1983 Swedish motorcycle Grand Prix

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.

  1983 Swedish Grand Prix
Race details
Race 11 of 12 races in the
1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date6 August 1983
Official nameSwedish TT[1][2][3]
LocationScandinavian Raceway
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 4.031 km (2.505 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider Freddie Spencer
Time 1:37.000
Fastest lap
Rider Kenny Roberts
Time 1:37.110
Podium
First Freddie Spencer
Second Kenny Roberts
Third Takazumi Katayama
250 cc
Pole position
Rider Didier de Radiguès
Time 1:43.680
Fastest lap
Rider Iván Palazzese
Time 1:50.390
Podium
First Christian Sarron
Second Hervé Guilleux
Third Carlos Lavado
125 cc
Pole position
Rider Ricardo Tormo
Time 1:48.870
Fastest lap
Rider Ricardo Tormo
Time 1:46.940
Podium
First Bruno Kneubühler
Second Fausto Gresini
Third August Auinger
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
Sidecar (B2A)
Pole position
Rider Rolf Biland
Fastest lap
Rider Rolf Biland LCR Yamaha
Podium
First Rolf Biland
Second Egbert Streuer
Third Werner Schwärzel

Race summary

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

500 cc
Pos. Rider Team Machine Time/Retired Points
1 Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NS500 49'17.530 15
2 Kenny Roberts Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 +0.160 12
3 Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NS500 +34.700 10
4 Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 +38.220 8
5 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Agostini Yamaha YZR500 +58.500 6
6 Marco Lucchinelli HRC-Honda NS500 +58.830 5
7 Randy Mamola HB Sinclair-Suzuki RG500 +1'11.460 4
8 Raymond Roche Moto Club Paul Ricard NS500 +1'11.710 3
9 Ron Haslam HRC-Honda NS500 +1'15.300 2
10 Anton Mang HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 +1'15.460 1
11 Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 +1 lap
12 Boet van Dulmen Shell Nederland-Suzuki RG500 +1 lap
13 Steve Henshaw Harold Coppock RG500 +1 lap
14 Chris Guy RG500 +1 lap
15 Loris Reggiani HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 +1 lap
16 Peter Sjöström Jeb’s Helmet Sweden RG500 +1 lap
17 Wolfgang von Muralt RG500 +1 lap
18 Leandro Becheroni RG500 +1 lap
19 Philippe Coulon Marlboro-Suzuki RG500 +1 lap
20 Didier de Radiguès Team Johnson Elf RS500 +1 lap
21 Peter Sköld RG500 +1 lap
22 Lars Johansson RG500 +1 lap
23 Åke Grahn YZR500 +1 lap
24 Steve Williams DTR Fowler Yamaha YZR500 +1 lap
25 Esko Kuparinen RG500 +1 lap
26 Timo Pohjola YZR500 +1 lap
27 Kjeld Sörensen RG500 +2 laps
28 Alf Henrik Graarud YZR500 +2 laps
29 Chris Fisher YZR500 +2 laps
30 Børge Nielsen RG500 +2 laps
31 Jan-Olof Odeholm RG500 +2 laps
Ret Barry Sheene Heron-Suzuki RG500 Retired
Ret Peter Linden RG500 Retired
Ret Risto Korhonen RG500 Retired
Ret Alf Karlsson YZR500 Retired
DNS Jack Middelburg Stichting Ned-Honda RS500 Did not start
DNQ Beni Slydal RG500 Did not start
Sources:[7][8]

1983 250cc Swedish Grand Prix final standings
Place Rider Number Country Machine Points
1 Christian Sarron 10 France Yamaha 15
2 Hervé Guilleux 44 France Kawasaki 12
3 Carlos Lavado 5 Venezuela Yamaha 10
4 Tony Head 20 Britain Rotax-Armstrong 8
5 Alan Carter 28 Britain Yamaha 6
6 Jean Michel Mattioli 22 France Yamaha 5
7 Jean-Louis Guignabodet 8 France Yamaha 4
8 Didier de Radiguès 6 Belgium Chevallier-Yamaha 3
9 Jacques Bolle 19 France Pernod-Yamaha 2
10 Martin Wimmer 4 West Germany Yamaha 1

[9]

1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix final standings
Place Rider Number Country Machine Points
1 Bruno Kneubühler 15 Switzerland MBA 15
2 Fausto Gresini Italy Garelli 12
3 August Auinger 6 Austria MBA 10
4 Johnny Wickström 10 Finland MBA 8
5 Ricardo Tormo 5 Spain MBA 6
6 Hans Müller 8 Switzerland MBA 5
7 Pier Paolo Bianchi 4 Italy Sanvenero 4
8 Pierluigi Aldrovandi Italy MBA 3
9 Willy Perez Argentina MBA 2
10 Maurizio Vitali 13 Italy MBA 1

[10]

Sidecar Classification
Pos Rider Passenger Manufacturer Time/Retired Points
1 Rolf Biland Kurt Waltisperg LCR-Yamaha 15
2 Egbert Streuer Bernard Schnieders LCR-Yamaha 12
3 Werner Schwärzel Andreas Huber Seymaz-Yamaha 10
4 Derek Jones Brian Ayres LCR-Yamaha 8
5 Alain Michel Claude Monchaud LCR-Yamaha 6
6 Frank Wrathall Phil Spendlove Seymaz-Yamaha 5
7 Masato Kumano Kunio Takeshima LCR-Yamaha 4
8 Hein van Drie Willem van Dis LCR-Yamaha 3
9 Alfred Zurbrügg Martin Zurbrügg Seymaz-Yamaha 2
10 Hans Hügli Karl Paul Seymaz-Yamaha 1

References
  1. "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
  2. Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  3. Mitchell, Malcolm. "Anderstorp Raceway - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
  4. "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.
  5. "Roberts vs Spencer". cyclenews.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-15. Retrieved 15 December 2010.
  6. Abrams, Henry Ray (November 1983). Fastest Freddie. American Motorcyclist. Books.Google.com. Retrieved 25 December 2010.
  7. "1983 Swedish MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
  8. "1983 500cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  9. "1983 250cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
  10. "1983 125cc Swedish Grand Prix". motogp.com. Retrieved 22 December 2010.
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