The 1981 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the fifth round of the 1981 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 16–17 May 1981 at the Paul Ricard Circuit.
Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points 1 Marco Lucchinelli Team Nava Suzuki Suzuki 44'09.580 15 2 Randy Mamola Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +4.910 12 3 Graeme Crosby Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +5.350 10 4 Barry Sheene Yamaha +5.630 8 5 Kenny Roberts Yamaha Motor Company Yamaha +13.950 6 6 Hiroyuki Kawasaki Ingersoll Herin Team Suzuki Suzuki +30.090 5 7 Kork Ballington Team Kawasaki Kawasaki +30.340 4 8 Boet van Dulmen Yamaha +30.980 3 9 Jack Middelburg Racing Westland Suzuki +40.510 2 10 Marc Fontan Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha +1'05.000 1 11 Seppo Rossi Suzuki +1'09.540 12 Bernard Fau Yamaha +1'10.000 13 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +1'19.030 14 Kimmo Kopra Suzuki +1'38.520 15 Walter Migliorati Suzuki +1'40.270 16 Stuart Avant Ellis Racing Suzuki +1'45.800 17 Jean Lafond Yamaha +1'50.830 18 Jacques Agopian Suzuki +1 lap 19 Dominique Pernet Yamaha +1 lap 20 Andreas Hofmann Suzuki +1 lap 21 Roberto Pietri Suzuki +1 lap 22 Alain Rothlisberger Suzuki +1 lap 23 Josef Hage Dieter Braun Team Yamaha +1 lap 24 Antonio Grecco Suzuki +1 lap Ret Takazumi Katayama Honda International Racing Honda Accident Ret Christian Sarron Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha Accident Ret Hervé Guilleux Yamaha Accident Ret Peter Sjöström Suzuki Retired Ret Mike Baldwin Yamaha Retired Ret Sadao Asami Yamaha Retired Ret Gustav Reiner Team Solitude Deutschland Solo Retired Ret Keith Huewen Heron Suzuki GB Suzuki Retired Ret Franco Uncini Suzuki Retired Ret Christian Estrosi Suzuki Retired Ret Gianni Rolando Lombardini Retired Ret Philippe Coulon Suzuki Retired Ret Raymond Roche Suzuki Retired DNS Hubert Rigal Yamaha Did not start DNQ Carlo Perugini Moto Sanvenero Sanvenero Did not qualify DNQ Lennart Bäckström Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Franck Gross Suzuki Did not qualify DNQ Virginio Ferrari Cagiva Corse Cagiva Did not qualify DNQ Raffaele Pasqual Yamaha Did not qualify DNQ Gina Bovaird Yamaha Did not qualify Sources:
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