1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season

Sports season December 2019 Grand Prix motorcycle racing F.I.M. Grand Prix motorcycle racing season Grand Prix motorcycle racing season 1983 1983 World Champions500cc – Freddie Spencer (Honda)250cc – Carlos Lavado (Yamaha)125cc – Ángel Nieto (Garelli)50cc – Stefan Dörflinger (Krauser) The 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 35th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season. 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.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 https://books.google.com/books?id=Id4PkgEACAAJ As was the case in 1967, the battle for the 500 cc crown would pit a former world champion riding a powerful but, ill-handling four cylinder motorcycle against a young upstart riding a less powerful but better handling three cylinder motorcycle. Also as in 1967, the title chase wouldn't be decided until the final race of the season. 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, Lavado being the only competitor to win more than once. Eighteen-year-old British rider, Alan Carter, created excitement by winning the 250cc French Grand Prix in only his second world championship race, becoming the youngest winner of a 250cc Grand Prix race. Despite the auspicious start to his career, it would be Carter's only Grand Prix victory. The departure of Kawasaki from the 500cc class left the remaining three Japanese factories to contend for the premier division. Suzuki returned with defending champion, Franco Uncini, Loris Reggiani and Randy Mamola aboard a new version of the RG500 which featured a square tube, welded aluminium frame.Franco Uncini – World Champion – Team Manager – Top Official DeWitt Norm 157 22–28 September–October 2012 Classic Racer 1470-4463 The Honda team of Freddie Spencer, Marco Lucchinelli and Takazumi Katayama was made even stronger with the addition of British rider, Ron Haslam, all competing on the three-cylinder NS500. Honda also introduced a production version of the NS500 called the RS500 for privateer racers.Peter Clifford 1983 Motocourse 1983–1984 Hazleton Publishing Ltd 0-905138-26-0 These were very similar to the NS500 machines used by the factory racing team but, lacked the special exhaust system. Yamaha team manager Giacomo Agostini had been unable to agree on a contract with rider Graeme Crosby, so AMA Superbike champion Eddie Lawson was brought in as Kenny Roberts' new teammate, both competing with the OW70 YZR500 with a V4 engine. Before the season began, Roberts announced that the 1983 season would be his final year in Grand Prix competition. Cagiva continued to campaign bikes ridden by Jon Ekerold and Virginio Ferrari. Uncini's title defense was hampered as Suzuki experienced development problems with their chassis which left the team struggling to post good results. Suzuki's pursuit of a lightweight and compact machine had led to a myriad of handling problems associated with the flexing of the thin aluminum frame tubing. Roberts began the season with his YZR500 having problems with overheating and rear suspension, while Spencer started strongly, winning the first three races and five out of the first seven. Roberts was leading the second race in France, when his Yamaha split an expansion chamber causing it to lose power as Spencer won, with Roberts falling to fourth place.Abrams Henry Ray November 1983 Fastest Freddie https://books.google.com/books?id=ZvsDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA16 2026-01-01 American Motorcyclist 16-18 37 11 The French Grand Prix was marred by the deaths of Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa during practice after colliding with Reggiani, while Swiss rider, Michel Frutschi, died from injuries sustained during the 500cc race.http://www.ozebook.com/gpwin/documents/24.html Michel Frutschi career profile ozebook.com 5 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20111104074304/http://www.ozebook.com/gpwin/documents/24.html 4 November 2011 dead http://www.motorsportmemorial.org/focus.php?db=ms&n=1463 Motorcycle Racing Memorium motorsportmemorial.org 5 December 2012 Second Le Mans death https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=FMRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=8qUMAAAAIBAJ&pg=6690,588769 The Glasgow Herald 4 April 1983 16 In Round 3 at Monza, Roberts crashed while leading Spencer three laps from the finish. Roberts came back to win the German Grand Prix, but then finished second to Spencer in Spain in a race Spencer called one of the toughest of his career. Things began to go Roberts' way at the Austrian Grand Prix as Roberts won while Spencer's Honda suffered a crankshaft failure. In the Yugoslavian Grand Prix, Roberts' Yamaha failed to start immediately, while Spencer charged to an early lead, leaving Roberts to fight through the field to finish in fourth place. Roberts then went on