1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1982 Argentine motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 March 1982 at the Autódromo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires.

  1982 Argentinian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 1 of 14 races in the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	28 March 1982
Official name	Grand Prix de la Republica Argentina[1][2][3]
Location	Autódromo Municipal de la Ciudad de Buenos Aires
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.092 km (2.543 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:34.050 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:33.140 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Barry Sheene Third Freddie Spencer
350 cc
Pole position Rider Jean-François Baldé Time 1:37.570 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Carlos Lavado Second Jean-François Baldé Third Didier de Radiguès
250 cc
Pole position Rider No 250cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 250cc race was held Podium First No 250cc race was held Second No 250cc race was held Third No 250cc race was held
125 cc
Pole position Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:43.830 Fastest lap Rider Unknown Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Ricardo Tormo Third Willy Pérez
50 cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc was held Podium First No 50cc was held Second No 50cc was held Third No 50cc was held

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	50'44.820	15
2	Barry Sheene	Yamaha Motor Company	Yamaha	+0.670	12
3	Freddie Spencer	Honda International Racing	Honda	+1.370	10
4	Franco Uncini	Gallina Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+5.660	8
5	Marco Lucchinelli	Honda International Racing	Honda	+12.630	6
6	Takazumi Katayama	Honda International Racing	Honda	+45.560	5
7	Marc Fontan	Team Sonauto Gauloises	Yamaha	+48.590	4
8	Kork Ballington	Team Kawasaki	Kawasaki	+55.800	3
9	Jack Middelburg	Ergon Suzuki Racing	Suzuki	+1'21.060	2
10	Loris Reggiani	Gallina Team Suzuki	Suzuki	+2'05.610	1
11	Boet van Dulmen		Suzuki	+1 lap
12	Bernard Fau	GPA Total	Suzuki	+1 lap
13	Graziano Rossi	Marlboro Team Agostini	Yamaha	+1 lap
14	Roberto Pietri		Suzuki	+1 lap
15	Philippe Coulon	Coulon Marlboro Tissot	Suzuki	+1 lap
16	Michel Frutschi	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	+1 lap
17	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+1 lap
18	Jon Ekerold		Suzuki	+1 lap
19	Guy Bertin	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	+1 lap
20	Marco Greco		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	Eduardo Alemán		Yamaha	Retired
Ret	Seppo Rossi		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Randy Mamola	Team HB Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Anton Mang		Kawasaki	Retired
Ret	Virginio Ferrari	Team HB Suzuki	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gianni Pelletier		Morbidelli	Retired
Ret	Graeme Crosby	Marlboro Team Agostini	Yamaha	Retired
DNS	Vincenzo Cascino		Yamaha	Did not start
Sources: [4][5]

References

1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1982". Archive.fo. Retrieved 2018-07-05.
3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Buenos Aires - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
4. "1982 Argentinian MotoGP". 15 January 2018.
5. "motogp.com · ARGENTINIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1982". www.motogp.com.

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