1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
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This article recaps the 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season.
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[edit] Season summary
Italian Franco Uncini on the Roberto Gallina backed Suzuki took a well-earned championship in the 500cc class. Yamaha introduced a new V4 bike for Kenny Roberts but suffered from having to develop a new bike during the season. Honda abandoned its NR500 four-stroke in favor of a V3 two-stroke piloted by American newcomer, Freddie Spencer. Spencer would give Honda its first 500cc win since the 1967 season and its first with a two-stroke. Most of the factory sponsored riders boycotted the French round at Nogaro in protest of the unsafe track conditions.
Anton Mang successfully defended his 350 title for Kawasaki despite winning only one race. He would be the final 350 world champion as the class would be discontinued after 1982. Mang lost his 250 crown to Jean-Louis Tournadre by one point despite winning five races. Tournadre's only victory would be at the boycotted French round. The Frenchman would become France's first world champion. Angel Nieto clinched his eleventh title on a Garelli while Eugenio Lazzarini and Stefan Dörflinger traded wins, each rider winning three races, but Dörflinger took the title because he had three second place finishes.
[edit] 1982 500cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Argentine Grand Prix |
Buenos Aires |  Kenny Roberts |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 |  Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring |  Franco Uncini |
Suzuki | Report |
| 3 |  French Grand Prix |
Nogaro |  Michel Frutschi |
Sanvenero | Report |
| 4 |  Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Kenny Roberts |
Yamaha | Report |
| 5 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Franco Uncini |
Suzuki | Report |
| 6 |  Dutch TT |
Assen | Franco Uncini |
Suzuki | Report |
| 7 |  Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 8 |  Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Franco Uncini |
Suzuki | Report |
| 9 |  British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Franco Uncini |
Suzuki | Report |
| 10 |  Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp |  Takazumi Katayama |
Honda | Report |
| 11 |  San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Freddie Spencer |
Honda | Report |
| 12 |  West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Randy Mamola |
Suzuki | Report |
[edit] 1982 500cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Franco Uncini |
4 | Italy | Suzuki | 103 | 4 |
| 2 |  Graeme Crosby |
5 | New Zealand | Yamaha | 76 | 0 |
| 3 | Freddie Spencer |
12 | United States | Honda | 72 | 2 |
| 4 | Kenny Roberts |
3 | United States | Yamaha | 68 | 2 |
| 5 | Barry Sheene |
7 | United Kingdom | Yamaha | 68 | 0 |
| 6 | Randy Mamola |
2 | United States | Suzuki | 65 | 1 |
| 7 | Takazumi Katayama |
15 | Japan | Honda | 48 | 1 |
| 8 | Marco Lucchinelli |
1 | Italy | Honda | 43 | 0 |
| 9 |  Kork Ballington |
11 | South Africa | Kawasaki | 31 | 0 |
| 10 | Marc Fontan |
9 | France | Yamaha | 29 | 0 |
[edit] 1982 350cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix |
Buenos Aires |  Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Eric Saul |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Nogaro | Jean-François Baldé |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 4 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Didier de Radiguès |
Chevallier | Report |
| 5 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Jean-François Baldé |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 6 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Jean-François Baldé |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 7 |  Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 8 |  Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Didier de Radiguès |
Chevallier | Report |
| 9 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Manfred Herweh |
Yamaha | Report |
[edit] 1982 350cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anton Mang |
1 | West Germany | Kawasaki | 81 | 1 |
| 2 | Didier de Radiguès |
Belgium | Chevallier | 64 | 2 | |
| 3 | Jean-François Baldé |
3 | France | Kawasaki | 59 | 3 |
| 4 | Eric Saul |
9 | France | Chevallier | 52 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Lavado |
5 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 36 | 1 |
| 6 | Alan North |
South Africa | Yamaha | 31 | 0 | |
| 7 | Jacques Cornu |
8 | Switzerland | Yamaha | 31 | 0 |
| 8 | Christian Sarron |
France | Yamaha | 20 | 0 | |
| 9 | Patrick Fernandez |
5 | France | Yamaha | 21 | 0 |
