1981 World Endurance Championship

Name: 1981 World Endurance Championship
Start: 31/01/1981
End: 01/02/1981
Location: Daytona

1981
World Endurance Championship
World Sportscars

Champion

Bob Garretson , Cooke-Woods Racing

Other seasons

Other 1981 Championships

Drivers' Champion

Bob Garretson , Cooke-Woods Racing

Most Wins

Emilio de Villota , Lola Cars

Races

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Races

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Round	Race name	Date	Circuit	Laps	Winner
1	Pepsi Daytona 24 Hours	31/01/1981	Daytona	708	Bob Garretson Garretson Enterprises
2	Coca-Cola 12 Hours of Sebring	21/03/1981	Sebring	245	Hurley Haywood Bayside Motorsports
3	6 ore di Mugello	12/04/1981	Mugello	177	Giorgio Francia Osella Squadra Corse
4	1000 km di Monza/Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo	26/04/1981	Monza	173	Edgar Doren Edgar Doren
5	Los Angeles Times/Toyota 6 Hour Grand Prix of Endurance	26/04/1981	Riverside	199	Jim Busby John Fitzpatrick Racing
6	Silverstone 6 Hours	10/05/1981	Silverstone	205	Harald Grohs Dieter Schornstein
7	ADAC 1000 km-Rennen	24/05/1981	Nurburgring	17	Nelson Piquet Team GS Sport
8	24 heures du Mans	13/06/1981	Le Mans	355	Derek Bell Porsche System Engineering
9	Coppa Florio/6 ore Enna-Pergusa	28/06/1981	Enna-Pergusa	202	Guy Edwards Lola Cars
10	Daytona 6 Hours/Champion Spark Plug Challenge	05/07/1981	Daytona	152	Amos Johnson Roger Mandeville
11	Watkins Glen 6 Hours	12/07/1981	Watkins Glen	173	Michele Alboreto Martini Racing (Lancia)
12	24 heures de Spa-Francorchamps	25/07/1981	Spa-Francorchamps	456	Pierre Dieudonne Tom Walkinshaw Racing
13	Molson 1000	16/08/1981	Mosport Park	229	Harald Grohs Alwin Springer
14	Pabst 500 miles	23/08/1981	Elkhart Lake	125	Harald Grohs Alwin Springer
15	Flying Tigers 1000	27/09/1981	Brands Hatch	238	Guy Edwards Lola Cars

