1983 World Endurance Championship

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Jacky Ickx (pictured in 2007) won the World Endurance Championship for Drivers

The 1983 World Endurance Championship was the 31st season of FIA World Sportscar Championship auto racing series. It featured the two world championships and two cups for drivers and manufacturers which was contested by Group C Sports Cars, Group C Junior Sports Cars and Group B GT Cars in a seven race events which ran from 10 April to 10 December 1983. ^[1] The World Endurance Championship for Drivers was won by Jacky Ickx while the World Endurance Championship for Manufacturers was won by Porsche. The Group C Junior Cup was won by Giannini Alba and the Grand Touring Cup by Porsche. ^[1]

The world championship was held in conjunction with the 1983 European Endurance Championship, sharing five races events in Europe before the series departed internationally. As such, many drivers and teams competed in both championships.

Schedule

All events covered a distance of 1,000 km (620 mi) with exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first five events were shared with the European Endurance Championship. The Monza round was shared with the Italian Championship Group 6, although their race lasted only 14 laps and the cars did not complete the full endurance race distance.

Round	Race	Circuit	Date
1	Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy	10 April
2	Grand Prix International 1000 km	Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom	8 May
3	Bitburger ADAC-1000-km-Rennen	Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany	29 May
4	24 Hours of Le Mans	Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France	18–19 June
5	Trophee Diners Club 1000 km Spa-Francorchamps	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium	4 September
6	World Endurance Championship in Japan	Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan	2 October
7	Castrol 1000	Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa	10 December

