1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1983 Austrian motorcycle Grand Prix was the sixth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 27–29 May 1983 at the Salzburgring.

  1983 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 6 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	29 May 1983
Official name	Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3]
Location	Salzburgring
Course	Permanent racing facility 4.246 km (2.638 mi)
500 cc
Pole position Rider Kenny Roberts Time 1:17.890 Fastest lap Rider Randy Mamola Time 1:17.110 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Eddie Lawson Third Randy Mamola
250 cc
Pole position Rider Didier de Radiguès Time 1:25.370 Fastest lap Rider Thierry Espié Time 1:25.270 Podium First Manfred Herweh Second Didier de Radiguès Third Thierry Espié
125 cc
Pole position Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 1:30.660 Fastest lap Rider Ángel Nieto Time 1:29.910 Podium First Ángel Nieto Second Eugenio Lazzarini Third Pier Paolo Bianchi
50 cc
Pole position Rider No 50cc race was held Fastest lap Rider No 50cc race was held Podium First No 50cc race was held Second No 50cc race was held Third No 50cc race was held

Classification

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Machine	Time/Retired	Points
1	Kenny Roberts	Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha	YZR500	41'26.840	15
2	Eddie Lawson	Marlboro Agostini Yamaha	YZR500	+6.040	12
3	Randy Mamola	HB Sinclair-Suzuki	RG500	+17.160	10
4	Takazumi Katayama	HRC-Honda	NS500	+20.910	8
5	Franco Uncini	HB Gallina-Suzuki	RG500	+38.950	6
6	Marc Fontan	Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha	YZR500	+40.810	5
7	Marco Lucchinelli	HRC-Honda	NS500	+58.130	4
8	Jack Middelburg	Stichting Ned-Honda	RS500	+1'04.530	3
9	Sergio Pellandini	Carimati-Pezzani Racing	RG500	+1'04.780	2
10	Boet van Dulmen	Shell Nederland-Suzuki	RG500	+1'12.410	1
11	Gianni Pelletier	HIRT Giapauto-Honda	RS500	+1'17.480
12	Keith Huewen	Heron-Suzuki	RG500	+1 lap
13	Barry Sheene	Heron-Suzuki	RG500	+1 lap
14	Chris Guy		RG500	+1 lap
15	Maurizio Massimiani	HIRT Giapauto-Honda	RS500	+1 lap
16	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro-Suzuki	RG500	+1 lap
17	Peter Sjöström	Jeb’s Helmet Sweden	RG500	+1 lap
18	Ernst Gschwender	MO Motul Racing Team	RG500	+1 lap
19	Fabio Biliotti	Moto Club Condor	RS500	+1 lap
20	Wolfgang von Muralt		RG500	+1 lap
21	Walter Magliorati	Moto Club Carate	RG500	+1 lap
22	Steve Parrish	Mitsui-Yamaha	YZR500	+2 laps
23	Virginio Ferrari	Cagiva	GP500	+2 laps
24	Leandro Becheroni		RG500	+2 laps
25	Alfons Ammerschläger	Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki	RG500	+2 laps
26	Beni Slydal		RG500	+2 laps
27	Josef Ragginger		RG500	+2 laps
28	Børge Nielsen		RG500	+2 laps
29	Franz Kaserer		RG500	+2 laps
Ret	Freddie Spencer	HRC-Honda	NS500	Retired
Ret	Paolo Ferretti		YZR500	Retired
Ret	Anton Mang	HB Gallina-Suzuki	RG500	Retired
Ret	Ron Haslam	HRC-Honda	NS500	Retired
Ret	Andreas Hofmann		RG500	Retired
Ret	Raymond Roche	Moto Club Paul Ricard	NS500	Retired
DNS	Gustav Reiner		RG500	Did not start
DNS	Didier de Radiguès	Team Johnson Elf	RS500	Did not start
Sources: [4][5]

References

1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
4. "1983 Austrian MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
5. "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1983". www.motogp.com.

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