The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

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.[4] In the race itself, defending winner Michel Frutschi crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.[4][5][6]

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 United States Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NS500 47'47.900 15
2 Italy Marco Lucchinelli HRC-Honda NS500 +14.990 12
3 United Kingdom Ron Haslam HRC-Honda NS500 +36.280 10
4 United States Kenny Roberts Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 +44.110 8
5 United Kingdom Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 +44.850 6
6 France Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 +45.720 5
7 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Heron Suzuki RG500 +46.090 4
8 Italy Guido Paci RS500 +1'30.190 3
9 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Carimati-Pezzani Racing RG500 +1'33.850 2
10 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Stichting Ned-Honda RS500 +1'35.820 1
11 Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt RG500 +1'39.650
12 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro-Suzuki RG500 +1'43.140
13 Sweden Peter Sjöström Jeb's Helmet Sweden RG500 +1 lap
14 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Honda Italia RS500 +1 lap
15 France Louis-Luc Maisto RG500 +1 lap
16 Italy Walter Magliorati Moto Club Carate RG500 +1 lap
17 New Zealand Stuart Avant RG500 +1 lap
18 West Germany Ernst Gschwender MO Motul Racing Team RG500 +1 lap
19 South Africa Jon Ekerold Cagiva GP500 +3 laps
Ret Italy Paolo Ferretti YZR500 Accident
Ret Switzerland Alain Röthlisberger YZR500 Retirement
Ret Brazil Marco Greco RG500 Accident
Ret United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mitsui-Yamaha YZR500 Accident
Ret United Kingdom Chris Guy RG500 Accident
Ret Finland Eero Hyvärinen RG500 Retirement
Ret Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva GP500 Retirement
Ret Italy Leandro Becheroni RG500 Accident
Ret Switzerland Michel Frutschi Honda Switzerland RS500 Fatal accident
Ret Belgium Didier de Radiguès Team Johnson Elf RS500 Accident
Ret Italy Franco Uncini HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 Accident
Ret France Raymond Roche Moto Club Paul Ricard RS500 Retired
Ret West Germany Gustav Reiner RG500 Accident
Ret United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Agostini Yamaha YZR500 Collision
Ret United States Randy Mamola HB Sinclair-Suzuki RG500 Collision
Ret France Jean Lafond Claude Fior Fior Accident
Ret Switzerland Andreas Hofmann RG500 Accident
DNS Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Shell Nederland-Suzuki RG500 Injury
DNS Japan Iwao Ishikawa RS500 Fatal accident
DNS Japan Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NS500 Injury
Sources:[7][8]

References

  1. ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Le Mans - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ a b "Second Le Mans death". The Glasgow Herald. 4 April 1983. p. 16.
  5. ^ "Michel Frutschi career profile". ozebook.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  6. ^ "Motorcycle Racing Memorium". motorsportmemorial.org. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
  7. ^ "1983 French MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
  8. ^ "1983 French GP Results". MotoGP official website. Retrieved 31 March 2015.


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