# 24 Horas de Le Mans de 1981

As 24 Hours of Le Mans de 1981 foi o 49º grande prêmio automobilístico das 24 Horas de Le Mans, tendo acontecido nos dias 13 e 14 de junho 1981 em Le Mans, França no autódromo francês, Circuit de la Sarthe.

## Resultados Finais

| Pos | Class | No | Equipe | Pilotos | Chassis | Pneus | Voltas |
| Pos | Class | No | Equipe | Pilotos | Motor | Pneus | Voltas |
| 1 | S +2.0 | 11 | Porsche System | Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | Porsche 936 | D | 354 |
| 1 | S +2.0 | 11 | Porsche System | Jacky Ickx Derek Bell | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 354 |
| 2 | GTP 3.0 | 8 | Jean Rondeau | Jacky Haran Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Streiff | Rondeau M379 | G | 340 |
| 2 | GTP 3.0 | 8 | Jean Rondeau | Jacky Haran Jean-Louis Schlesser Philippe Streiff | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 340 |
| 3 | GTP 3.0 | 7 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Gordon Spice François Migault | Rondeau M379 | G | 335 |
| 3 | GTP 3.0 | 7 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Gordon Spice François Migault | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 335 |
| 4 | Gr.5 | 55 | Claude Bourgoignie Charles Ivey Racing | Claude Bourgoignie John Cooper Dudley Wood | Porsche 935 K3 | D | 330 |
| 4 | Gr.5 | 55 | Claude Bourgoignie Charles Ivey Racing | Claude Bourgoignie John Cooper Dudley Wood | Porsche Type-935 3.1L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 330 |
| 5 | IMSA GTX | 47 | Charles Pozzi S.A. | Jean-Claude Andruet Claude Ballot-Léna Hervé Regout | Ferrari 512BB/LM | M | 328 |
| 5 | IMSA GTX | 47 | Charles Pozzi S.A. | Jean-Claude Andruet Claude Ballot-Léna Hervé Regout | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | M | 328 |
| 6 | IMSA GTX | 42 | Cooke-Woods Racing | Anne-Charlotte Verney Bob Garretson Ralph Kent-Cooke | Porsche 935 K3 | G | 327 |
| 6 | IMSA GTX | 42 | Cooke-Woods Racing | Anne-Charlotte Verney Bob Garretson Ralph Kent-Cooke | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 327 |
| 7 | GTP +3.0 | 1 | Porsche System | Jürgen Barth Walter Röhrl | Porsche 944 LM | D | 323 |
| 7 | GTP +3.0 | 1 | Porsche System | Jürgen Barth Walter Röhrl | Porsche 2.5L Turbo I4 | D | 323 |
| 8 | Gr.5 | 65 | Martini Racing | Michele Alboreto Eddie Cheever Carlo Facetti | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | P | 322 |
| 8 | Gr.5 | 65 | Martini Racing | Michele Alboreto Eddie Cheever Carlo Facetti | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | P | 322 |
| 9 | IMSA GTX | 46 | Rennod Racing | Pierre Dieudonné Jean Xhenceval Jean-Paul Libert | Ferrari 512BB/LM | G | 320 |
| 9 | IMSA GTX | 46 | Rennod Racing | Pierre Dieudonné Jean Xhenceval Jean-Paul Libert | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | G | 320 |
| 10 | Gr.5 | 60 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche 935J | D | 320 |
| 10 | Gr.5 | 60 | Vegla Racing Team | Dieter Schornstein Harald Grohs Götz von Tschirnhaus | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 320 |
| 11 | IMSA GTO | 36 | Porsche System | Manfred Schurti Andy Rouse | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | D | 315 |
| 11 | IMSA GTO | 36 | Porsche System | Manfred Schurti Andy Rouse | Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4 | D | 315 |
| 12 | S +2.0 | 12 | Porsche System | Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood | Porsche 936 | D | 312 |
| 12 | S +2.0 | 12 | Porsche System | Jochen Mass Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood | Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 312 |
| 13 | GTP +3.0 | 4 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Denis Moran Charles Mendez Xavier Mathiot | WM P79/80 | M | 307 |
| 13 | GTP +3.0 | 4 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Denis Moran Charles Mendez Xavier Mathiot | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | M | 307 |
