1983 World Endurance Championship

Racing tournament 1983 World Sportscar Championship 1982 1984 thumb|right|250px|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.Quentin Spurring, Growing in Stature, Autosport Endurance Racing Review (1983) 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. 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 1000 km mi on 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 ITA Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy 10 April 2 Grand Prix International 1000 km GBR Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom 8 May 3 Bitburger ADAC-1000-km-Rennen West Germany Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany 29 May 4 24 Hours of Le Mans FRA Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France 18–19 June 5 Trophee Diners Club 1000 km Spa-Francorchamps BEL Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot, Belgium 4 September 6 World Endurance Championship in Japan JPN Fuji Speedway, Oyama, Japan 2 October 7 Castrol 1000 RSA 1928 Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit, Midrand, South Africa 10 December Entries Group C Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds West Germany Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 1 BEL Jacky Ickx All West Germany Jochen Mass 1–3, 5–7 GBR Derek Bell 4 2 GBR Derek Bell 1–3, 5–7 USA Al Holbert 1 West Germany Stefan Bellof 2–7 West Germany Jochen Mass 4 West Germany Rothmans PorscheJPN Matsuda Collection DunlopGoodyear 3 AUS Vern Schuppan 4, 7 USA Al Holbert 4, 7 USA Hurley Haywood 4 BEL Thierry Boutsen 6 FRA Henri Pescarolo 6 ITA Martini Racing Lancia LC2/83 Ferrari 268C 2.6 L Turbo V8 PirelliDunlop 4 ITA Michele Alboreto 1–4 ITA Riccardo Patrese 1–3, 5, 7 ITA Teo Fabi 4–5 ITA Alessandro Nannini 4, 7 5 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani 1–2, 4–5, 7 ITA Teo Fabi 1–2, 4–5 West Germany Hans Heyer 4, 7 ITA Michele Alboreto 5 ITA Giorgio Pianta 7 6 ITA Alessandro Nannini 4 ITA Paolo Barilla 4 FRA Jean-Claude Andruet 4 ITA Euro TV-Mirabella Racing Lancia LC2/83 Ferrari 268C 2.6 L Turbo V8 Dunlop 6 ITA Giorgio Francia 3, 5 ITA Paolo Barilla 3, 5 ITA Piercarlo Ghinzani 3 JPN Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 6 AUS Vern Schuppan 6 JPN Naohiro Fujita 6 West Germany Sorga S.A. Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 811 FRA Bob Wollek 1–5, 7 BEL Thierry Boutsen 1 SWE Stefan Johansson 2–5, 7 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 4 BRA Chico Serra 7 12 West Germany Clemens Schickentanz 1–2, 4 West Germany Hans Heyer 1–2, 5–6 West Germany Rolf Stommelen 1 West Germany Volkert Merl 2, 4–6 COL Mauricio DeNarvaez 4 FRA Bob Wollek 5–7 West Germany Dieter Schornstein 7 West Germany "John Winter" 7 West Germany Joest Racing Porsche 936C Porsche Type-935 2.7 L Turbo Flat-6 15 BEL Jean-Michel Martin 2, 4–5 BEL Marc Duez 2, 4 BEL Philippe Martin 2, 4 West Germany "John Winter" 5 West Germany Dieter Schornstein 5 West Germany Leopold von Bayern 7 West Germany Siegfried Brunn 7 RSA 1928 Klaus Grögor 7 JPN Hasemi Motorsport Nissan Skyline Turbo C Nissan LZ20B 2.0 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 10 JPN Masahiro Hasemi 6 JPN Kenji Tohira 6 GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 1116 GBR David Hobbs All GBR John Fitzpatrick 1–6 AUT Dieter Quester 4 RSA 1928 Desiré Wilson 7 BEL Thierry Boutsen 7 16 GBR Guy Edwards 4 GBR Rupert Keegan 4 GBR John Fitzpatrick 4 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe 7 RSA 1928 Tony Martin 7 RSA 1928 Graham Duxbury 