The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the

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. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the

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. 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

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collided with Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa. Ishikawa died shortly after from severe injuries. In the race itself, defending winner

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crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.

Classification

500 cc

References

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