1981 BRDC International Trophy
1981 BRDC International Trophy Grand Prix | |||
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Race details | |||
Date | 29 March 1981 | ||
Official name | 33rd BRDC International Trophy | ||
Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.719 km (2.932 miles) | ||
Distance | 47 laps, 221.793 km (137.804 miles) | ||
Weather | Rain[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver |
| Ralt-Honda | |
Time | 1:18.59 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | ![]() | Ralt-Honda | |
Time | 1:22.82 | ||
Podium | |||
First |
| Ralt-Honda | |
Second |
| March-BMW | |
Third |
| March-BMW |
The 33rd BRDC International Trophy was a Formula Two motor race held at Silverstone on 29 March 1981. It was the opening race of the 1981 European Formula Two Championship.[1]
The 47-lap race was won by New Zealander Mike Thackwell, driving a works Ralt-Honda. Italian Riccardo Paletti finished second in a March-BMW entered by Onyx Race Engineering, with another Italian, Corrado Fabi, third in a works March-BMW.
Report
Entry
A total of 46 F2 cars were entered for the event, however just 31 took part in qualifying.[1]
Qualifying
Mike Thackwell took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6/81, averaging a speed of 133.59 mph.[1]
Race
The race was held over 47 laps on a wet Silverstone Grand Prix circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6/81. Thackwell won in a time of 1hr 11:44.67mins., averaging a speed of 115.23 mph. Over 30 seconds behind was the second place car, driven by Riccardo Paletti, in the March Onyx Racing Team’s March-BMW 812. The podium was completed by another Italian, Corrado Fabi, in his Roloil Marlboro Racing/March Racing Ltd-entered March-BMW 812, albeit one lap adrift.[2]
Race classification
Pos. | No. | Driver | Entrant | Car - Engine | Laps | Time/Retired |
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1st | 15 | ![]() | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6/81 | 47 | 1:11:44.67 |
2nd | 7 | ![]() | March Onyx Racing Team | March-BMW 812 | 47 | + 36.19 |
3rd | 3 | ![]() | Roloil Marlboro Racing/March Racing Ltd | March-BMW 812 | 46 | + 1 lap |
4th | 77 | ![]() | Plygrange Racing Ltd | Toleman-Hart TG280 | 46 | + 1 lap |
5th | 12 | ![]() | Sanremo Racing Srl | Toleman-Hart TG280 | 46 | + 1 lap |
6th | 48 | ![]() | Grange Performance Cars | Chevron-Hart B42 | 46 | + 1 lap |
7th | 14 | ![]() | Ralt Racing Ltd | Ralt-Honda RH6/81 | 45 | + 2 laps |
8th | 36 | ![]() | Cliff Smith Racing | Ralt-Hart RT4 | 45 | + 2 laps |
9th | 1 | ![]() | Docking Spitzley Team Toleman | Lola-Hart T850 | 45 | + 2 laps |
10th | 5 | ![]() | March Racing Ltd | March-BMW 812 | 45 | + 2 laps |
11th | 10 | ![]() | Minardi Team | Minardi Fly-BMW 281 | 45 | + 2 laps |
12th | 24 | ![]() | Lista Racing Team | March-BMW 802 | 45 | + 2 laps |
13th | 27 | ![]() | Sewi Hopfer Racing | Toleman-Hart TG280 | 44 | + 3 laps |
14th | 9 | ![]() | Minardi Team | Minardi Fly-BMW 281 | 44 | + 3 laps |
15th | 18 | ![]() | Formel Rennsport Club | Lola-BMW T850 | 43 | + 4 laps |
16th | 29 | ![]() | Colin Bennett Racing | Chevron-Hart B48 | 43 | + 4 laps |
17th | 28 | ![]() | DAC Sport Racing Team | Minardi-BMW GM75 | 42 | + 5 laps |
18th | 16 | ![]() | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer-BMW MM81 | 42 | + 5 laps |
19th | 2 | ![]() | Docking Spitzley Team Toleman | Lola-Hart T850 | 41 | + 6 laps |
20th | 20 | ![]() | Astra Team Merzario Srl | March-BMW 812 | 39 | + 8 laps |
DNF | 4 | ![]() | Marlboro Racing for Zolder/March Racing Ltd | March-BMW 812 | 36 | Spin/gearbox |
DNF | 11 | ![]() | Sanremo Racing Srl | Lola-BMW T850 | 24 | Crown wheel & pinion |
DNF | 31 | ![]() | Kim Mather | March-Hart 792 | 24 | Wheel bearing |
DNF | 17 | ![]() | Maurer Motorsport | Maurer-BMW MM81 | 21 | Electrical |
DNF | 8 | ![]() | Team AGS Motul GPA | AGS-BMW JH17 | 8 | Accident |
DNF | 40 | ![]() | BMTR | March-Hart 782 | 8 | Engine |
DNS | 19 | ![]() | Astra Team Merzario Srl | March-BMW 812 | ||
DNS | 35 | ![]() | GRS Motorsport | GRS-BMW TC 001 | ||
DNQ | 21 | ![]() | Astra Team Merzario Srl | Merzario-BMW M1 | ||
DNQ | 33 | ![]() | Roy Baker | Chevron-Hart B48 | ||
DNQ | 46 | ![]() | Bob Howlings | Chevron-Hart B42 |
- Fastest lap: Geoff Lees, 1:22.82 secs (125.94 mph)[1][3]
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