| 10 | Gustav Reiner |
West Germany | Yamaha | 19 | 0 |
[edit] 1982 250cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Grand Prix |
Nogaro | Jean-Louis Tournadre |
Yamaha | Report |
| 2 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 3 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 4 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 5 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 6 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Didier de Radiguès |
Yamaha | Report |
| 7 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Martin Wimmer |
Yamaha | Report |
| 8 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Roland Freymond |
MBA | Report |
| 9 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Christian Sarron |
Yamaha | Report |
| 10 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Carlos Lavado |
Yamaha | Report |
| 11 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
| 12 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Anton Mang |
Kawasaki | Report |
[edit] 1982 250cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jean-Louis Tournadre |
7 | France | Yamaha | 118 | 1 |
| 2 | Anton Mang |
1 | West Germany | Kawasaki | 117 | 5 |
| 3 | Roland Freymond |
3 | Switzerland | MBA | 72 | 1 |
| 4 | Martin Wimmer |
West Germany | Yamaha | 48 | 1 | |
| 5 | Carlos Lavado |
4 | Venezuela | Yamaha | 39 | 2 |
| 6 | Didier de Radiguès |
Belgium | Yamaha | 38 | 1 | |
| 7 | Paolo Ferretti |
Italy | MBA | 34 | 0 | |
| 8 | Jean-Louis Guignabodet |
France | Kawasaki | 30 | 0 | |
| 9 |  Jeff Sayle |
Australia | Armstrong | 27 | 0 | |
| 10 | Christian Sarron |
France | Yamaha | 26 | 1 |
[edit] 1982 125cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentine Grand Prix |
Buenos Aires | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 2 | Austrian Grand Prix |
Salzburgring | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 3 | French Grand Prix |
Nogaro | Jean-Claude Selini |
MBA | Report |
| 4 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 5 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 6 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 7 | Belgian Grand Prix |
Spa | Ricardo Tormo |
Sanvenero | Report |
| 8 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Garelli | Report |
| 9 | British Grand Prix |
Silverstone | Angel Nieto |
Garelli | Report |
| 10 | Swedish Grand Prix |
Anderstorp | Ivan Palazzese |
MBA | Report |
| 11 | Finnish Grand Prix |
Imatra | Ivan Palazzese |
MBA | Report |
| 12 | Czechoslovakian Grand Prix |
Brno | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Garelli | Report |
[edit] 1982 125cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Angel Nieto |
1 | Spain | Garelli | 111 | 6 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Italy | Garelli | 95 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ivan Palazzese |
7 | Venezuela | MBA | 75 | 2 |
| 4 | Pierpaolo Bianchi |
3 | Italy | Sanvenero | 59 | 0 |
| 5 | Ricardo Tormo |
8 | Spain | Sanvenero | 58 | 1 |
| 6 | August Auinger |
2 | Austria | MBA | 55 | 0 |
| 7 | Pier-Luigi Aldrovandi |
Italy | MBA | 52 | 0 | |
| 8 | Hans Müller |
4 | Switzerland | MBA | 49 | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Claude Selini |
France | MBA | 39 | 1 | |
| 10 | Johnny Wickström |
Finland | MBA | 33 | 0 |
[edit] 1982 50cc Season review
| Round | Race | Location | Winning rider | Winning team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spanish Grand Prix |
Jarama | Stefan Dörflinger |
Kreidler | Report |
| 2 | Nations Grand Prix |
Monza | Stefan Dörflinger |
Kreidler | Report |
| 3 | Dutch TT |
Assen | Stefan Dörflinger |
Kreidler | Report |
| 4 | Yugoslavian Grand Prix |
Opatija | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Garelli | Report |
| 5 | San Marino Grand Prix |
Mugello | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Garelli | Report |
| 6 | West German Grand Prix |
Hockenheimring | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Garelli | Report |
[edit] 1982 50cc Roadracing World Championship final standings
| Place | Rider | Number | Country | Machine | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stefan Dörflinger |
3 | Switzerland | Kreidler | 81 | 3 |
| 2 | Eugenio Lazzarini |
Italy | Garelli | 69 | 3 | |
| 3 | Claudio Lusuardi |
9 | Italy | Villa | 43 | 0 |
| 4 | Ricardo Tormo |
1 | Spain | Bultaco | 40 | 0 |
| 5 | Guiseppe Ascareggi |
8 | Italy | Minarelli | 38 | 0 |
| 6 | Hans Hummel |
4 | Austria | Sachs | 19 | 0 |
| 7 | Theo Timmer |
5 | Netherlands | Bultaco | 15 | 0 |
| 8 | Massimo de Lorenzi |
Italy | Minarelli | 14 | 0 | |
| 9 | Hans Spaan |
8 | Netherlands | Kreidler | 12 | 0 |
| 10 | Hagen Klein |
West Germany | Massa-Real | 10 | 0 |
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