Entries

Group C

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	1	Jacky Ickx	All
					Jochen Mass	1–3, 5–7
					Derek Bell	4
				2	Derek Bell	1–3, 5–7
					Al Holbert	1
					Stefan Bellof	2–7
					Jochen Mass	4
Rothmans Porsche Matsuda Collection			D G	3	Vern Schuppan	4, 7
					Al Holbert	4, 7
					Hurley Haywood	4
					Thierry Boutsen	6
					Henri Pescarolo	6
Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/83	Ferrari 268C 2.6 L Turbo V8	P D	4	Michele Alboreto	1–4
					Riccardo Patrese	1–3, 5, 7
					Teo Fabi	4–5
					Alessandro Nannini	4, 7
				5	Piercarlo Ghinzani	1–2, 4–5, 7
					Teo Fabi	1–2, 4–5
					Hans Heyer	4, 7
					Michele Alboreto	5
					Giorgio Pianta	7
				6	Alessandro Nannini	4
					Paolo Barilla	4
					Jean-Claude Andruet	4
Euro TV-Mirabella Racing	Lancia LC2/83	Ferrari 268C 2.6 L Turbo V8	D	6	Giorgio Francia	3, 5
					Paolo Barilla	3, 5
					Piercarlo Ghinzani	3
Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	6	Vern Schuppan	6
					Naohiro Fujita	6
Sorga S.A.	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	8 11	Bob Wollek	1–5, 7
					Thierry Boutsen	1
					Stefan Johansson	2–5, 7
					Klaus Ludwig	4
					Chico Serra	7
				12	Clemens Schickentanz	1–2, 4
					Hans Heyer	1–2, 5–6
					Rolf Stommelen	1
					Volkert Merl	2, 4–6
					Mauricio DeNarvaez	4
					Bob Wollek	5–7
					Dieter Schornstein	7
					"John Winter"	7
Joest Racing	Porsche 936C	Porsche Type-935 2.7 L Turbo Flat-6		15	Jean-Michel Martin	2, 4–5
					Marc Duez	2, 4
					Philippe Martin	2, 4
					"John Winter"	5
					Dieter Schornstein	5
					Leopold von Bayern	7
					Siegfried Brunn	7
					Klaus Grögor	7
Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline Turbo C	Nissan LZ20 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	10	Masahiro Hasemi	6
					Kenji Tohira	6
John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G	11 16	David Hobbs	All
					John Fitzpatrick	1–6
					Dieter Quester	4
					Desiré Wilson	7
					Thierry Boutsen	7
				16	Guy Edwards	4
					Rupert Keegan	4
					John Fitzpatrick	4
					Sarel van der Merwe	7
					Tony Martin	7
					Graham Duxbury	7
Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop Alpha Racing			G B	47 48	Preston Henn	2, 4, 6
					Rupert Keegan	2
					Guy Edwards	2
					Jean-Louis Schlesser	4
					Claude Ballot-Léna	4
					John Paul Jr.	6
					Kunimitsu Takahashi	6
Yves Courage	Cougar C01B	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	M	13	Yves Courage	4
					Michel Dubois	4
					Alain de Cadenet	4
Canon Racing Team Gunston	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	14	Jan Lammers	1–5, 7
					Richard Lloyd	1–2, 4
					Tiff Needell	1
					Thierry Boutsen	2, 5
					Jonathan Palmer	3–4, 7
					Keke Rosberg	3
Mazdaspeed	Mazda 717C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	16	Yojiro Terada	6
					Takashi Yorino	6
					Pierre Dieudonné	6
Tom's	Tom's 83C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	17	Keiji Matsumoto	6
					Kaoru Hoshino	6
					Masanori Sekiya	6
Boss-Obermaier Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	18	Axel Plankenhorn	1–5
					Jürgen Lässig	1–5
					Jürgen Barth	1
					Harold Grohs	2
					Hans Heyer	3
					Desiré Wilson	4
					Hervé Regout	5
Cooke Racing	Lola T610	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	G	20	Ralph Kent-Cooke	4
					Jim Adams	4
					François Servanin	4
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Takao Wada	6
					Haruhito Yanagida	6
Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	G B	21	Vern Schuppan	2
					Alan Jones	2
					Philippe Alliot	4, 6
					Mario Andretti	4
					Michael Andretti	4
					Derek Warwick	5
					Franz Konrad	5–6
					Stefan Johansson	6
	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6	G	22	Derek Warwick	4
					Frank Jelinski	4
					Patrick Gaillard	4
					Kees Kroesemeijer	5, 7
					Huub Rothengatter	5
					Franz Konrad	7
					George Fouché	7
Hoshino Racing	March 83G	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	23	Kazuyoshi Hoshino	6
					Akira Hagiwara	6
Ford France	Rondeau M482	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	M	24	Henri Pescarolo	4
					Thierry Boutsen	4
				25	Philippe Streiff	4
					Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	4
					Michel Ferté	4
				26	Jean Rondeau	4
					Alain Ferté	4
					Michel Ferté	4
Jean Rondeau	Rondeau M379C	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	M	28	Anne-Charlotte Verney	4
					Joël Gouhier	4
					Vic Elford	4
	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8		72	Xavier Lapeyre	4
					Dany Snobeck	4
					Alain Cudini	4
Christian Bussi	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	29	Pascal Witmeur	4
					Daniël Herregods	4
					Jean-Paul Libert	4
Pierre Yver	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	30	Pierre Yver	4
					Lucien Guitteny	4
					Bernard de Dryver	4
Brun Motorsport GmbH	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D Y	33 8 35	Hans-Joachim Stuck	5, 7
					Harald Grohs	5, 7
					Walter Brun	5
					Clemens Schickentanz	6
					Kenji Takahashi	6
					Massimo Sigala	7
					Umberto Grano	7
	Sehcar SH C6	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	35 36	Walter Brun	2–3
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	2–3
					Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	4
					Ludwig Heimrath Jr.	4
					David Deacon	4
	Sehcar C830	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6		37	Walter Brun	4
					Hans-Joachim Stuck	4
					Harald Grohs	4
Cheetah Car	Cheetah G603	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8		34	Loris Kessel	5
					Laurent Ferrier	5
					Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	5
Team Ikuzawa	Tom's 83C	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	37	Geoff Lees	6
					Derek Daly	6
					Toshio Suzuki	6
Dome Racing Autobacs Dome Motorsport	Dome RC82 Dome RC83	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	38 7	Chris Craft	4
					Nick Mason	4
					Eliseo Salazar	4
					Eje Elgh	6
					Tiff Needell	6
Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum	Nimrod NRA/C2B	Aston Martin DP1229 5.3 L V8	A	39	Ray Mallock	2, 4–5
					Mike Salmon	2, 4–5
					Steve Earle	4
EMKA Productions Ltd.	EMKA C83/1	Aston Martin 5.3 L V8		41	Tiff Needell	2, 4
					Steve O'Rourke	2, 4
					Jeff Allam	2
					Nick Faure	4
Richard Cleare Racing	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		42 19	Richard Cleare	1–2, 4
					Tony Dron	1–2, 4
					Margie Smith-Haas	1
					Richard Jones	4
Peer Racing	Ford C100	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	G	43 10	Martin Birrane	4
					David Kennedy	4
					François Migault	4
Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Team	Zakspeed C1/4	Zakspeed 1.9 L Turbo I4	G	43	Klaus Niedzwiedz	5
					Klaus Ludwig	5
Sauber Racing Switzerland	Sauber C7	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	47 46	Tony Garcia	4
					Albert Naon	4
					Diego Montoya	4
					Fulvio Ballabio	6
					Max Welti	6
Grid Motor Racing Ltd.	Grid S1	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	F	49 48	Dudley Wood	4
					Fred Stiff	4
					Ray Ratcliff	4
Sivama/Grifone	Lancia LC1	Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4	D	51 22 57	Joe Castellano	1
					Luigi Moreschi	1
					Oscar Larrauri	2–4
					Massimo Sigala	2–4
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4
					Pasquale Barberio	7
					Mario Radicella	7
					Maurizio Gellini	7
				52 23 58	Duilio Truffo	1–2
					Roberto Sigala	1
					Joe Castellano	2
					Fausto Carello	7
					Nicolo Bianco	7
A.S. École Superieure de Tourisme				53	François Hesnault	4
					Thierry Perrier	4
					Bernard Salam	4
François Duret	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		55	François Duret	2
					Mike Wilds	2
					Ian Harrower	2
Kannacher GT-Racing	URD C81	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	56 54	Anton Fischhaber	3
					Rolf Gätz	3
					Peter Kroeber	3
					Bruno Sotty	4–5
					Gérard Cuynet	4–5
					Christian Baldino	4
					Valentin Bertapelle	5
	URD C83	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		57	Jürgen Kannacher	5
					Wolfgang Boller	5
					Walter Lechner	5
Maurizio Micangeli	De Tomaso Pantera C	Ford 5.7 L V8	D	21 59	Carlo Pietromarchi	1
					Maurizio Micangeli	1

