Results showing rider name, hometown, brand and model of motorcycle, bike number and laps completed (where the information is available).

Daytona International Speedway – Rd. 1
March 6, 1981
Daytona Beach, FL

1	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34	26
2	GRAEME	CROSBY	_	NEW ZEALAND	SUZUKI	316	26
3	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19	26
4	WAYNE	GARDNER	_	AUSTRALIA	KAWASAKI	310	26
5	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	203	25
6	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73	24
7	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76	24
8	DAVID	CHEEK	HOUSTON	TX	SUZUKI	108	24
9	KIRK	GUAY	CONCORD	NH	SUZUKI	197	24
10	KURT	LIEBMANN	TEANECK	NJ	HONDA	65	24
11	NORM	MURPHY	DON MILLS, ON	CANADA	SUZUKI	170	24
12	RUSTY	SHARP	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	SUZUKI	99	24
13	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	107	24
14	TAKUMI	ITO	_	JAPAN	HONDA	335	24
15	DUNCAN	MILCETIC	MANHASSET	NY	SUZUKI	146	24
16	JOHN	TESANRO	S. DAYTONA BEACH	FL	MOTO-GUZZI	236	24
17	KURT	WANNER	FENTON	MO	SUZUKI	55	24
18	RANDY	SMITH	PEEKSKILL	NY	SUZUKI	155	24
19	JOE	PATTON	MIDLAND	TX	HONDA	114	23
20	TONY	DESIMONE	ROSEMONT	CA	KAWASAKI	192	23
21	KERRY	BRYANT	SACRAMENTO	CA	KAWASAKI	222	23
22	DAVID	KALER	GREENWOOD	IN	KAWASAKI	181	23
23	DOUG	LANTZ	GREENWICH	CT	DUCATI	143	23
24	ED	MULLINEAUX	RIDGEWAY	SC	DUCATI	101	23
25	BERRY	EARLE III	THOMASVILLE	GA	KAWASAKI	229	22
26	RANDY	RENFROW	FREDERICKSBURG	VA	KAWASAKI	106	22
27	VINCENT	HILL	WASHINGTON	DC	KAWASAKI	261	22
28	OSCAR	ROLANDO	CARACAS	VENEZUELA	KAWASAKI	329	22
29	ARTHUR	COKER	OSHAWA, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	248	22
30	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21	21
31	JOHN	NELSON	HAMBURG	MI	SUZUKI	254	21
32	WENDY	EPSTEIN	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	219	21
33	JAMES	TRAMPE	ORLANDO	FL	SUZUKI	138	21
34	AL	PHILLIPS	CHICAGO	IL	LAVERDA	74	20
35	C.E. BUZZ	PRITZ	CHICAGO	IL	HONDA	109	20
36	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31	14
37	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI	140	11
38	MICHAEL	CASEY	WRENTHAM	MA	KAWASAKI	213	11
39	GREG	SICKMEIER	GREENWOOD	IN	HONDA	272	11
40	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	278	9
41	LARRY	SHORTS	FRANKLIN	PA	HONDA	139	9
42	PATRICK	ORBAN	BRUSSELS	BELGIUM	HONDA	336	9
43	RUEBEN	MCMURTER	LONDON, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	283	7
44	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	90	7
45	ROBERTO	PIETRI	LOS ANGELES	CA	HONDA	88	6
46	SCOTT	STRACHAN	DON MILLS, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	202	4
47	JOHN	LONG	MIAMI	FL	BMW	8	4
48	DAVID	EMDE	OCEANSIDE	CA	KAWASAKI	56	3
49	JAMES	ADAMO	GLEN COVE	NY	DUCATI	26	3
50	RICK	VON PUSCH	TEMPLE TERRACE	FL	HONDA	136	3
51	BRUCE	HAMMER	LOS ANGELES	CA	SUZUKI	52	2
52	BOBBY	GOODIN	HURST	TX	SUZUKI	289	2
53	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177	1

Time of race: 56 mins., 01.962 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 107.744 mph
Margin of victory: 0.07 secs.
Pole winner:  Graeme Crosby (Suz) (2:07.826)

