1983 World Sportscar Championship

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 Ginnini 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 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, Spa, 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
						7
				6	Alessandro Nannini	4
					Paolo Barilla	4
					Jean-Claude Andruet	4
	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
						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		1–2, 4
					Hans Heyer	1–2, 5–6
					Rolf Stommelen	1
					Volkert Merl	2, 4–6
						4
					Bob Wollek	5–7
						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
						5
					Leopold von Bayern	7
						7
						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
						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		1–5
					Jürgen Lässig	1–5
					Jürgen Barth	1
						2
					Hans Heyer	3
					Desiré Wilson	4
					Hervé Regout	5
	Lola T610	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	G	20		4
						4
						4
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Takao Wada	6
						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
						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		4
						4
					Alain Cudini	4
	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	29		4
						4
						4
Pierre Yver	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	30	Pierre Yver	4
						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
						6
						6
					Massimo Sigala	7
						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
						4
						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 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
						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
	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		42 19		1–2, 4
					Tony Dron	1–2, 4
						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
						4
						4
					Fulvio Ballabio	6
					Max Welti	6
		Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	F	49 48	Dudley Wood	4
						4
						4
	Lancia LC1	Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4	D	51 22 57		1
						1
					Oscar Larrauri	2–4
					Massimo Sigala	2–4
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4
						7
						7
						7
				52 23 58		1–2
						1
						2
						7
						7
				53	François Hesnault	4
					Thierry Perrier	4
						4
	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		55		2
					Mike Wilds	2
						2
		BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	56 54		3
						3
						3
					Bruno Sotty	4–5
						4–5
						4
						5
		Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		57		5
						5
					Walter Lechner	5
	De Tomaso Pantera C	Ford 5.7 L V8	D	21 59		1
						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
		Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	A	62 51		1–2, 4–5
						1
						2, 4–5
						4
		Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	62		6
						6
Jolly Club Vesuvio Racing SRL	Alba AR2	Giannini 1.8 L Turbo I4	P	63	Carlo Facetti	2–6
					Martino Finotto	2–6
						4, 7
					Guido Daccò	7
				64	Carlo Facetti	7
					Martino Finotto	7
						7
		BMW M12 2.2 L I4		64		4
						4
					Noël del Bello	4
François Duret	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		65	François Duret	4
					John Sheldon	4
						4
	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	65	Keiichi Suzuki	6
					Naoki Nagasaka	6
						6
		Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	66		7
						7
Tiga	Tiga SC83	Mazda 12A 1.1 L 2-rotor		67		7
						7
				68	Wayne Taylor	7
						7
Misaki Speed		Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	81	Kiyoshi Misaki	6
						6
		BMW M12 2.0 L I4	B	88	Aguri Suzuki	6
						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
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		74		7
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		75		7
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	81 98 94 73		1–2, 4
						1–2, 4
					Claude Haldi	4
					Wolfgang Braun	7
						7
Jens Winther Team Castrol	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D A	82 89 103 72	Jens Winther	1–5, 7
						1–3, 5
					David Mercer	2, 5
					Frank Jelinski	3
						4
					Leopold von Bayern	4
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D	83 92 110		1–5
						1–5
						3
						4
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		84		1
						1
Equipe Alméras Frères	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	85 95	Jean-Marie Alméras	1–2, 4
						1–2, 4
						1–2
					Jacques Alméras	4
	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I4	D	88 105 90 70		1–3, 5, 7
						1–3, 5, 7
						2
					Vic Elford	3
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		91 106 71		2–3
						2
						3, 5
						3
						4–5
						4
						4
						7
						7
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D A	93	Paul Smith	2, 4–5, 7
						2, 4–5, 7
						2, 4–5
						7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	96		4–5
						4–5
						4
	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8	D	97		4
					Patrick Gonin	4
						4
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		98		5
						5
						5
	Ferrari 308 GTB LM	Ferrari 3.0 L V8		99		5
						5
Brun Motorsport GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6		101	Harald Grohs	3
					Leopold von Bayern	3
	Nissan 240RS	Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4	D	102		6
						6
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		108		3
						3
						3
	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		109		3
						3
	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8		111 97		3, 5
					Norbert Haug	3, 5
						3
						5
	Opel Ascona 400	Opel 2.4 L I4		112		3
						3
	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		113		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
		Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen
2	Silverstone	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Jens Winther David Mercer
3	Nürburgring	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 106	Report
		Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto
4	Le Mans	No. 3 Rothmans Porsche	No. 60 Mazdaspeed	No. 93	Report
		Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood	Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama	Paul Smith
5	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 62	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol
		Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx		Jens Winther Frank Jelinski David Mercer
6	Fuji	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 81 Misaki Speed	No finishers
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof
7	Kyalami	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 64 Vesuvio Racing SRL	No. 72 Jens Winther Team Castrol
		Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti	Jens Winther

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 NUR LMS 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 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 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 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 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 Trust Racing Team 3 12 31 10 11 7 15 11 32 Jürgen Barth Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 10 32 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 Ret 5 NC 8 Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret 39 Oscar Larrauri 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 DNS 7 Ret DSQ 7 45 7 15 7 47 Tiff Needell Canon Racing 6 6 EMKA Productions Ltd. Ret 17 Autobacs Dome Motorsport NC 47 Ret 6 Ret 6 47 Tony Dron Ret 6 Ret 6 47 Claude Haldi 8 6 Ret 47 8 6 47 Paolo Barilla Ret 6 6 Martini Racing Ret 47 Giorgio Francia Ret 6 6 47 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 Jens Winther Team Castrol 8 6 59 Kiyoshi Misaki Misaki Speed 8 5 59 Misaki Speed 8 5 59 9 5 59 9 5 63 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 Jens Winther Team Castrol 11 10 Ret 12 4 11 63 David Mercer Jens Winther Team Castrol 10 12 4 63 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 Ret 15 Ret 4 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 Joest Racing 7 4 63 Joest Racing 7 4 63 Paul Smith 13 11 13 10 4 63 13 11 13 10 4 63 10 4 83 8 Ret 3 83 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 Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 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 14 10 1 93 14 10 1 93 10 1 93 Fulvio Ballabio Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 93 Max Welti Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 Pos. Driver Team NUR LMS Total points

Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Retired (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			NUR	LMS				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-					10			1

Group C Junior Cup[]

Pos.	Make			NUR	LMS				Total points
1	Giannini-Alba		1	1	Ret	Ret	2	1	75
2	Mazda		Ret		1				20
2	Mazda-	Ret	DNS		DNQ	1			20
2	Toyota-March						1		20

Grand Touring Cup[]

Pos.	Make			NUR	LMS				Total points
1	Porsche	3	(3)	1	1	2		2	82
2	BMW	1	1	Ret	Ret	1		1	80

References[]

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