| 14 | Gr.5 | 68 | Jolly Club | Martino Finotto Giorgio Pianta Giorgio Schön | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | P | 292 |
| 14 | Gr.5 | 68 | Jolly Club | Martino Finotto Giorgio Pianta Giorgio Schön | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | P | 292 |
| 15 | S +2.0 | 18 | Team Lola | Emilio de Villota Guy Edwards Juan Fernández | Lola T600 | G | 287 |
| 15 | S +2.0 | 18 | Team Lola | Emilio de Villota Guy Edwards Juan Fernández | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 287 |
| 16 | Gr.5 | 51 | BMW Italia BMW France | Philippe Alliot Bernard Darniche Johnny Cecotto | BMW M1 Gr.5 | D | 277 |
| 16 | Gr.5 | 51 | BMW Italia BMW France | Philippe Alliot Bernard Darniche Johnny Cecotto | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 277 |
| 17 | GT | 70 | Thierry Perrier | Thierry Perrier Valentin Bertapelle Bernard Salam | Porsche 934 | M | 274 |
| 17 | GT | 70 | Thierry Perrier | Thierry Perrier Valentin Bertapelle Bernard Salam | Porsche 2.9L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 274 |
| 18 | S 2.0 | 31 | Jean-Philippe Grand | Jean-Philippe Grand Yves Courage | Lola T298 | G | 272 |
| 18 | S 2.0 | 31 | Jean-Philippe Grand | Jean-Philippe Grand Yves Courage | BMW 2.0L I4 | G | 272 |
| 19 NC | S 2.0 | 33 | Compagnie Primagaz | Pierre Yver Michel Dubois Jacques Heuclin | Lola T298 | G | 203 |
| 19 NC | S 2.0 | 33 | Compagnie Primagaz | Pierre Yver Michel Dubois Jacques Heuclin | BMW 2.0L I4 | G | 203 |
| 20 NC | S 2.0 | 32 | Écurie Renard-Delmas | Louis Descartes Hervé Bayard | Renard-Delmas D1 | G | 187 |
| 20 NC | S 2.0 | 32 | Écurie Renard-Delmas | Louis Descartes Hervé Bayard | ROC-Simca 2.0L I4 | G | 187 |
| 21 DNF | IMSA GTX | 43 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin Paul Miller Craig Siebert | Porsche 935 K3 | G | 320 |
| 21 DNF | IMSA GTX | 43 | Bob Akin Motor Racing | Bob Akin Paul Miller Craig Siebert | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 320 |
| 22 DNF | Gr.5 | 57 | Claude Haldi Charles Ivey Racing | Claude Haldi Mark Thatcher Hervé Poulain | Porsche 935 | D | 260 |
| 22 DNF | Gr.5 | 57 | Claude Haldi Charles Ivey Racing | Claude Haldi Mark Thatcher Hervé Poulain | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 260 |
| 23 DNF | IMSA GTX | 49 | NART | Alain Cudini Philippe Gurdjian John Morton | Ferrari 512BB/LM | M | 247 |
| 23 DNF | IMSA GTX | 49 | NART | Alain Cudini Philippe Gurdjian John Morton | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | M | 247 |
| 24 DNF | Gr.5 | 53 | EMKA Productions Limited | David Hobbs Eddie Jordan Steve O'Rourke | BMW M1 Gr.5 | D | 236 |
| 24 DNF | Gr.5 | 53 | EMKA Productions Limited | David Hobbs Eddie Jordan Steve O'Rourke | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 236 |
| 25 DNF | GT | 72 | BMW Zol'Auto | Jean-François Rousselot François Sérvanin Laurent Ferrier | BMW M1 | D | 212 |
| 25 DNF | GT | 72 | BMW Zol'Auto | Jean-François Rousselot François Sérvanin Laurent Ferrier | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 212 |
| 26 DNF | S +2.0 | 20 | Alain de Cadenet Belga | Alain de Cadenet Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin | De Cadenet-Lola LM | D | 210 |
| 26 DNF | S +2.0 | 20 | Alain de Cadenet Belga | Alain de Cadenet Jean-Michel Martin Philippe Martin | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 210 |
| 27 DNF | Gr.5 | 52 | Würth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber | Dieter Quester Marc Surer David Deacon | BMW M1 Gr.5 | D | 207 |
| 27 DNF | Gr.5 | 52 | Würth-Lubrifilm Team Sauber | Dieter Quester Marc Surer David Deacon | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 207 |
| 28 DNF | Gr.5 | 66 | Martini Racing | Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | P | 186 |
