1981 Indianapolis 500
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Results of the 1981 Indianapolis 500 held at Indianapolis on Sunday, May 24, 1981.
| Finish | Start | No | Name | Qual | Rank | Laps | Led | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 3 |  Bobby Unser |
200.546 | 2 | 200 | 89 | Running |
| 2 | 32 | 40 | Mario Andretti |
193.040 | 12 | 200 | 12 | Running |
| 3 | 18 | 33 |  Vern Schuppan |
186.548 | 31 | 199 | 0 | Flagged |
| 4 | 12 | 32 | Kevin Cogan |
189.444 | 18 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 5 | 15 | 50 | Geoff Brabham |
187.990 | 22 | 197 | 0 | Flagged |
| 6 | 23 | 81 | Sheldon Kinser |
189.454 | 17 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 7 | 16 | 16 | Tony Bettenhausen, Jr. |
187.013 | 28 | 195 | 0 | Flagged |
| 8 | 17 | 53 | Steve Krisiloff |
186.722 | 30 | 194 | 0 | Flagged |
| 9 | 4 | 20 | Gordon Johncock |
195.429 | 7 | 194 | 52 | Engine |
| 10 | 28 | 4 | Dennis Firestone |
187.784 | 23 | 193 | 0 | Engine |
| 11 | 7 | 7 | Bill Alsup |
193.154 | 11 | 193 | 0 | Flagged |
| 12 | 25 | 74 | Mike Chandler |
187.567 | 26 | 192 | 0 | Flagged |
| 13 | 3 | 14 | A.J. Foyt |
196.078 | 6 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 14 | 33 | 84 | Tim Richmond |
189.254 | 20 | 191 | 0 | Flagged |
| 15 | 31 | 38 | Jerry Karl |
186.008 | 33 | 189 | 0 | Flagged |
| 16 | 29 | 37 | Scott Brayton |
187.774 | 24 | 173 | 0 | Engine |
| 17 | 9 | 88 | Al Unser |
192.719 | 14 | 166 | 0 | Flagged |
| 18 | 19 | 31 | Larry Dickson |
186.278 | 32 | 165 | 0 | Piston |
| 19 | 13 | 35 | Bob Lazier |
189.424 | 19 | 154 | 0 | Engine |
| 20 | 14 | 56 | Tom Bigelow |
188.294 | 21 | 152 | 0 | Engine |
| 21 | 27 | 90 | Bill Whittington |
197.098 | 5 | 146 | 0 | Stalled |
| 22 | 8 | 60 | Gordon Smiley |
192.988 | 13 | 141 | 1 | Crash T4 |
| 23 | 6 | 55 |  Josele Garza |
195.101 | 9 | 138 | 13 | Crash T3 |
| 24 | 24 | 79 | Pete Halsmer |
187.705 | 25 | 123 | 0 | Crash T3 |
| 25 | 20 | 2 | Tom Sneva |
200.691 | 1 | 96 | 25 | Clutch |
| 26 | 11 | 8 | Gary Bettenhausen |
190.870 | 16 | 69 | 0 | Rod |
| 27 | 21 | 25 | Danny Ongais |
197.694 | 3 | 64 | 4 | Crash T3 |
| 28 | 10 | 5 | Pancho Carter |
191.022 | 15 | 63 | 0 | Compression |
| 29 | 30 | 51 | Tom Klausler |
186.732 | 29 | 60 | 0 | Gearbox |
| 30 | 22 | 6 | Rick Mears |
194.018 | 10 | 58 | 1 | Pit Fire |
| 31 | 26 | 91 | Don Whittington |
187.237 | 27 | 32 | 0 | Crash BS |
| 32 | 5 | 1 | Johnny Rutherford |
195.387 | 8 | 25 | 3 | Fuel Pump |
| 33 | 2 | 48 | Mike Mosley |
197.141 | 4 | 16 | 0 | Radiator |
Notes: When official results were posted at 8 am the day after the race, Mario Andretti, who had finished second, was awarded the victory after Bobby Unser, whose car had finished first, was penalized one lap and dropped from the first place to second for passing other cars illegally under a yellow caution flag. Unser appealed the decision to the U.S. Auto Club and was upheld. A panel ruled the following October that the penalty was too severe and instead fined Unser $40,000, and restored the victory to him. Andretti was returned to second place.
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1981 Indianapolis 500 Bobby Unser |
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