1981 Australian Grand Prix
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The 1981 Australian Grand Prix was a Formula Pacific motor race held at Calder Park Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 8 November 1981.
It was the forty sixth Australian Grand Prix and the first to be restricted to Formula Pacific racing cars. It was the first AGP since 1968 to feature two or more current or past World Drivers' Champions with reigning 1981 World Champion Nelson Piquet of Brazil and Australia's 1980 World Champion Alan Jones both in the field.
The race was won by 22-year-old Roberto Moreno by over a lap from Nelson Piquet with Australian Geoff Brabham finishing third. The top three drivers all drove Ralt RT4's (13 of the 20 starters were in fact driving the 1.6L Ford powered RT4's). To actually be able to compete in the Grand Prix Moreno needed five endorsements before the race to be able to obtain his FIA Super Licence, the first endorsement coming from Calder Park Clerk of Course Ken Smith.
Defending race winner Alan Jones failed to finish after transmission failure in his RT4 six laps from the finish while in second place. The first resident Australian driver home was another ex-Formula One driver and future touring car star Larry Perkins who finished fourth, one lap behind Moreno.
Classification
Results as follows:[1]
Qualifying
Race
| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Entrant[2] | Laps | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 19 | Template:Flagicon Roberto Moreno | Ralt RT4 Ford | Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd | 100 | 1h 07m 39.2s |
| 2 | 9 | Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet | Ralt RT4 Ford | Graham Watson Motor Racing Pty Ltd | 99 | |
| 3 | 12 | Template:Flagicon Geoff Brabham | Ralt RT4 Ford | G Brabham | 99 | |
| 4 | 3 | Template:Flagicon Larry Perkins | Ralt RT4 Ford | L Perkins | 99 | |
| 5 | 5 | Template:Flagicon Andrew Miedecke | Ralt RT4 Ford | AW Miedecke | 99 | |
| 6 | 18 | Template:Flagicon David Oxton | Ralt RT4 Ford | Oxton Motors | 98 | |
| 7 | 6 | Template:Flagicon Ray Mallock | Ralt RT4 Ford | Cliff Smith Racing | 98 | |
| 8 | 62 | Template:Flagicon Bruce Allison | Ralt RT4 Ford | B Allison | 98 | |
| 9 | 2 | Template:Flagicon Charlie O'Brien | Ralt RT4 Ford | Citizen Watches Australia | 98 | |
| 10 | 84 | Template:Flagicon Alfredo Costanzo | Tiga FA81 Ford | Porsche Cars Australia | 97 | |
| 11 | 83 | Template:Flagicon Peter Larner | Kaditcha Ford | Paul England | 97 | |
| 12 | 71 | Template:Flagicon John Smith | Ralt RT4 Ford | OSCL | 96 | |
| 13 | 11 | Template:Flagicon Ron Barnacle | Ralt RT1 Ford | Nissalco Garage Equipment | 90 | |
| 14 | 48 | Template:Flagicon Ray Hangar | March 77B Ford | R Hanger | 87 | |
| Ret | 27 | Template:Flagicon Alan Jones | Ralt RT4 Ford | Theodore Racing | 93 | transmission |
| Ret | 26 | Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite | Ralt RT4 Ford | J Laffite | 43 | oil line |
| Ret | 7 | Template:Flagicon Peter Williamson | Toleman TA860 Toyota | Toyota Dealer Team | 40 | accident |
| Ret | 4 | Template:Flagicon John Bowe | Ralt RT4 Ford | Chris Leach Racing | 15 | water pump belt |
| Ret | 16 | Template:Flagicon Lucio Cesario | Ralt RT3 Volkswagen Golf | Formula One Automotive | 10 | broken valve spring |
| Ret | 36 | Template:Flagicon Bob Creasy | Birrana 273 Ford | R Creasy | 6 | spin |
| DNS | 77 | Template:Flagicon Mike Quinn | Galloway HG1 Ford | Peter Williamson Pty Ltd | gearbox input shaft |
Notes
- Pole position: Roberto Moreno – 0'39.2[1]
- Fastest lap: Roberto Moreno – 0'39.8 (145.6 km/h, 90.5 mph)[1]
- Winner's average speed: 142.8 km/h, 88.7 mph[1]
References
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