Group C Junior

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Mazdaspeed	Mazda 717C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	D	60	Yojiro Terada	2, 4
					Pete Lovett	2
					Yoshimi Katayama	4
					Takashi Yorino	4
				61	Jeff Allam	4
					Steve Soper	4
					James Weaver	4
Manns Racing	Harrier RX83C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	A	62 51	Roy Baker	1–2, 4–5
					Les Blackburn	1
					David Palmer	2, 4–5
					Pierre Honegger	4
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	MCS Guppy	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	62	Chiyomi Totani	6
					Taku Akaike	6
Jolly Club Vesuvio Racing SRL	Alba AR2	Giannini 1.8 L Turbo I4	P	63	Carlo Facetti	2–6
					Martino Finotto	2–6
					Marco Vanoli	4, 7
					Guido Daccò	7
				64	Carlo Facetti	7
					Martino Finotto	7
					Massimo Faraci	7
Hubert Striebig	Sthemo SM01	BMW M12 2.2 L I4		64	Hubert Striebig	4
					Jacques Heuclin	4
					Noël del Bello	4
François Duret	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		65	François Duret	4
					John Sheldon	4
					Ian Harrower	4
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	65	Keiichi Suzuki	6
					Naoki Nagasaka	6
					Kurt Lotterschmid	6
Rolf Götz	Rieger CJ 84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	66	Rolf Götz	7
					Siegfried Rieger	7
Tiga	Tiga SC83	Mazda 12A 1.1 L 2-rotor		67	Trevor von Rooyen	7
					Peter Morrison	7
				68	Wayne Taylor	7
					Lew Baker	7
Misaki Speed	MCS Guppy	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	81	Kiyoshi Misaki	6
					Masakozu Nakamura	6
Panasport Japan	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	B	88	Aguri Suzuki	6
					Toshio Motohashi	6

Group B

The Nürburgring round allowed additional Group B entries meeting the under 2,000 cc (120 cu in) regulations to compete but they were not eligible for championship points and are therefore not listed here.