Alabama International Motor Speedway – Rd. 2
March 15, 1981
Talladega, AL

1	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19	12
2	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21
3	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34
4	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73
5	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31
6	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
7	JAMES	ADAMO	GLEN COVE	NY	DUCATI	26
8	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76
9	KURT	LIEBMANN	TEANECK	NJ	HONDA	65
10	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	DUCATI
11	KURT	WANNER	FENTON	MO	SUZUKI
12	KIRK	GUAY	CONCORD	NH	SUZUKI	197
13	LARRY	SHORTS	FRANKLIN	PA	HONDA	139
14	BERRY	EARLE III	THOMASVILLE	GA	KAWASAKI	229
15	WENDY	EPSTEIN	SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	219
16	LYNN	MILLER	ATHENS	AL	SUZUKI
17	VINCENT	HILL	WASHINGTON	DC	KAWASAKI	261
18	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	203
19	RON	SBORDONE	CHESHIRE	CT	DUCATI
20	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	69

Time of race: 25 mins., 45.38 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 111.17 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Wes Cooley (Suz)
Points: 1. (Tie) Freddie Spencer/Cooley (33); 3. Mike Spencer (21); 4. Lawson (16); 5. Liebmann (11).

Road America – Rd. 3
May 30, 1981
Elkhart Lake, WI

1	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21	15
2	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73
3	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34
4	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31
5	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	69
6	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	278
7	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76
8	RUEBEN	MCMURTER	LONDON, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	283
9	DAVID	CHEEK	HOUSTON	TX	SUZUKI	108
10	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
11	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	203
12	R.V.	BROCKIE	DALLAS	TX	SUZUKI
13	BOB	VOORHEES	GLENDALE HEIGHTS	IL	KAWASAKI
14	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI
15	HARRY	VANDERLINDEN	HICKORY	NC	SUZUKI
16	MICHAEL	CASEY	WRENTHAM	MA	KAWASAKI	213
17	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI
18	ED	MULLINEAUX	RIDGEWAY	SC	DUCATI	101
19	JAMES	TRAMPE	ORLANDO	FL	SUZUKI	138
20	ALEX	BUB	MILWAUKEE	WI	SUZUKI

Time of race: 36 mins., 41.939 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed: 98.095 mph
Margin of victory:
Pole winner: Freddie Spencer (Hon)
Points: 1. Cooley (46); 2. (Tie) Mike Spencer/Lawson (36); 4. Freddie Spencer (33); 5. (Tie) Klinzmann/Chambers (21)

Bryar Motorsports Park – Rd. 4
June 20, 1981
Loudon, NH

1	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21	25
2	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34
3	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19
4	DAVID	EMDE	OCEANSIDE	CA	BMW	56
5	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73
6	ROBERTO	PIETRI	LOS ANGELES	CA	HONDA	88
7	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI
8	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	DUCATI
9	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
10	JOEY	OSOWSKI	SOUTHBRIDGE	MA	SUZUKI
11	JOEL	SAMICK	BERKLINE	MA	SUZUKI
12	JAMES	ADAMO	GLEN COVE	NY	DUCATI	26
13	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	203
14	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	90
15	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI
16	RUEBEN	MCMURTER	LONDON, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	283
17	COLIN	GIBB	_	_	KAWASAKI	176
18	DOUG	LANTZ	GREENWICH	CT	KAWASAKI	143
19	DAVID	HOYLE	WRENTHAM	MA	KAWASAKI
20	KIRK	GUAY	CONCORD	NH	SUZUKI	197

Time of race: 35 mins., 38.340 secs.
Winner’s Avg. Speed:  67.342 mph (rain)
Margin of victory:
Pole winner:  Wes Cooley (Suz)
Points:  1. Cooley (62); 2. Lawson (56); 3. (Tie) MikeSpencer/Freddie Spencer (46)

Laguna Seca Raceway – Rd. 5
July 18, 1981
Monterey, CA

1	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21	26
2	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34	26
3	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19	26
4	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73	26
5	ROBERTO	PIETRI	LOS ANGELES	CA	HONDA	88	26
6	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	69	25
7	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31	25
8	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	278	25
9	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76	25
10	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
11	RUSTY	SHARP	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	SUZUKI	99
12	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI	140
13	RICH	OLIVER	HAYWARD	CA	KAWASAKI	–
14	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	90

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 16 secs.
Pole winner:  Eddie Lawson (Kaw)
Points:  1. Cooley (78); 2. Lawson (76); 3. Freddie Spencer (59); 4. Mike Spencer (57); 5. (Tie) Klinzmann/Chambers (29).