7 USA Henn's T-Bird Swap ShopUSA Alpha Racing GoodyearBridgestone 4748 USA Preston Henn 2, 4, 6 GBR Rupert Keegan 2 GBR Guy Edwards 2 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser 4 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna 4 USA John Paul Jr. 6 JPN Kunimitsu Takahashi 6 FRA Yves Courage Cougar C01B Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Michelin 13 FRA Yves Courage 4 FRA Michel Dubois 4 GBR Alain de Cadenet 4 GBR Canon RacingRSA 1928 Team Gunston Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 14 NLD Jan Lammers 1–5, 7 GBR Richard Lloyd 1–2, 4 GBR Tiff Needell 1 BEL Thierry Boutsen 2, 5 GBR Jonathan Palmer 3–4, 7 FIN Keke Rosberg 3 JPN Mazdaspeed Mazda 717C Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor Dunlop 16 JPN Yojiro Terada 6 JPN Takashi Yorino 6 BEL Pierre Dieudonné 6 JPN Tom's TOM'S 83C Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1 L Turbo I4 Bridgestone 17 JPN Keiji Matsumoto 6 JPN Kaoru Hoshino 6 JPN Masanori Sekiya 6 West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 18 West Germany Axel Plankenhorn 1–5 West Germany Jürgen Lässig 1–5 West Germany Jürgen Barth 1 West Germany Harold Grohs 2 West Germany Hans Heyer 3 RSA 1928 Desiré Wilson 4 BEL Hervé Regout 5 USA Cooke Racing Lola T610 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 Goodyear 20 USA Ralph Kent-Cooke 4 USA Jim Adams 4 FRA François Servanin 4 JPN Central 20 Racing Team Nissan LM03C Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 20 JPN Takao Wada 6 JPN Haruhito Yanagida 6 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 GoodyearBridgestone 21 AUS Vern Schuppan 2 AUS Alan Jones 2 FRA Philippe Alliot 4, 6 USA Mario Andretti 4 USA Michael Andretti 4 GBR Derek Warwick 5 AUT Franz Konrad 5–6 SWE Stefan Johansson 6 Kremer CK5 Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 Goodyear 22 GBR Derek Warwick 4 West Germany Frank Jelinski 4 FRA Patrick Gaillard 4 NLD Kees Kroesemeijer 5, 7 NLD Huub Rothengatter 5 AUT Franz Konrad 7 RSA 1928 George Fouché 7 JPN Hoshino Racing March 83G Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 Bridgestone 23 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino 6 JPN Akira Hagiwara 6 FRA Ford France Rondeau M482 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 Michelin 24 FRA Henri Pescarolo 4 BEL Thierry Boutsen 4 25 FRA Philippe Streiff 4 FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 4 FRA Michel Ferté 4 26 FRA Jean Rondeau 4 FRA Alain Ferté 4 FRA Michel Ferté 4 FRA Jean Rondeau Rondeau M379C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Michelin 28 FRA Anne-Charlotte Verney 4 FRA Joël Gouhier 4 GBR Vic Elford 4 Rondeau M382 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 72 FRA Xavier Lapeyre 4 FRA Dany Snobeck 4 FRA Alain Cudini 4 FRA Christian Bussi Rondeau M382 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 29 BEL Pascal Witmeur 4 BEL Daniël Herregods 4 BEL Jean-Paul Libert 4 FRA Pierre Yver Rondeau M382 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 30 FRA Pierre Yver 4 FRA Lucien Guitteny 4 BEL Bernard de Dryver 4 CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH Porsche 956 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 DunlopYokohama 33835 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 5, 7 West Germany Harald Grohs 5, 7 CHE Walter Brun 5 West Germany Clemens Schickentanz 6 JPN Kenji Takahashi 6 ITA Massimo Sigala 7 ITA Umberto Grano 7 Sehcar SH C6 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 3536 CHE Walter Brun 2–3 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 2–3 CAN Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. 