1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix explained

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.

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

500 cc

Pos.	Rider	Team	Manufacturer	Time/Retired	Points
1	Michel Frutschi	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	57'22.410	15
2	Franck Gross		Suzuki	+9.130	12
3	Steve Parrish	Team Mitsui Yamaha	Yamaha	+14.640	10
4	Sergio Pellandini		Suzuki	+17.810	8
5	Stuart Avant	Guan Hoe Suzuki	Suzuki	+18.120	6
6	Guido Paci	Team MDS Belgarda	Yamaha	+27.580	5
7	Philippe Robinet		Yamaha	+33.930	4
8	Chris Guy	Sid Griffiths Racing	Suzuki	+37.620	3
9	Andreas Hofmann		Suzuki	+51.600	2
10	Philippe Coulon	Coulon Marlboro Tissot	Suzuki	+53.730	1
11	Wolfgang von Muralt		Suzuki	+59.250
12	Lorenzo Ghiselli		Suzuki	+1'0.830
13	Peter Sjöström		Suzuki	+1'10.550
14	Børge Nielsen		Suzuki	+1'11.510
15	Gianni Pelletier		Morbidelli	+1 lap
16	Marco Papa		Suzuki	+1 lap
17	Marco Greco		Suzuki	+2 laps
18	Jon Ekerold		Suzuki	+2 laps
Ret	Bernard Fau	GPA Total	Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Jean Lafond		Fior-Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Raymond Roche		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Guy Bertin	Moto Sanvenero	Sanvenero	Retired
Ret	Víctor Palomo		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Christian le Liard		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Leandro Becheroni		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Louis-Luc Maisto		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Maurice Coq		Suzuki	Retired
Ret	Gina Bovaird		Suzuki	Retired
Sources: [4] [5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden.. https://archive.today/20150725174920/http://www.jumpingjack.nl/GP-races_1982_heden.htm. dead. 25 July 2015. Archive.fo. 9 July 2018.
2. Web site: American Motorcyclist. American Motorcyclist. Assoc. 1 September 1982. American Motorcyclist Assoc. 5 July 2018. Google Books.
3. Web site: [Vidéo] Grand Prix de France 1982 : Le boycott des pilotes ! - Paddock GP]. 26 February 2017. Paddock-gp.com. 5 July 2018.
4. Web site: 1982 French MotoGP. 15 January 2018. Motorsportmagazine.com. 5 July 2018.
5. Web site: motogp.com · FRENCH GRAND PRIX · 500cc Race Classification 1982. Motogp.com. 5 July 2018.