23. Rallye Sanremo 1981
5. 10. – 10. 10. 1981, Sanremo • asphalt - gravel 751,06 km - (cancelled 47,30 km) • Other years
Final results
finished: 26 (26 on list)
| 1. | #14 |   | Mouton Michèle - Pons Fabrizia |  | Audi Quattro (IN-NL 88) Audi Sport | 4/4 | 8:05:50 | 86.9 | |
| 2. | #11 |   | Toivonen Henri - Gallagher Fred |  | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Talbot Sport | 2/4 | 8:09:15 | +3:25 +3:25 | 86.3 0.29 |
| 3. | #6 | | Tony - Rudy |  | Opel Ascona 400 (NA E64050) Conrero Squadra Corse | 4/4 | 8:12:08 | +6:18 +2:53 | 85.8 0.54 |
| 4. | #5 |  | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | | Audi Quattro Audi Sport | 4/4 | 8:18:20 | +12:30 +6:12 | 84.7 1.07 |
| 5. | #16 | | Lucky - Penariol Fabio | | Opel Ascona 400 (NA E48787) Conrero Squadra Corse | 4/4 | 8:19:51 | +14:01 +1:31 | 84.5 1.20 |
| 6. | #25 | | Biasion Miki - Siviero Tiziano | | Opel Ascona 400 (VI 475907) Hawk Racing Club Srl | 4/4 | 8:21:44 | +15:54 +1:53 | 84.2 1.36 |
| 7. | #4 | | Vatanen Ari - Richards David |  | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII Rothmans Rally Team | 4/3 | 8:23:35 | +17:45 +1:51 | 83.9 1.51 |
| 8. | #18 | | Cerrato Dario - Guizzardi Luciano |  | Fiat 131 Abarth (TO P14398) Fiat Auto Torino | 4/3 | 8:25:33 | +19:43 +1:58 | 83.5 1.68 |
| 9. | #2 | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth (TO R92449) Fiat Auto Torino | 4/3 | 8:26:45 | +20:55 +1:12 | 83.3 1.78 |
| 10. | #19 | | Ormezzano Federico - Berro Claudio | | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus AST Squadra Corse | 2/4 | 8:33:47 | +27:57 +7:02 | 82.2 2.38 |
| 11. | #28 | | Presotto Angelo - Perissutti Mirko | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MKII (WLC 748S) Ford Italia | 4/3 | 8:35:34 | +29:44 +1:47 | 81.9 2.53 |
| 12. | #7 | | Salonen Timo - Harjanne Seppo |  | Datsun Violet GT Team Datsun Europe | 4/3 | 8:43:43 | +37:53 +8:09 | 80.6 3.23 |
| 13. | #34 | | Tchine - Thimonier Pierre | | Opel Ascona 400 | 4/4 | 9:09:15 | +1:03:25 +25:32 | 76.9 5.41 |
| 14. | #32 | | Bigo Alberto - Ameglio Beppe | | Opel Ascona | 2/3 | 9:10:58 | +1:05:08 +1:43 | 76.6 5.55 |
| 15. | #36 | | Recordati Giovanni - Ziviani Nelson | | Opel Ascona 400 (MI 93430N) | 4/4 | 9:38:08 | +1:32:18 +27:10 | 73.0 7.87 |
| 16. | #42 | | Borla - Imerito | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4/3 | 9:45:43 | +1:39:53 +7:35 | 72.1 8.52 |
| 17. | #52 | | Ricci Lorenzo - Torti Ernesto | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | 9:50:48 | +1:44:58 +5:05 | 71.5 8.95 |
| 18. | #51 | | Sipsz Mauro - Tronco | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | 10:10:59 | +2:05:09 +20:11 | 69.1 10.67 |
| 19. | #49 | | Angeli Carlo - Priasco Antonella | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 2 | 10:17:41 | +2:11:51 +6:42 | 68.4 11.24 |
| 20. | #45 | | Elmiger - Costa | | Ford Escort RS | 2 | 10:29:16 | +2:23:26 +11:35 | 67.1 12.23 |
| 21. | #75 | | Lorenzi - Sottile Renato |  | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 1 | 10:37:10 | +2:31:20 +7:54 | 66.3 12.90 |
| 22. | #55 | | Malacarne Sergio - De Vincenzi P. Agostino | | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 2 | 10:42:19 | +2:36:29 +5:09 | 65.7 13.34 |
| 23. | #81 | | Ameglio Ugo - Stuani Luigi |  | Peugeot 104 ZS | 1 | 10:46:23 | +2:40:33 +4:04 | 65.3 13.69 |
| 24. | #77 | | Ballestra Riccardo - Repetti | | Fiat 127 Abarth | 2 | 11:03:48 | +2:57:58 +17:25 | 63.6 15.17 |
| 25. | #80 | | Ballestra Riccardo - Piana |  | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI | 1 | 11:43:11 | +3:37:21 +39:23 | 60.0 18.53 |
| 26. | #82 | | Garibaldi Franco - Castelletta | | Fiat 127 Abarth | 1 | 12:02:15 | +3:56:25 +19:04 | 58.5 20.16 |
Retirements
38 (38 on list)| SS41 | #1 |  | Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian |  | Porsche 911 SC Eminence | 4/4 | Gearbox |
