1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

Belgium  1983 Belgian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 9 of 12 races in the
1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date3 July 1983
Official nameJohnson GP of Belgium[1][2][3]
LocationCircuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 6.940 km (4.312 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider United States Freddie Spencer
Time 2:32.700
Fastest lap
Rider United States Kenny Roberts
Time 2:32.420
Podium
First United States Kenny Roberts
Second United States Freddie Spencer
Third United States Randy Mamola
250cc
Pole position
Rider Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Time 2:40.720
Fastest lap
Rider France Christian Sarron
Time 2:40.860
Podium
First Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Second France Christian Sarron
Third Venezuela Carlos Lavado
125cc
Pole position
Rider Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi
Time 2:45.670
Fastest lap
Rider Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Time 2:47.560
Podium
First Italy Eugenio Lazzarini
Second Spain Ángel Nieto
Third Spain Ricardo Tormo
50cc
Pole position
Rider No 50cc race was held
Fastest lap
Rider No 50cc race was held
Podium
First No 50cc race was held
Second No 50cc race was held
Third No 50cc race was held

The 1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 July 1983 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Machine Time/Retired Points
1 United States Kenny Roberts Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 51'20.880 15
2 United States Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NS500 +13.900 12
3 United States Randy Mamola HB Sinclair-Suzuki RG500 +35.130 10
4 Japan Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NS500 +37.620 8
5 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Agostini Yamaha YZR500 +45.500 6
6 France Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 +1'07.730 5
7 Italy Marco Lucchinelli HRC-Honda NS500 +1'13.430 4
8 United Kingdom Ron Haslam HRC-Honda NS500 +1'29.490 3
9 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Shell Nederland-Suzuki RG500 +1'40.550 2
10 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Carimati-Pezzani Racing RG500 +1'46.900 1
11 United Kingdom Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 +2'14.630
12 United Kingdom Mark Salle RG500 +2'22.930
13 Finland Eero Hyvärinen RG500 +2'23.170
14 France Franck Gross RS500 +1 lap
15 Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt RG500 +1 lap
16 New Zealand Stuart Avant RG500 +1 lap
17 West Germany Ernst Gschwender MO Motul Racing Team RG500 +1 lap
18 Netherlands Rob Punt M Woestenburg RG500 +1 lap
19 Switzerland Peter Huber RG500 +1 lap
20 Denmark Børge Nielsen RG500 +1 lap
21 New Zealand Dennis Ireland RG500 +1 lap
22 Netherlands Johan van Eijk RG500 +2 laps
23 Belgium Jean-Philippe Delers YZR500 +2 laps
Ret Republic of Ireland Con Law RG500 Retired
Ret Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro-Suzuki RG500 Retired
Ret United Kingdom Chris Guy RG500 Retired
Ret Sweden Peter Sjöström Jeb's Helmet Sweden RG500 Retired
Ret Netherlands Jack Middelburg Stichting Ned-Honda RS500 Retired
Ret Norway Beni Slydal RG500 Retired
Ret Austria Franz Kaserer RG500 Retired
Ret Belgium Bernard Denis RG500 Retired
Ret Belgium Didier de Radiguès Team Johnson Elf RS500 Retired
DNS United Kingdom Barry Sheene Heron-Suzuki RG500 Did not start
DNS United Kingdom Norman Brown Hector Neill Racing RG500 Did not start
DNS Italy Fabio Biliotti Moto Club Condor RS500 Did not start
DNS France Raymond Roche Moto Club Paul Ricard NS500 Did not start
DNS West Germany Markus Ober RG500 Did not start
DNS France Jean Lafond RS500 Did not start
DNS United Kingdom Steve Parrish Mitsui-Yamaha YZR500 Did not start
Sources:[4][5]

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. "Spa-Francorchamps - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. ^ "1983 Belgian MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
  5. ^ "motogp.com · BELGIUM GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1983". www.motogp.com.


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