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. It took place on the weekend of 7–9 May 1982 at the

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. The race was controversial, because the major factory teams (

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), which included top riders like

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, 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

References

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