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| Round 10 of the FIA World Rally Championship 1981 | |
| Start: | 5 October 1981 in Sanremo |
| Finish: | 10 October 1981 in Sanremo |
| Distance: | 2847 km including 751 km over 59 special stages |
| Special stage surface: | Asphalt and gravel |
| Participants: | 63 teams at the start, 27 at the finish |
| Final classification | |||||||
| Pos | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Pos | Total time |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | Pos | Behind winner | ||
| 1 | 14 | Michèle Mouton | Fra | Audi Quattro | 4 | 1 | 8:05.50 |
| Fabrizia Pons | Ita | Audi Sport | 4 | 1 | 0.00 | ||
| 2 | 11 | Henri Toivonen | Fin | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 2 | 1 | 8:09.15 |
| Fred Gallagher | Gbr | Talbot | 4 | 1 | 3.25 | ||
| 3 | 6 | 'Tony' | Ita | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | 2 | 8:12.08 |
| 'Rudy' | Ita | Conrero Squadra Corse | 4 | 2 | 6.18 | ||
| 4 | 5 | Hannu Mikkola | Fin | Audi Quattro | 4 | 3 | 8:18.20 |
| Arne Hertz | Swe | Audi Sport | 4 | 3 | 12.30 | ||
| 5 | 16 | 'Lucky' | Ita | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | 4 | 8:19.51 |
| Fabio Penariol | Ita | Conrero Squadra Corse | 4 | 4 | 14.01 | ||
| 6 | 25 | Miki Biasion | Ita | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | 5 | 8:21.44 |
| Tiziano Siviero | Ita | Hawk Racing Club | 4 | 5 | 15.54 | ||
| 7 | 4 | Ari Vatanen | Fin | Ford Escort RS1800 | 4 | 6 | 8:23.35 |
| David Richards | Gbr | Rothmans Rally Team | 3 | 1 | 17.45 | ||
| 8 | 18 | Dario Cerrato | Ita | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | 7 | 8:25.33 |
| Luciano Guizzardi | Ita | Fiat Auto Torino | 3 | 2 | 19.43 | ||
| 9 | 2 | Markku Alén | Fin | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | 8 | 8:26.45 |
| Ilkka Kivimäki | Fin | Fiat Auto Torino | 3 | 3 | 20.55 | ||
| 10 | 19 | Federico Ormezzano | Ita | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 2 | 2 | 8:33.47 |
| Claudio Berro | Ita | AST Squadra Corse | 4 | 2 | 27.57 | ||
| 11 | 28 | Angelo Presotto | Ita | Ford Escort RS1800 | 4 | 9 | 8:35.34 |
| Mirko Perissutti | Ita | Ford Italia | 3 | 4 | 29.44 | ||
| 12 | 7 | Timo Salonen | Fin | Datsun Violet GT | 4 | 10 | 8:43.43 |
| Seppo Harjanne | Fin | Team Datsun Europe | 3 | 5 | 37.53 | ||
| 13 | 'Tchine' | Mon | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | 11 | ||
| Pierre Thimonier | Fra | 4 | 6 | ||||
| 14 | Alberto Bigo | Ita | Opel Ascona | 2 | 3 | ||
| Beppe Ameglio | Ita | 3 | 1 | ||||
| Retirements | |||||||
| SS | Nr | Driver | Nation | Car | Group | Reason | |
| Codriver | Nation | Entrant | Class | ||||
| R41 | 1 | Walter Röhrl | Frg | Porsche 911 SC | 4 | Gearbox | |
| Christian Geistdörfer | Frg | Eminence | 4 | ||||
| R19 | 3 | Guy Fréquelin | Fra | Talbot Sunbeam Lotus | 2 | Engine | |
| Jean Todt | Fra | Talbot | 4 | ||||
| R17 | 9 | Attilio Bettega | Ita | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | Accident | |
| Maurizio Perissinot | Ita | Fiat Auto Torino | 3 | ||||
| R5 | 10 | Jean-Luc Thérier | Fra | Porsche 911 SC | 4 | Brakes | |
| Michel Vial | Fra | Eminence | 4 | ||||
| R26 | 12 | Adartico Vudafieri | Ita | Fiat 131 Abarth | 4 | Accident | |
| Arnaldo Bernacchini | Ita | Jolly Club | 3 | ||||
| R59 | 15 | Tony Pond | Gbr | Datsun Violet GT | 4 | Oil pump | |
| Ian Grindrod | Gbr | Team Datsun Europe | 3 | ||||
| R0 | 20 | Holger Bohne | Frg | Mercedes 500 SLC | 4 | Suspension | |
| Peter Diekmann | Frg | R6 International | 4 | ||||
| R6 | 22 | Carlo Capone | Ita | Fiat Ritmo 75 Abarth | 2 | Accident | |
| Luigi Pirollo | Ita | 2 | |||||
| R41 | 23 | Maurizio Verini | Ita | Opel Ascona 400 | 4 | Oil pump | |
| Andrea Ulivi | Ita | Genova Rally Team | 4 | ||||
| R3 | 26 | Antero Laine | Fin | Ford Escort RS | 2 | Alternator | |
| Juha Piironen | Fin | 3 | |||||
| R26 | 29 | Michele Cinotto | Ita | Audi Quattro | 4 | Accident | |
| Emilio Radaelli | Ita | Audi Sport | 4 | ||||
| R14 | 31 | Franco Cunico | Ita | Ford Fiesta | 2 | Head gasket | |
| Eraldo Mussa | Ita | 2 | |||||