1982 French motorcycle Grand Prix

France  1982 French Grand Prix
Race details
Race 3 of 14 races in the
1982 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
Date9 May 1982
Official nameGrand Prix de France Moto[1]
LocationCircuit de Nogaro
Course
  • Permanent racing facility
  • 3.636 km (2.259 mi)
500cc
Pole position
Rider France Jean Lafond
Time 1:24.830
Fastest lap
Rider Switzerland Michel Frutschi
Time 1:24.960
Podium
First Switzerland Michel Frutschi
Second France Franck Gross
Third United Kingdom Steve Parrish
350cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Igoa
Time 1:25.310
Fastest lap
Rider Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Podium
First France Jean-François Baldé
Second Belgium Didier de Radiguès
Third Australia Jeff Sayle
250cc
Pole position
Rider France Patrick Igoa
Time 1:25.310
Fastest lap
Rider France Jean-François Baldé
Time 1:25.000
Podium
First France Jean-Louis Tournadre
Second France Jean-François Baldé
Third Australia Jeff Sayle
125cc
Pole position
Rider France Jean-Claude Selini
Time 1:31.130
Fastest lap
Rider France Jean-Claude Selini
Time 1:30.060
Podium
First France Jean-Claude Selini
Second Finland Johnny Wickström
Third Argentina Hugo-Jorge Vignetti
50cc
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 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.

  1. ^ "Alle Grand-Prix uitslagen en bijzonderheden, van 1973 (het jaar dat Jack begon met racen) tot heden". Archive.fo. Archived from the original on 25 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2018.
  2. ^ Assoc, American Motorcyclist (1 September 1982). "American Motorcyclist". American Motorcyclist Assoc. Retrieved 5 July 2018 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ "[Vidéo] Grand Prix de France 1982 : Le boycott des pilotes ! - Paddock GP". Paddock-gp.com. 26 February 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2018.