1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the third round of the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 May 1982 at the Circuit de Nogaro.

  1982 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 May 1982
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1]
LocationCircuit de Nogaro
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.636 km (2.259 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Jean Lafond
Time 1:24.830
Fastest lap
Rider Michel Frutschi
Time 1:24.960
Podium
First Michel Frutschi
Second Franck Gross
Third Steve Parrish
350 cc
Pole position
Rider Patrick Igoa
Time 1:25.310
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Jean-François Baldé
Second Didier de Radiguès
Third Jeff Sayle
250 cc
Rider
Podium
First Jean-Louis Tournadre
Second Jean-François Baldé
Third Jeff Sayle
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Jean-Claude Selini
Time 1:31.130
Fastest lap
Rider Unknown
Podium
First Jean-Claude Selini
Second Johnny Wickström
Third Hugo-Jorge Vignetti
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

The race was controversial, because the major factory teams (Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki), which included top riders like Kenny Roberts, Barry Sheene, Freddie Spencer, Franco Uncini and Takazumi Katayama, largely or completely boycotted the event due to the dangerous track conditions. Some private drivers also boycotted the race, which led to the venue never reappearing on the calendar ever since.[2][3]

Gina Bovaird, who took advantage of the major factory team's boycott to qualify for the race, remains the only female rider to ever start a race in the 500cc/MotoGP class.

Classification

500 cc

Pos. Rider Team Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Michel Frutschi Moto Sanvenero Sanvenero 57'22.410 15
2 Franck Gross Suzuki +9.130 12
3 Steve Parrish Team Mitsui Yamaha Yamaha +14.640 10
4 Sergio Pellandini Suzuki +17.810 8
5 Stuart Avant Guan Hoe Suzuki Suzuki +18.120 6
6 Guido Paci Team MDS Belgarda Yamaha +27.580 5
7 Philippe Robinet Yamaha +33.930 4
8 Chris Guy Sid Griffiths Racing Suzuki +37.620 3
9 Andreas Hofmann Suzuki +51.600 2
10 Philippe Coulon Coulon Marlboro Tissot Suzuki +53.730 1
11 Wolfgang von Muralt Suzuki +59.250
12 Lorenzo Ghiselli Suzuki +1'0.830
13 Peter Sjöström Suzuki +1'10.550
14 Børge Nielsen Suzuki +1'11.510
15 Gianni Pelletier Morbidelli +1 lap
16 Marco Papa Suzuki +1 lap
17 Marco Greco Suzuki +2 laps
18 Jon Ekerold Suzuki +2 laps
Ret Bernard Fau GPA Total Suzuki Retired
Ret Jean Lafond Fior-Suzuki Retired
Ret Raymond Roche Suzuki Retired
Ret Guy Bertin Moto Sanvenero Sanvenero Retired
Ret Víctor Palomo Suzuki Retired
Ret Christian le Liard Suzuki Retired
Ret Leandro Becheroni Suzuki Retired
Ret Louis-Luc Maisto Suzuki Retired
Ret Maurice Coq Suzuki Retired
Ret Gina Bovaird Suzuki Retired
Sources: [4][5]

References

  1. "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. Assoc, American Motorcyclist (1 September 1982). "American Motorcyclist". American Motorcyclist Assoc. Retrieved 5 July 2018 via Google Books.
  3. "[Vidéo] Grand Prix de France 1982 : Le boycott des pilotes ! - Paddock GP". Paddock-gp.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  4. "1982 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
  5. "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1982". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
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1982 Austrian Grand Prix
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1982 season
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1982 Spanish Grand Prix
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