1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix information
1983 South African Grand Prix
Race details
Race 1 of 12 races in the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date
19 March 1983
Official name
Nashua Motorcycle Grand Prix[1]
Location
Kyalami
Course
Permanent racing facility
4.014 km (2.494 mi)
500 cc
Pole position
Rider
Freddie Spencer
Time
1:26.600
Fastest lap
Rider
Freddie Spencer
Time
1:26.430
Podium
First
Freddie Spencer
Second
Kenny Roberts
Third
Ron Haslam
250 cc
Pole position
Rider
Jean-François Baldé
Time
1:31.700
Fastest lap
Rider
Jean-François Baldé
Time
1:31.450
Podium
First
Jean-François Baldé
Second
Didier de Radiguès
Third
Hervé Guilleux
125 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 125cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
No 125cc was held
Podium
First
No 125cc was held
Second
No 125cc was held
Third
No 125cc was held
50 cc
Pole position
Rider
No 50cc was held
Fastest lap
Rider
No 50cc was held
Podium
First
No 50cc was held
Second
No 50cc was held
Third
No 50cc was held
The 1983 South African motorcycle Grand Prix was the first round of the FIM 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 18–19 March 1983 at the Kyalami circuit which, has an elevation of 6,000 feet above sea level.[2] It was the first Grand Prix motorcycle race held on the African continent.[2] Because of the cost of flying Grand Prix teams and their equipment to South Africa, organizers were allowed to run just two classes rather than the three normally required by the FIM.[2]
^"Grand Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden 1983". Archive.today. 25 July 2015. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015.
^ abcClifford, Peter (1983), Motocourse 1983-1984, Hazleton Publishing Ltd, ISBN 0-905138-26-0
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