1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix
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| Race 11 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 6 August 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Swedish TT[1] [2] [3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Scandinavian Raceway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix was the eleventh round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 4–6 August at the Scandinavian Raceway in Anderstorp, Sweden.
Race summary
[edit ]One of the most dramatic races in one of the most dramatic Grand Prix seasons ended in controversy as the championship's two main combatants collided on the last lap while battling for the lead.
Coming into the Swedish Grand Prix, Honda's Freddie Spencer led Yamaha's Kenny Roberts 117 to 115 with each man having won five of the season's ten previous races. Roberts had the momentum, having won four of the previous five rounds.
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 second to the last 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.[4] 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.[5] Roberts considered Spencer's pass to be foolish and dangerous and, exchanged angry words with him on the podium.[4]
It was a controversial pass by the young Honda rider and one that the two participants still dispute to this day. Roberts contends that it was a dangerous move while Spencer maintains it was a calculated risk he had to take to secure the championship.[6]
Classification
[edit ]500 cc
[edit ]| Pos. | Rider | Team | Machine | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 | United States Freddie Spencer | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 49'17.530 | 15 | ||
| 2 | United States Kenny Roberts | Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha | YZR500 | +0.160 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Japan Takazumi Katayama | HRC-Honda | NS500 | +34.700 | 10 | ||
| 4 | France Marc Fontan | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | +38.220 | 8 | ||
| 5 | United States Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Agostini Yamaha | YZR500 | +58.500 | 6 | ||
| 6 | Italy Marco Lucchinelli | HRC-Honda | NS500 | +58.830 | 5 | ||
| 7 | United States Randy Mamola | HB Sinclair-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'11.460 | 4 | ||
| 8 | France Raymond Roche | Moto Club Paul Ricard | NS500 | +1'11.710 | 3 | ||
| 9 | United Kingdom Ron Haslam | HRC-Honda | NS500 | +1'15.300 | 2 | ||
| 10 | West Germany Anton Mang | HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'15.460 | 1 | ||
| 11 | United Kingdom Keith Huewen | Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 12 | Netherlands Boet van Dulmen | Shell Nederland-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 13 | United Kingdom Steve Henshaw | Harold Coppock | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 14 | United Kingdom Chris Guy | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 15 | Italy Loris Reggiani | HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 16 | Sweden Peter Sjöström | Jeb’s Helmet Sweden | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 17 | Switzerland Wolfgang von Muralt | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 18 | Italy Leandro Becheroni | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 19 | Switzerland Philippe Coulon | Marlboro-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 20 | Belgium Didier de Radiguès | Team Johnson Elf | RS500 | +1 lap | |||
| 21 | Sweden Peter Sköld | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 22 | Sweden Lars Johansson | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 23 | Sweden Åke Grahn | YZR500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 24 | United Kingdom Steve Williams | DTR Fowler Yamaha | YZR500 | +1 lap | |||
| 25 | Finland Esko Kuparinen | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 26 | Finland Timo Pohjola | YZR500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 27 | Sweden Kjeld Sörensen | RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 28 | Italy Alf Henrik Graarud | YZR500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 29 | Denmark Chris Fisher | YZR500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 30 | Denmark Børge Nielsen | RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 31 | Sweden Jan-Olof Odeholm | RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| Ret | United Kingdom Barry Sheene | Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | Retired | |||
| Ret | Sweden Peter Linden | RG500 | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Sweden Risto Korhonen | RG500 | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Sweden Alf Karlsson | YZR500 | Retired | ||||
| DNS | Netherlands Jack Middelburg | Stichting Ned-Honda | RS500 | Did not start | |||
| DNQ | Norway Beni Slydal | RG500 | Did not start | ||||
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1983 250cc Swedish Grand Prix final standings
[edit ]| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points |
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| 1 | France Christian Sarron | 10 | France | Yamaha | 15 |
| 2 | France Hervé Guilleux | 44 | France | Kawasaki | 12 |
| 3 | Venezuela Carlos Lavado | 5 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 10 |
| 4 | United Kingdom Tony Head | 20 | Britain | Rotax-Armstrong | 8 |
| 5 | United Kingdom Alan Carter | 28 | Britain | Yamaha | 6 |
| 6 | France Jean Michel Mattioli | 22 | France | Yamaha | 5 |
| 7 | France Jean-Louis Guignabodet | 8 | France | Yamaha | 4 |
| 8 | Belgium Didier de Radiguès | 6 | Belgium | Chevallier-Yamaha | 3 |
| 9 | France Jacques Bolle | 19 | France | Pernod-Yamaha | 2 |
| 10 | West Germany Martin Wimmer | 4 | West Germany | Yamaha | 1 |
1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix final standings
[edit ]| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points |
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| 1 | Switzerland Bruno Kneubühler | 15 | Switzerland | MBA | 15 |
| 2 | Italy Fausto Gresini | Italy | Garelli | 12 | |
| 3 | Austria August Auinger | 6 | Austria | MBA | 10 |
| 4 | Finland Johnny Wickström | 10 | Finland | MBA | 8 |
| 5 | Spain Ricardo Tormo | 5 | Spain | MBA | 6 |
| 6 | Switzerland Hans Müller | 8 | Switzerland | MBA | 5 |
| 7 | Italy Pier Paolo Bianchi | 4 | Italy | Sanvenero | 4 |
| 8 | Italy Pierluigi Aldrovandi | Italy | MBA | 3 | |
| 9 | Argentina Willy Perez | Argentina | MBA | 2 | |
| 10 | Italy Maurizio Vitali | 13 | Italy | MBA | 1 |
Sidecar Classification
[edit ]| Pos | Rider | Passenger | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points |
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| 1 | Switzerland Rolf Biland | Switzerland Kurt Waltisperg | LCR-Yamaha | 15 | |
| 2 | Netherlands Egbert Streuer | Netherlands Bernard Schnieders | LCR-Yamaha | 12 | |
| 3 | Germany Werner Schwärzel | Germany Andreas Huber | Seymaz-Yamaha | 10 | |
| 4 | United Kingdom Derek Jones | United Kingdom Brian Ayres | LCR-Yamaha | 8 | |
| 5 | France Alain Michel | France Claude Monchaud | LCR-Yamaha | 6 | |
| 6 | United Kingdom Frank Wrathall | United Kingdom Phil Spendlove | Seymaz-Yamaha | 5 | |
| 7 | Japan Masato Kumano | Japan Kunio Takeshima | LCR-Yamaha | 4 | |
| 8 | Netherlands Hein van Drie | Netherlands Willem van Dis | LCR-Yamaha | 3 | |
| 9 | Switzerland Alfred Zurbrügg | Switzerland Martin Zurbrügg | Seymaz-Yamaha | 2 | |
| 10 | Switzerland Hans Hügli | Germany Karl Paul | Seymaz-Yamaha | 1 |
References
[edit ]- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ a b "Roberts says he will never again give an inch of track to Spencer". The Modesto Bee. Bee News Services. 12 August 1983. p. 15. Retrieved 20 December 2010.[permanent dead link ]
- ^ "Roberts vs Spencer". cyclenews.com. Archived from the original on 2010年07月15日. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
- ^ Abrams, Henry Ray (November 1983). Fastest Freddie . Retrieved 25 December 2010.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ^ "1983 Swedish MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
- ^ "1983 500cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "1983 250cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
- ^ "1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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