a three-race winning streak with victories in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, while Spencer stayed close with a third place and two second-place finishes.http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Kenny+Roberts Kenny Roberts career statistics motogp.com 4 December 2012 7 April 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160407070434/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Kenny+Roberts dead http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Freddie+Spencer Freddie Spencer career statistics motogp.com 4 December 2012 3 December 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20131203004547/http://www.motogp.com/en/riders/Freddie+Spencer dead Uncini was injured in an accident at the Dutch TT when he crashed while exiting a curve, then was struck in the helmet by Wayne Gardner's motorcycle as he tried to run off the track. The injury left Uncini in a coma, from which he recovered, but which forced him to sit out the remainder of the season. The British Grand Prix gave Kenny Roberts a third victory in a row, after a race split in two stages following the deaths of Swiss rider Peter Huber and Northern Irish rider Norman Brown during lap 6 of the first stage.Two Motorcyclists Die in Race Crash United Press International The New York Times 1 August 1983 https://www.nytimes.com/1983/08/01/sports/two-motorcyclists-die-in-race-crash.html The race was subsequently stopped following some confusion over whether the race had been suspended or not. The event was then decided by aggregate times over the two stages, with Roberts leading both stages of the race, taking victory with Freddie Spencer in second. The championship then moved to the penultimate round at the Swedish Grand Prix with Spencer holding a two-point lead over Roberts. Roberts led Spencer going into the last lap of the race. Heading down the back straight, Spencer placed his Honda right behind Roberts' Yamaha as they reached the penultimate corner, a ninety degree right-hander. As both riders applied their brakes, Spencer came out of Roberts' slipstream and managed to get inside of the Yamaha. As they exited the corner, both riders ran wide off the track and into the dirt.Roberts says he will never again give an inch of track to Spencer Bee News Services The Modesto Bee 15 12 August 1983 4 December 2012 https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I9AqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KNcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1057,5238235&dq=kenny+roberts&hl=en https://archive.today/20130111045206/http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=I9AqAAAAIBAJ&sjid=KNcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1057,5238235&dq=kenny+roberts&hl=en dead 11 January 2013 Spencer was able to get back on the track and back on the power first, crossing the finish line just ahead of Roberts for a crucial victory.http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2009/08/05/roberts-vs-spencer Roberts vs Spencer cyclenews.com 4 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20100715204052/http://www.cyclenews.com/articles/road-racing/2009/08/05/roberts-vs-spencer 15 July 2010 dead Roberts considered Spencer's pass to be foolish and dangerous, and exchanged angry words with him on the podium. Roberts would have to win the final round at the San Marino Grand Prix with Spencer finishing no better than third place in order for Roberts to win his fourth world championship. In a fitting end to a successful career, Roberts won his last-ever Grand Prix race, however Spencer was able to secure second place to claim the world championship. The two riders dominated the season with each claiming six victories and six pole positions in the 12 race series. 1983 Grand Prix season calendar The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1983: RoundDateGrand PrixCircuit 1 19 March †† South Africa 1928 Nashua Motorcycle Grand Prix Kyalami 2 3 April France Grand Prix de France Bugatti Circuit 3 24 April Italy Gran Premio delle Nazioni Autodromo Nazionale Monza 4 8 May Germany Großer Preis von Deutschland Hockenheimring 5 22 May Spain Marlboro Gran Premio de España de Motociclismo Circuito Permanente Del Jarama 6 29 May Austria Großer Preis von Österreich Salzburgring 7 12 June Yugoslavia Yu Grand Prix Automotodrom Rijeka 8 25 June †† Netherlands Dutch TT Assen TT Circuit Assen 9 3 July Belgium Johnson GP of Belgium Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps 10 31 July UK Marlboro British Grand Prix Silverstone Circuit 11 6 August Sweden Swedish TT Scandinavian Raceway 12 4 September San Marino 1862 Grand Prix S. Marino Autodromo Dino FerrariSources:http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1983_heden.