN Sweden Pts 1 United Kingdom Geoff Lees Ralt RH6/81-Honda 7 5 NC 5 5 2 1 Ret 1 1 2 2 51 2 Belgium Thierry Boutsen March 812-BMW Ret Ret Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1 2 12 8 4 37 3 Sweden Eje Elgh Maurer MM81-BMW 18 4 2 2 1 4 5 5 3 7 Ret 17 35 4 Sweden Stefan Johansson Lola T850-Hart 9 1 7 4 2 Ret 8 Ret 14 4 9 1 30 5 Italy Corrado Fabi March 812-BMW 3 Ret Ret 3 4 1 Ret Ret 4 2 Ret 7 29 6 New Zealand Mike Thackwell Ralt RH6/81-Honda 1 3 5 6 DSQ Ret 5 3 15 22 7 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Maurer MM81-BMW Ret 10 1 Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret Ret 4 Ret 16 8 Italy Michele Alboreto Minardi Fly 281-BMW 11 8 Ret 8 Ret 14 Ret 3 8 1 13 9 Germany Manfred Winkelhock Ralt RT2-BMW 2 Ret DSQ 12 Maurer MM81-BMW 5 3 10 Italy Riccardo Paletti March 812-BMW 2 Ret 3 Ret 6 10 Ret Ret 15 Ret Ret Ret 11 11 Italy Piero Necchi March 812-BMW DNS DNS 6 Ret Ret 3 3 11 7 Ret 9 12 Netherlands Huub Rothengatter March 802-BMW 2 13 8 11 Ret 6 13 Italy Carlo Rossi Toleman TG280-Hart 5 6 Ret Ret 8 8 4 Ret Ret Ret 10 6 14 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Minardi Fly 281-BMW 14 Ret 4 DNS Ret 6 March 812-BMW 13 7 Ret Ret 6 6 6 15 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson Lola T850-Hart 19 Ret Ret 6 10 15 Ret 3 5 16 United Kingdom Jim Crawford Toleman TG280-Hart 4 7 Ret Ret 9 11 10 6 9 7 10 4 17 France Richard Dallest AGS JH17-BMW Ret Ret Ret 4 AGS JH18-BMW Ret 7 Ret 5 5 AGS JH15-BMW 9 18 Germany Christian Danner March 812-BMW 10 9 5 10 Ret 16 Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret 11 2 19 Austria Jo Gartner Toleman TG280-BMW 7 9 6 Ret Ret 1 March 812-BMW DNQ 8 20 United Kingdom Brian Robinson Chevron B42-Hart 6 DNS 1 Chevron B48-Hart DNQ — Italy Guido Pardini Lola T850-BMW Ret Ret Ret 9 7 12 DNS Ret Ret 13 Ret 0 — Switzerland Fredy Schnarwiler Lola T850-BMW 15 12 9 Ret Ret 7 Ret 16 0 — United Kingdom Ray Mallock Ralt RT4-Hart 8 DNQ 9 Ret 0 — United Kingdom Paul Smith March 782-Hart Ret 0 March 802-Hart 10 Ret 19 DNQ 8 10 17 DNQ 14 — Germany Harald Brutschin March 802-BMW Ret 8 Ret Ret DNQ 16 0 — Colombia Ricardo Londoño Toleman TG280-Hart 9 Ret DNS 0 Lola T850-Hart Ret — Sweden Anders Olofsson March 792-Hart Ret 9 0 — Italy Roberto Del Castello March 782-BMW 18 10 Ret 0 — Italy Paolo Barilla Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari Ret 0 Minardi Fly 281-BMW 10 — Italy Guido Daccò Minardi GM75-BMW 17 11 Ret 12 20 17 Ret DNQ 12 0 Merzario M1-BMW Ret — Austria Sewi Hopfer Toleman TG280-Hart 13 13 Ret 14 11 Ret 11 Ret DNQ 0 — United Kingdom Warren Booth Chevron B48-Hart 16 11 0 — Austria Franz Konrad March 802-BMW 11 0 — United Kingdom Tiff Needell AGS JH18-BMW 11 0 — Italy Gianfranco Trombetti March 812-BMW 20 Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret 12 12 12 13 0 — Switzerland Jürg Lienhard March 802-BMW 12 Ret Ret Ret 17 DNPQ 0 — Switzerland Loris Kessel March 812-BMW 12 Ret 19 0 Merzario M1-BMW DNPQ March 802-BMW Ret — Switzerland Marc Surer March 812-BMW Ret 12 0 — Germany Bernd Brutschin March 802-BMW 13 DNQ DNQ 0 — Argentina Miguel Ángel Guerra Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari 13 0 — Japan Keiji Matsumoto March 802B-BMW 15 0 — Austria Pierre Chauvet Toleman TG280-BMW 16 0 — United Kingdom Kim Mather March 792-Hart Ret 18 0 — Sweden Stanley Dickens March 802-BMW 18 0 — Italy Oscar Pedersoli Ralt RT2-BMW DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 — Italy Arturo Merzario Merzario M1-BMW DNQ DNS Ret 0 March 812-BMW Ret — France Patrick Gaillard AGS JH17-BMW Ret 0 March 802-BMW Ret — Germany Jochen Dauer GRS TC 001-BMW DNS Ret 0 — Denmark John Nielsen March 792-BMW Ret DNS 0 — Italy Piero Nappi Ralt RT2-BMW DNQ Ret 0 — Italy Marco Brand Merzario M1-BMW DNQ Ret 0 — Germany Helmut Kallenborn March 752-BMW Ret 0 — Belgium Hervé Regout Ralt RT2-BMW Ret 0 — Italy Roberto Farnetti Minardi Fly 281-BMW Ret 0 — United Kingdom Roy Baker Chevron B48-Hart DNQ 0 March 802-Hart DNS DNQ DNPQ DNQ DNQ — United Kingdom Bob Howlings Chevron B42-Hart DNQ 0 Pos Driver Car(s) SIL United Kingdom HOC West Germany THR United Kingdom NÜR West Germany VAL Italy MUG Italy PAU France PER Italy SPA Belgium DON United Kingdom MIS Italy MAN Sweden Pts | Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX) | ||||||||||||||
