23. Rallye Sanremo 1981
5. 10. – 10. 10. 1981, Sanremo • asphalt - gravel 751.06 km - (cancelled 47.30 km) • total distance including road sections - 2792.00 km • Other years • Other years
Final results
finished: 26 (26 on list)
| 1. | #14 |   | Mouton Michèle - Pons Fabrizia |  | Audi Quattro Audi Sport | IN-NL 88 | 4/3 | 8:05:50 | 86.9 | ||
| 2. | #11 |   | Toivonen Henri - Gallagher Fred |  | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Talbot Sport | NVC 777W | 2/6 | 8:09:15 | +3:25 +3:25 | 86.3 0.29 | |
| 3. | #6 | | Tony - Rudy |  | Opel Ascona 400 Conrero Squadra Corse | NA E64050 | 4/3 | 8:12:08 | +6:18 +2:53 | 85.8 0.54 | |
| 4. | #5 |  | Mikkola Hannu - Hertz Arne | | Audi Quattro Audi Sport | IN-NM 61 | 4/3 | 8:18:20 | +12:30 +6:12 | 84.7 1.07 | |
| 5. | #16 | | Lucky - Penariol Fabio | | Opel Ascona 400 Conrero Squadra Corse | NA E48787 | 4/3 | 8:19:51 | +14:01 +1:31 | 84.5 1.20 | |
| 6. | #25 | | Biasion Miki - Siviero Tiziano | | Opel Ascona 400 Hawk Racing Club Srl | VI 475907 | 4/3 | 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 | DKP 191T | 4/2 | 8:23:35 | +17:45 +1:51 | 83.9 1.51 | |
| 8. | #18 | | Cerrato Dario - Guizzardi Luciano |  | Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat Auto Torino | TO P14398 | 4/2 | 8:25:33 | +19:43 +1:58 | 83.5 1.68 | |
| 9. | #2 | | Alén Markku - Kivimäki Ilkka | | Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat Auto Torino | TO R92449 | 4/2 | 8:26:45 | +20:55 +1:12 | 83.3 1.78 | |
| 10. | #19 | | Ormezzano Federico - Berro Claudio | | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus AST Squadra Corse | 2/6 | 8:33:47 | +27:57 +7:02 | 82.2 2.38 | ||
| 11. | #28 | | Presotto Angelo - Perissutti Mirko | | Ford Escort RS 1800 MkII Ford Italia | WLC 748S | 4/2 | 8:35:34 | +29:44 +1:47 | 81.9 2.53 | |
| 12. | #7 | | Salonen Timo - Harjanne Seppo |  | Datsun Violet GT Team Datsun Europe |  | 4/2 | 8:43:43 | +37:53 +8:09 | 80.6 3.23 | |
| 13. | #34 | | Tchine - Thimonier Pierre | | Opel Ascona 400 | 4/3 | 9:09:15 | +1:03:25 +25:32 | 76.9 5.41 | ||
| 14. | #32 | | Bigo Alberto - Ameglio Beppe |  | Opel Ascona | 1/5 | 9:10:58 | +1:05:08 +1:43 | 76.6 5.55 | ||
| 15. | #36 | | Recordati Giovanni - Ziviani Nelson | | Opel Ascona 400 | MI 93430N | 4/3 | 9:38:08 | +1:32:18 +27:10 | 73.0 7.87 | |
| 16. | #42 | | Borla - Imerito Gianfranco | | Fiat 131 Abarth | TO R62948 | 4/2 | 9:45:43 | +1:39:53 +7:35 | 72.1 8.52 | |
| 17. | #52 | | Ricci Lorenzo - Torti Ernesto | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1/5 | 9:50:48 | +1:44:58 +5:05 | 71.5 8.95 | ||
| 18. | #51 | | Sipsz Mauro - Tronco | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1/5 | 10:10:59 | +2:05:09 +20:11 | 69.1 10.67 | ||
| 19. | #49 | | Angeli Piercarlo - Priasco Antonella | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 2/5 | 10:17:41 | +2:11:51 +6:42 | 68.4 11.24 | ||
| 20. | #45 | | Elmiger - Costa Paola | | Ford Escort RS | 2/5 | 10:29:16 | +2:23:26 +11:35 | 67.1 12.23 | ||
| 21. | #75 | | Lorenzi - Sottile Renato |  | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 1/4 | 10:37:10 | +2:31:20 +7:54 | 66.3 12.90 | ||
| 22. | #55 | | Malacarne Sergio - De Vincenzi P. Agostino | | Talbot Sunbeam TI | 2/4 | 10:42:19 | +2:36:29 +5:09 | 65.7 13.34 | ||
| 23. | #81 | | Ameglio Ugo - Stuani Luigi |  | Peugeot 104 ZS | 1/2 | 10:46:23 | +2:40:33 +4:04 | 65.3 13.69 | ||
| 24. | #77 | | Balestra - Repetti | | Fiat 127 Abarth | 2/2 | 11:03:48 | +2:57:58 +17:25 | 63.6 15.17 | ||
| 25. | #80 | | Ballestra Riccardo - Piana |  | Alfa Romeo Alfasud TI | 1/3 | 11:43:11 | +3:37:21 +39:23 | 60.0 18.53 | ||
| 26. | #82 | | Garibaldi Franco - Castelletta | | Fiat 127 Abarth | 1/2 | 12:02:15 | +3:56:25 +19:04 | 58.5 20.16 | ||
Retirements38 (38 on list) | |||||||||||
| SS41 | #1 |  | Röhrl Walter - Geistdörfer Christian |  | Porsche 911 SC Eminence | BB-PW 635 | 4/3 | Gearbox | |||
| SS19 | #3 | | Fréquelin Guy - Todt Jean | | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus Talbot Sport | PVC 999W | 2/6 | Engine | |||