Entrant	Car	Engine	Tyre	No.	Drivers	Rounds
Strandell	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		74	Tomas Wiren	7
					Kenneth Leim	7
Scuderia Chico d'Or	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		75	Olindo Del-Thé	7
					Mario Regusci	7
Bernd Schiller	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	81 98 94 73	Bernd Schiller	1–2, 4
					Günter Steckkönig	1–2, 4
					Claude Haldi	4
					Wolfgang Braun	7
					Charles Brittz	7
Jens Winther Team Castrol	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D A	82 89 103 72	Jens Winther	1–5, 7
					Wolfgang Braun	1–3, 5
					David Mercer	2, 5
					Frank Jelinski	3
					Angelo Pallavinci	4
					Leopold von Bayern	4
					Lars-Viggo Jensen	7
Georg Memminger	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D	83 92 110	Georg Memminger	1–5
					Heinz Kunh-Weiss	1–5
					Günter Steckkönig	3
					Fritz Müller	4
Giuseppe Arlotti	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		84	Luigi Colzani	1
					Bruno Rebai	1
Equipe Alméras Frères	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	85 95	Jean-Marie Alméras	1–2, 4
					Jacques Guillot	1–2, 4
					Roland Biancone	1–2
					Jacques Alméras	4
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I4	D	88 105 90 70	Hans Christian Jürgensen	1–3, 5, 7
					Edgar Dören	1–3, 5, 7
					Antoniella Mandelli	2
					Vic Elford	3
					Helmut Gall	7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		91 106 71	Helmut Gall	2–3
					Margie Smith-Haas	2
					Jürgen Hamelmann	3, 5
					Edgar Dören	3
					Alexandre Yvon	4–5
					Jean-Marie Lemerle	4
					Michael Krankenberg	4
					Michel Lateste	7
					Axel Felder	7
					Peter Hähnlein	7
Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D A	93	Paul Smith	2, 4–5, 7
					John Cooper	2, 4–5, 7
					David Ovey	2, 4–5
					Giorgio Cavalieri	7
Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	96	Michel Lateste	4–5
					Michel Bienvault	4–5
					Raymond Touroul	4
Raymond Boutinnaud	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8	D	97	Raymond Boutinnaud	4
					Patrick Gonin	4
					Alain Le Page	4
EBRT	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		98	Peter Reuter	5
					Bruno Beilcke	5
					Anton Hüweller	5
Maurice Dantinne	Ferrari 308 GTB LM	Ferrari 3.0 L V8		99	Maurice Dantinne	5
					Pierre Vaillant	5
Brun Motorsport GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6		101	Harald Grohs	3
					Leopold von Bayern	3
Tomei Jidousha	Nissan 240RS	Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4	D	102	Eiji Shibuya	6
					Fumio Aiba	6
Peter Reuter	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		108	Peter Reuter	3
					Franz-Richard Friebel	3
					Hermann-Peter Duge	3
Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		109	Wolf-Georg van Staerh	3
					Ulli Richter	3
Helge Probst	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8		111 97	Helge Probst	3, 5
					Norbert Haug	3, 5
					Wolfgang Walter	3
					Knuth Mentel	5
Mich Opel Tuning	Opel Ascona 400	Opel 2.4 L I4		112	Karl-Heinz Schäfer	3
					Karl-Heinz Gürthler	3
Autax Motor+Sport	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		113	Klaus Utz	3
					Claude Haldi	3

Results and standings

Race results

Rothmans Porsche won six of the seven races, including the 24 Hours of Le Mans, with the Porsche 956

Rnd	Circuit	Outright winning team	Group C Junior winning team	Group B winning team	Reports
		Outright winning drivers	Group C Junior winning drivers	Group B winning drivers
1	Monza	No. 11 Sorga S.A	No finishers	No. 88 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	Report
		Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen		Hans Christian Jürgensen Edgar Dören
2	Silverstone	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Jens Winther Wolfgang Braun David Mercer
3	Nürburgring	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 106 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	Report
		Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Edgar Dören Helmut Gall Jürgen Hamelmann
4	Le Mans	No. 3 Rothmans Porsche	No. 60 Mazdaspeed	No. 93 Charles Ivey Racing	Report
		Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood	Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama	John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey
5	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 62 Manns Racing	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
		Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Roy Baker David Palmer	Jens Winther Frank Jelinski David Mercer
6	Fuji	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 81 Misaki Speed	No finishers	Report
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Kyoshi Misaki Masakazu Nakamura
7	Kyalami	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 64 Vesuvio Racing SRL	No. 72 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti Massimo Faraci	Jens Winther Lars-Viggo Jensen

Points system

1st	2nd	3rd	4th	5th	6th	7th	8th	9th	10th		Group C Junior Bonus	Group B Bonus
20	15	12	10	8	6	4	3	2	1		2	3

In order to be classified for points, a team had to complete 90% of the winner's distance. Further, drivers were required to complete at least 30% of their car's total race distance to qualify for championship points. Group C Junior and Group B drivers earned extra championship points for any finish within the overall top ten positions.