Pocono Raceway – Rd. 6
Aug. 16, 1981
Long Pond, PA

1	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19
2	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21
3	ROBERTO	PIETRI	LOS ANGELES	CA	HONDA	88
4	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	69
5	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31
6	JAMES	ADAMO	GLEN COVE	NY	DUCATI	26
7	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	278
8	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	90
9	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76
10	KIRK	GUAY	CONCORD	NH	SUZUKI	197
11	JOEL	SAMICK	BERKLINE	MA	SUZUKI
12	TONY	DESIMONE	ROSEMONT	IL	KAWASAKI	192
13	GREG	RICHMOND	NEW IPSWICH	NH	HONDA
14	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	DUCATI
15	DUNCAN	MILCETIC	MANHASSET	NY	SUZUKI	146
16	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
17	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	107
18	DAVID	KALER	GREENWOOD	IN	KAWASAKI	181
19	ED	MULLINEAUX	RIDGEWAY	SC	DUCATI	101
20	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: 12 secs.
Pole winner:  Eddie Lawson (Kaw)
Points:  1. Lawson (92); 2. Freddie Spencer (79);  3. Cooley (78); 4. Mike Spencer (57); 5. Klinzmann (39).

Seattle International Raceway – Rd. 7
Sept. 13, 1981
Kent, WA

1	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21	20
2	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19
3	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	34
4	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73
5	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	69
6	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	31
7	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI
8	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	–
9	RICH	OLIVER	HAYWARD	CA	KAWASAKI
10	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
11	KEN	BOTHAM	SURRY, BC	CANADA	HONDA
12	STEVEN	DICK	CALGARY, AB	CANADA	KAWASAKI
13	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI
14	BERNARD	KOEGLER	MORAGA	CA	HONDA

Time of race:
Winner’s Avg. Speed:
Margin of victory: Half bike length
Pole winner:  Freddie Spencer (Hon)
Points:  1. Lawson (112); 2. Freddie Spencer (95);  3. Cooley (91); 4. Mike Spencer (68); 5. Klinzmann (48).

Daytona International Speedway – Rd. 8
Oct. 4, 1981
Daytona Beach, FL

1	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	19	12
2	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	73
3	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	21
4	DOUG	POLEN	FT. WORTH	TX	HONDA
5	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	76
6	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	177
7	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	90
8	RUEBEN	MCMURTER	LONDON, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	283
9	MARTY	ROTH	TORONTO, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI
10	HARRY	VANDERLINDEN	HICKORY	NC	SUZUKI
11	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	107
12	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI
13	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	DUCATI
14	STEPHEN	FOOTE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	SUZUKI
15	JOHN	TESSURO	_	_	MOTO-GUZZI	236

——

1981 AMA Superbike Champion:
Eddie Lawson, Ontario, CA, (Kawasaki)

Final 1981 AMA Superbike Point Standings:

1	EDDIE	LAWSON	ONTARIO	CA	KAWASAKI	125
2	FREDDIE	SPENCER	SHREVEPORT	LA	HONDA	115
3	WES	COOLEY	SANTA ANA	CA	SUZUKI	91
4	MIKE	SPENCER	HUNTINGTON BEACH	CA	HONDA	84
5	HARRY	KLINZMANN	GARDEN GROVE	CA	KAWASAKI	48
6	RICHARD	CHAMBERS	RAPHINE	VA	KAWASAKI	45
7	GENNADY	LIUBIMSKY	S. SAN FRANCISCO	CA	SUZUKI	40
8	CARRY	ANDREW	VAN NUYS	CA	KAWASAKI	39
9	ROBERTO	PIETRI	LOS ANGELES	CA	HONDA	32
10	THAD	WOLFF	THOUSAND OAKS	CA	SUZUKI	31
11	JAMES	ADAMO	GLEN COVE	NY	DUCATI	20
12	JON	WOO	CHICO	CA	KAWASAKI	20
13	DAN	CHIVINGTON	MARION	OH	HONDA	17
14	GRAEME	CROSBY	_	NEW ZEALAND	SUZUKI	16
15	LANG	HINDLE	SCARBOROUGH, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	16
16	MALCOLME	TUNSTALL	ST. PETERSBURG	FL	DUCATI	15
17	KIRK	GUAY	CONCORD	NH	SUZUKI	14
18	RUEBEN	MCMURTER	LONDON, ONT.	CANADA	KAWASAKI	14
19	DAVID	CHEEK	HOUSTON	TX	SUZUKI	13
20	DAVID	EMDE	OCEANSIDE	CA	BMW	11
21	WAYNE	GARDNER	_	AUSTRALIA	KAWASAKI	11
22	KURT	LIEBMANN	TEANECK	NJ	HONDA	11
23	DOUG	POLEN	FT. WORTH	TX	HONDA	11
24	RICH	OLIVER	HAYWARD	CA	KAWASAKI	8
25	JOEL	SAMICK	BERKLINE	MA	SUZUKI	8
26	RUSTY	SHARP	COLORADO SPRINGS	CO	SUZUKI	7
27	ARTHUR	KOWITZ	BRASELTON	GA	KAWASAKI	6
28	MARTY	ROTH	TORONTO, ON	CANADA	KAWASAKI	6
29	R.J.	GAMBLE, JR.	BATON ROUGE	LA	KAWASAKI	5
30	JOEY	OSOWSKI	SOUTHBRIDGE	MA	SUZUKI	5
31	HARRY	VANDERLINDEN	HICKORY	NC	SUZUKI	5
32	KEN	BOTHAM	SURRY, BC	CANADA	HONDA	4
33	NORM	MURPHY	DON MILLS, ON	CANADA	SUZUKI	4
34	KURT	WANNER	FENTON	MO	SUZUKI	4
35	R.V.	BROCKIE	DALLAS	TX	SUZUKI	3
36	TONY	DESIMONE	ROSEMONT	IL	KAWASAKI	3
37	STEVEN	DICK	CALGARY, AB	CANADA	KAWASAKI	3
38	GREG	RICHMOND	NEW IPSWICH	NH	HONDA	2
39	LARRY	SHORTS	FRANKLIN	PA	HONDA	2
40	BOB	VOORHEES	GLENDALE HEIGHTS	IL	KAWASAKI	2
41	BERRY	EARLE III	THOMASVILLE	GA	KAWASAKI	1
42	STEPHEN	FOOTE	ALEXANDRIA	VA	SUZUKI	1
43	TAKUMI	ITO	_	JAPAN	HONDA	1
44	BERNARD	KOEGLER	MORAGA	CA	HONDA	1

