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RAC Rally 1981 counts for:
1981 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1981 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 99th WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 12 |
| Official name: | Lombard RAC Rally |
| Edition: | 37th |
| Date: | from Sunday 22-Nov-1981 to Wednesday 25-Nov-1981 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 154 | |
| Starters: | 151 | |
| Finishers: | 54 | (35.8% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 65 | |
| Slowest: | | km/h | (SS ) |
| Fastest: | | km/h | (SS ) |
| Planned stage distance: | 746.74 | km | (25.8% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 746.74 | km | (25.8% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 2,145.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,891.74 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 10th win and 22nd podium for Hannu Mikkola. |
| Second place was 12th podium for Ari Vatanen. |
| Third place was 9th podium for Stig Blomqvist. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 3rd win and 4th podium for Audi. |
| | Second place was 57th podium for Ford. |
| | Third place was 10th podium for Talbot. |
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Toyota's Per Eklund was sixth, pictured here during night stage somewhere in the rainy forests.
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Another swede in another japanese car was Anders Kullang who finished 9th overall with Mitsubishi Lancer 2000 Turbo.
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Related links
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Ivory Coast 1981
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Monte Carlo 1982
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