| SS19 | #3 | | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Talbot Sport | 2/4 | Engine |
| SS17 | #9 | | Bettega Attilio - Perissinot Maurizio | | Fiat 131 Abarth (TO R92452) Fiat Auto Torino | 4/3 | Accident |
| SS5 | #10 | | Thérier Jean-Luc - Vial Michel | | Porsche 911 SC Eminence | 4/4 | Suspension |
| SS26 | #12 | | Vudafieri Adartico - Bernacchini Arnaldo | | Fiat 131 Abarth (TO V39606) Jolly Club | 4/3 | Accident |
| SS59 | #15 | | Pond Tony - Grindrod Ian | | Datsun Violet GT Team Datsun Europe | 4/3 | Oil pump |
| SS1 | #20 | | Bohne Holger - Diekmann Peter |  | Mercedes-Benz 500 SL R6 International | 4/4 | Suspension |
| SS6 | #22 | | Capone Carlo - Pirollo Luigi | | Fiat Ritmo 75 Abarth | 2/2 | Accident |
| SS41 | #23 | | Verini Maurizio - Ulivi Andrea | | Opel Ascona 400 (NA E47582) Genova Rally Team | 4/4 | Oil pump |
| SS3 | #26 | | Laine Antero - Piironen Juha | | Ford Escort RS | 2/3 | Alternator |
| SS26 | #29 | | Cinotto Michele - Radaelli Emilio | | Audi Quattro Audi Sport | 4/4 | Accident |
| SS? | #30 | | Carrotta Alberto - Migliore Bruno | | Opel Ascona 400 (PA 608466) | 4/4 | Retired |
| SS14 | #31 | | Cunico Franco - Mussa Eraldo | | Ford Fiesta MK1 1600S | 2/2 | Engine |
| SS? | #33 | | Bernocchi Giorgio - Tavazza Mario | | Opel Ascona 400 (TO U55639) | 4/4 | Retired |
| SS? | #35 | | Biamonti Andrea - Tomagnini |  | De Tomaso Pantera | 4/4 | Retired |
| SS? | #37 |  | Pallanca Jean - Audibert Christian | | Porsche 911 | 4/4 | Retired |
| SS? | #38 |  | Rey Claude - Struyf |  | Alpine-Renault A110 (2729 TP 06) | 4/3 | Retired |
| SS? | #39 | | Matiazzo Paolo - Andros | | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4/3 | Retired |
| SS? | #40 | | Lupidi Livio - Zanella Flavio |  | Renault 5 Turbo | 4/3 | Retired |
| SS? | #43 | | Cappello Ugo - Gusmitta | | Talbot Sunbeam | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #44 | | Francia Walter - Dotti Roberto | | Opel Ascona | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #46 | | Saporiti - Migliori Pietro | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #47 | | Tofi Vinicio - Oddera | | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV6 | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #48 | | Lepine Alain - Cuny Philippe | | Peugeot 504 | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #50 | | Rondinone - Cotta | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1 | Retired |
| SS? | #53 | | Diana - La Franca C. | | Opel Ascona | 1 | Retired |
| SS? | #56 | | Oriente - Serra | | Fiat Ritmo | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #57 | | Vincenzi Gino - Rabellino | | Peugeot 104 | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #58 | | Blanchi Christian - Perucchetti | | Renault 5 Alpine | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #59 | | Diba - Durantini | | Volkswagen Golf | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #70 | | Lambardi Francesco - Ficai Emanuela | | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #71 | | Rizzi Giancarlo - Fiorucci Giuseppe | | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #72 | | Campanelli - Cardone |  | Citroën GS | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #73 | | Parisi Antonio - D'Angelo Giuseppe | | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 1 | Retired |
| SS? | #74 | | Bigoni Roberto - Bailoni Stefano | | Volkswagen Golf | 1 | Retired |
| SS? | #76 | | Reboisson - Chatelan |  | Autobianchi A112 Abarth | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #79 | | Bianchi Massimiliano - Varese Mirella | | Autobianchi A112 Abarth | 2 | Retired |
| SS? | #83 | | Bulfoni Alberto - Gardella Raimondo | | Talbot Sunbeam | 2 | Retired |
Added by:Tomáš `Shacki` Wanka [5. 3. 2012]
Updated by:André Oliveira [25. 5. 2013]
Updated by:Jiří Hejčl [9. 9. 2016]
Updated by:André Oliveira [25. 5. 2013]
Updated by:Jiří Hejčl [9. 9. 2016]