1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

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This article recaps the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

Contents 1 Season summary 2 1983 500 cc Season review 2.1 1983 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 3 1983 250 cc Season Review 3.1 1983 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 4 1983 125 cc Season Review 4.1 1983 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings 5 1983 50 cc Season Review 5.1 1983 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

[edit] 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. As in the 1967 season, the title chase wouldn't be decided until the last race of the year.

1983 would be the last year for the 50cc class as it would be upgraded to 80cc for the 1984 season. Stefan Dörflinger would take the honor of being the last 50cc World Champion. Angel Nieto won the 125 cc crown in dominating fashion, making it his 12th world championship. Carlos Lavado would capture his first 250 cc world championship in a season that saw eight riders share wins over eleven races.

Spencer seemed ready to run away with the 500 cc title, winning the first three races and four of the first six. Roberts came on strong in the second half of the season taking the battle down to the wire. In the end, they each took six victories with Spencer claiming his first world championship by two points. It was also Honda's first 500cc championship.

[edit] 1983 500 cc Season review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
3	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
4	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
7	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Rijeka	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
8	Dutch TT	Assen	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
9	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report
11	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Freddie Spencer	Honda	Report
12	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha	Report

[edit] 1983 500 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Freddie Spencer	3	United States	Honda	144	6
2	Kenny Roberts	4	United States	Yamaha	142	6
3	Randy Mamola	6	United States	Suzuki	89	0
4	Eddie Lawson	21	United States	Yamaha	78	0
5	Takazumi Katayama	7	Japan	Honda	77	0
6	Marc Fontan	10	France	Yamaha	64	0
7	Marco Lucchinelli	8	Italy	Honda	48	0
8	Ron Haslam	35	United Kingdom	Honda	31	0
9	Franco Uncini	1	Italy	Suzuki	31	0
10	Raymond Roche	28	France	Honda	22	0

[edit] 1983 250 cc Season Review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	Jean-François Baldé	Chevallier	Report
2	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Alan Carter	Yamaha	Report
3	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
4	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
5	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Hervé Guilleux	Kawasaki	Report
6	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Manfred Herweh	Real	Report
7	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Rijeka	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
8	Dutch TT	Assen	Carlos Lavado	Yamaha	Report
9	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Didier de Radiguès	Chevallier	Report
10	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Jacques Bolle	Yamaha	Report
11	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Christian Sarron	Yamaha	Report

[edit] 1983 250 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Carlos Lavado	5	Venezuela	Yamaha	100	4
2	Christian Sarron	10	France	Yamaha	73	1
3	Didier de Radiguès	6	Belgium	Chevallier	68	1
4	Hervé Guilleux		France	Kawasaki	63	1
5	Thierry Espié	13	France	Chevallier	55	0
6	Martin Wimmer	4	West Germany	Yamaha	45	0
7	Manfred Herweh	26	West Germany	Real	40	1
8	Jean-François Baldé	12	France	Chevallier	32	1
9	Jacques Cornu	17	Switzerland	Yamaha	32	0
10	Jacques Bolle	19	France	Yamaha	26	1

[edit] 1983 125 cc Season Review

Round	Race	Location	Winning rider	Winning team	Report
1	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Ricardo Tormo	MBA	Report
2	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
3	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
5	Austrian Grand Prix	Salzburgring	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
6	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Rijeka	Bruno Kneubühler	MBA	Report
7	Dutch TT	Assen	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
8	Belgian Grand Prix	Spa	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone	Angel Nieto	Garelli	Report
10	Swedish Grand Prix	Anderstorp	Bruno Kneubühler	MBA	Report
11	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	Maurizio Vitali	MBA	Report

[edit] 1983 125 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Angel 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

[edit] 1983 50 cc Season Review

Round	Race	Location	Winning Rider	Winning team	Report
1	French Grand Prix	Le Mans	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
2	Nations Grand Prix	Monza	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
3	West German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
4	Spanish Grand Prix	Jarama	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
5	Yugoslavian Grand Prix	Rijeka	Stefan Dörflinger	Kreidler	Report
6	Dutch TT	Assen	Eugenio Lazzarini	Garelli	Report
7	San Marino Grand Prix	Imola	Ricardo Tormo	Garelli	Report

[edit] 1983 50 cc Roadracing World Championship final standings

Place	Rider	Number	Country	Machine	Points	Wins
1	Stefan Dörflinger	1	Switzerland	Kreidler	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

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