| 1 | United Kingdom Geoff Lees | Ralt RH6/81-Honda | 7 | 5 | NC | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 51 |
| 2 | Belgium Thierry Boutsen | March 812-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | 1 | 3 | Ret | 2 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 37 |
| 3 | Sweden Eje Elgh | Maurer MM81-BMW | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | Ret | 17 | 35 |
| 4 | Sweden Stefan Johansson | Lola T850-Hart | 9 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 30 |
| 5 | Italy Corrado Fabi | March 812-BMW | 3 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 4 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 4 | 2 | Ret | 7 | 29 |
| 6 | New Zealand Mike Thackwell | Ralt RH6/81-Honda | 1 | 3 | 5 | 6 | DSQ | Ret | 5 | 3 | 15 | 22 | |||
| 7 | Colombia Roberto Guerrero | Maurer MM81-BMW | Ret | 10 | 1 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 4 | Ret | Ret | 4 | Ret | 16 |
| 8 | Italy Michele Alboreto | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | 11 | 8 | Ret | 8 | Ret | 14 | Ret | 3 | 8 | 1 | 13 | ||
| 9 | Germany Manfred Winkelhock | Ralt RT2-BMW | 2 | Ret | DSQ | 12 | |||||||||
| Maurer MM81-BMW | 5 | 3 | |||||||||||||
| 10 | Italy Riccardo Paletti | March 812-BMW | 2 | Ret | 3 | Ret | 6 | 10 | Ret | Ret | 15 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 11 |
| 11 | Italy Piero Necchi | March 812-BMW | DNS | DNS | 6 | Ret | Ret | 3 | 3 | 11 | 7 | Ret | 9 | ||
| 12 | Netherlands Huub Rothengatter | March 802-BMW | 2 | 13 | 8 | 11 | Ret | 6 | |||||||
| 13 | Italy Carlo Rossi | Toleman TG280-Hart | 5 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 8 | 8 | 4 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 10 | 6 | |
| 14 | Venezuela Johnny Cecotto | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | 14 | Ret | 4 | DNS | Ret | 6 | |||||||
| March 812-BMW | 13 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 6 | 6 | ||||||||
| 15 | United Kingdom Kenny Acheson | Lola T850-Hart | 19 | Ret | Ret | 6 | 10 | 15 | Ret | 3 | 5 | ||||
| 16 | United Kingdom Jim Crawford | Toleman TG280-Hart | 4 | 7 | Ret | Ret | 9 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 10 | 4 | |
| 17 | France Richard Dallest | AGS JH17-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | |||||||||
| AGS JH18-BMW | Ret | 7 | Ret | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||
| AGS JH15-BMW | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| 18 | Germany Christian Danner | March 812-BMW | 10 | 9 | 5 | 10 | Ret | 16 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 14 | Ret | 11 | 2 |
| 19 | Austria Jo Gartner | Toleman TG280-BMW | 7 | 9 | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | |||||||
| March 812-BMW | DNQ | 8 | |||||||||||||
| 20 | United Kingdom Brian Robinson | Chevron B42-Hart | 6 | DNS | 1 | ||||||||||
| Chevron B48-Hart | DNQ | ||||||||||||||
| — | Italy Guido Pardini | Lola T850-BMW | Ret | Ret | Ret | 9 | 7 | 12 | DNS | Ret | Ret | 13 | Ret | 0 | |
| — | Switzerland Fredy Schnarwiler | Lola T850-BMW | 15 | 12 | 9 | Ret | Ret | 7 | Ret | 16 | 0 | ||||
| — | United Kingdom Ray Mallock | Ralt RT4-Hart | 8 | DNQ | 9 | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| — | United Kingdom Paul Smith | March 782-Hart | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| March 802-Hart | 10 | Ret | 19 | DNQ | 8 | 10 | 17 | DNQ | 14 | ||||||
| — | Germany Harald Brutschin | March 802-BMW | Ret | 8 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | 16 | 0 | ||||||
| — | Colombia Ricardo Londoño | Toleman TG280-Hart | 9 | Ret | DNS | 0 | |||||||||
| Lola T850-Hart | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| — | Sweden Anders Olofsson | March 792-Hart | Ret | 9 | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Italy Roberto Del Castello | March 782-BMW | 18 | 10 | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Italy Paolo Barilla | Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| Minardi Fly 281-BMW | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| — | Italy Guido Daccò | Minardi GM75-BMW | 17 | 11 | Ret | 12 | 20 | 17 | Ret | DNQ | 12 | 0 | |||
