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.
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| Race 6 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Date | 29 May 1983 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Official name | Großer Preis von Österreich[1][2][3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Salzburgring | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Classification edit
500 cc edit
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Machine | Time/Retired | Points | ||
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| 1 |  Kenny Roberts
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Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha | YZR500 | 41'26.840 | 15 | ||
| 2 | Eddie Lawson
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Marlboro Agostini Yamaha | YZR500 | +6.040 | 12 | ||
| 3 | Randy Mamola
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HB Sinclair-Suzuki | RG500 | +17.160 | 10 | ||
| 4 |  Takazumi Katayama
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | +20.910 | 8 | ||
| 5 |  Franco Uncini
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HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | +38.950 | 6 | ||
| 6 |  Marc Fontan
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Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | +40.810 | 5 | ||
| 7 | Marco Lucchinelli
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | +58.130 | 4 | ||
| 8 |  Jack Middelburg
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Stichting Ned-Honda | RS500 | +1'04.530 | 3 | ||
| 9 |  Sergio Pellandini
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Carimati-Pezzani Racing | RG500 | +1'04.780 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Boet van Dulmen
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Shell Nederland-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'12.410 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Gianni Pelletier
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HIRT Giapauto-Honda | RS500 | +1'17.480 | |||
| 12 |  Keith Huewen
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Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 13 | Barry Sheene
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Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 14 | Chris Guy
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 15 | Maurizio Massimiani
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HIRT Giapauto-Honda | RS500 | +1 lap | |||
| 16 | Philippe Coulon
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Marlboro-Suzuki | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 17 |  Peter Sjöström
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Jeb’s Helmet Sweden | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 18 |  Ernst Gschwender
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MO Motul Racing Team | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 19 | Fabio Biliotti
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Moto Club Condor | RS500 | +1 lap | |||
| 20 | Wolfgang von Muralt
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RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 21 | Walter Magliorati
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Moto Club Carate | RG500 | +1 lap | |||
| 22 | Steve Parrish
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Mitsui-Yamaha | YZR500 | +2 laps | |||
| 23 | Virginio Ferrari
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Cagiva | GP500 | +2 laps | |||
| 24 | Leandro Becheroni
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RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 25 | Alfons Ammerschläger
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Skoal Bandit Heron Suzuki | RG500 | +2 laps | |||
| 26 |  Beni Slydal
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RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 27 |  Josef Ragginger
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RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 28 |  Børge Nielsen
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RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| 29 | Franz Kaserer
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RG500 | +2 laps | ||||
| Ret | Freddie Spencer
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | Retired | |||
| Ret | Paolo Ferretti
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YZR500 | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Anton Mang
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HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | Retired | |||
| Ret | Ron Haslam
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HRC-Honda | NS500 | Retired | |||
| Ret | Andreas Hofmann
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RG500 | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Raymond Roche
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Moto Club Paul Ricard | NS500 | Retired | |||
| DNS | Gustav Reiner
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RG500 | Did not start | ||||
| DNS |  Didier de Radiguès
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Team Johnson Elf | RS500 | Did not start | |||
| Sources: [4][5] | |||||||
References edit
- ^ "Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". Archive.li. Archived from the original on 2015-07-25. Retrieved 2018-07-02.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "1983 500cc Class (FIM Grand Prix World Championship) Programmes - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Malcolm. "Salzburgring - The Motor Racing Programme Covers Project". www.progcovers.com.
- ^ "1983 Austrian MotoGP". 9 October 2017.
- ^ "motogp.com · AUSTRIAN GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1983". www.motogp.com.