1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 1982 500cc Season review 2.1 1982 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 3 1982 350cc Season review 3.1 1982 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 4 1982 250cc Season review 4.1 1982 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 5 1982 125cc Season review 5.1 1982 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 6 1982 50cc Season review 6.1 1982 50cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

[edit] Season summary

Italian Franco Uncini on the Roberto Gallina backed Suzuki took a well-earned championship in the 500cc class. Yamaha introduced a new V4 bike for Kenny Roberts but suffered from having to develop a new bike during the season. Honda abandoned its NR500 four-stroke in favor of a V3 two-stroke NS500 piloted by American newcomer, Freddie Spencer and veteran Takazumi Katayama. Spencer would give Honda its first 500cc win since the 1967 season and its first with a two-stroke. Most of the factory sponsored riders boycotted the French round at Nogaro in protest of the unsafe track conditions.

Anton Mang successfully defended his 350 title for Kawasaki despite winning only one race. He would be the final 350 world champion as the class would be discontinued after 1982. Mang lost his 250 crown to Jean-Louis Tournadre by one point despite winning five races. Tournadre's only victory would be at the boycotted French round. The Frenchman would become France's first world champion. Angel Nieto clinched his eleventh title on a Garelli while Eugenio Lazzarini and Stefan Dörflinger traded wins, each rider winning three races, but Dörflinger took the title because he had three second place finishes.

[edit] 1982 500cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
2	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Nogaro	Michel Frutschi	Sanvenero	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
5	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
6	Dutch TT	Assen	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
7	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
8	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Franco Uncini	Suzuki	Report
10	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Takazumi Katayama	Honda	Report
11	San Marino Grand Prix	Mugello	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
12	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Randy Mamola	Suzuki	Report

[edit] 1982 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Franco Uncini	4	Italy	Suzuki	103	4
2	Graeme Crosby	5	New Zealand	Yamaha	76	0
3	Freddie Spencer	12	United States	Honda	72	2
4	Kenny Roberts	3	United States	Yamaha	68	2
5	Barry Sheene	7	United Kingdom	Yamaha	68	0
6	Randy Mamola	2	United States	Suzuki	65	1
7	Takazumi Katayama	15	Japan	Honda	48	1
8	Marco Lucchinelli	1	Italy	Honda	43	0
9	Kork Ballington	11	South Africa	Kawasaki	31	0
10	Marc Fontan	9	France	Yamaha	29	0

[edit] 1982 350cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
2	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Eric Saul	Yamaha	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Nogaro	Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki	Report
4	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Didier de Radiguès	Chevallier	Report
5	Dutch TT	Assen	Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki	Report
6	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Jean-François Baldé	Kawasaki	Report
7	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report
8	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Didier de Radiguès	Chevallier	Report
9	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Manfred Herweh	Yamaha	Report

[edit] 1982 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Anton Mang	1	West Germany	Kawasaki	81	1
2	Didier de Radiguès		Belgium	Chevallier	64	2
3	Jean-François Baldé	3	France	Kawasaki	59	3
4	Eric Saul	9	France	Chevallier	52	1
5	Carlos Lavado	5	Venezuela	Yamaha	36	1
6	Alan North		South Africa	Yamaha	31	0
7	Jacques Cornu	8	Switzerland	Yamaha	31	0
8	Christian Sarron		France	Yamaha	20	0
9	Patrick Fernandez	5	France	Yamaha	21	0
10	Gustav Reiner		West Germany	Yamaha	19	0

[edit] 1982 250cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	French Grand Prix	Nogaro	Jean-Louis Tournadre	Yamaha	Report
2	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
3	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report
4	Dutch TT	Assen	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report
5	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report
6	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Didier de Radiguès	Yamaha	Report
7	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Martin Wimmer	Yamaha	Report
8	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Roland Freymond	MBA	Report
9	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Report
10	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
11	San Marino Grand Prix	Mugello	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report
12	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Anton Mang	Kawasaki	Report

[edit] 1982 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Jean-Louis Tournadre	7	France	Yamaha	118	1
2	Anton Mang	1	West Germany	Kawasaki	117	5
3	Roland Freymond	3	Switzerland	MBA	72	1
4	Martin Wimmer		West Germany	Yamaha	48	1
5	Carlos Lavado	4	Venezuela	Yamaha	39	2
6	Didier de Radiguès		Belgium	Yamaha	38	1
7	Paolo Ferretti		Italy	MBA	34	0
8	Jean-Louis Guignabodet		France	Kawasaki	30	0
9	Jeff Sayle		Australia	Armstrong	27	0
10	Christian Sarron		France	Yamaha	26	1

[edit] 1982 125cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Argentine Grand Prix	Buenos Aires	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
2	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
3	French Grand Prix	Nogaro	Jean-Claude Selini	MBA	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
5	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
6	Dutch TT	Assen	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
7	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Ricardo Tormo	Sanvenero	Report
8	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
10	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Ivan Palazzese	MBA	Report
11	Finnish Grand Prix	Imatra	Ivan Palazzese	MBA	Report
12	Czechoslovakian Grand Prix	Brno	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report

[edit] 1982 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Angel Nieto	1	Spain	Garelli	111	6
2	Eugenio Lazzarini		Italy	Garelli	95	2
3	Ivan Palazzese	7	Venezuela	MBA	75	2
4	Pier Paolo Bianchi	3	Italy	Sanvenero	59	0
5	Ricardo Tormo	8	Spain	Sanvenero	58	1
6	August Auinger	2	Austria	MBA	55	0
7	Pier-Luigi Aldrovandi		Italy	MBA	52	0
8	Hans Müller	4	Switzerland	MBA	49	0
9	Jean-Claude Selini		France	MBA	39	1
10	Johnny Wickström		Finland	MBA	33	0

[edit] 1982 50cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
2	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
3	Dutch TT	Assen	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
4	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Opatija	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
5	San Marino Grand Prix	Mugello	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
6	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report

[edit] 1982 50cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Stefan Dörflinger	3	Switzerland	Kreidler	81	3
2	Eugenio Lazzarini		Italy	Garelli	69	3
3	Claudio Lusuardi	9	Italy	Villa	43	0
4	Ricardo Tormo	1	Spain	Bultaco	40	0
5	Guiseppe Ascareggi	8	Italy	Minarelli	38	0
6	Hans Hummel	4	Austria	Sachs	19	0
7	Theo Timmer	5	Netherlands	Bultaco	15	0
8	Massimo de Lorenzi		Italy	Minarelli	14	0
9	Hans Spaan	8	Netherlands	Kreidler	12	0
10	Hagen Klein		West Germany	Massa-Real	10	0

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