Standings

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Driver	Standing	Team	Nationality	Points
Bob Garretson	1	Cooke-Woods Racing	USA	127
Harald Grohs	2	Vegla Racing Team	DEU	116
Bobby Rahal	3	Cooke-Woods Racing	USA	109
Edgar Doren	4	WERA-Meissberg Team	DEU	107
Lella Lombardi	5		ITA	101
Giorgio Francia	5		ITA	101
Derek Bell	7	Porsche System Engineering	GBR	96
Bob Akin	8	Bob Akin Motor Racing	USA	84
Jim Busby	9		USA	81
Brian Redman	10	Cooke-Woods Racing	GBR	80
John C Cooper	11	Charles Ivey Racing	GBR	73
John Fitzpatrick	12		GBR	71
Dudley Wood	13	Charles Ivey Racing	GBR	67
Hurley Haywood	14	Porsche System Engineering	USA	65
Lee Mueller	15		USA	63
Rolf Stommelen	16		DEU	60
Walt Bohren	16		USA	60
Jurgen Laessig	18	WERA-Meissberg Team	DEU	56
Dieter Schornstein	18	Vegla Racing Team	DEU	56
Ralph Kent-Cooke	20	Cooke-Woods Racing	USA	54
Bill Whittington	21	Porsche Kremer Racing	USA	53
Guy Edwards	21	Lola Cars	GBR	53
Emilio de Villota	21	Lola Cars	ESP	53
ML Speer	21	Lola Cars	USA	53
Roger Mandeville	25		USA	52
Amos Johnson	25		USA	52
Jacques Guerin	27	Segolen	FRA	50
Luigi Moreschi	28		ITA	49
Gimax	28		ITA	49
Jim Downing	30		USA	46
Dick Davenport	31	GTi Engineering	USA	45
Frank Carney	31		USA	45
Richard Lloyd	31	GTi Engineering	GBR	45
Eddie Jordan	34	Cooke-Woods Racing	IRL	44
Eddie Jordan	34	Emka Productions	IRL	44
Siegfried Brunn	34	Cooke-Woods Racing	DEU	44
Pete Smith	36		USA	43
Chuck Kendall	36		USA	43
David Hobbs	38	Emka Productions	GBR	42
Jean-Claude Andruet	39	Charles Pozzi SA	FRA	41
Tom Walkinshaw	39	Mazdaspeed	GBR	41
Giampiero Moretti	39	Mazdaspeed	ITA	41
Ray Ratcliff	42	Pierre Honegger	USA	40
Albert Naon	43		USA	40
Tony Garcia	43		USA	40
Hiram Cruz	43		USA	40
Eddy Joosen	46	Pierre Honegger	BEL	39
Dirk Vermeersch	46	Pierre Honegger	BEL	39
Pierre Dieudonne	48	Rennod Racing	BEL	38
Roy Woods	48		USA	38
Bruce Leven	48		USA	38
Fred Stiff	51	Pierre Honegger	USA	37
Michele Alboreto	52	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	37
Marco Vanoli	52	Martini Racing (Lancia)	CHE	37
Angelo Pallavicini	52		CHE	37
Tim Selby	55		USA	36
Earl Roe	55		USA	36
Marty Hinze	55	Jean Rondeau	USA	36
Walter Rohrl	55	Porsche System Engineering	DEU	36
Gordon Spice	55	Jean Rondeau	GBR	36
Christian Bussi	55	Segolen	FRA	36
Preston Henn	61	Preston Henn	USA	35
Jean Xhenceval	62	Rennod Racing	BEL	34
Craig Siebert	62	Bob Akin Motor Racing	USA	34
Kenper Miller	62	Joest Racing	USA	34
Ted Field	62	Porsche Kremer Racing	USA	34
Umberto Grano	62	Porsche Kremer Racing	ITA	34
Rob McFarlin	62		USA	34
David Cowart	62		USA	34
Carlo Facetti	69	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	33
Laurent Ferrier	69	BMW Zol Auto	CHE	33
Pierre-Francois Rousselot	69	BMW Zol Auto	FRA	33
Henri Pescarolo	72	Jean Rondeau	FRA	32
Riccardo Patrese	72	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	32
Dennis Aase	74		USA	32
Jim Adams	74		USA	32
Chris Cord	74		USA	32
Tony Dron	77	GTi Engineering	GBR	31
Skeeter McKitterick	78		USA	30
Sam Posey	78		USA	30
Rameau Johnson	80	Alain de Cadenet	USA	29
Philippe Martin	80	Alain de Cadenet	BEL	29
Peter Clark	80		GBR	29
Dieter Quester	83	Sauber Racing Switzerland	AUT	28
Herve Regout	84	Z&W Enterprises	BEL	28
Herve Regout	84	Charles Pozzi SA	BEL	28
