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 riders also boycotted the race, which led to the venue never reappearing on the calendar ever since.
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:
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