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1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series

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The 1981 CART PPG Indy Car World Series season, the third in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 11 races, beginning in Avondale, Arizona on March 22 and concluding at the same location on October 31. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Rick Mears despite missing Round 2 at Milwaukee due to injuries sustained in the Indianapolis 500. Rookie of the Year was Bob Lazier. After the disagreement with the USAC during the previous season, the 65th Indianapolis 500 was not part of the Series, however no competing race was scheduled and most CART teams and drivers did take part.

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Drivers and constructors

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The following teams and drivers competed for the 1981 CART World Series.

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Notable team and driver changes

Notable equipment changes

  • Tempero Racing switched from an Eagle to McLaren chassis.
  • Menard Racing switched from an Offenhauser to Chevrolet engine. With this shift the Cannon Racing team was the only full-time team that still used Offenhauser engines.
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Schedule

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Of note was the addition of the inaugural Michigan 500 to replace the California 500 at the now-closed Ontario Motor Speedway. The Tony Bettenhausen 200 at Milwaukee was originally scheduled for August 2, but was rained out and postponed until September 5.

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- The Detroit News Grand Prix was supposed to run for 150 miles, but was shortened due to a scoring error.
 O  Oval/Speedway  R  Road course   Non-championship event

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Season summary

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Race Results

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Note, the total time of the Norton Michigan 500 does not include red flag stoppage time as the race was stopped for nearly 1 hour due to a bad pit lane fire

Final driver standings

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See also

References

  • Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1981". Driver Database. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  • "1981 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
  • "Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. Archived from the original on October 22, 2008. Retrieved May 19, 2009.
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