4 CAN Ludwig Heimrath Jr. 4 CAN David Deacon 4 Sehcar C830 Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6 37 CHE Walter Brun 4 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck 4 West Germany Harald Grohs 4 CHE Cheetah Car Cheetah G603 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 34 CHE Loris Kessel 5 FRA Laurent Ferrier 5 FRA Jean-Pierre Jaussaud 5 JPN Team Ikuzawa TOM'S 83C Toyota 4T-GTE 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 37 GBR Geoff Lees 6 IRL Derek Daly 6 JPN Toshio Suzuki 6 JPN Dome RacingJPN Autobacs Dome Motorsport Dome RC82Dome RC83 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Dunlop 387 GBR Chris Craft 4 GBR Nick Mason 4 CHL Eliseo Salazar 4 SWE Eje Elgh 6 GBR Tiff Needell 6 GBR Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum Nimrod NRA/C2B Aston Martin DP1229 5.3 L V8 Avon 39 GBR Ray Mallock 2, 4–5 GBR Mike Salmon 2, 4–5 USA Steve Earle 4 GBR EMKA Productions Ltd. EMKA C83/1 Aston Martin 5.3 L V8 41 GBR Tiff Needell 2, 4 GBR Steve O'Rourke 2, 4 GBR Jeff Allam 2 GBR Nick Faure 4 GBR Richard Cleare Racing Kremer CK5 Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 4219 GBR Richard Cleare 1–2, 4 GBR Tony Dron 1–2, 4 USA Margie Smith-Haas 1 GBR Richard Jones 4 GBR Peer Racing Ford C100 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8 Goodyear 4310 IRL Martin Birrane 4 IRL David Kennedy 4 FRA François Migault 4 West Germany Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Team Zakspeed C1/4 Zakspeed 1.9 L Turbo I4 Goodyear 43 West Germany Klaus Niedzwiedz 5 West Germany Klaus Ludwig 5 CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland Sauber C7 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Dunlop 4746 USA Tony Garcia 4 USA Albert Naon 4 COL Diego Montoya 4 ITA Fulvio Ballabio 6 CHE Max Welti 6 GBR Grid Motor Racing Ltd. Grid S1 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8 Firestone 4948 GBR Dudley Wood 4 USA Fred Stiff 4 USA Ray Ratcliff 4 ITA Sivama/Grifone Lancia LC1 Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 512257 ITA Joe Castellano 1 ITA Luigi Moreschi 1 ARG Oscar Larrauri 2–4 ITA Massimo Sigala 2–4 MAR Max Cohen-Olivar 4 ITA Pasquale Barberio 7 ITA Mario Radicella 7 ITA Maurizio Gellini 7 522358 ITA Duilio Truffo 1–2 ITA Roberto Sigala 1 ITA Joe Castellano 2 ITA Fausto Carello 7 RSA 1928 Nicolo Bianco 7 ITA A.S. École Superieure de Tourisme 53 FRA François Hesnault 4 FRA Thierry Perrier 4 FRA Bernard Salam 4 GBR François Duret De Cadenet LM Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 55 GBR François Duret 2 GBR Mike Wilds 2 GBR Ian Harrower 2 West Germany Kannacher GT-Racing URD C81 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Dunlop 5654 West Germany Anton Fischhaber 3 West Germany Rolf Gätz 3 West Germany Peter Kroeber 3 FRA Bruno Sotty 4–5 FRA Gérard Cuynet 4–5 FRA Christian Baldino 4 FRA Valentin Bertapelle 5 URD C83 Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6 57 West Germany Jürgen Kannacher 5 West Germany Wolfgang Boller 5 AUT Walter Lechner 5 ITA Maurizio Micangeli De Tomaso Pantera C Ford 5.7 L V8 Dunlop 2159 ITA Carlo Pietromarchi 1 ITA Maurizio Micangeli 1 Group C Junior Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds JPN Mazdaspeed Mazda 717C Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor Dunlop 60 JPN Yojiro Terada 2, 4 GBR Pete Lovett 2 JPN Yoshimi Katayama 4 JPN Takashi Yorino 4 61 GBR Jeff Allam 4 GBR Steve