World Endurance Championship for Drivers

Pos. Driver Team MON SIL NUR LMS SPA FUJ KYA Total points 1 Jacky Ickx Rothmans Porsche 2 Ret 1 2 1 2 3 97 2 Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche 7 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 94 3 Jochen Mass Rothmans Porsche 2 Ret 1 Ret 1 2 3 82 4 Stefan Bellof Rothmans Porsche 1 Ret Ret 2 1 1 75 5 Bob Wollek Sorga S.A. 1 2 2 6 Ret 5 4 64 6 Thierry Boutsen Sorga S.A. 1 44 Canon Racing 3 9 Ford France Ret Matsuda Collection 4 John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 7 Jan Lammers Canon Racing 6 3 3 8 9 5 43 8 Jürgen Lässig Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 4 4 7 5 42 8 Axel Plankenhorn Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 4 4 7 5 42 10 Vern Schuppan Porsche Kremer Racing 5 40 Rothmans Porsche 1 Ret Trust Racing Team 3 11 Stefan Johansson Sorga S.A. 2 2 6 Ret Ret 36 Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 12 Hans Heyer Sorga S.A. 3 Ret Ret 5 30 Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 Martini Racing Ret Ret 13 John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick Racing 5 8 6 5 3 DNS 29 13 David Hobbs John Fitzpatrick Racing 5 8 6 Ret 3 DNS Ret 29 15 Clemens Schickentanz Sorga S.A. 3 Ret 4 28 Brun Motorsport GmbH 6 16 Al Holbert Rothmans Porsche 7 1 Ret 24 17 Jonathan Palmer Canon Racing 3 8 5 23 18 Riccardo Patrese Martini Racing 9 Ret Ret 7 2 21 19 Hurley Haywood Rothmans Porsche 1 20 19 Harold Grohs Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 20 Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret DNS 4 Ret 21 Volkert Merl Sorga S.A. Ret 4 Ret 5 18 22 Alessandro Nannini Martini Racing Ret 2 15 23 Deiter Schornstein Sorga S.A. 8 4 13 23 "John Winter" Joest Racing Ret Ret 8 4 13 25 Rolf Stommelen Sorga S.A. 3 12 25 Keke Rosberg Canon Racing 3 12 25 Philippe Alliot Porsche Kremer Racing 3 Ret 12 25 Mario Andretti Porsche Kremer Racing 3 12 25 Michael Andretti Porsche Kremer Racing 3 12 25 Naohiro Fujita Trust Racing Team 3 12 31 Edgar Dören Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 10 11 7 15 11 32 Jürgen Barth Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 10 32 Mauricio DeNervaez Sorga S.A. 4 10 32 Hans-Joachim Stuck Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret Ret DNS 4 Ret 10 32 Walter Brun Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret Ret DNS 4 10 32 Henri Pescarolo Ford France Ret 10 Matsuda Collection 4 32 Jens Winther Jens Winther Team Castrol 11 10 Ret Ret 12 8 10 38 Richard Lloyd Canon Racing 6 DNS 8 9 39 Alan Jones Porsche Kremer Racing 5 8 39 Massimo Sigala Sivama/Grifone Ret 5 NC 8 Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret 39 Oscar Larrauri Sivama/Grifone Ret 5 NC 8 39 Guy Edwards John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 5 8 39 Rupert Keegan John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 5 8 39 Hervé Regout Boss-Obermaier Racing 5 8 45 Helmut Gall Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH DNS 7 Ret DSQ 7 45 Jürgen Hamelmann Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 7 15 7 47 Tiff Needell Canon Racing 6 6 EMKA Productions Ltd. Ret 17 Autobacs Dome Motorsport NC 47 Richard Cleare Richard Cleare Racing Ret 6 Ret 6 47 Tony Dron Richard Cleare Racing Ret 6 Ret 6 47 Claude Haldi Autax Motor+Sport 8 6 Bernd Schiller Ret 47 Klaus Utz Autax Motor+Sport 8 6 47 Paolo Barilla Euro TV-Mirabella Racing Ret 6 6 Martini Racing Ret 47 Giorgio Francia Euro TV-Mirabella Racing Ret 6 6 47 Kenji Takahashi Brun Motorsport GmbH 6 6 47 Sarel van der Merwe John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 Graham Duxbury John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 Sarel van der Merwe John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 Lars-Viggo Jensen Jens Winther Team Castrol 8 6 59 Kiyoshi Misaki Misaki Speed 8 5 59 Masakozu Nakamura Misaki Speed 8 5 59 Kenneth Leim Strandell 9 5 59 Tomas Wiren Strandell 9 5 63 Hans Christian Jürgensen Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 10 11 DNS Ret DNS 4 63 Ray Mallock Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum 7 Ret 4 63 Mike Salmon Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum 7 Ret 4 63 Carlo Facetti Jolly Club 9 11 Ret Ret 11 12 4 63 Martino Finotto Jolly Club 9 11 Ret Ret 11 12 4 63 Wolfgang Braun Jens Winther Team Castrol 11 10 Ret 12 4 Bernd Schiller 11 63 David Mercer Jens Winther Team Castrol 10 12 4 63 Georg Memminger Georg Memminger 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 Heinz Kunh-Weiss Georg Memminger 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 Günter Steckkönig Bernd Schiller Ret 15 Ret 4 Georg Memminger 10 63 Desiré Wilson Boss-Obermaier Racing 7 4 John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 63 Teo Fabi Martini Racing Ret Ret Ret 7 4 63 Kazuyoshi Hoshino Hoshino Racing 7 4 63 Akira Hagiwara Hoshino Racing 7 4 63 Leopold von Bayern Jens Winther Team Castrol Ret 4 Joest Racing 7 63 Siegfried Brunn Joest Racing 7 4 63 Klaus Grögor Joest Racing 7 4 63 Paul Smith Charles Ivey Racing 13 11 13 10 4 63 John Cooper Charles Ivey Racing 13 11 13 10 4 63 Giorgio Cavalieri Charles Ivey Racing 10 4 83 Duilio Truffo Sivama/Grifone 8 Ret 3 83 Roberto Sigala Sivama/Grifone 8 3 83 Jean-Michel Martin Joest Racing Ret Ret 8 3 86 Michele Alboreto Martini Racing 9 Ret Ret Ret 11 2 86 Tony Garcia Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 Albert Naon Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 Diego Montoya Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 Keiji Matsumoto Tom's 9 2 86 Kaoru Hoshino Tom's 9 2 86 Masanori Sekiya Tom's 9 2 93 Jean-Louis Schlesser Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop 10 1 93 Claude Ballot-Léna Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop 10 1 93 Bruno Sotty Kannacher GT-Racing 14 10 1 93 Gérard Cuynet Kannacher GT-Racing 14 10 1 93 Valentin Bertapelle Kannacher GT-Racing 10 1 93 Fulvio Ballabio Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 93 Max Welti Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 Pos. Driver Team MON SIL NUR LMS SPA FUJ KYA Total points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver Second place Bronze Third place Green Points classification Blue Non-points classification Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired, not classified (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Withdrew (WD) Race cancelled (C) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Did not arrive (DNA) Excluded (EX)