| SS17 | #9 | | Bettega Attilio - Perissinot Maurizio | | Fiat 131 Abarth Fiat Auto Torino | TO R92452 | 4/2 | Accident | |||
| SS5 | #10 | | Thérier Jean-Luc - Vial Michel | | Porsche 911 SC Eminence | 2501 SF 34 | 4/3 | Suspension | |||
| SS26 | #12 | | Vudafieri Adartico - Bernacchini Arnaldo | | Fiat 131 Abarth Jolly Club | TO V39606 | 4/2 | Accident | |||
| SS59 | #15 | | Pond Tony - Grindrod Ian | | Datsun Violet GT Team Datsun Europe | | 4/2 | Oil pump | |||
| SS1 | #20 | | Bohne Holger - Diekmann Peter |  | Mercedes-Benz 500 SL R6 International | 4/3 | Suspension | ||||
| SS6 | #22 | | Capone Carlo - Pirollo Luigi | | Fiat Ritmo 75 Abarth | 2/4 | Accident | ||||
| SS41 | #23 | | Verini Maurizio - Ulivi Andrea | | Opel Ascona 400 Genova Rally Team | NA E47582 | 4/3 | Oil pump | |||
| SS3 | #26 | | Laine Antero - Piironen Juha | | Ford Escort RS | 2/5 | Alternator | ||||
| SS26 | #29 | | Cinotto Michele - Radaelli Emilio | | Audi Quattro Audi Sport | IN-NL 77 | 4/3 | Accident | |||
| SS? | #30 | | Carrotta Alberto - Migliore Bruno | | Opel Ascona 400 | PA 608466 | 4/3 | Retired | |||
| SS14 | #31 | | Cunico Gianfranco - Mussa Eraldo | | Ford Fiesta Mk1 1600S | Roma Z75188 | 2/4 | Engine | |||
| SS? | #33 | | Bernocchi Giorgio - Tavazza Mario | | Opel Ascona 400 | TO U55639 | 4/3 | Retired | |||
| SS? | #35 | | Biamonti Andrea - Tomagnini |  | De Tomaso Pantera | 4/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #37 |  | Pallanca Jean - Audibert Christian | | Porsche 911 | 4/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #38 |  | Rey Claude - Struyf |  | Alpine-Renault A110 | 2729 TP 06 | 4/2 | Retired | |||
| SS? | #39 | | Mattiazzo Paolo - Andros | | Fiat 131 Abarth | FI 849643 | 4/2 | Retired | |||
| SS? | #40 | | Lupidi Livio - Zanella Flavio |  | Renault 5 Turbo | 4/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #43 | | Cappello Ugo - Gusmitta | | Talbot Sunbeam | 2/6 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #44 | | Francia Walter - Dotti Roberto | | Opel Ascona | 2/5 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #46 | | Saporiti Giancarlo - Migliori Giorgio | | Opel Kadett GT/E | PV 477367 | 2/5 | Retired | |||
| SS? | #47 | | Tofi Vinicio - Oddera | | Alfa Romeo Alfetta GTV 2.0 | 2/5 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #48 | | Lepine Alain - Cuny Philippe | | Peugeot 504 | 2/5 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #50 | | Rondinone - Cotta | | Opel Kadett GT/E | 1/5 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #53 | | Diana Fulvio - La Franca C. | | Opel Ascona | 1/5 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #56 | | Oriente - Serra | | Fiat Ritmo | 2/4 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #57 | | Vincenzi Gino - Rabellino | | Peugeot 104 | 2/4 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #58 | | Blanchi Christian - Perraquetti G. | | Renault 5 Alpine | 2/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #59 | | Diba - Durantini | | Volkswagen Golf | 2/4 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #70 | | Lambardi Francesco - Ficai Emanuela | | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | 2/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #71 | | Rizzi Giancarlo - Fiorucci Giuseppe | | Alfa Romeo Alfasud | 2/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #72 | | Campanelli - Cardone |  | Citroën GS | 2/3 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #73 | | Parisi Antonio - D'Angelo Giuseppe | | Volkswagen Golf GTi | 1/4 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #74 | | Bigoni Roberto - Bailoni Stefano | | Volkswagen Golf | 1/4 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #76 | | Reboisson Jean - Chatelain Nicole |  | Autobianchi A112 Abarth | 2/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #79 | | Bianchi Massimiliano - Varese Mirella | | Autobianchi A112 Abarth | 2/2 | Retired | ||||
| SS? | #83 | | Bulfoni Alberto - Gardella Raimondo | | Talbot Sunbeam | 2/4 | 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]
Rally Sanremo 1981 Servizio Rai
[Claudio Cappio]
[Claudio Cappio]