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20090902140008/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1983_heden.htm dead 2 September 2009 ""Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden. Jumping Jack 16 July 2018https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/championships/1983-world-motorcycle-championship/ 1983 500cc World Championship race results motorsportmagazine.com 19 March 2026 †† = Saturday race Calendar changes The Argentine Grand Prix was taken off the calendar due to the high costs to host the event. The South African Grand Prix was added to the calendar. The French Grand Prix moved from the Nogaro circuit to the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans after a strike by all the factory teams, as well as some private drivers, due to the very dangerous track conditions. The Nations Grand Prix moved from the Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The German Grand Prix was moved forward, from 26 September to 8 May. The Austrian Grand Prix was moved back, from 2 to 29 May. The Yugoslavian Grand Prix was moved forward, from 18 July to 12 June. The Finnish and Czechoslovak Grand Prix were taken off the calendar due to dangerous track conditions. The San Marino Grand Prix moved from the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello to the Autodromo Dino Ferrari. Calendar and Results 1983 Grand Prix season results Round Date Race Location 50cc winner 125cc winner 250cc winner 500cc winner Report 1 19 March South Africa 1928 South African Grand Prix Kyalami France Jean-François Baldé United States Freddie Spencer Report 2 3 April France French Grand Prix Le Mans Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Spain Ricardo Tormo UK Alan Carter United States Freddie Spencer Report 3 24 April Italy Nations Grand Prix Monza Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Spain Ángel Nieto Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado United States Freddie Spencer Report 4 8 May Germany German Grand Prix Hockenheim Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Spain Ángel Nieto Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado United States Kenny Roberts Report 5 22 May Spain Spanish Grand Prix Jarama Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Spain Ángel Nieto France Hervé Guilleux United States Freddie Spencer Report 6 29 May Austria Austrian Grand Prix Salzburgring Spain Ángel Nieto Germany Manfred Herweh United States Kenny Roberts Report 7 12 June Yugoslavia Yugoslavian Grand Prix Rijeka Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado United States Freddie Spencer Report 8 25 June Netherlands Dutch TT Assen Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Spain Ángel Nieto Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado United States Kenny Roberts Report 9 3 July Belgium Belgian Grand Prix Spa-Francorchamps Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Belgium Didier de Radiguès United States Kenny Roberts Report 10 31 July UK British Grand Prix Silverstone Spain Ángel Nieto France Jacques Bolle United States Kenny Roberts Report 11 6 August Sweden Swedish Grand Prix Anderstorp Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler France Christian Sarron United States Freddie Spencer Report 12 4 September San Marino San Marino Grand Prix Imola Spain Ricardo Tormo Italy Maurizio Vitali United States Kenny Roberts Report Participants and Standings 500cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds Team HB Suzuki Suzuki ??? 1 ITA Franco Uncini 1–8 12 NED Boet van Dulmen All 12 ITA Loris Reggiani 1, 10–11 Honda Racing Company Honda Honda NS500 3 USA Freddie Spencer All 5 ITA Marco Lucchinelli All 8 JPN Takazumi Katayama 1–11 9474335 GBR Ron Haslam 1–7, 9–12 Yamaha Marlboro Yamaha Yamaha YZR500 (OW70) 4 USA Kenny Roberts All ??? 22 VEN 1954 Carlos Lavado ??? Yamaha OW70 27 USA Eddie Lawson All Team HB Suzuki Suzuki Suzuki XR45 6 USA Randy Mamola All ??? 16 BRD Anton Mang 6, 10–12 Heron Team Suzuki Suzuki XR40 7 GBR Barry Sheene 1–4, 6–8, 10–12 ??? 25 GBR Rob McElnea 10 Suzuki RG 500 gamma 475529 GBR Keith Huewen 2–12 Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha ??? 10 FRA Marc Fontan All Cagiva Motor Italia Cagiva ??? 11 ITA Virginio Ferrari 1–4, 6, 10, 12 20 RSA 1928 Jon Ekerold 1–2, 8, 12 Shell Nederland Suzuki ??? 12 NED Boet van Dulmen All Honda Switzerland Honda Honda RS500 14 CHE Michel Frutschi 1–2* Marlboro-Tissot Suzuki ??? 15 CHE Sergio Pellandini 1–10 Krauter-Vertrieb Racing 17 BRD Gustav Reiner 1–5, 7 Team Johnson Elf Honda Honda RS500 18 BEL Didier de Radiguès 2, 5, 9–12 ??? Suzuki ??? 19 CHE Wolfgang von Muralt 2–12 20 RSA 1928 Jon Ekerold ??? Honda Honda RS500 23 ITA Fabio Biliotti 1, 4–8, 12 HIRT Giapauto ??? 28 ITA Gianni Pelletier 3–7 Stichting Ned. 3022 NED Jack Middelburg 2–10, 12 ??? Honda RS500/Honda NS500 35 FRA Raymond Roche 1–8, 11–12 Suzuki ??? 3839 ITA Leandro Becheroni 1–4, 6, 10–12 Honda Honda RS500 39 ITA Guido Paci 1-2** Marlboro Suzuki ??? 