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Route ran on open roads, totalling 4,750 km with 77 controls.
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Safari Rally 1981 counts for:
1981 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1981 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 91st WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 4 of 12 |
| Official name: | Marlboro Safari Rally |
| Edition: | 29th |
| Date: | from Thursday 16-Apr-1981 to Monday 20-Apr-1981 |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 70 | |
| Starters: | 70 | |
| Finishers: | 21 | (30.0% of starters) |
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| Competitive sections: | unknown | |
| Planned competitive section distance: | 4,750.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Actual competitive section distance: | 4,750.00 | km | (100.0% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 0.00 | km |
| Total distance: | 4,750.00 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 4th win and 6th podium for Shekhar Mehta. |
| Second place was 5th podium for Rauno Aaltonen. |
| Third place was 1st podium for Mike Kirkland. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 6th win and triple win were 19th to 21st podiums for Datsun. |
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