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.
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| Race 3 of 14 races in the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | 9 May 1982 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Grand Prix de France Moto[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Circuit de Nogaro | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 edit
500 cc edit
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Michel Frutschi
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Moto Sanvenero | Sanvenero | 57'22.410 | 15 | ||
| 2 |  Franck Gross
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Suzuki | +9.130 | 12 | |||
| 3 |  Steve Parrish
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Team Mitsui Yamaha | Yamaha | +14.640 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Sergio Pellandini
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Suzuki | +17.810 | 8 | |||
| 5 |  Stuart Avant
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Guan Hoe Suzuki | Suzuki | +18.120 | 6 | ||
| 6 |  Guido Paci
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Team MDS Belgarda | Yamaha | +27.580 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Philippe Robinet
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Yamaha | +33.930 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Chris Guy
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Sid Griffiths Racing | Suzuki | +37.620 | 3 | ||
| 9 | Andreas Hofmann
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Suzuki | +51.600 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Philippe Coulon
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Coulon Marlboro Tissot | Suzuki | +53.730 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Wolfgang von Muralt
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Suzuki | +59.250 | ||||
| 12 | Lorenzo Ghiselli
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Suzuki | +1'0.830 | ||||
| 13 |  Peter Sjöström
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Suzuki | +1'10.550 | ||||
| 14 |  Børge Nielsen
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Suzuki | +1'11.510 | ||||
| 15 | Gianni Pelletier
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Morbidelli | +1 lap | ||||
| 16 | Marco Papa
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Suzuki | +1 lap | ||||
| 17 |  Marco Greco
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Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
| 18 |  Jon Ekerold
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Suzuki | +2 laps | ||||
| Ret | Bernard Fau
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GPA Total | Suzuki | Retired | |||
| Ret | Jean Lafond
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Fior-Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Raymond Roche
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Guy Bertin
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Moto Sanvenero | Sanvenero | Retired | |||
| Ret |  Víctor Palomo
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Christian le Liard
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Leandro Becheroni
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Louis-Luc Maisto
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Maurice Coq
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Ret |  Gina Bovaird
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Suzuki | Retired | ||||
| Sources: [4][5] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "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.
- ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (1 September 1982). "American Motorcyclist". American Motorcyclist Assoc. Retrieved 5 July 2018 – via Google Books.
- ^ "[Vidéo] Grand Prix de France 1982 : Le boycott des pilotes ! - Paddock GP". Paddock-gp.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "1982 French MotoGP". Motorsportmagazine.com. 15 January 2018. Retrieved 5 July 2018.
- ^ "motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1982". Motogp.com. Retrieved 5 July 2018.