1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix

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Race details
Race 2 of 12 races in the
1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date April 3, 1983
Location Bugatti Circuit, Le Mans
Course Permanent racing facility
4.240 km (2.635 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Time 1:36.800
Fastest lap
Rider United States Freddie Spencer Honda
Time 1:37.500
Podium
First United States Freddie Spencer Honda
Second Italy Marco Lucchinelli Honda
Third United Kingdom Ron Haslam Honda
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Christian Sarron Yamaha
Time 1:42.970
Fastest lap
Rider United Kingdom Alan Carter Yamaha
Time 1:43.850
Podium
First United Kingdom Alan Carter Yamaha
Second Switzerland Jacques Cornu Yamaha
Third France Thierry Rapicault Yamaha
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Spain Ricardo Tormo MBA
Time 1:51.240
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Pierluigi Aldrovandi MBA
Time 2:00.250
Podium
First Spain Ricardo Tormo MBA
Second France Jean-Claude Selini MBA
Third Italy Maurizio Vitali MBA
50 cc
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Podium
First Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Kreidler
Second Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Garelli
Third Germany Hagen Klein FKN-Kreidler
Sidecars
Pole position
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland LCR-Yamaha
Passenger Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Rolf Biland LCR-Yamaha
Passenger Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg
Podium
First Switzerland Rolf Biland LCR-Yamaha
Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg
Second United Kingdom Mick Barton Windle-Yamaha
United Kingdom Simon Birchall
Third Germany Werner Schwärzel Seymaz-Yamaha
Germany Andreas Huber

The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix[1] was held at the Bugatti Circuit on April 3, 1983. It was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

This race was remembered for two fatal accidents that occurred over the weekend in the 500cc class. The first occurred during Friday practice when Italian rider Loris Reggiani collided with Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa. Ishikawa died shortly after from severe injuries.[2] In the race itself, defending winner Michel Frutschi crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.[2][3][4]

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Points
1 United States Freddie Spencer Honda 29 47:47.900 15
2 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Honda 29 +14.990 12
3 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Honda 29 +36.280 10
4 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 29 +44.110 8
5 United Kingdom Keith Huewen Yamaha 29 +44.850 6
6 France Marc Fontan Yamaha 29 +45.720 5
7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 29 +46.090 4
8 Italy Guido Paci Honda 29 +1:30.190 3
9 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Suzuki 29 +1:33.850 2
10 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Honda 29 +1:35.820 1
11 Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki 29 +1:39.650
12 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki 29 +1:43.140
13 Sweden Peter Sjöström Suzuki 28 +1 Lap
14 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Honda 28 +1 Lap
15 France Louis-Luc Maisto Suzuki 28 +1 Lap
16 Italy Walter Magliorati Suzuki 28 +1 Lap
17 New Zealand Stuart Avant Suzuki 28 +1 Lap
18 Germany Ernst Gschwender Suzuki 28 +1 Lap
19 South Africa Jon Ekerold Cagiva 26 +3 Laps
Ret Italy Paolo Ferretti Yamaha 25 Accident
Ret Switzerland Alain Röthlisberger Yamaha 24 Retirement
Ret Brazil Marco Greco Suzuki 23 Accident
Ret United Kingdom Steve Parrish Yamaha 20 Accident
Ret France Christophe Guyot Suzuki 17 Accident
Ret Finland Eero Hyvärinen Suzuki 16 Retirement
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva 12 Retirement
Ret Italy Leandro Becheroni Suzuki 7 Accident
Ret Switzerland Michel Frutschi Honda 5 Fatal accident
Ret Belgium Didier de Radiguès Honda 5 Accident
Ret Italy Franco Uncini Suzuki 4 Accident
Ret France Raymond Roche Honda 2 Retirement
Ret Germany Gustav Reiner Suzuki 1 Accident
Ret United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 0 Collision
Ret United States Randy Mamola Suzuki 0 Collision
Ret France Jean Lafond Fior 0 Accident
Ret Switzerland Andreas Hofmann Suzuki 0 Accident
DNS Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki Injury
DNS Japan Iwao Ishikawa Honda Fatal accident
DNS Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda Injury

References

  1. "1983 French GP Results". MotoGP official website. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Second Le Mans death". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1983. p. 16.
  3. "Michel Frutschi career profile". ozebook.com. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  4. "Motorcycle Racing Memorium". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
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