4133 CHE Philippe Coulon 2–12 Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha 4326 GBR Steve Parrish 1–6, 8–12 Honda Britain Racing Honda 47 GBR Roger Marshall 8 Honda NS500 51 AUS Wayne Gardner 8, 10 ??? Suzuki ??? 494613 GBR Chris Guy All Jeb's Helmet Sweden 5041 SWE Peter Sjöstrom 2–4, 6, 8–12 ??? 51 BRD Ernst Gschwender 2–4, 6–9, 12 Honda Italia Honda Honda RS500 5952 ITA Maurizio Massimiani 1–2, 6–7, 10, 12 ??? Suzuki ??? ??? AUT Franz Kaserer ??? ??? DEN Børge Nielsen ??? Source:http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st83379.htm 500cc Grand Prix entry list for 1983 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider Notes * Frutschi was killed at the second round of the season, the French GP. ** Paci was killed during a motorcycle endurance race in Imola. 250cc participants TeamConstructorMotorcycleNo.RiderRounds Team Sonauto Gauloises Yamaha ??? 1 FRA Jean-Louis Tournadre 1–7, 10–11 10 FRA Christian Sarron All* 26 FRA Thierry Rapicault All Höstettler 2 CHE Jacques Cornu 1–4, 6, 8–9, 11 Elf Moto Racing Team Armstrong-Rotax 3 CHE Roland Freymond All Team Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha 4 BRD Martin Wimmer All 21 IRL Donny Robinson 2–6 3228 GBR Alan Carter 1–6, 8–11 62 GBR Paul Tinker ??? Venemotos Racing Team 5 VEN 1954 Carlos Lavado All 23 VEN 1954 Iván Palazzese All Team Johnson Elf Chevallier 6 BEL Didier de Radiguès All Lumaca MBA/Yamaha ???/??? 7 ITA Paolo Ferretti 1–2, 4, 7–9 Team Green Yamaha ??? 8 FRA Jean-Louis Guignabodet All Team Emco Bartol 9 AUS Jeff Sayle ??? Pernod Pernod 11 FRA Christian Estrosi 1–3, 5–6, 8–11 32 FRA Jacques Bolle 1–2, 5–7 TopCard Krauser Chevallier 12 FRA Jean-François Baldé 1–8 ??? FRA Bernad Fau 1–2, 4–11 ??? Bartol/Yamaha ???/??? 14 FRA Patrick Fernandez All Cobas Motorcycles Cobas ??? 15 SPA Sito Pons 1–6 ??? Yamaha 16 SPA Ángel Nieto 5–7 Massa Real Racing Team Real-Rotax 19 BRD Manfred Herweh 1, 3–9 ??? Armstrong-Rotax 20 GBR Tony Head 1–4, 6–11 Römer Racing Team Yamaha 25 BRD Reinhold Roth All ??? 3430 CHE Bruno Lüscher 4 Team Forever 34 ITA Massimo Matteoni 3–5, 7–9 Team Go-West 35 FRA Jacques Bolle 10–11 ??? 3658 FRA Jean-Michel Mattioli 2, 4–5, 7–11 4133 FRA Bernard Fau 1–2, 4–11 MBA 42 FRA Guy Bertin 2, 4–9, 11 Kawasaki Kawasaki 4447231 FRA Hervé Guilleux 1, 3–11 ??? Yamaha 46 JPN Teruo Fukuda 7–11 RK Morena-Rotax 4837 BEL Jean-Marc Toffolo 2, 7, 9 Dalmac Racing Yamaha 4939 GBR Donnie Mcleod 4–6, 8–11 ??? 5450 CHE Edwin Weibel 3–4 5635 BRD Harald Eckl 2–4, 6–11 Chevallier Elf Chevallier 5721 FRA Thierry Espié All J.J. Moto Club Cobas-Rotax 5936 SPA Carlos Cardús 1–2, 4–5, 8–11 Source:http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st80399.htm 250cc Grand Prix entry list for 1983 Motorcycle Racing OnlineKey Regular Rider Wildcard Rider Replacement Rider Notes * The 250cc did not participate in round 12 of the championship, the San Marino GP. 500cc riders' standings Scoring system Points were awarded to the top ten finishers in each race. A rider has to finish the race to earn points. All races counted towards the final standings.Dennis Noyes 1999 Michael Scott Motocourse: 50 Years Of Moto Grand Prix Hazleton Publishing Ltd 1-874557-83-7 https://books.google.com/books/about/Motocourse.html?id=Id4PkgEACAAJ Position  1st   2nd   3rd   4th   5th   6th   7th   8th   9th   10th  Points 15 12 10 8 6 5 4 3 2 1 Place Rider Team Machine RSASouth Africa 1928 FRAFrance NATItaly GERGermany ESPSpain AUTAustria YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands BELBelgium GBRGreat Britain SWESweden RSMSan Marino Points1 United States Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NS500 1 1 1 4 1 Ret 1 3 2 2 1 21442 United States Kenny Roberts Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 2 4 Ret 1 2 1 4 1 1 1 2 11423 United States Randy Mamola HB Sinclair-Suzuki RG500 5 Ret 2 7 4 3 2 4 3 3 7 5894 United States Eddie Lawson Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 8 Ret 3 9 6 2 3 5 5 4 5 3785 Japan Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NS500 Ret DNS 5 2 3 4 5 2 4 6 3 DNS776 France Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 4 6 7 8 7 6 6 7 6 5 4 6647 Italy Marco Lucchinelli HRC-Honda NS500 9 2 10 3 Ret 7 9 Ret 7 Ret 6 4488 UK Ron Haslam HRC-Honda NS500 3 3 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 7 9 9319 Italy Franco Uncini HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 6 Ret 4 6 5 5 Ret Ret3110 France Raymond Roche Moto Club Paul Ricard NS500 7 Ret 6 5 Ret Ret Ret 9 DNS 8 72211 Netherlands Boet van Dulmen Shell Nederland-Suzuki RG500 Ret DNS Ret 10 11 10 7 8 9 8 12 81712 Netherlands Jack Middelburg Stichting Ned-Honda NS500 10 Ret 11 8 8 11 6 Ret Ret DNS Ret12 13 Switzerland Sergio Pellandini Marlboro Tissot-Suzuki RG500 12 9 8 Ret 9 9 10 Ret 10 Ret 11 14 Great Britain Barry Sheene Heron-Suzuki RG500 10 7 9 Ret 13 13 Ret DNS 9 Ret Ret9 15 Great Britain Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 5 Ret 17 10 12 Ret