Suzuki riders Marco Lucchinelli and Randy Mamola battled it out to the final race of the season with the Italian rider claiming the crown and Mamola finishing runner-up for the second consecutive year.
1981 | the season | horse racing | motorcycle | Grand Prix motorcycle racing | Grand Canyon | Horse racing | auto racing | Grand Trunk Railway | Grand National | Grand Rapids, Michigan | Grand Prix | Grand Duchy of Lithuania | National Museum of Racing and Hall of Fame | Grand Central Terminal | 2005 NFL season | Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas | Grand Theft Auto IV | Grand Tour | Grand Ole Opry | 1995 AFL season | Auto racing | Motorcycle | Grand Duchy of Hesse | Grand Rapids | season | Racing Club de Avellaneda | Motorcycle speedway | Harness racing | Grand Vizier |
Minarelli successfully competed in Grand Prix motorcycle racing with Spanish rider Ángel Nieto winning 125cc world championships in 1979 and 1981.