Soper 4 GBR James Weaver 4 GBR Manns Racing Harrier RX83C Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor Avon 6251 GBR Roy Baker 1–2, 4–5 GBR Les Blackburn 1 GBR David Palmer 2, 4–5 USA Pierre Honegger 4 JPN Alpha Cubic Racing Team MCS Guppy Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor Dunlop 62 JPN Chiyomi Totani 6 JPN Taku Akaike 6 ITA Jolly ClubITA Vesuvio Racing SRL Alba AR2 Giannini 1.8 L Turbo I4 Pirelli 63 ITA Carlo Facetti 2–6 ITA Martino Finotto 2–6 CHE Marco Vanoli 4, 7 ITA Guido Daccò 7 64 ITA Carlo Facetti 7 ITA Martino Finotto 7 ITA Massimo Faraci 7 FRA Hubert Striebig Sthemo SM01 BMW M12 2.2 L I4 64 FRA Hubert Striebig 4 FRA Jacques Heuclin 4 FRA Noël del Bello 4 GBR François Duret De Cadenet LM Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 65 GBR François Duret 4 GBR John Sheldon 4 GBR Ian Harrower 4 JPN Auto Beaurex Motorsport Lotec M1C BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Dunlop 65 JPN Keiichi Suzuki 6 JPN Naoki Nagasaka 6 West Germany Kurt Lotterschmid 6 West Germany Rolf Götz Rieger CJ 84 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8 Goodyear 66 West Germany Rolf Götz 7 West Germany Siegfried Rieger 7 RSA 1928 Tiga Tiga SC83 Mazda 12A 1.1 L 2-rotor 67 RSA 1928 Trevor von Rooyen 7 RSA 1928 Peter Morrison 7 68 RSA 1928 Wayne Taylor 7 RSA 1928 Lew Baker 7 JPN Misaki Speed MCS Guppy Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 Dunlop 81 JPN Kiyoshi Misaki 6 JPN Masakozu Nakamura 6 JPN Panasport Japan MCS Guppy BMW M12 2.0 L I4 Bridgestone 88 JPN Aguri Suzuki 6 JPN Toshio Motohashi 6 Group B The Nürburgring round allowed additional Group B entries meeting the under 2000 cc cuin on regulations to compete but they were not eligible for championship points and are therefore not listed here. Entrant Car Engine Tyre No. Car number Drivers Rounds SWE Strandell Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 74 SWE Tomas Wiren 7 SWE Kenneth Leim 7 CHE Scuderia Chico d'Or Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 75 CHE Olindo Del-Thé 7 CHE Mario Regusci 7 West Germany Bernd Schiller Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 81989473 West Germany Bernd Schiller 1–2, 4 West Germany Günter Steckkönig 1–2, 4 CHE Claude Haldi 4 West Germany Wolfgang Braun 7 RSA 1928 Charles Brittz 7 DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol BMW M1 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 DunlopAvon 828910372 DNK Jens Winther 1–5, 7 West Germany Wolfgang Braun 1–3, 5 GBR David Mercer 2, 5 West Germany Frank Jelinski 3 CHE Angelo Pallavinci 4 West Germany Leopold von Bayern 4 DNK Lars-Viggo Jensen 7 West Germany Georg Memminger Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 Dunlop 8392110 West Germany Georg Memminger 1–5 West Germany Heinz Kunh-Weiss 1–5 West Germany Günter Steckkönig 3 West Germany Fritz Müller 4 ITA Giuseppe Arlotti Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 84 ITA Luigi Colzani 1 ITA Bruno Rebai 1 FRA Equipe Alméras Frères Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 8595 FRA Jean-Marie Alméras 1–2, 4 FRA Jacques Guillot 1–2, 4 FRA Roland Biancone 1–2 FRA Jacques Alméras 4 West Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH BMW M1 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 Dunlop 881059070 West Germany Hans Christian Jürgensen 1–3, 5, 7 West Germany Edgar Dören 1–3, 5, 7 ITA Antoniella Mandelli 2 GBR Vic Elford 3 West Germany Helmut Gall 7 Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 9110671 West Germany Helmut Gall 2–3 USA