Ret 11 11 11 Ret7 16 Italy Gianni Pelletier HIRT Giapauto-Honda RS500 Ret 13 12 11 8 3 17 Italy Guido Paci RS500 Ret 83 18 Germany Anton Mang HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 Ret 12 10 102 19 Australia Paul Lewis RG500 101 20 Great Britain Mark Salle Royal Cars Suzuki RG500 10 12 141 Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt RG500 DNQ 11 17 21 Ret 23 15 Ret 15 Ret 17 120 Italy Leandro Beccheroni RG500 Ret Ret 22 12 Ret 21 Ret Ret 18 110 Italy Virginio Ferrari Cagiva GP500 15 Ret 11 Ret 26 Ret Ret Ret0 Italy Loris Reggiani HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 11 Ret 15 DNS0 New Zealand Stu Avant RG500 17 30 11 160 Italy Walter Magliorati Moto Club Carate RG500 DNQ 16 12 14 25 12 170 Switzerland Philippe Coulon Marlboro-Suzuki RG500 DNQ 12 Ret 23 17 16 14 18 Ret 24 19 130 Great Britain Norman Brown† Hector Neill Racing RG500 12 DNS Ret†0 Great Britain Chris Guy RG500 Ret Ret 24 25 18 14 23 Ret Ret 13 14 140 Sweden Peter Sjostrom Jeb's Helmet Sweden RG500 13 14 15 17 Ret Ret 22 16 200 Italy Maurizio Massimiani Honda-Italia RS500 13 14 15 Ret 23 Ret0 Germany Gustav Reiner Krauter-Vertrieb Racing RG500 Ret Ret 13 16 14 Ret 170 Great Britain Steve Parrish Mitsui Yamaha YZR500 20 Ret 15 18 15 20 Ret DNQ Ret 13 160 Finland Eero Hyvarinen RG500 Ret 19 15 130 Belgium Didier de Radigues Team Johnson Elf RS500 Ret Ret DNQ 13 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret0 Netherlands Henk de Vries Henk de Vries Motoren RG500 24 130 Italy Fabio Biliotti Moto Club Condor RS500 14 22 16 19 18 17 DNS DNQ 210 France Franck Gross RS500 16 Ret 14 18 190 Netherlands Rob Punt M. Woestenburg RG500 14 18 200 France Louis-Luc Maisto RG500 150 Great Britain Kevin Wrettom RG500 150 Italy Massimo Broccoli RG500 150 Germany Ernst Gschwender MO Motul Racing Team RG500 18 Ret 19 18 21 16 17 220 Brazil Marco Greco RG500 16 Ret 18 31 Ret Ret DNQ0 Australia Wayne Gardner Honda Britain Racing NS500 Ret 160 Italy Marco Papa RG500 160 South Africa 1928 Jon Ekerold Cagiva GP500 17 19 DNQ Ret DNQ 240 Great Britain Steve Henshaw Harold Coppock RG500 170 Italy Corrado Tuzii Beton Bloc Racing RS500 18 DNQ 23 28 19 DNQ Ret0 Italy Paolo Ferretti YZR500 Ret 20 29 Ret 180 Switzerland Peter Huber† RG500 DNQ 26 33 22 19 Ret†0 Great Britain Gary Lingham Myers Motorcycles RG500 19 Ret0 Italy Lorenzo Ghiselli RG500 DNQ 190 Netherlands Rinus van Kasteren RG500 190 Great Britain Alan Irwin D. McManus RG500 190 Denmark Børge Nielsen RG500 DNQ DNQ Ret 28 Ret 20 20 29 230 Sweden Bent Slydal RG500 DNQ 27 20 Ret DNQ Ret0 Germany Walter Hoffmann Deutsche Tecalemit RG500 200 Spain Francisco Rico RG500 200 Germany Alfons Ammerschlager Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki RG500 21 Ret 22 220 Austria Franz Kaserer RG500 DNQ 25 Ret 29 24 21 Ret 260 Switzerland Andreas Hofmann RG500 DNQ Ret 21 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 270 New Zealand Dennis Ireland RG500 34 Ret 21 DNQ0 Great Britain Con Law RG500 Ret 210 Spain Carlos Morante YZR500 210 Sweden Peter Skold RG500 210 Netherlands Johan van Eijk RG500 22 220 Germany Wolfgang Schwarz ES Motorradzubeh Racing Team RG500 22 270 Sweden Lars Johansson RG500 220 Spain Jose Parra RG500 230 Belgium Jean-Philippe Delers YZR500 230 Sweden Ake Grahn YZR500 230 Austria Josef Ragginger RG500 24 250 Great Britain Steve Williams DTR Fowler Yamaha YZR500 Ret DNQ 240 Greece Dimitrios Papandreou YZR500 Ret 250 Finland Esko Kuparinen RG500 250 Great Britain Dave Dean RG500 Ret 26 Ret0 Finland Timo Pohjola YZR500 260 Denmark Kjeld Sorensen RG500 270 Norway Alf Graarud YZR500 280 Sweden Jan-Olof Odeholm RG500 300 Switzerland Alain Roethlisberger YZR500 Ret Ret 320 Germany Dieter Klopfer DIKO 350 France Jean Lafond Claude Fior Ret Ret DNS0 Switzerland Michel Frutschi† Honda Switzerland RS500 Ret Ret†0 Great Britain Roger Marshall Honda Britain Racing RS500 Ret Ret0 Germany Klaus Klein RG500 Ret0 Germany Gerhard Treusch RG500 Ret0 Spain Marco Grino RG500 Ret0 Belgium Bernard Denis RG500 Ret0 Great Britain Rob McElnea Heron-Suzuki RG500 Ret0 AUS John Pace RG500 Ret0 Great Britain Graham Wood DTR Fowler Yamaha YZR500 Ret0 Denmark Chris Fisker RG500 Ret0 Sweden Peter Linden RG500 Ret0 Finland Risto Korhonen RG500 Ret0 Sweden Peter Karlsson YZR500 Ret0 Italy Attilio Riondato RG500 Ret0 Venezuela Carlos Lavado Marlboro-Yamaha YZR500 DNS0 France Jean-François Baldé NS500 DNQ0 Finland Cai Hedstrom DNQ0 Netherlands Harry Heutmekers RG500 DNQ0 Great Britain Simon Buckmaster RG500 DNQ0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1983/500cc/championship-standings 1983 500cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 † denotes the death of a rider 250cc standings Place Rider Team Machine RSASouth Africa 1928 FRAFrance ITAItaly GERGermany ESPSpain AUTAustria YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands BELBelgium GBRGreat Britain SWESweden Points1 Venezuela 