Hans-Joachim Stuck	85	Team GS Sport	DEU	27
Andrea de Cesaris	85		ITA	27
Martino Finotto	87	Jolly Club	ITA	27
Irv Hoerr	87	Jolly Club	USA	27
Edi Kofel	89	Porsche System Engineering	CHE	26
Marc Surer	89	Sauber Racing Switzerland	CHE	26
Jochen Mass	89	Porsche System Engineering	DEU	26
Peter Zbinden	89		CHE	26
Andy Rouse	93	Porsche System Engineering	GBR	26
Ruggero Parpinelli	93		ITA	26
Enrique Molins	93		SLV	26
Silvano Frisori	93		ITA	26
Giorgio Pianta	97	Jolly Club	ITA	25
Giorgio Schon	97	Jolly Club	ITA	25
Anton Fischhaber	99		DEU	23
Jurgen Barth	100	Porsche System Engineering	DEU	22
Vince Woodman	101		GBR	22
Scott Hoerr	101		USA	22
Jonathan Buncombe	101		GBR	22
Marc Duez	104		BEL	21
Al Holbert	104		USA	21
Daniel Herregods	104		BEL	21
William Koll	104		USA	21
Jeff Kline	104		USA	21
Chuck Nicholson	104		GBR	21
Jeff Allam	104		GBR	21
Eddie Cheever	111	Martini Racing (Lancia)	USA	20
Jean-Louis Schlesser	112	Jean Rondeau	FRA	20
Jacky Haran	112	Jean Rondeau	FRA	20
Philippe Streiff	112	Jean Rondeau	FRA	20
Jacky Ickx	112	Porsche System Engineering	BEL	20
Steve O'Rourke	112	Emka Productions	GBR	20
Eppie Wietzes	112		CAN	20
John Paul	112		USA	20
John Paul jr	112	Porsche System Engineering	USA	20
Carlos Moran	112		SLV	20
Steve Southard	112		USA	20
Mario Ketterer	112	Jean Rondeau	DEU	20
Milt Minter	123		USA	19
Johnny Rutherford	123		USA	19
Rick Mears	123		USA	19
John Morrison	123		GBR	19
Tom Waugh	123	Jean Rondeau	USA	19
Chris Craft	123	Dome Company	GBR	19
Francois Migault	123	Jean Rondeau	FRA	19
Diego Febles	123		PRI	19
Les Blackburn	123		GBR	19
Neil Crang	132		AUS	18
Jack Dunham	132		USA	18
Teo Fabi	132	Charles Ivey Racing	ITA	18
Emanuele Pirro	132	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	18
Alain Cudini	132	North American Racing Team	FRA	18
Claude Bourgoignie	132	Charles Ivey Racing	BEL	18
Francois Servanin	132	BMW Zol Auto	FRA	18
Jean-Louis Trintignant	132		FRA	18
Howard Meister	132		USA	18
Marianne Hoephner	132		FRA	18
Tom Gloy	132		USA	18
Alf Gebhardt	143		USA	17
Kathy Rude	143		USA	17
Enrico Uncini	143		ITA	17
Thierry Tassin	143	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	BEL	17
Duilio Truffo	143	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	ITA	17
Fabrizio Violati	143	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	ITA	17
Gerhard Holup	143	WERA-Meissberg Team	DEU	17
Claude Ballot-Lena	143	Charles Pozzi SA	FRA	17
Dale Whittington	143	Joest Racing	USA	17
VJ Elmore	143		USA	17
Claudio Cordo	143	Joest Racing	ITA	17
Tommaso Casiglia	143	WERA-Meissberg Team	ITA	17
Gabriele Ciuti	143		ITA	17
Walter Brun	143		CHE	17
Luigi de Angelis	157		ITA	16
Mario Benusiglio	157		ITA	16
Roy Baker	157	Martini Racing (Lancia)	GBR	16
Lance van Every	157	Mazdaspeed	USA	16
John Morton	157	North American Racing Team	USA	16
Peter Lovett	157	Mazdaspeed	GBR	16
Win Percy	157	Mazdaspeed	GBR	16
Yojiro Terada	157	Mazdaspeed	JPN	16
Beppe Gabbiani	157	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	16
Martin Birrane	157	Dorset Racing Associates	IRL	16
Anny-Charlotte Verney	157	Cooke-Woods Racing	FRA	16
Dany Snobeck	157		FRA	16
Chuck Ulinski	157		USA	16
Chet Vincentz	157	Dorset Racing Associates	USA	16
John Wood	157		USA	16