Margie Smith-Haas 2 West Germany Jürgen Hamelmann 3, 5 West Germany Edgar Dören 3 FRA Alexandre Yvon 4–5 FRA Jean-Marie Lemerle 4 West Germany Michael Krankenberg 4 FRA Michel Lateste 7 West Germany Axel Felder 7 West Germany Peter Hähnlein 7 GBR Charles Ivey Racing Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 DunlopAvon 93 GBR Paul Smith 2, 4–5, 7 GBR John Cooper 2, 4–5, 7 GBR David Ovey 2, 4–5 RSA 1928 Giorgio Cavalieri 7 FRA Michel Lateste Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 Michelin 96 FRA Michel Lateste 4–5 FRA Michel Bienvault 4–5 FRA Raymond Touroul 4 FRA Raymond Boutinnaud Porsche 928S Porsche 4.7 L V8 Dunlop 97 FRA Raymond Boutinnaud 4 FRA Patrick Gonin 4 FRA Alain Le Page 4 BEL EBRT Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 98 West Germany Peter Reuter 5 West Germany Bruno Beilcke 5 BEL Anton Hüweller 5 BEL Maurice Dantinne Ferrari 308 GTB LM Ferrari 3.0 L V8 99 BEL Maurice Dantinne 5 BEL Pierre Vaillant 5 CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH BMW M1 BMW M88 3.5 L I6 101 West Germany Harald Grohs 3 West Germany Leopold von Bayern 3 JPN Tomei Jidousha Nissan 240RS Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4 Dunlop 102 JPN Eiji Shibuya 6 JPN Fumio Aiba 6 West Germany Peter Reuter Porsche 930 Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 108 West Germany Peter Reuter 3 West Germany Franz-Richard Friebel 3 West Germany Hermann-Peter Duge 3 West Germany Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 109 West Germany Wolf-Georg van Staerh 3 West Germany Ulli Richter 3 West Germany Helge Probst Porsche 928S Porsche 4.7 L V8 11197 West Germany Helge Probst 3, 5 West Germany Norbert Haug 3, 5 West Germany Wolfgang Walter 3 West Germany Knuth Mentel 5 West Germany Mich Opel Tuning Opel Ascona 400 Opel 2.4 L I4 112 West Germany Karl-Heinz Schäfer 3 West Germany Karl-Heinz Gürthler 3 West Germany Autax Motor+Sport Porsche 924 Carrera GTS Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 113 West Germany Klaus Utz 3 CHE Claude Haldi 3 Results and standings Race results thumb|right|250px|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 West Germany No. 11 Sorga S.A No finishers West Germany No. 88 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH Report FRA Bob WollekBEL Thierry Boutsen West Germany Hans Christian JürgensenWest Germany Edgar Dören 2 Silverstone West Germany No. 2 Rothmans Porsche ITA No. 63 Jolly Club GBR No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol Report GBR Derek BellWest Germany Stefan Bellof ITA Carlo FacettiITA Martino Finotto DNK Jens WintherWest Germany Wolfgang BraunGBR David Mercer 3 Nürburgring West Germany No. 1 Rothmans Porsche ITA No. 63 Jolly Club West Germany No. 106 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH Report West Germany Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx ITA Carlo FacettiITA Martino Finotto West Germany Edgar DörenWest Germany Helmut GallWest Germany Jürgen Hamelmann 4 Le Mans West Germany No. 3 Rothmans Porsche JPN No. 60 Mazdaspeed GBR No. 93 Charles Ivey Racing Report AUS Vern SchuppanUSA Al HolbertUSA Hurley Haywood JPN Yojiro TeradaJPN Takashi YorinoJPN Yoshimi Katayama GBR John CooperGBR Paul SmithGBR David Ovey 5 Spa-Francorchamps West Germany No. 1 Rothmans Porsche GBR No. 62 Manns Racing DNK No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol Report West Germany Jochen MassBEL Jacky Ickx GBR Roy BakerGBR David Palmer DNK Jens WintherWest Germany Frank JelinskiGBR David Mercer 6 Fuji West Germany No. 2 Rothmans