1930 Carlos Lavado Venemotos-Yamaha YZR250 7 Ret 1 1 7 7 1 1 3 4 31002 France Christian Sarron Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR250 Ret Ret Ret 7 2 4 2 Ret 2 3 1733 Belgium Didier de Radiguès Team Johnson Elf Chevallier YZR250 2 4 9 3 Ret 2 Ret 7 1 9 8684 France Hervé Guilleux Kawasaki KR250 3 6 12 1 6 Ret 3 5 Ret 2635 France Thierry Espié Chevallier-Elf Chevallier YZR250 11 9 2 Ret 5 3 15 6 4 2 13556 West Germany Martin Wimmer Mitsui-Yamaha YZR250 8 Ret 4 Ret 3 5 Ret 5 6 5 10457 Germany Manfred Herweh Massa Real Racing Team Real-Rotax 6 3 Ret 21 1 3 Ret Ret408 France Jean-François Baldé TopCard Krauser Chevallier YZR250 1 15 10 8 6 12 4 Ret329 Switzerland Jacques Cornu Höstettler-Yamaha YZR250 5 2 5 Ret 9 9 7 183210 France Jacques Bolle Pernod-Yamaha YZR250 Ret 7 Ret Ret 18 Ret 6 1 926 11 France Patrick Fernandez Bartol-Yamaha YZR250 4 6 Ret 2 Ret 11 10 Ret 11 Ret 1426 12 UK Alan Carter Mitsui-Yamaha YZR250 Ret 1 Ret 13 Ret Ret DNS Ret DNQ 14 521 13 Venezuela 1930 Ivan Palazzese Venemotos-Yamaha YZR250 10 14 8 Ret 10 18 Ret 2 8 16 1520 14 France Thierry Rapicault Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR250 9 3 7 21 Ret Ret 13 Ret 13 8 Ret 19 15 France Jean-Louis Guignabodet Team Green YZR250 13 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 7 4 9 21 7 18 16 UK Tony Head Armstrong-Rotax CF250 16 5 13 18 DNQ 17 19 14 Ret 22 414 17 West Germany Reinhold Roth Römer Racing Team YZR250 18 11 5 15 8 Ret 6 1614 18 Spain Sito Pons Kobas Kobas-Rotax 15 13 Ret 9 4 DNS DNS10 19 Switzerland Bruno Luscher YZR250 16 12 4 Ret 14 14 22 23 27 Ret8 20 France Guy Bertin MBA Ret Ret 13 10 5 Ret Ret Ret7 21 France Jean Michel Mattioli YZR250 11 29 22 17 12 16 18 6 5 21 Switzerland Roland Freymond Elf Moto Racing Team CF250 12 Ret Ret 6 12 Ret Ret Ret 21 Ret Ret 5 23 Belgium Jean Marc Toffolo RK Morena-Rotax 10 Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 10 Ret 5 24 Japan Teruo Fukuda YZR250 11 21 17 7 Ret4 25 France Christian Estrosi Pernod-Yamaha YZR250 17 17 Ret Ret Ret 16 8 12 Ret Ret 3 25 UK Donnie Robinson Mitsui-Yamaha YZR250 Ret Ret Ret 8 DNS 3 25 West Germany Harald Eckl YZR250 8 14 19 Ret 16 Ret 22 12 173 28 Spain Carlos Cardus Kobas Kobas-Rotax Ret 21 Ret 11 9 Ret 16 Ret 11 Ret2 28 Italy Massimo Matteoni Team Forever YZR250 Ret 17 14 9 Ret 15 2 30 UK Donnie McLeod Dalmac Racing YZR250 25 Ret 15 10 24 19 121 30 France Bernard Fau TopCard Krauser Chevallier YZR250 Ret Ret 10 20 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret1 30 Australia Graeme McGregoer EMC EMC-Rotax Ret 19 26 10 1 France Jean-Louis Tournadre Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR250 Ret Ret Ret 14 11 Ret Ret Ret Ret0 South Africa 1928 Alan North YZR250 Ret DNQ 23 11 20 150 Sweden Eilert Lundstedt YZR250 Ret 110 Austria Siegfried Minich Rotax Ret Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret0 France Pierre Bolle YZR250 120 Germany Herbert Bessendorfer YZR250 Ret 17 18 130 Switzerland Edwin Weibel YZR250 Ret 18 20 20 20 13 Ret 30 220 Netherlands Peter Looijesteijn Waddon 27 18 14 280 South Africa 1928 Jimmy Rodger YZR250 140 Italy Paolo Ferretti Rotax 18 20 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 15 250 Italy Maurizio Vitali MBA 15 DNQ0 Germany Jürgen Schmid YZR250 150 Germany Karl-Thomas Grassel YZR250 17 160 Great Britain Graham Young EMC EMC-Rotax 16 Ret Ret Ret 200 Belgium Michel Simeon YZR250 Ret 16 Ret Ret0 Spain Luis Miguel Reyes Kobas Kobas-Rotax 17 Ret Ret0 Great Britain Paul Tinker YZR250 170 Japan Kiyotaka Sakai YZR250 22 18 250 Belgium Stephane Mertens YZR250 19 190 Japan Tadasu Ikeda YZR250 19 24 DNS Ret0 France Gabriel Gabria YZR250 28 Ret 19 Ret0 South Africa 1928 Robbie Petersen YZR250 190 Spain Domingo Gil YZR250 190 Great Britain Con Law EMC EMC-Rotax 20 260 South Africa 1928 Kevin Hellyer YZR250 200 Sweden Micke Melander YZR250 200 Austria Manfred Obinger YZR250 21 210 Canada Alan Labrosse YZR250 Ret 210 South Africa 1928 Warren Bristol YZR250 210 Italy Massimo Broccoli YZR250 22 Ret Ret0 Germany Herbert Hauf YZR250 220 South Africa 1928 Leonard Dibon YZR250 230 Germany Stefan Förtsch YZR250 230 Australia Chris Oldfield Armstrong-Rotax CF250 230 Denmark Anders Skov YZR250 230 Spain Toni Garcia YZR250 DNQ 24 Ret0 South Africa 1928 Danny Bristol YZR250 240 Great Britain Andy Watts EMC EMC-Rotax 240 Finland Jarmo Liitia Rotax 240 South Africa 1928 Mike Crawford Armstrong-Rotax CF250 250 Netherlands Mar Schouten MBA 26 Ret DNS Ret Ret0 Belgium Rene Delaby Armstrong-Rotax CF250 Ret 27 Ret Ret0 France Eric Saul YZR250 Ret Ret 29 Ret0 Spain Angel Nieto YZR250 DNQ DNQ Ret Ret Ret Ret0 Sweden Bengt Elgh MBA Ret Ret0 Denmark Leif Nielsen Rotax Ret Ret0 Denmark Svend Andersson YZR250 Ret Ret0 Great Britain Steve Williams YZR250 DNQ Ret0 South Africa 1928 Dave Petersen Rotax Ret0 South Africa 1928 Mario Rademeyer YZR250 Ret0 South Africa 1928 Richard Porter Rotax Ret0 South Africa 