| Merzario M1-BMW | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| — | Austria Sewi Hopfer | Toleman TG280-Hart | 13 | 13 | Ret | 14 | 11 | Ret | 11 | Ret | DNQ | 0 | |||
| — | United Kingdom Warren Booth | Chevron B48-Hart | 16 | 11 | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Austria Franz Konrad | March 802-BMW | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | United Kingdom Tiff Needell | AGS JH18-BMW | 11 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Italy Gianfranco Trombetti | March 812-BMW | 20 | Ret | Ret | DNQ | Ret | Ret | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 0 | ||
| — | Switzerland Jürg Lienhard | March 802-BMW | 12 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | DNPQ | 0 | ||||||
| — | Switzerland Loris Kessel | March 812-BMW | 12 | Ret | 19 | 0 | |||||||||
| Merzario M1-BMW | DNPQ | ||||||||||||||
| March 802-BMW | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| — | Switzerland Marc Surer | March 812-BMW | Ret | 12 | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Germany Bernd Brutschin | March 802-BMW | 13 | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
| — | Argentina Miguel Ángel Guerra | Minardi Fly 281-Ferrari | 13 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Japan Keiji Matsumoto | March 802B-BMW | 15 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Austria Pierre Chauvet | Toleman TG280-BMW | 16 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | United Kingdom Kim Mather | March 792-Hart | Ret | 18 | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Sweden Stanley Dickens | March 802-BMW | 18 | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Italy Oscar Pedersoli | Ralt RT2-BMW | DNQ | Ret | Ret | Ret | 0 | ||||||||
| — | Italy Arturo Merzario | Merzario M1-BMW | DNQ | DNS | Ret | 0 | |||||||||
| March 812-BMW | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| — | France Patrick Gaillard | AGS JH17-BMW | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| March 802-BMW | Ret | ||||||||||||||
| — | Germany Jochen Dauer | GRS TC 001-BMW | DNS | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Denmark John Nielsen | March 792-BMW | Ret | DNS | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Italy Piero Nappi | Ralt RT2-BMW | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Italy Marco Brand | Merzario M1-BMW | DNQ | Ret | 0 | ||||||||||
| — | Germany Helmut Kallenborn | March 752-BMW | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Belgium Hervé Regout | Ralt RT2-BMW | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | Italy Roberto Farnetti | Minardi Fly 281-BMW | Ret | 0 | |||||||||||
| — | United Kingdom Roy Baker | Chevron B48-Hart | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||
| March 802-Hart | DNS | DNQ | DNPQ | DNQ | DNQ | ||||||||||
| — | United Kingdom Bob Howlings | Chevron B42-Hart | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||||
| Pos | Driver | Car(s) | SIL United Kingdom | HOC West Germany | THR United Kingdom | NÜR West Germany | VAL Italy | MUG Italy | PAU France | PER Italy | SPA Belgium | DON United Kingdom | MIS Italy | MAN Sweden | Pts |
| Colour | Result | ||||||||||||||
| Gold | Winner | ||||||||||||||
| Silver | Second place | ||||||||||||||
| Bronze | Third place | ||||||||||||||
| Green | Points classification | ||||||||||||||
| Blue | Non-points classification | ||||||||||||||
| Non-classified finish (NC) | |||||||||||||||
| Purple | Retired, not classified (Ret) | ||||||||||||||
| Red | Did not qualify (DNQ) | ||||||||||||||
| Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) | |||||||||||||||
| Black | Disqualified (DSQ) | ||||||||||||||
| White | Did not start (DNS) | ||||||||||||||
| Withdrew (WD) | |||||||||||||||
| Race cancelled (C) | |||||||||||||||
| Blank | Did not practice (DNP) | ||||||||||||||
| Did not arrive (DNA) | |||||||||||||||
| Excluded (EX) |