1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix

South Africa  1983 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the
1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date 19 March 1983
Location Kyalami
Course Permanent racing facility
4.014 km (2.551 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider United States Freddie Spencer Honda
Time 1:26.600
Fastest lap
Rider United States Freddie Spencer Honda
Time 1:26.430
Podium
First United States Freddie Spencer Honda
Second United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha
Third United Kingdom Ron Haslam Honda
250 cc
Pole position
Rider France Jean-François Baldé Chevallier-Yamaha
Time 1:31.700
Fastest lap
Rider France Jean-François Baldé Chevallier-Yamaha
Time 1:31.450
Podium
First France Jean-François Baldé Chevallier-Yamaha
Second Belgium Didier de Radiguès Chevallier-Yamaha
Third France Hervé Guilleux Kawasaki

The 1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix[1] was held at Kyalami on March 19, 1983. It was the first race of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.

This race marked the beginning of a new season, as a hot and humid day saw Freddie Spencer leading from pole position on a Honda NS500. Despite an early battle with Kenny Roberts, Spencer pulled out a lead and won the race. Roberts was second riding a Yamaha YZR500, and Ron Haslam finished third for Honda. Jean-François Baldé won the 250cc class riding a Yamaha. The Frenchman would ironically fail to qualify for the 500cc race with a Honda entry.

500 cc classification

Pos Rider Manufacturer Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 United States Freddie Spencer Honda 30 43:58.500 1 15
2 United States Kenny Roberts Yamaha 30 +7.200 4 12
3 United Kingdom Ron Haslam Honda 30 +13.300 5 10
4 France Marc Fontan Yamaha 30 +13.500 10 8
5 United Kingdom Randy Mamola Suzuki 30 +28.400 8 6
6 Italy Franco Uncini Suzuki 30 +37.700 7 5
7 France Raymond Roche Honda 30 +41.500 12 4
8 United States Eddie Lawson Yamaha 30 +42.400 2 3
9 Italy Marco Lucchinelli Honda 30 +45.400 6 2
10 United Kingdom Barry Sheene Suzuki 30 +1:08.300 13 1
11 Italy Loris Reggiani Suzuki 30 +1:09.700 18
12 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Suzuki 30 +1:13.800 16
13 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Honda 29 +1 Lap 21
14 Italy Fabio Biliotti Suzuki 29 +1 Lap 14
15 Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva 29 +1 Lap 19
16 Brazil Marco Greco Suzuki 29 +1 Lap 20
17 South Africa Jon Ekerold Cagiva 29 +1 Lap 27
18 Italy Corrado Tuzii Honda 29 +1 Lap 23
19 United Kingdom Gary Lingham Suzuki 29 +1 Lap 28
20 United Kingdom Steve Parrish Yamaha 29 +1 Lap 26
21 Germany Alfons Amerschläger Suzuki 28 +2 Laps 29
22 Germany Wolfgang Schwarz Suzuki 28 +2 Laps 30
Ret Japan Takazumi Katayama Honda 26 Accident 3
Ret Germany Gustav Reiner Suzuki 15 Accident 22
Ret France Christophe Guyot Suzuki 10 Mechanical 15
Ret Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Suzuki 10 Mechanical 25
Ret Italy Leandro Becheroni Suzuki 9 Accident 11
Ret Italy Guido Paci Honda 8 Accident 17
Ret Switzerland Michel Frutschi Honda 8 Accident 9
DNS Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki Did not start 24
DNQ France Jean-François Baldé Honda
DNQ Austria Frank Kaserer Suzuki
DNQ Denmark Børge Nielsen Suzuki
DNQ Switzerland Philippe Coulon Suzuki
DNQ Switzerland Andreas Hofmann Suzuki
DNQ Italy Walter Migliorati Suzuki
DNQ Italy Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki
DNQ Sweden Bent Slydal Suzuki

References

  1. "1983 South African GP Results". MotoGP official website. Retrieved March 31, 2015.
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