1981 500cc Motorcycle World Championship

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1981_500cc_Motorcycle_World_Championship
GPTKB entity
Statements (33)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf Motorcycle racing season
gptkbp:category 500cc
gptkbp:championDriver gptkb:Marco_Lucchinelli
gptkbp:championships gptkb:Suzuki
gptkbp:endDate 1981-09-06
gptkbp:firstRace gptkb:Austrian_Grand_Prix
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1981 500cc Motorcycle World Championship
gptkbp:lastRace gptkb:Swedish_Grand_Prix
gptkbp:notableDriver gptkb:Barry_Sheene
gptkb:Kenny_Roberts
gptkb:Randy_Mamola
gptkb:Marco_Lucchinelli
Graeme Crosby
gptkbp:notableEvent Kenny Roberts missed several races due to injury
Marco Lucchinelli won his only world title
Barry Sheene suffered serious injuries in a crash at Silverstone
gptkbp:notableTeam gptkb:Yamaha
gptkb:Suzuki
gptkb:Honda
gptkbp:numberOfRaces 14
gptkbp:partOf gptkb:Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing
gptkbp:pointsSystem Top 10 finishers scored points
Best 11 results counted towards championship
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Randy_Mamola
gptkb:Suzuki
gptkbp:seasonNumber 33
gptkbp:startDate 1981-03-08
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:Yamaha
gptkb:Kenny_Roberts
gptkbp:winnerTeam gptkb:Suzuki
gptkbp:year 1981
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Marco_Lucchinelli
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7