| Grand Prix: | French |
| Flag: | France |
| Official Name: | Grand Prix de France[1] [2] [3] |
| Location: | Bugatti Circuit |
| Course Mi: | 2.635 |
| Course Km: | 4.240 |
| Race No: | 2 |
| Season No: | 12 |
| Date: | 3 April |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Pole Rider 500: | Kenny Roberts |
| Pole Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Pole Time 500: | 1:36.800 |
| Fast Rider 500: | Freddie Spencer |
| Fast Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Fast Time 500: | 1:37.500 |
| First Rider 500: | Freddie Spencer |
| First Rider 500 Country: | USA |
| Second Rider 500: | Marco Lucchinelli |
| Second Rider 500 Country: | ITA |
| Third Rider 500: | Ron Haslam |
| Third Rider 500 Country: | GBR |
| Pole Rider 250: | Christian Sarron |
| Pole Rider 250 Country: | FRA |
| Pole Time 250: | 1:42.970 |
| Fast Rider 250: | Alan Carter |
| Fast Rider 250 Country: | GBR |
| Fast Time 250: | 1:43.850 |
| First Rider 250: | Alan Carter |
| First Rider 250 Country: | GBR |
| Second Rider 250: | Jacques Cornu |
| Second Rider 250 Country: | SUI |
| Third Rider 250: | Thierry Rapicault |
| Third Rider 250 Country: | FRA |
| Pole Rider 125: | Ricardo Tormo |
| Pole Rider 125 Country: | ESP |
| Pole Time 125: | 1:51.240 |
| Fast Rider 125: | Pierluigi Aldrovandi |
| Fast Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Fast Time 125: | 2:00.250 |
| First Rider 125: | Ricardo Tormo |
| First Rider 125 Country: | ESP |
| Second Rider 125: | Jean-Claude Selini |
| Second Rider 125 Country: | FRA |
| Third Rider 125: | Maurizio Vitali |
| Third Rider 125 Country: | ITA |
| Pole Rider 50: | Stefan Dörflinger |
| Pole Rider 50 Country: | SUI |
| Fast Rider 50: | Stefan Dörflinger |
| Fast Rider 50 Country: | SUI |
| First Rider 50: | Stefan Dörflinger |
| First Rider 50 Country: | SUI |
| Second Rider 50: | Eugenio Lazzarini |
| Second Rider 50 Country: | ITA |
| Third Rider 50: | Hagen Klein |
| Third Rider 50 Country: | BRD |
| Pole Rider Sidecar: | Rolf Biland |
| Pole Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| Pole Rider Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| Pole Passenger Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| Fast Rider Sidecar: | Rolf Biland |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| Fast Rider Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| Fast Passenger Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| First Rider Sidecar: | Rolf Biland |
| First Passenger Sidecar: | Kurt Waltisperg |
| First Rider Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| First Passenger Sidecar Country: | SUI |
| Second Rider Sidecar: | Mick Barton |
| Second Passenger Sidecar: | Simon Birchall |
| Second Rider Sidecar Country: | GBR |
| Second Passenger Sidecar Country: | GBR |
| Third Rider Sidecar: | Werner Schwärzel |
| Third Passenger Sidecar: | Andreas Huber |
| Third Rider Sidecar Country: | BRD |
| Third Passenger Sidecar Country: | BRD |
The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.
This race was remembered for two fatal accidents that occurred over the weekend in the 500cc class. The first occurred during Friday practice when Italian rider Loris Reggiani collided with Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa. Ishikawa died shortly after from severe injuries.[4] In the race itself, defending winner Michel Frutschi crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.[4] [5] [6]
| Pos. | Rider | Team | Manufacturer | Time/Retired | Points | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Freddie Spencer | HRC-Honda | NS500 | 47'47.900 | 15 | |||
| 2 |  Marco Lucchinelli | HRC-Honda | NS500 | +14.990 | 12 | |||
| 3 |  Ron Haslam | HRC-Honda | NS500 | +36.280 | 10 | |||
| 4 | Kenny Roberts | Marlboro Agostini-Yamaha | YZR500 | +44.110 | 8 | |||
| 5 | Keith Huewen | Heron-Suzuki | RG500 | +44.850 | 6 | |||
| 6 |  Marc Fontan | Sonauto Gauloises-Yamaha | YZR500 | +45.720 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Barry Sheene | Heron Suzuki | RG500 | +46.090 | 4 | |||
| 8 | Guido Paci | RS500 | +1'30.190 | 3 | ||||
| 9 | Sergio Pellandini | Carimati-Pezzani Racing | RG500 | +1'33.850 | 2 | |||
| 10 | Jack Middelburg | Stichting Ned-Honda | RS500 | +1'35.820 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Wolfgang von Muralt | RG500 | +1'39.650 | |||||
| 12 | Philippe Coulon | Marlboro-Suzuki | RG500 | +1'43.140 | ||||
| 13 |  Peter Sjöström | Jeb's Helmet Sweden | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 14 | Maurizio Massimiani | Honda Italia | RS500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 15 | Louis-Luc Maisto | RG500 | +1 lap | |||||
| 16 | Walter Magliorati | Moto Club Carate | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 17 |  Stuart Avant | RG500 | +1 lap | |||||
| 18 | Ernst Gschwender | MO Motul Racing Team | RG500 | +1 lap | ||||
| 19 | Jon Ekerold | Cagiva | GP500 | +3 laps | ||||
| Ret | Paolo Ferretti | YZR500 | Accident | |||||
| Ret | Alain Röthlisberger | YZR500 | Retirement | |||||
| Ret |  Marco Greco | RG500 | Accident | |||||
| Ret | Steve Parrish | Mitsui-Yamaha | YZR500 | Accident | ||||
| Ret | Chris Guy | RG500 | Accident | |||||
| Ret |  Eero Hyvärinen | RG500 | Retirement | |||||
| Ret | Virginio Ferrari | Cagiva | GP500 | Retirement | ||||
| Ret | Leandro Becheroni | RG500 | Accident | |||||
| Ret | Michel Frutschi | Honda Switzerland | RS500 | Fatal accident | ||||
| Ret |  Didier de Radiguès | Team Johnson Elf | RS500 | Accident | ||||
| Ret | Franco Uncini | HB Gallina-Suzuki | RG500 | Accident | ||||
| Ret | Raymond Roche | Moto Club Paul Ricard | RS500 | Retired | ||||
| Ret | Gustav Reiner | RG500 | Accident | |||||
| Ret | Eddie Lawson | Marlboro Agostini Yamaha | YZR500 | Collision | ||||
| Ret | Randy Mamola | HB Sinclair-Suzuki | RG500 | Collision | ||||
| Ret | Jean Lafond | Claude Fior | Fior | Accident | ||||
| Ret | Andreas Hofmann | RG500 | Accident | |||||
| DNS | Boet van Dulmen | Shell Nederland-Suzuki | RG500 | Injury | ||||
| DNS |  Iwao Ishikawa | RS500 | Fatal accident | |||||
| DNS | Takazumi Katayama | HRC-Honda | NS500 | Injury | ||||
| Sources:[7] [8] | ||||||||