Makes' championships

To denote a make, it is identified as an engine manufacturer-chassis manufacturer. Only the best result from each make earned championship points while the five best results from each make's tally were counted. Points not counted are marked with parenthesis.

World Endurance Championship for Makes

The World Endurance Championship for Makes was open to Group C cars only. Group C Junior and Group B had their own championships.

Pos.	Make	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points
1	Porsche	1	1	1	1	1	(1)	(1)	100
2	Lancia	8	Ret	5	NC	6		2	32
3	Aston Martin-Nimrod		7		Ret	Ret			4
3	Nissan-March						7		4
5	BMW-Sauber				9		10		3
6	Toyota-Dome						9		2
7	BMW-URD					10			1

Group C Junior Cup

Pos.	Make	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points
1	Giannini-Alba		1	1	Ret	Ret	2	1	75
2	Mazda		Ret		1				20
2	Mazda-Harrier	Ret	DNS		DNQ	1			20
2	Toyota-March						1		20

Grand Touring Cup

Pos.	Make	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points
1	Porsche	3	(3)	1	1	2		2	82
2	BMW	1	1	Ret	Ret	1		1	80

References

1. Quentin Spurring, Growing in Stature, Autosport Endurance Racing Review (1983)

External links

• 1983 World Endurance Championship race results at wsrp.ic.cz
• 1983 European Endurance Championship race results at wsrp.ic.cz
• Results, images and race programs at www.racingsportscars.com
• World Sportscar Championship at www.classicscars.com
• World Sports Car Championship at www.dlg.speedfreaks.org