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1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.

This race was remembered for two fatal accidents that occurred over the weekend in the 500cc class. The first occurred during Friday practice when Italian rider Loris Reggiani collided with Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa. Ishikawa died shortly after from severe injuries. In the race itself, defending winner Michel Frutschi crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.

Pos.RiderTeamManufacturerTime/RetiredPoints
Freddie SpencerHRC-HondaNS50047'47.90015
Marco LucchinelliHRC-HondaNS500+14.99012
Ron HaslamHRC-HondaNS500+36.28010
Kenny RobertsMarlboro Agostini-YamahaYZR500+44.1108
Keith HuewenHeron-SuzukiRG500+44.8506
Marc FontanSonauto Gauloises-YamahaYZR500+45.7205
Barry SheeneHeron SuzukiRG500+46.0904
Guido PaciRS500+1'30.1903
Sergio PellandiniCarimati-Pezzani RacingRG500+1'33.8502
Jack MiddelburgStichting Ned-HondaRS500+1'35.8201
Wolfgang von MuraltRG500+1'39.650
Philippe CoulonMarlboro-SuzukiRG500+1'43.140
Peter SjöströmJeb's Helmet SwedenRG500+1 lap
Maurizio MassimianiHonda ItaliaRS500+1 lap
Louis-Luc MaistoRG500+1 lap
Walter MaglioratiMoto Club CarateRG500+1 lap
Stuart AvantRG500+1 lap
Ernst GschwenderMO Motul Racing TeamRG500+1 lap
Jon EkeroldCagivaGP500+3 laps
Paolo FerrettiYZR500Accident
Alain RöthlisbergerYZR500Retirement
Marco GrecoRG500Accident
Steve ParrishMitsui-YamahaYZR500Accident
Chris GuyRG500Accident
Eero HyvärinenRG500Retirement
Virginio FerrariCagivaGP500Retirement
Leandro BecheroniRG500Accident
Michel FrutschiHonda SwitzerlandRS500Fatal accident
Didier de RadiguèsTeam Johnson ElfRS500Accident
Franco UnciniHB Gallina-SuzukiRG500Accident
Raymond RocheMoto Club Paul RicardRS500Retired
Gustav ReinerRG500Accident
Eddie LawsonMarlboro Agostini YamahaYZR500Collision
Randy MamolaHB Sinclair-SuzukiRG500Collision
Jean LafondClaude FiorFiorAccident
Andreas HofmannRG500Accident
Boet van DulmenShell Nederland-SuzukiRG500Injury
Iwao IshikawaRS500Fatal accident
Takazumi KatayamaHRC-HondaNS500Injury
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