1983 All Japan Endurance Championship

The 1983 All Japan Endurance Championship was the inaugural season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The series champion was the #1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 driven by Australian Vern Schuppan, who earlier in the year had won the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans.

Schedule[]

All races were held in Japan.

Round	Race	Circuit	Date
1	International Suzuka 500 km	Suzuka Circuit	3 April
2	International Suzuka 1000 km	Suzuka Circuit	28 August
3	WEC-Japan	Fuji Speedway	2 October

Season results[]

Season results are as follows:^[1]

Round	Circuit	Winning Team
Round	Circuit	Winning Drivers
1	Suzuka Circuit	#1 Trust [ja] Porsche 956
1	Suzuka Circuit	Vern Schuppan
2	Suzuka Circuit	#1 Trust [ja] Porsche 956
2	Suzuka Circuit	Vern Schuppan
3	Mt. Fuji	#2 Rothmans Porsche 956
3	Mt. Fuji	Derek Bell Stefan Bellof

Point Ranking[]

Drivers[]

Rank	Drivers	Number/Team	Points	Wins
1	Vern Schuppan	#1 Trust [ja] Porsche 956 #6 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956	52	2
2		#1 Trust [ja] Porsche 956 #6 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956	52	2
3		#7 Alpha Racing Team MCS Guppy-Mazda #62 Alpha Racing Team Mazda 83C	24	0
4	Stefan Bellof	#2 Rothmans Porsche 956	20	1
5	Derek Bell	#2 Rothmans Porsche 956	20	1

References[]

^ "JSPC 1983". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

External links[]

1983 全日本耐久レース選手権 (in Japanese)

[1] "JSPC 1983". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.

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