The 1983 British motorcycle Grand Prix was the tenth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 29–31 July 1983 at the Silverstone Circuit.
The race was split into two races. Entering Stowe Corner on Lap 5, Norman Brown's Suzuki slowed with a mechanical problem. The motorcycle stayed to the inside, but was hit by Peter Huber's Suzuki. It was not until the end of Lap 5 that riders began to enter pit lane, as only a yellow and an oil flag was displayed, but not fully across the track. On Lap 6, officials ended up waving the red flag at the starting line. Brown died instantly, while Huber was rushed by helicopter to a hospital in Oxford, where he was pronounced dead.
The race restarted as a split race. The first five completed laps were scored, and the remaining 23 laps were completed shortly after the track was cleared. The total time of the two races combined formed the aggregate time for the results.
Classification 500 cc Pos. Rider Team Machine Time/Retired Points 1 Kenny Roberts Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha YZR500 42'19.070 15 2 Freddie Spencer HRC-Honda NS500 +4.110 12 3 Randy Mamola HB Sinclair-Suzuki RG500 +4.200 10 4 Eddie Lawson Marlboro Agostini Yamaha YZR500 +8.370 8 5 Marc Fontan Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha YZR500 +30.750 6 6 Takazumi Katayama HRC-Honda NS500 +31.480 5 7 Ron Haslam HRC-Honda NS500 +41.250 4 8 Boet van Dulmen Shell Nederland-Suzuki RG500 +1'13.910 3 9 Barry Sheene Heron-Suzuki RG500 +1'13.920 2 10 Paul Lewis RG500 +1'26.650 1 11 Keith Huewen Heron-Suzuki RG500 +1'20.940 12 Anton Mang HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 +1'24.980 13 Chris Guy RG500 +2'23.170 14 Mark Salle RG500 +1 lap 15 Kevin Wrettom RG500 +1 lap 16 Wayne Gardner Honda Britain Racing RS500 +1 lap 17 Steve Henshaw Harold Coppock RG500 +1 lap 18 Franck Gross RS500 +1 lap 19 Alan Irwin RG500 +1 lap 20 Rob Punt M Woestenburg RG500 +1 lap 21 Con Law RG500 +1 lap 22 Peter Sjöström Jeb’s Helmet Sweden RG500 +1 lap 23 Maurizio Massimiani HIRT Italia RS500 +2 laps 24 Philippe Coulon Marlboro-Suzuki RG500 +12 laps Ret Graham Wood DTR Fowler Yamaha YZR500 23 Laps Ret Marco Lucchinelli HRC-Honda NS500 15 Laps Ret Sergio Pellandini Carimati-Pezzani Racing RG500 14 Laps (c) Ret Virginio Ferrari Cagiva GP500 13 Laps Ret Rob McElnea Heron-Suzuki RG500 12 Laps Ret Wolfgang von Muralt RG500 11 Laps Ret Loris Reggiani HB Gallina-Suzuki RG500 11 Laps Ret John Pace RG500 11 Laps Ret Dave Dean RG500 11 Laps Ret Gary Lingham Myers Motorcycles RG500 11 Laps Ret Jack Middelburg Stichting Ned-Honda RS500 9 Laps Ret Leandro Becheroni RG500 7 Laps Ret Simon Buckmaster RG500 7 Laps Ret Norman Brown Hector Neill Racing RG500 4 Laps (fatal crash) Ret Peter Huber RG500 4 Laps (fatal crash) Ret Didier de Radiguès Team Johnson Elf RS500 3 Laps Ret Steve Parrish Mitsui-Yamaha YZR500 Retired DNS Roger Marshall Honda Britain Racing RS500 Did not start DNQ Jon Ekerold Cagiva GP500 Did not qualify DNQ Andreas Hofmann RG500 Did not qualify DNQ Fabio Biliotti Moto Club Condor RS500 Did not qualify DNQ Marco Greco RG500 Did not qualify DNQ Dennis Ireland RG500 Did not qualify DNQ Corrado Tuzii Beton Bloc Racing RS500 Did not qualify DNQ Beni Slydal RG500 Did not qualify DNQ Glenn Williams YZR500 Did not qualify Sources:
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