1983 in motorsport

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The following is an overview of the events of 1983 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

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Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

DateEventRef
1–20 January 5th Dakar Rally [1]
5–6 February 21st 24 Hours of Daytona [2]
20 February 25th Daytona 500 [3]
15 May 41st Monaco Grand Prix [4]
29 May 67th Indianapolis 500 [5]
4–10 June 66th Isle of Man TT [6]
18–19 June 51st 24 Hours of Le Mans [7]
30–31 July 35th 24 Hours of Spa [8]
31 July 6th Suzuka 8 Hours [9]
2 October 24th James Hardie 1000 [10]
20 November 30th Macau Grand Prix [11]

Births

DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef
7February Christian Klien AustrianRacing driver49 starts in Formula One [12]
26April José María López ArgentineRacing driver World Touring Car champion (2014-2016). [13]
2May Dani Sordo SpanishRally driver 2013 Rallye Deutschland winner. [14]
17December Sébastien Ogier FrenchRally driver World Rally champion (2013-2017). [15]

Deaths

DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef
28December Eugène Chaboud 76FrenchRacing driver 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). [16]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "1983 Dakar Rally" (PDF). rssp.eu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 September 2009. Retrieved 29 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Daytona 24 Hours 1983 - Racing Sports Cars". racingsportscars.com. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  3. ↑ "1983 Daytona 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  4. ↑ "1983 Grand Prix of Monaco". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "1983 Indianapolis 500". racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  6. ↑ "TT 1983". iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
  7. ↑ "Le Mans Register - 1983". formula2.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "24 h Spa-Francorchamps". touringcarracing.net. Retrieved 16 April 2017.
  9. ↑ "Suzuka 8 Hours 1983 results". Moto Racing JAPAN. Retrieved 24 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "1983 Bathurst 1000". Unique Cars & Parts. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  11. ↑ "1983 Macau Grand Prix". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  12. ↑ "José María López". 4mula1stats. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  13. ↑ "José María López". en.espn.co.uk. ESPN . Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  14. ↑ "Dani Sordo". ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com. Retrieved 27 April 2018.
  15. ↑ "Sébastien Ogier". juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  16. ↑ "Eugène Chaboud". motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
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