Sports season
Franco Uncini (pictured in Assen) became the 1982 500cc world champion
The 1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 34th F.I.M. Road Racing World Championship season.
Season summary
Italian Franco Uncini on the Roberto Gallina backed Suzuki took a well-earned championship for Roberto Gallina 's Italian Suzuki team in the 500cc class.[ 1]
Yamaha introduced a new motorcycle with a V4 engine for Kenny Roberts but, suffered from having to develop a new bike during the season.[ 1] Roberts was also now using Dunlop tires after Goodyear withdrew from motorcycle racing.
Honda abandoned its NR500 four-stroke in favor of a V3 two-stroke NS500 piloted by American newcomer, Freddie Spencer , defending champion Marco Lucchinelli and veteran Takazumi Katayama .[ 1] Spencer would give Honda its first 500cc win since the 1967 season and its first with a two-stroke.[ 1]
Kawasaki would continue to campaign its KR500 with rider Kork Ballington but developing a new motorcycle proved to be difficult, and after three years in the 500cc class without being able to recreate the same success they had experienced in the smaller classes, they made the decision to withdraw from world championship competition after the 1982 season leaving Ballington without a job.[ 2]
Roberts injured a finger and a knee at the British Grand Prix and would miss the remainder of the season.[ 1] Barry Sheene was lying third in the championship, tied on points with Roberts after eight rounds however, his season was brought to a premature end while testing the new Yamaha V4. He hit the obscured fallen machine of Frenchman Patrick Igoa during practice at Silverstone and badly broke both legs and an arm.[ 1] Most of the factory sponsored riders boycotted the French round at Nogaro in protest of the unsafe track conditions.[ 1]
Anton Mang successfully defended his 350 title for Kawasaki despite winning only one race.[ 1] He would be the final 350 world champion as the class would be discontinued after 1982.[ 1] Mang lost his 250 crown to Jean-Louis Tournadre by one point despite winning five races.[ 1] Tournadre's only victory would be at the boycotted French round.[ 1] The Frenchman would become France's first world champion .[ 1] Angel Nieto clinched his eleventh title in the 125 class on a Garelli .[ 1] In the 50cc class, Eugenio Lazzarini and Stefan Dörflinger traded wins, each rider winning three races, but Dörflinger took the title because of his three second-place finishes.[ 3]
1982 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1982:[ 4] [ 5]
Calendar changes
Results and standings
1982 Grand Prix season results