Porsche JPN No. 81 Misaki Speed No finishers Report GBR Derek BellWest Germany Stefan Bellof JPN Kyoshi MisakiJPN Masakazu Nakamura 7 Kyalami West Germany No. 2 Rothmans Porsche ITA No. 64 Vesuvio Racing SRL DNK No. 72 Jens Winther Team Castrol Report GBR Derek BellWest Germany Stefan Bellof ITA Martino FinottoITA Carlo FacettiITA Massimo Faraci DNK Jens WintherDNK 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. Position Driver Team MONITA SILGBR NURWest Germany LMSFRA SPABEL FUJJPN KYARSA 1928 Totalpoints 1 BEL Jacky Ickx West Germany Rothmans Porsche 2 Ret 1 2 1 2 3 97 2 GBR Derek Bell West Germany Rothmans Porsche 7 1 Ret 2 2 1 1 94 3 West Germany Jochen Mass West Germany Rothmans Porsche 2 Ret 1 Ret 1 2 3 82 4 West Germany Stefan Bellof West Germany Rothmans Porsche 1 Ret Ret 2 1 1 75 5 FRA Bob Wollek West Germany Sorga S.A. 1 2 2 6 Ret 5 4 64 6 BEL Thierry Boutsen West Germany Sorga S.A. 1 44 GBR Canon Racing 3 9 FRA Ford France Ret JPN Matsuda Collection 4 GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 7 NLD Jan Lammers GBR Canon Racing 6 3 3 8 9 5 43 8 West Germany Jürgen Lässig West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 4 4 7 5 42 8 West Germany Axel Plankenhorn West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 4 4 7 5 42 10 AUS Vern Schuppan West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 40 West Germany Rothmans Porsche 1 Ret JPN Trust Racing Team 3 11 SWE Stefan Johansson West Germany Sorga S.A. 2 2 6 Ret Ret 36 West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing Ret 12 West Germany Hans Heyer West Germany Sorga S.A. 3 Ret Ret 5 30 West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 ITA Martini Racing Ret Ret 13 GBR John Fitzpatrick GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing 5 8 6 5 3 DNS 29 13 GBR David Hobbs GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing 5 8 6 Ret 3 DNS Ret 29 15 West Germany Clemens Schickentanz West Germany Sorga S.A. 3 Ret 4 28 CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH 6 16 USA Al Holbert West Germany Rothmans Porsche 7 1 Ret 24 17 GBR Jonathan Palmer GBR Canon Racing 3 8 5 23 18 ITA Riccardo Patrese ITA Martini Racing 9 Ret Ret 7 2 21 19 USA Hurley Haywood West Germany Rothmans Porsche 1 20 19 West Germany Harold Grohs West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 20 CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret DNS 4 Ret 21 West Germany Volkert Merl West Germany Sorga S.A. Ret 4 Ret 5 18 22 ITA Alessandro Nannini ITA Martini Racing Ret 2 15 23 West Germany Dieter Schornstein West Germany Sorga S.A. 8 4 13 23 West Germany "John Winter" West Germany Joest Racing Ret Ret 8 4 13 25 West Germany Rolf Stommelen West Germany Sorga S.A. 3 12 25 FIN Keke Rosberg GBR Canon Racing 3 12 25 FRA Philippe Alliot West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 Ret 12 25 USA Mario Andretti West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 12 25 USA Michael Andretti West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 3 12 25 JPN Naohiro Fujita JPN Trust Racing Team 3 12 31 West Germany Edgar Dören West Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 10 11 7 15 11 32 West Germany Jürgen Barth West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 4 10 32 COL Mauricio DeNervaez West Germany Sorga S.A. 4 10 32 West Germany Hans-Joachim Stuck CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret Ret DNS 4 Ret 10 32 CHE Walter Brun CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret Ret DNS 4 10 32 FRA Henri