1928 Robert Larney Rotax Ret0 France Patrick Chatelet YZR250 Ret0 France Philippe Robles YZR250 Ret0 France Jean Foray YZR250 Ret0 France Patrick Igoa YZR250 Ret0 Italy Marcellino Lucchi SWM SWM250 Ret0 Switzerland Constant Pittet YZR250 Ret0 Germany Stefan Klabacher Rotax Ret0 France Roger Sibille YZR250 Ret0 Austria Thomas Bacher YZR250 Ret0 Yugoslavia Bozo Janezic Armstrong-Rotax CF250 Ret0 Australia Jeffrey Sayle Bartol-Yamaha YZR250 Ret0 Great Britain Steve Tonkin Armstrong-Rotax CF250 Ret0 Great Britain Steve Wright YZR250 Ret0 Great Britain Pete Wild YZR250 Ret0 Italy Stefano Caracchi MBA Ret0 Sweden Per Jansson YZR250 Ret0 Belgium Paul Ramon YZR250 DNQ0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1983/250cc/championship-standings 1983 250cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026http://www.f1network.net/main/s180/st80399.htm 1983 250cc Entries List f1network.net 19 March 2026 125cc standings Place Rider Machine FRAFrance NATItaly GERGermany ESPSpain AUTAustria YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands BELBelgium GBRGreat Britain SWESweden SMRSan Marino Points1 Spain Ángel Nieto Garelli Ret 1 1 1 1 11 1 2 1 DNQ Ret1022 Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler MBA 7 5 4 5 Ret 1 3 Ret 2 1 Ret763 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Garelli Ret 2 2 2 2 DNS 7 1674 Italy Maurizio Vitali MBA 3 Ret 5 4 6 2 Ret Ret 9 10 1595 Spain Ricardo Tormo MBA 1 4 Ret 10 11 2 3 Ret 5 Ret526 Switzerland Hans Müller MBA Ret Ret 7 6 9 Ret 6 Ret 3 6 2437 Finland Johnny Wickström MBA 4 17 13 Ret 7 4 5 4 Ret 4 Ret428 Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi Sanvenero Ret 3 3 3 Ret Ret Ret 13 7 5409 Italy Fausto Gresini Garelli Ret 7 6 4 Ret 10 9 6 2 Ret3710 Austria August Auinger MBA Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret 15 Ret 5 3 430 11 Italy Pierluigi Aldrovandi MBA 9 10 15 Ret 14 5 8 Ret 10 8 3 30 12 Germany Gerhard Waibel MBA Ret 12 8 10 Ret 4 6 11 12 622 13 France Jean-Claude Selini MBA 2 9 19 11 16 15 9 13 7 Ret Ret 20 14 Italy Stefano Caracchi MBA Ret 8 10 7 13 3 16 10 Ret Ret Ret 19 15 Argentina Willy Perez MBA Ret 16 29 8 25 Ret 17 12 4 9 816 16 Belgium Lucio Pietroniro MBA Ret 11 9 8 6 19 5 Ret 21 Ret 16 17 Netherlands Henk van Kessel MBA Ret 19 14 9 12 Ret 14 8 8 11 7 12 18 Italy Ezio Gianola MBA 3 Ret DNS10 19 Denmark Thomas Moller-Pedersen MBA 5 33 23 DNQ DNQ 23 DNQ 17 6 20 Austria Erich Klein MBA 15 Ret 21 Ret 7 Ret 14 Ret 13 96 21 Finland Jikka Jaakkola MBA 6 23 175 22 Italy Libero Piccirillo MBA 15 6 17 Ret Ret 14 Ret 5 23 Italy Giuseppe Ascareggi MBA 8 Ret 28 12 24 Ret 18 Ret 3 24 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger MBA 13 Ret 12 Ret Ret 8 11 11 Ret 3 25 Argentina Hugo Vignetti MBA Ret 13 15 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret2 26 France Patrick Lagrive MBA 10 1 27 France Jacky Hutteau MBA 22 26 17 17 10 20 22 Ret Ret 121 28 Netherlands Anton Straver MBA Ret 21 21 15 22 12 18 Ret 14 15 101 Germany Helmut Lichtenburg MBA 14 Ret 25 20 13 12 16 15 16 110 Venezuela Miguel Gonzales MBA 13 110 Germany Willi Hupperich MBA 11 200 Switzerland Peter Sommer MBA 12 23 16 26 Ret0 Belgium Olivier Liegeois Sanvenero Ret Ret 26 19 12 Ret Ret0 Germany Alfred Waibel Real Ret Ret 18 13 150 Algeria Bady Hassaine MBA Ret Ret 22 Ret Ret 24 Ret 18 130 France Paul Bordes MBA 14 18 18 Ret 16 25 17 Ret Ret Ret0 Yugoslavia Alojz Pavlic Bartol 21 17 140 Finland Esa Kytola MBA Ret 20 Ret 14 25 Ret0 Finland Jussi Hautanimi Yamaha 20 140 Czechoslovakia Peter Baláž MBA 150 Spain Antonio Boronat MBA 19 160 Switzerland Rolf Ruttimann† MBA 16 Ret Ret Ret 23 Ret†0 Venezuela Ivan Troisi MBA Ret 16 Ret Ret0 Italy Carlo Succi MBA 160 France Patrick Daudier MBA 170 Great Britain Robin Appleyard MBA 170 Yugoslavia Janez Pintar MBA 25 Ret 19 Ret 21 180 Belgium Chris Baert MBA 34 22 27 DNQ 180 Yugoslavia Robert Hmeljak MBA 18 240 Switzerland Joe Genoud MBA 18 DNQ0 Italy Dominico Brigaglia MBA 18 DNS0 Sweden Per-Edward Carlson MBA Ret 24 24 19 Ret Ret 28 21 22 Ret0 Sweden Jan Backstrom MBA Ret Ret DNQ 190 Great Britain Tony Smith MBA Ret 190 Yugoslavia Zdravko Matulja MBA 190 Netherlands Willem Heykoop Sanvenero Ret Ret 20 DNQ0 Spain Angel del Pozo MBA 200 Sweden Håkon Olsson Starol 200 Austria Werner Schmied MBA DNQ 210 Netherlands Boy van Erp MBA 22 DNS 250 Great Britain Chris Leah MBA 36 Ret 220 Spain Andreas Sanches-Marin MBA Ret 23 31 Ret 26 Ret DNQ Ret0 Belgium Jean-Paul Leonard MBA 230 Denmark Henrik Rasmussen MBA 230 Netherlands Ton Spek MBA 240 Sweden Peter Karlsson MBA 240 Netherlands Kees van der Ven MBA 27 260 Germany Bernd Lauermann MBA 27 Ret0 Germany Elfenheimer MBA 300 Germany Thomas Weickardt MBA 320 Germany Reinhard Koberstein MBA 350 Netherlands Hans Spaan MBA Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret0 Italy Massimo de Lorenzi Minarelli Ret Ret Ret0 Italy Fabio Meozzi MBA Ret0 Germany Norbert Peschke MBA Ret0 