1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[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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