| 28 DNF | Gr.5 | 66 | Martini Racing | Riccardo Patrese Hans Heyer Piercarlo Ghinzani | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | P | 186 |
| 29 DNF | S +2.0 | 21 | Alain de Cadenet Dorset Racing Associates | Martin Birrane Nick Faure Vivian Candy | De Cadenet-Lola LM | D | 171 |
| 29 DNF | S +2.0 | 21 | Alain de Cadenet Dorset Racing Associates | Martin Birrane Nick Faure Vivian Candy | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 171 |
| 30 DNF | S +2.0 | 23 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Chris Craft Bob Evans | Dome RL81 | D | 154 |
| 30 DNF | S +2.0 | 23 | Dome Co. Ltd. | Chris Craft Bob Evans | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 154 |
| 31 DNF | IMSA GTX | 40 | Joest Racing | Maurizio de Narvaez Kenper Miller Günther Steckkönig | Porsche 935J | D | 152 |
| 31 DNF | IMSA GTX | 40 | Joest Racing | Maurizio de Narvaez Kenper Miller Günther Steckkönig | Porsche Type-935 2.8L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 152 |
| 32 DNF | IMSA GTX | 48 | Simon Phillips | Simon Phillips Mike Salmon Steve Earle | Ferrari 512BB/LM | M | 140 |
| 32 DNF | IMSA GTX | 48 | Simon Phillips | Simon Phillips Mike Salmon Steve Earle | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | M | 140 |
| 33 DNF | IMSA GTX | 45 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto SRL | Fabrizio Violati Maurizio Flammini Duilio Truffo | Ferrari 512BB/LM | M | 118 |
| 33 DNF | IMSA GTX | 45 | Scuderia Supercar Bellancauto SRL | Fabrizio Violati Maurizio Flammini Duilio Truffo | Ferrari 4.9L Flat-12 | M | 118 |
| 34 DNF | S +2.0 | 22 | André Chevalley Racing | Patrick Gaillard André Chevalley Bruno Sotty | ACR 80B | G | 114 |
| 34 DNF | S +2.0 | 22 | André Chevalley Racing | Patrick Gaillard André Chevalley Bruno Sotty | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 114 |
| 35 DNF | IMSA GTO | 37 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Tetsu Ikuzawa Tom Walkinshaw Peter Lovett | Mazda RX-7 | D | 107 |
| 35 DNF | IMSA GTO | 37 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Tetsu Ikuzawa Tom Walkinshaw Peter Lovett | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | D | 107 |
| 36 DNF | S 2.0 | 30 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Jean-Marie Lemerle Max Cohen-Olivar Alain Levié | Lola T298 | G | 104 |
| 36 DNF | S 2.0 | 30 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | Jean-Marie Lemerle Max Cohen-Olivar Alain Levié | BMW 2.0L I4 | G | 104 |
| 37 DNF | S +2.0 | 27 | Ian Bracey | Tiff Needell Tony Trimmer | Ibec-Hesketh 308LM | D | 95 |
| 37 DNF | S +2.0 | 27 | Ian Bracey | Tiff Needell Tony Trimmer | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | D | 95 |
| 38 DNF | S +2.0 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek Xavier Lapeyre Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 917K/81 | D | 82 |
| 38 DNF | S +2.0 | 10 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Bob Wollek Xavier Lapeyre Guy Chasseuil | Porsche 4.9L Flat-12 | D | 82 |
| 39 DNF | S +2.0 | 14 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest Dale Whittington Klaus Niedzwiedz | Porsche 908/80 | D | 80 |
| 39 DNF | S +2.0 | 14 | Joest Racing | Reinhold Joest Dale Whittington Klaus Niedzwiedz | Porsche 2.1L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 80 |
| 40 DNF | S +2.0 | 24 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Rondeau M379 | G | 58 |
| 40 DNF | S +2.0 | 24 | Otis Jean Rondeau | Jean Rondeau Jean-Pierre Jaussaud | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 58 |
| 41 DNF | Gr.5 | 59 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Don Whittington | Porsche 935 K3 | G | 57 |
| 41 DNF | Gr.5 | 59 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Ted Field Bill Whittington Don Whittington | Porsche Type-935 3.2L Turbo Flat-6 | G | 57 |
| 42 DNF | IMSA GTX | 50 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | Hans Joachim Stuck Jean-Pierre Jarier Helmut Henzler | BMW M1 Gr.5 | D | 57 |
