1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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The 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 35th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
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Season summary
The 1983 battle for 500 cc supremacy between Honda's Freddie Spencer and Yamaha's Kenny Roberts would be one of the most dramatic seasons since the 1967 duel between Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood.[1] As in the 1967 season, the title chase wouldn't be decided until the last race of the year.[1]
1983 would be the last year for the 50cc class as it would be upgraded to 80cc for the 1984 season.[1] Stefan Dörflinger would take the honor of being the last 50cc World Champion.[1] Angel Nieto won the 125 cc crown in dominating fashion, making it his 12th world championship.[1] Carlos Lavado would capture his first 250 cc world championship in a season that saw eight riders share wins over eleven races.[1]
Spencer seemed ready to run away with the 500 cc title, winning the first three races and four of the first six.[1] Roberts came on strong in the second half of the season taking the battle down to the wire.[1] In the end, they each took six victories with Spencer claiming his first world championship by two points.[2] It was also Honda's first 500cc championship.[1]
Grands Prix
Final standings
500cc standings[3][4]
| Place | Rider | Number | Team | Machine | Points | Wins | P.P. | F.L. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie Spencer |
3 | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 144 | 6 | 6 | 3 |
| 2 | Kenny Roberts |
4 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 142 | 6 | 6 | 7 |
| 3 | Randy Mamola |
6 | HB-Suzuki | RG500 | 89 | 1 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Lawson |
27 | Marlboro-Yamaha | YZR500 | 78 | |||
| 5 |  Takazumi Katayama |
7 | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 77 | 1 | ||
| 6 |  Marc Fontan |
10 | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | 64 | |||
| 7 |  Marco Lucchinelli |
8 | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 48 | |||
| 8 |  Ron Haslam |
9 | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 31 | |||
| 9 | Franco Uncini |
1 | HB-Suzuki | RG500 | 31 | |||
| 10 | Raymond Roche |
28 | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 22 | |||
| 11 |  Boet van Dulmen |
Suzuki | RG500 | 17 | ||||
| 12 | Jack Middelburg |
28 | Honda | NS500 | 12 |
250cc standings[5][6]
| Place | Rider | Number | Team | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Carlos Lavado |
5 | Venemotos-Yamaha | TZ250 | 100 | 4 |
| 2 | Christian Sarron |
10 | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | TZ250 | 73 | 1 |
| 3 |  Didier de Radiguès |
6 | Johnson Elf-Chevallier | Chevallier-Yamaha | 68 | 1 |
| 4 | Hervé Guilleux |
44 | Kawasaki | KR250 | 63 | 1 |
| 5 | Thierry Espié |
13 | Elf-Chevallier | Chevallier-Yamaha | 55 | 0 |
| 6 |  Martin Wimmer |
4 | Mitsui-Yamaha | TZ250 | 45 | 0 |
| 7 | Manfred Herweh |
26 | Massa-Real | Real-Rotax | 40 | 1 |
| 8 | Jean-François Baldé |
12 | TopCard Krauser-Chevallier | Chevallier-Yamaha | 32 | 1 |
| 9 |  Jacques Cornu |
17 | Höstettler-Yamaha | TZ250 | 32 | 0 |
| 10 | Jacques Bolle |
19 | Pernod-Yamaha | Pernod | 26 | 1 |
125cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ángel Nieto |
1 | Spain | Garelli | 102 | 6 |
| 2 | Bruno Kneubühler |
15 | Switzerland | MBA | 76 | 2 |
| 3 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
2 | Italy | Garelli | 67 | 1 |
| 4 | Maurizio Vitali |
13 | Italy | MBA | 67 | 1 |
| 5 | Ricardo Tormo |
5 | Spain | MBA | 52 | 1 |
| 6 | Hans Müller |
8 | Switzerland | MBA | 43 | 0 |
| 7 |  Johnny Wickström |
10 | Finland | MBA | 42 | 0 |
| 8 | Pier Paolo Bianchi |
4 | Italy | Sanvenero | 40 | 0 |
| 9 | Fausto Gresini |
Italy | Garelli | 37 | 0 | |
| 10 |  August Auinger |
6 | Austria | MBA | 30 | 0 |
50cc standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Dörflinger |
1 | Switzerland | Krauser | 81 | 3 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
2 | Italy | Garelli | 69 | 3 |
| 3 | Claudio Lusuardi |
3 | Italy | Villa | 38 | 0 |
| 4 | Hans Spaan |
9 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 34 | 0 |
| 5 | George Looijestyn |
13 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 34 | 0 |
| 6 | Hagen Klein |
10 | West Germany | FKN | 33 | 0 |
| 7 | Ricardo Tormo |
4 | Spain | Garelli | 25 | 1 |
| 8 | Rainer Kunz |
West Germany | FKN | 21 | 0 | |
| 9 | Gerhard Bauer |
14 | West Germany | Ziegler | 20 | 0 |
| 10 | Rainer Scheidhauer |
12 | West Germany | Kreidler | 17 | 0 |
| 10 | Theo Timmer |
7 | Netherlands | Bultaco | 17 | 0 |
References
- Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000. Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
- "The Official MotoGP website". http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NAT/500cc/World+Standing. Retrieved 2010-07-06.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Noyes, Dennis; Scott, Michael (1999), Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 1-874557-83-7
- ^ Abrams, Henry Ray (November 1983). Fastest Freddie. Books.Google.com. http://books.google.com/books?id=ZvsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16&dq=kenny+roberts+american+motorcyclist&hl=en&ei=wYUVTay3EoPGlQfW18HaDA&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CEYQ6AEwCTge#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
- ^ 1983 500cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1983 500cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
- ^ 250cc Final Standings at MotoGP.com
- ^ 1983 250cc Entries List at www.f1network.net
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