1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix

The 1983 Belgian motorcycle Grand Prix was the ninth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 1–3 July 1983 at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps.

  1983 Belgian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 9 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date	3 July 1983
Official name	Johnson GP of Belgium
Location	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps
Course	Permanent racing facility 6.940 km (4.312 mi)
500cc
Pole position Rider Freddie Spencer Time 2:32.700 Fastest lap Rider Kenny Roberts Time 2:32.420 Podium First Kenny Roberts Second Freddie Spencer Third Randy Mamola
250cc
Pole position Rider Didier de Radiguès Time 2:40.720 Fastest lap Rider Christian Sarron Time 2:40.860 Podium First Didier de Radiguès Second Christian Sarron Third Carlos Lavado
125cc
Pole position Rider Pier Paolo Bianchi Time 2:45.670 Fastest lap Rider Eugenio Lazzarini Time 2:47.560 Podium First Eugenio Lazzarini Second Ángel Nieto Third Ricardo Tormo
50cc
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	51'20.880	15
2	Freddie Spencer	HRC-Honda	NS500	+13.900	12
3	Randy Mamola	HB Sinclair-Suzuki	RG500	+35.130	10
4	Takazumi Katayama	HRC-Honda	NS500	+37.620	8
5	Eddie Lawson	Marlboro Agostini Yamaha	YZR500	+45.500	6
6	Marc Fontan	Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha	YZR500	+1'07.730	5
7	Marco Lucchinelli	HRC-Honda	NS500	+1'13.430	4
8	Ron Haslam	HRC-Honda	NS500	+1'29.490	3
9	Boet van Dulmen	Shell Nederland-Suzuki	RG500	+1'40.550	2
10	Sergio Pellandini	Carimati-Pezzani Racing	RG500	+1'46.900	1
11	Keith Huewen	Heron-Suzuki	RG500	+2'14.630
12	Mark Salle		RG500	+2'22.930
13	Eero Hyvärinen		RG500	+2'23.170
14	Franck Gross		RS500	+1 lap
15	Wolfgang von Muralt		RG500	+1 lap
16	Stuart Avant		RG500	+1 lap
17	Ernst Gschwender	MO Motul Racing Team	RG500	+1 lap
18	Rob Punt	M Woestenburg	RG500	+1 lap
19	Peter Huber		RG500	+1 lap
20	Børge Nielsen		RG500	+1 lap
21	Dennis Ireland		RG500	+1 lap
22	Johan van Eijk		RG500	+2 laps
23	Jean-Philippe Delers		YZR500	+2 laps
Ret	Con Law		RG500	Retired
Ret	Philippe Coulon	Marlboro-Suzuki	RG500	Retired
Ret	Chris Guy		RG500	Retired
Ret	Peter Sjöström	Jeb's Helmet Sweden	RG500	Retired
Ret	Jack Middelburg	Stichting Ned-Honda	RS500	Retired
Ret	Beni Slydal		RG500	Retired
Ret	Franz Kaserer		RG500	Retired
Ret	Bernard Denis		RG500	Retired
Ret	Didier de Radiguès	Team Johnson Elf	RS500	Retired
DNS	Barry Sheene	Heron-Suzuki	RG500	Did not start
DNS	Norman Brown	Hector Neill Racing	RG500	Did not start
DNS	Fabio Biliotti	Moto Club Condor	RS500	Did not start
DNS	Raymond Roche	Moto Club Paul Ricard	NS500	Did not start
DNS	Markus Ober		RG500	Did not start
DNS	Jean Lafond		RS500	Did not start
DNS	Steve Parrish	Mitsui-Yamaha	YZR500	Did not start
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