–

Stats:

1981 Season wins (8 races)
1	Eddie	Lawson	4
2	Freddie	Spencer	3
3	Wes	Cooley	1
1981 Season Podiums
1	Eddie	Lawson	7
2	Freddie	Spencer	7
3	Wes	Cooley	6
4	Mike	Spencer	2
5	Graeme	Crosby	1
6	Roberto	Pietri	1
1981 Season Manufacturer Wins
1	Kawasaki	4
2	Honda	3
3	Suzuki	1
1981 Season Poles
1	Freddie	Spencer	3
2	Wes	Cooley	2
3	Eddie	Lawson	2
4	Graeme	Crosby	1
1981 Season Poles (Mfr)
1	Honda	3
2	Suzuki	3
3	Kawasaki	2
All-time wins (rider)
1	Freddie	Spencer	8
2	Wes	Cooley	7
3	Eddie	Lawson	7
4	Steve	McLaughlin	3
5	Reg	Pridmore	3
6	Ron	Pierce	2
7	Paul	Ritter	2
8	Mike	Baldwin	2
9	Graeme	Crosby	1
10	Rich	Schlachter	1
11	John	Bettencourt	1
12	Harry	Klinzmann	1
13	Cook	Neilson	1
Total races	39
All-time podiums
1	Wes	Cooley	22
2	Freddie	Spencer	15
3	Eddie	Lawson	14
4	Reg	Pridmore	10
5	Mike	Baldwin	6
6	Ron	Pierce	6
7	Cook	Neilson	6
8	David	Aldana	5
9	Steve	McLaughlin	5
10	Paul	Ritter	4
11	Kurt	Liebmann	4
12	David	Emde	3
13	Mike	Spencer	3
14	John	Long	2
15	John	Bettencourt	2
16	Harry	Klinzmann	2
17	Graeme	Crosby	2
18	Rich	Schlachter	1
19	John	Fuchs	1
20	Gary	Fisher	1
21	Keith	Code	1
22	Mike	Parriott	1
23	Roberto	Pietri	1
Total podiums	117
All-time wins (Mfr)
1	Suzuki	11
2	Kawasaki	11
3	Honda	6
4	BMW	5
5	Ducati	4
6	Moto Guzzi	2
Total	39
All-time poles (riders)
1	Freddie	Spencer	8
2	Wes	Cooley	6
3	Eddie	Lawson	4
4	Ron	Pierce	2
5	Mike	Baldwin	2
6	Reg	Pridmore	2
7	Gary	Fisher	1
8	Cook	Neilson	1
9	Paul	Ritter	1
10	Steve	McLaughlin	1
11	Graeme	Crosby	1
0	Unknown	x	10
Total	39
All-time poles (Mfr)
1	Suzuki	9
2	Honda	8
3	Kawasaki	6
4	BMW	3
5	Ducati	2
6	Moto Guzzi	1
7	Unknown	10
Total	39

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