500cc riders' standings
Scoring system
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.
Position
1st
2nd
3rd
4th
5th
6th
7th
8th
9th
10th
Points
15
12
10
8
6
5
4
3
2
1
Place
Rider
Team
Machine
ARG
AUT
FRA
ESP
NAT
NED
BEL
YUG
GBR
SWE
SMR
GER
Points
1
Franco Uncini
Gallina -Suzuki
RG500
4
1
WD
3
1
1
3
1
1
Ret
Ret
Ret
103
2
Graeme Crosby
Marlboro Agostini -Yamaha
YZR500
Ret
4
WD
4
3
4
Ret
2
3
3
3
Ret
76
3
Freddie Spencer
HRC -Honda
NS500
3
Ret
WD
Ret
2
Ret
1
4
2
Ret
1
Ret
72
4
Kenny Roberts
Yamaha International
YZR500
1
3
WD
1
4
2
4
Ret
Ret
68
5
Barry Sheene
JPS -Yamaha
YZR500
2
2
WD
2
Ret
3
2
3
DNS
68
6
Randy Mamola
HB -Suzuki
RG500
Ret
7
WD
Ret
Ret
5
5
7
5
2
2
1
65
7
Takazumi Katayama
HRC-Honda
NS500
6
9
WD
6
7
8
Ret
5
Ret
1
Ret
4
48
8
Marco Lucchinelli
HRC-Honda
NS500
5
Ret
WD
5
5
Ret
6
8
17
5
6
5
43
9
Kork Ballington
Team Kawasaki
KR500
8
Ret
WD
9
6
7
8
10
7
6
7
Ret
31
10
Marc Fontan
Sonauto Gauloises -Yamaha
YZR500
7
Ret
WD
7
9
9
10
Ret
8
4
Ret
6
29
11
Virginio Ferrari
HB-Suzuki
RG500
Ret
17
Ret
16
6
Ret
4
2
25
12
Boet van Dulmen
Hordo Racing
YZR500
11
5
WD
DNS
6
7
11
DNS
7
Ret
7
23
13
Loris Reggiani
Gallina-Suzuki
RG500
10
21
WD
DNS
18
17
9
4
Ret
Ret
3
21
14
Michel Frutschi
Sanvenero
Sanvenero 500
16
1
Ret
Ret
19
9
Ret
12
Ret
11
17
15
Sergio Pellandini
RG500
17
Ret
4
Ret
Ret
11
Ret
23
Ret
9
9
8
15
16
Jack Middelburg
Ergon Suzuki Racing
RG500
9
Ret
WD
Ret
Ret
Ret
6
5
Ret
13
17
Frank Gross
RG500
2
16
13
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
12
18
Steve Parrish
Mitsui-Yamaha
YZR500
16
3
13
14
Ret
22
18
10
Ret
11
19
Leandro Becheroni
RG500
8
WD
8
27
18
21
9
8
Ret
11
20
Guido Paci
Team MDS Belgarda
YZR500
11
6
10
Ret
Ret
18
26
Ret
10
12
7
21
Stuart Avant
Guan Hoe Suzuki
RG500
Ret
5
15
12
21
Ret
6
22
Philippe Coulon
Coulon Marlboro Tissot
RG500
15
13
10
12
12
Ret
15
14
20
8
13
9
6
23
Seppo Rossi
RG500
Ret
6
Ret
Ret
17
13
15
Ret
11
Ret
Ret
5
24
Philippe Robinet
RG500
7
DNQ
DNQ
Ret
19
16
4
25
Chris Guy
Sid Griffiths Racing
RG500
Ret
8
25
21
Ret
10
15
Ret
4
26
Victor Palomo
RG500
Ret
8
18
21
Ret
DNS
Ret
Ret
3
27
Andreas Hofmann
YZR500
10
9
Ret
16
DNQ
11
14
14
Ret
3
28
Peter Sjostrom
RG500
13
14
10
26
Ret
19
Ret
16
17
13
1
29
Jon Ekerold
YZR500
18
12
18
Ret
16
Ret
13
Ret
10
1
30
Raymond Roche
RG500
WD
11
10
Ret
1
Lorenzo Ghiselli
RG500
DNQ
12
11
15
Ret
DNQ
12
0
Ron Haslam
Honda Britain
NR500
12
11
15
0
Graziano Rossi
Marlboro Agostini Yamaha
YZR500
13
14
Ret
Ret
13
Ret
28
Ret
Ret
11
0
Wolfgang von Muralt
RG500
11
Ret
26
13
Ret
0
Hiroyuki Kawasaki
HB-Suzuki
RG500
20
23
Ret
12
0
Bernard Fau
GPA Total
RG500
12
Ret
WD
Ret
DNQ
0
Dave Dean
Rogersons of Wigan
RG500
12
0
Reinhold Roth