Fred Rosterg	157	Mazdaspeed	DEU	16
Gianfranco Ricci	157		ITA	16
Alain Semoulin	157		BEL	16
Freddy Semoulin	157	Mazdaspeed	BEL	16
Peter Seikel	157		DEU	16
Germano Nataloni	157		ITA	16
Hans-Joachim Nowak	157		DEU	16
Ludwig Heimrath	157		CAN	16
Ludwig Heimrath jr	157	North American Racing Team	CAN	16
Bill Johnson	157		USA	16
Bill Jobe	182	RSM Marko	USA	15
Jim Nealon	182	Joest Racing	USA	15
Christian Danner	182	RSM Marko	DEU	15
Mauricio de Narvaez	182	Joest Racing	COL	15
Corrado Fabi	182		ITA	15
David Frellsen	187		USA	14
Giancarlo Galimberti	187	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	14
Eduardo Barrientos	187		SLV	14
Logan Blackburn	187		USA	14
Gerard Bleynie	187		FRA	14
Gary Altman	187		USA	14
Mark Altman	187		USA	14
Hans Heyer	187	Martini Racing (Lancia)	DEU	14
Vivian Candy	187	Dorset Racing Associates	IRL	14
Charles Mendez	187	WM AEREM	USA	14
Desire Wilson	187		ZAF	14
Philippe van de Velde	187		BEL	14
Jim Mullen	187		USA	14
Luis Sereix	187		USA	14
Kurt Roehrig	187		USA	14
Robert Hanon	187		BEL	14
Javier Garcia	187		USA	14
Carlos Gonzalez	187		SLV	14
Gabriele Gottifredi	187	Dorset Racing Associates	ITA	14
Lucien Guitteny	187	WM AEREM	FRA	14
Odaordo Govoni	207		ITA	13
Luis Gordillo	207	Rennod Racing	PRI	13
Mike Ramirez	207		PRI	13
Robert Overby	207		USA	13
Irv Pearce	207		USA	13
Bob Tullius	207		USA	13
Manuel Villa Prieto	207		PER	13
Bill Adam	207		CAN	13
Jean-Paul Libert	207	Rennod Racing	BEL	13
Wayne Baker	207		USA	13
Giovanni del Buono	207		ITA	13
Jean-Pierre Delauney	207		FRA	13
Karen Erstad	219	Vegla Racing Team	USA	12
Eduardo Galdamez	219	Alain de Cadenet	SLV	12
Phil Elvis	219		USA	12
Mike Chittenden	219		GBR	12
Jo Crevier	219		USA	12
Giovanni Cascone	219	Porsche System Engineering	ITA	12
Manfred Schurti	219	Porsche System Engineering	LIE	12
Gotz von Tschirnhaus	219	Vegla Racing Team	DEU	12
HW Alexander	219		USA	12
Al Unser jr	219		USA	12
Vito Veninata	219		ITA	12
Jean-Michel Martin	219	Alain de Cadenet	BEL	12
Charles Morgan	219		USA	12
David Mercer	219		GBR	12
Jim Miller	219		USA	12
Danny Smith	219		USA	12
Alain Peltier	235	Simon Phillips	BEL	11
Rene Rodriguez	235		USA	11
Miguel Morejon	235		USA	11
Dwight Mitchell	235		USA	11
Lars-Viggo Jensen	235		DNK	11
David Kennedy	235		IRL	11
Herbert Kummle	235		DEU	11
Paul Lambke	235		CAN	11
Karl Mauer	235		DEU	11
Mike Taylor	235		GBR	11
Alf Zellmer	235		DEU	11
Jens Winther	235		DNK	11
Steve Earle	235	Simon Phillips	USA	11
Richard Cleare	235		GBR	11
Richard Eyre	235		GBR	11
Axel Felder	235		DEU	11
Tico Almeida	235		USA	11
Nelson Piquet	252		BRA	10
Tommy Riggins	253		USA	10
Milton Moise	253		USA	10
Brent O'Neill	253		USA	10
Marcello Gallo	253		ITA	10
Tom Winters	253		USA	10
Pasquale Barberio	253		ITA	10
Bob Bergstrom	253		USA	10
Bob Wollek	260	Porsche Kremer Racing	FRA	9
Reinhold Joest	260	Joest Racing	DEU	9
Piercarlo Ghinzani	262	Martini Racing (Lancia)	ITA	9
Dany Swyssen	262	WM AEREM	BEL	9
Robert Weaver	262	WM AEREM	USA	9
Vern Schuppan	262	Porsche System Engineering	AUS	9
Denis Morin	262	WM AEREM	FRA	9
Xavier Mathiot	262	WM AEREM	FRA	9
Armando Gonzalez	262	Martini Racing (Lancia)	PRI	9
Rob Jackson	262		USA	9
Jacques Janssen	262	Porsche System Engineering	BEL	9