| 42 DNF | IMSA GTX | 50 | BASF Cassetten Team GS Sport | Hans Joachim Stuck Jean-Pierre Jarier Helmut Henzler | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 57 |
| 43 DNF | C | 83 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers | WM P81 | M | 50 |
| 43 DNF | C | 83 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Jean-Daniel Raulet Marcel Mamers | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | M | 50 |
| 44 DNF | Gr.5 | 69 | Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing | Jan Lundgårdh Axel Plankenhorn Mike Wilds | Porsche 935 L1 "Baby" | D | 49 |
| 44 DNF | Gr.5 | 69 | Tuff-Kote Dinol Racing | Jan Lundgårdh Axel Plankenhorn Mike Wilds | Porsche 1.4L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 49 |
| 45 DNF | GT | 71 | Helmut Marko RSM | Christian Danner Peter Oberndofer Prince Leopold von Bayern | BMW M1 | D | 49 |
| 45 DNF | GT | 71 | Helmut Marko RSM | Christian Danner Peter Oberndofer Prince Leopold von Bayern | BMW M88 3.5L I6 | D | 49 |
| 46 DNF | Gr.5 | 61 | Weralit Racing Team | Edgar Dören Jürgen Lässig Gerhard Holup | Porsche 935 K3 | D | 48 |
| 46 DNF | Gr.5 | 61 | Weralit Racing Team | Edgar Dören Jürgen Lässig Gerhard Holup | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 48 |
| 47 DNF | Gr.5 | 67 | Martini Racing | Beppe Gabbiani Emanuele Pirro | Lancia Beta Monte Carlo | P | 47 |
| 47 DNF | Gr.5 | 67 | Martini Racing | Beppe Gabbiani Emanuele Pirro | Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 | P | 47 |
| 48 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 5 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Guy Fréquelin Roger Dorchy Xavier Mathiot | WM P79/80 | M | 46 |
| 48 DNF | GTP +3.0 | 5 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Guy Fréquelin Roger Dorchy Xavier Mathiot | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | M | 46 |
| 49 DNF | IMSA GTX | 41 | Preston Henn Racing | Preston Henn Michael Chandler Marcel Mignot | Porsche 935 K3 | D | 45 |
| 49 DNF | IMSA GTX | 41 | Preston Henn Racing | Preston Henn Michael Chandler Marcel Mignot | Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 45 |
| 50 DNF | S +2.0 | 26 | Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Patrick Tambay | Rondeau M379 | G | 41 |
| 50 DNF | S +2.0 | 26 | Oceanic Jean Rondeau | Henri Pescarolo Patrick Tambay | Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 | G | 41 |
| 51 DNF | GT | 73 | Eminence Racing Team | Jean-Marie Alméras Jacques Alméras | Porsche 924 Carrera GTR | M | 30 |
| 51 DNF | GT | 73 | Eminence Racing Team | Jean-Marie Alméras Jacques Alméras | Porsche 2.0L Turbo I4 | M | 30 |
| 52 DNF | S +2.0 | 25 | Calberson Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Jean-Louis Lafosse | Rondeau M379 | G | 28 |
| 52 DNF | S +2.0 | 25 | Calberson Jean Rondeau | Jean Ragnotti Jean-Louis Lafosse | Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 | G | 28 |
| 53 DNF | IMSA GTO | 38 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Yojiro Terada Hiroshi Fushida Win Percy | Mazda RX-7 | D | 25 |
| 53 DNF | IMSA GTO | 38 | Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. | Yojiro Terada Hiroshi Fushida Win Percy | Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor | D | 25 |
| 54 DNF | C | 82 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Thierry Boutsen Serge Saulnier Michel Pignard | WM P81 | M | 15 |
| 54 DNF | C | 82 | WM A.E.R.E.M. | Thierry Boutsen Serge Saulnier Michel Pignard | Peugeot PRV 2.7L Turbo V6 | M | 15 |
| 55 DNF | IMSA GTO | 35 | Stratagraph Inc. | Cale Yarborough Billy Hagan Bill Cooper | Chevrolet Camaro | G | 13 |
| 55 DNF | IMSA GTO | 35 | Stratagraph Inc. | Cale Yarborough Billy Hagan Bill Cooper | Chevrolet 6.4L V8 | G | 13 |
Legenda :DNQ = Não largou - DNF = Abandono - NC = Não classificado - DSQ= Desqualificado