Wolfgang Kucera
FKN
15
Ret
20
13
18
0
Guy Bertin
Sanvenero
Sanvenero 500
19
DNQ
Ret
Ret
22
14
Ret
Ret
0
Gary Lingham
RG500
19
14
0
Fabio Biliotti
RG500
14
20
20
27
Ret
0
Roberto Pietri
RG500
14
24
0
Borge Nielsen
RG500
14
DNQ
Ret
0
Ernst Gschwender
RG500
14
0
Walter Magliorati
RG500
Ret
DNQ
15
15
0
Giovanni Pelletier
Morbidelli
Morbidelli 500
Ret
Ret
15
19
DNQ
DNQ
20
24
0
Bent Slydal
RG500
15
24
DNS
Ret
0
Marco Papa
RG500
Ret
16
Ret
Ret
Ret
0
Peter Huber
RG500
Ret
16
Ret
0
Corrado Tuzii
RG500
16
0
Iwao Ishikawa
RG500
16
0
Jean Lafond
Claude Fior
RG500
Ret
17
Ret
Ret
17
0
Marco Greco
RG500
20
17
19
0
Eddy Elias
YZR500
17
Ret
0
Peter Skold
RG500
17
0
Josef Ragginger
RG500
18
0
Carlos Morante
RG500
18
0
Benny Mortensen
RG500
18
0
Alfons Ammerschlager
RG500
18
0
Steve Williams
Fowler’s of Bristol/DTR
RG500
23
DNQ
19
0
Hans Steinhogel
RG500
19
0
Steve Henshaw
Harold Coppack Racing
RG500
19
0
Luigi Rimoldi
RG500
19
0
Henk de Vries
Henk de Vries Motoren
RG500
24
20
0
Raffaele Pasqual
YZR500
20
29
Ret
0
Kjeld Sorensen
RG500
20
0
Josef Hage
YZR500
Ret
21
0
Esko Kuparinen
RG500
21
0
Peter Looijesteijn
Dr Egel Banden
RG500
Ret
28
DNQ
25
Ret
Ret
22
0
Norman Brown
Hector Neill Racing
RG500
22
0
Cai Hedstrom
RG500
22
0
Pauli Freudenlund
RG500
23
0
Klaus Klein
RG500
23
0
Risto Korhonen
RG500
24
0
Bob Smith
Dennis Pratt Racing
RG500
25
0
Gerhard Treusch
RG500
25
0
Alain Roethlisberger
YZR500
27
0
Mark Salle
RG500
28
0
Rinus van Kasteren
RG500
29
0
Gustav Reiner
Krauser MDS Racing Team
RG500
Ret
DNS
Ret
0
Keith Huewen
Heron -Suzuki
RG500
Ret
DNQ
DNQ
Ret
0
Gina Bovaird
RG500
Ret
DNQ
0
Gary Padgett
Padgetts of Batley
RG500
DNQ
Ret
0
Anton Mang
RG500
Ret
0
Eduardo Aleman
Venemotos Yamaha
YZR500
Ret
0
Vincenzo Cascino
YZR500
Ret
0
Fritz Kerschbaumer
YZR500
Ret
0
Christian le Liard
RG500
Ret
0
Maurice Coq
RG500
Ret
0
Louis-Luc Maisto
RG500
Ret
0
Angel Nieto
Honda-HRC
NS500
Ret
0
Guido del Piano
RG500
Ret
0
Graham Wood
Fowler’s of Bristol/DTR
YZR500
Ret
0
Dennis Ireland
RG500
Ret
0
Paul Iddon
Heron Suzuki
RG500
Ret
0
Rob McElnea
FJ Gallen
RG500
Ret
0
Con Law
Millar Racing
YZR500
Ret
0
Barry Woodland
RG500
Ret
0
Ake Grahn
YZR500
Ret
0
Chris Fisker
RG500
Ret
0
Kjeil Warz
YZR500
Ret
0
Alf Graarud
YZR500
Ret
0
Olivieri Cruciani
RG500
Ret
0
Maurizio Massimiani
LMC
Ret
0
Attilio Riondato
RG500
Ret
0
Ulrich Lang
Sebe
Ret
0
Dick Alblas
RG500
DNQ
0
Johan van Eijk
RG500
DNQ
0
Jan Olof Odeholm
Kortedala MK
RG500
DNQ
0
350cc standings
250cc standings
125cc standings
50cc standings
Bibliography
Büla, Maurice & Schertenleib, Jean-Claude (2001). Continental Circus 1949-2000 . Chronosports S.A. ISBN 2-940125-32-5
References
External links