Germany Hubert Abold Bender Ret0 Germany Hagen Klein de FKN-Kreidler Ret0 Great Britain Pete Wild MBA Ret0 Netherlands Martin van Soest MBA Ret0 Netherlands Jan Eggens EGA Ret0 Germany Ingo Emmerich MBA Ret0 Great Britain Peter Banks MBA Ret0 Great Britain Bill Robertson MBA Ret0 Austria Hans Hummel MBA Ret0 Great Britain David Fabian Sanvenero Ret0 Sweden Jörgen Ask MBA Ret0 Finland Olli Kujansuu MBA Ret0 Finland Juha Pakkanen MBA Ret0 Italy Marino Neri MBA Ret0 Germany Stefan Schmitt MBA DNQ0 Yugoslavia Zdravko Ljeljak MBA DNQ0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1983/125cc/championship-standings 1983 125cc World Championship race results at MotoGP.com motogp.com 19 March 2026 † denotes the death of a rider 50cc standings Place Rider Machine FRAFrance NATItaly GERGermany ESPSpain YUGYugoslavia NEDNetherlands SMRSan Marino Points1 Switzerland Stefan Dörflinger Krauser 1 11 1 2 1 2 2812 Italy Eugenio Lazzarini Garelli 2 1 2 1 DNS 1 Ret693 Italy Claudio Lusuardi Villa Ret 2 Ret 4 Ret 4 3384 Netherlands Hans Spaan Kreidler Ret 5 6 7 2 9 6345 Netherlands George Looijestyn Kreidler 6 3 4 6 5 Ret Ret346 West Germany Hagen Klein de FKN-Kreidler 3 6 7 9 Ret 5 5337 Spain Ricardo Tormo Garelli Ret 3 1258 West Germany Rainer Kunz FKN-Kreidler Ret Ret 5 10 3 7 Ret219 West Germany Gerhard Bauer Ziegler Ret Ret 3 5 7 212010 West Germany Rainer Scheidhauer Kreidler 11 4 Ret 6 8 101710 Netherlands Theo Timmer Casal 8 Ret 10 Ret Ret 6 417 12 Germany Ingo Emmerich Kreidler 4 8 8 Ret Ret14 13 Spain Jorge Martinez Bultaco 310 14 Yugoslavia Zdravko Matulja Tomos Ret Ret Ret 4 12 Ret 8 15 Netherlands Paul Rimmelzwaan Kreidler 5 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 6 16 Germany Gerhard Singer Kreidler Ret 7 9 Ret Ret 11 116 17 Austria Otto Machinek Kreidler 19 11 8 14 86 18 France Paul Bordes Moto 2L 7 10 13 13 Ret 13 Ret5 19 Italy Giuseppe Ascareggi Minarelli 7 4 20 Netherlands Jos Van Dongen Kreidler 16 9 12 10 10 Ret 4 21 Spain Daniel Mateos Bultaco 83 22 Italy Paolo Priori Paolucci Ret 16 Ret 92 23 Netherlands Hans Koopman Kreidler 9 Ret 15 Ret Ret2 24 Italy Maurizio Stocco Kreidler 14 9 Ret 2 25 Italy Massimo De Lorenzi Minarelli 10 12 17 Ret Ret Ret1 Italy Claudio Granata Kreidler Ret 11 Ret0 Spain Ramon Gali Bultaco 12 Ret 14 15 Ret0 Germany Thomas Engl M1 Ret 18 Ret 12 Ret 150 Belgium Chris Baert Kreidler 17 17 16 18 17 120 France Yves Le Toumelin TYL (motorcycle) Ret 20 120 Switzerland Reiner Koster M1 13 Ret Ret Ret 20 Ret 140 Great Britain Ian McConnachie Rudge Ret 23 16 19 Ret 130 Germany Kasimir Rapczynski Kreidler Ret 22 13 Ret0 Italy Sandro de Rosa Villa 130 Germany Klaus Kull Kawadrom 14 26 Ret0 Spain Joaquin Gali Bultaco Ret Ret Ret 14 Ret Ret0 Yugoslavia Mijo Lijsak Kreidler 140 Germany Stefan Kurfiss Kreidler 27 150 Germany Hans-Joachim Ritter Kreidler 15 Ret Ret0 Italy Guido Sala MTK 150 Netherlands Bert Smit PRS 150 Finland Mika-Sakari Komu Kreidler 18 25 16 19 170 Italy Giuliano Tabanelli Kreidler Ret 160 Netherlands Rini Vrijdag Kreidler 160 Portugal Henrique Sande Moda 170 Yugoslavia Miklos Bojan Kreidler 170 Germany Gunter Schirnhofer Kreidler 21 180 Austria Hans Hummel Sachs Ret Ret 30 Ret 180 Italy Roberto Rosso Minarelli 180 Yugoslavia T. Persic Sever 180 Yugoslavia Peter Verbic Kreidler Ret 19 Ret Ret0 Italy Nicola Casadei Minarelli Ret 190 France Gerard Velay Kreidler 190 France Jean-Francois Verdier Derbi 190 France Jean-Marc Velay Kreidler 20 DNS0 Netherlands Wim de Jong Kreidler 200 Finland Stefan Danielsson Kreidler Ret 24 Ret0 Germany Bruno Treitlein Kawadrom 280 Italy Massimo Fargeri Kreidler 29 Ret0 Great Britain Spencer Crabbe MBA 310 Germany Inge Arends Schuster 32 Ret Ret0 Italy Mauro Mordenti Rossi Ret Ret0 Italy Enrico Cereda Kreidler Ret Ret0 Switzerland Joe Genoud Kreidler Ret0 France Henri Laporte Moto Ret0 France Philippe Linares SBM Ret0 France Claude Delarbre ABF Ret0 Italy Ezio Saffiotti UFO Ret0 Germany Franz Ungar Kreidler Ret0 Yugoslavia Lajos Horti Kreidler Ret0 Yugoslavia Uros Tomanovic Kreidler Ret0 Yugoslavia Radovan Stanojevic Sever Ret0 Yugoslavia Rajko Mitrovic Sever Ret0 Netherlands Bertus Grinwis Kreidler Ret0 Netherlands Antoon Gevers Kreidler Ret0 Germany Lothar Dahn Kreidler DNQ0Sources:https://www.motogp.com/en/world-standing/1983/50cc/championship-standings 1983 50cc World Championship race results motogp.com 19 March 2026 References Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949–2000. Chronosports S.A. 2-940125-32-5 Peter Clifford (1983) Motocourse 1983-84 Hazleton Publishing 978-0905138268 The Official MotoGP website http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NAT/500cc/World+Standing 6 July 2010 20 September 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20120920045057/http://www.motogp.com/en/Results+Statistics/1983/NAT/500cc/World+Standing dead Footnotes Category:Grand Prix motorcycle racing seasons Grand Prix motorcycle racing season