Guy Katsers	262		BEL	9
Jose Close	262		BEL	9
Juan Cochesa	262		VEN	9
Bonky Fernandez	262		PRI	9
Michel Delcourt	262		BEL	9
George Follmer	262		USA	9
Mike Follmer	262		USA	9
Jean-Marie Baert	262		BEL	9
Spartico Dini	279		ITA	8
Richard Down	279	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	GBR	8
Alfred Cosentino	279		USA	8
George Drolsom	279		USA	8
Mike Kimpton	279		GBR	8
Robert Hoskins	279		USA	8
Adrian Hall	279		GBR	8
Robert Parker	279		GBR	8
Paul Romano	279		USA	8
Bob Speakman	279		USA	8
Bruce Stapleton	279		GBR	8
Maurizio Flammini	279	Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto	ITA	8
Bill Wykeham	279		GBR	8
Volkert Merl	292		DEU	7
Paul Simons	293		BEL	7
Valentin Simons	293		BEL	7
Barry Robinson	293		GBR	7
Jean-Louis Hecq	293		BEL	7
John Hotchkis	293		USA	7
Robert Kirby	293		USA	7
Hans Maasland	293	Dorset Racing Associates	NLD	7
Nick Mason	293		GBR	7
Peter Tescher	293		CAN	7
Nick Faure	293	Dorset Racing Associates	GBR	7
Paul Edwards	293		GBR	7
Gary English	293		USA	7
Fred Frankenhout	293		NLD	7
Rein Frankenhout	293		NLD	7
James Bobo	293		USA	7
Peter Aschenbrenner	293		CAN	7
Rick Borlase	309		USA	6
George Clark	309	Thierry Perrier	USA	6
Francois Dubois	309		BEL	6
Philippe Alliot	309	BMW Italie-France	FRA	6
Johnny Cecotto	309	BMW Italie-France	VEN	6
Bernard Darniche	309	BMW Italie-France	FRA	6
Juan Fernandez	309	Lola Cars	ESP	6
Valentin Bertapelle	309	Thierry Perrier	FRA	6
Thierry Perrier	309	Thierry Perrier	FRA	6
Bernard Salam	309	Thierry Perrier	FRA	6
Freddy Kottulinsky	309		SWE	6
Jay Kjoller	309		USA	6
Jean Kjoller	309		USA	6
Frank Honsowetz	309	BMW Italie-France	USA	6
Michael Hammond	309	BMW Italie-France	USA	6
Rusty Schmidt	309		USA	6
Marc Piessens	309	BMW Italie-France	BEL	6
Scott Smith jr	309		USA	6
Scott Schmidt	309		USA	6
Pepe Romero	309	Lola Cars	USA	6
Casey Mollett	309		USA	6
Dennis Shaw	330	Stratagraph	USA	5
Robert Gibbs	330	Graff Racing	GBR	5
Douglas Grunnet	330		USA	5
Allan Kayes	330	Stratagraph	GBR	5
Billy Hagan	330	Stratagraph	USA	5
Bob Mitchell	330	Stratagraph	USA	5
Claude Haldi	330	Claude Haldi	CHE	5
Yves Courage	330	Graff Racing	FRA	5
Jean-Philippe Grand	330	Graff Racing	FRA	5
James Burt	330		USA	5
Peter Bulkowski	330	Claude Haldi	CAN	5
Luc Berhar	330		CAN	5
Peter Oberndorfer	342	RSM Marko	DEU	4
Kurt Konig	342	RSM Marko	DEU	4
Ed Kuhel	344		USA	4
Glen Johnson	344		USA	4
Robert Gray	344		USA	4
Harvey Hardy	344		USA	4
Nort Northam	344		USA	4
Dick Neland	344	Tuff Kote Dinol Racing	USA	4
Bruce Nesbitt	344		USA	4
Jan Lundgardh	344	Tuff Kote Dinol Racing	SWE	4
Pierre Chauvet	344		AUT	4
Tony Birchenhough	353		GBR	3
Brian Joscelyne	353		GBR	3
John Kelly	355		USA	3
Walter Nussbaumer	355		CHE	3
Craig Rubright	355		USA	3
David Deacon	355	Sauber Racing Switzerland	CAN	3
Chris Alford	355	Sauber Racing Switzerland	GBR	3
Roger Woodward	355		GBR	3
John Walker	355		GBR	3
Pat Bedard	355		USA	3
Smith Coachman	355		USA	3
Mike Freberg	355		CAN	3
Don Courtney	365		USA	2
Patty Moise	365		USA	2
Eugen Grupp	367		DEU	1
Terry Keller	368		USA	1
Joseph Lowman	368		USA	1
Tim Lee-Davey	368		GBR	1
Divina Galica	368		GBR	1

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Drivers

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