1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 10 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 31 July 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Marlboro British Grand Prix[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 July 1983 at the Silverstone Circuit.
The race was split into two races. Entering Stowe Corner on Lap 5, Norman Brown's Suzuki slowed with a mechanical problem. The motorcycle stayed to the inside, but was hit by Peter Huber's Suzuki. It was not until the end of Lap 5 that riders began to enter pit lane, as only a yellow and an oil flag was displayed, but not fully across the track. On Lap 6, officials ended up waving the red flag at the starting line. Brown died instantly, while Huber was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Oxford, where he was pronounced dead.
The race restarted as a split race. The first five completed laps were scored, and the remaining 23 laps were completed shortly after the track was cleared. The total time of the two races combined formed the aggregate time for the results.
Classification[edit]
500 cc[edit]
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Machine | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Kenny Roberts
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Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha | YZR500 | 42'19.070 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Freddie Spencer
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | +4.110 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Randy Mamola
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HB Sinclair-Suzuki | RG500 | +4.200 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Eddie Lawson
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Marlboro Agostini Yamaha | YZR500 | +8.370 | 8 | ||
| 5 |  Marc Fontan
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Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | +30.750 | 6 | ||
| 6 |  Takazumi Katayama
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | +31.480 | 5 | ||
| 7 |  Ron Haslam
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | +41.250 | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Boet van Dulmen
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Shell Nederland-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'13.910 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Barry Sheene
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Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'13.920 | 2 | ||
| 10 |  Paul Lewis
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RG500 | +1'26.650 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Keith Huewen
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Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'20.940 | |||
| 12 |  Anton Mang
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HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'24.980 | |||
| 13 | Chris Guy
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RG500 | +2'23.170 | ||||
| 14 | Mark Salle
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 15 | Kevin Wrettom
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 16 | Wayne Gardner
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Honda Britain Racing | RS500 | +1 lap | |||
| 17 | Steve Henshaw
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Harold Coppock | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 18 | Franck Gross
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RS500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 19 |  Alan Irwin
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 20 | Rob Punt
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M Woestenburg | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 21 | Con Law
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 22 |  Peter Sjöström
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Jeb’s Helmet Sweden | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 23 |  Maurizio Massimiani
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HIRT Italia | RS500 | +2 laps | |||
| 24 |  Philippe Coulon
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Marlboro-Suzuki | RG500 | +12 laps | |||
| Ret | Graham Wood
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DTR Fowler Yamaha | YZR500 | 23 Laps | |||
| Ret | Marco Lucchinelli
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | 15 Laps | |||
| Ret | Sergio Pellandini
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Carimati-Pezzani Racing | RG500 | 14 Laps (c) | |||
| Ret | Virginio Ferrari
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Cagiva | GP500 | 13 Laps | |||
| Ret | Rob McElnea
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Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | 12 Laps | |||
| Ret | Wolfgang von Muralt
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RG500 | 11 Laps | ||||
| Ret | Loris Reggiani
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HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | 11 Laps | |||
| Ret | John Pace
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RG500 | 11 Laps | ||||
| Ret | Dave Dean
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RG500 | 11 Laps | ||||
| Ret | Gary Lingham
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Myers Motorcycles | RG500 | 11 Laps | |||
| Ret | Jack Middelburg
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Stichting Ned-Honda | RS500 | 9 Laps | |||
| Ret | Leandro Becheroni
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RG500 | 7 Laps | ||||
| Ret | Simon Buckmaster
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RG500 | 7 Laps | ||||
| Ret | Norman Brown
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Hector Neill Racing | RG500 | 4 Laps (fatal crash)[4] | |||
| Ret | Peter Huber
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RG500 | 4 Laps (fatal crash)[4] | ||||
| Ret |  Didier de Radiguès
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Team Johnson Elf | RS500 | 3 Laps | |||
| Ret | Steve Parrish
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Mitsui-Yamaha | YZR500 | Retired | |||
| DNS | Roger Marshall
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Honda Britain Racing | RS500 | Did not start | |||
| DNQ |  Jon Ekerold
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Cagiva | GP500 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ | Andreas Hofmann
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RG500 | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Fabio Biliotti
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Moto Club Condor | RS500 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Marco Greco
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RG500 | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ |  Dennis Ireland
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RG500 | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Corrado Tuzii
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Beton Bloc Racing | RS500 | Did not qualify | |||
| DNQ |  Beni Slydal
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RG500 | Did not qualify | ||||
| DNQ | Glenn Williams
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YZR500 | Did not qualify | ||||
| Sources:[5][6] | |||||||
References[edit]
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "Silverstone Circuit | The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". Progcovers.com. Retrieved 4 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Two Motorcyclists Die in Race Crash". The New York Times. United Press International. 1 August 1983. Retrieved 14 July 2018.
- ^ "1983 British MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · BRITISH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1983". www.motogp.com.