Pescarolo FRA Ford France Ret 10 JPN Matsuda Collection 4 32 DNK Jens Winther DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol 11 10 Ret Ret 12 8 10 38 GBR Richard Lloyd GBR Canon Racing 6 DNS 8 9 39 AUS Alan Jones West Germany Porsche Kremer Racing 5 8 39 ITA Massimo Sigala ITA Sivama/Grifone Ret 5 NC 8 CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH Ret 39 ARG Oscar Larrauri ITA Sivama/Grifone Ret 5 NC 8 39 GBR Guy Edwards GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 5 8 39 GBR Rupert Keegan GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 5 8 39 BEL Hervé Regout West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 5 8 45 West Germany Helmut Gall West Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH DNS 7 Ret DSQ 7 45 West Germany Jürgen Hamelmann West Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 7 15 7 47 GBR Tiff Needell GBR Canon Racing 6 6 GBR EMKA Productions Ltd. Ret 17 JPN Autobacs Dome Motorsport NC 47 GBR Richard Cleare GBR Richard Cleare Racing Ret 6 Ret 6 47 GBR Tony Dron GBR Richard Cleare Racing Ret 6 Ret 6 47 CHE Claude Haldi West Germany Autax Motor+Sport 8 6 West Germany Bernd Schiller Ret 47 West Germany Klaus Utz West Germany Autax Motor+Sport 8 6 47 ITA Paolo Barilla ITA Euro TV-Mirabella Racing Ret 6 6 ITA Martini Racing Ret 47 ITA Giorgio Francia ITA Euro TV-Mirabella Racing Ret 6 6 47 JPN Kenji Takahashi CHE Brun Motorsport GmbH 6 6 47 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 RSA 1928 Graham Duxbury GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 RSA 1928 Sarel van der Merwe GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing 6 6 47 DNK Lars-Viggo Jensen DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol 8 6 59 JPN Kiyoshi Misaki JPN Misaki Speed 8 5 59 JPN Masakozu Nakamura JPN Misaki Speed 8 5 59 SWE Kenneth Leim SWE Strandell 9 5 59 SWE Tomas Wiren SWE Strandell 9 5 63 West Germany Hans Christian Jürgensen West Germany Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH 10 11 DNS Ret DNS 4 63 GBR Ray Mallock GBR Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum 7 Ret 4 63 GBR Mike Salmon GBR Viscount Downe with Pace Petroleum 7 Ret 4 63 ITA Carlo Facetti ITA Jolly Club 9 11 Ret Ret 11 12 4 63 ITA Martino Finotto ITA Jolly Club 9 11 Ret Ret 11 12 4 63 West Germany Wolfgang Braun DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol 11 10 Ret 12 4 West Germany Bernd Schiller 11 63 GBR David Mercer DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol 10 12 4 63 West Germany Georg Memminger West Germany Georg Memminger 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 West Germany Heinz Kunh-Weiss West Germany Georg Memminger 12 14 10 13 Ret 4 63 West Germany Günter Steckkönig West Germany Bernd Schiller Ret 15 Ret 4 West Germany Georg Memminger 10 63 RSA 1928 Desiré Wilson West Germany Boss-Obermaier Racing 7 4 GBR John Fitzpatrick Racing Ret 63 ITA Teo Fabi ITA Martini Racing Ret Ret Ret 7 4 63 JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino JPN Hoshino Racing 7 4 63 JPN Akira Hagiwara JPN Hoshino Racing 7 4 63 West Germany Leopold von Bayern DNK Jens Winther Team Castrol Ret 4 West Germany Joest Racing 7 63 West Germany Siegfried Brunn West Germany Joest Racing 7 4 63 RSA 1928 Klaus Grögor West Germany Joest Racing 7 4 63 GBR Paul Smith GBR Charles Ivey Racing 13 11 13 10 4 63 GBR John Cooper GBR Charles Ivey Racing 13 11 13 10 4 63 RSA 1928 Giorgio Cavalieri GBR Charles Ivey Racing 10 4 83 ITA Duilio Truffo ITA Sivama/Grifone 8 Ret 3 83 ITA Roberto Sigala ITA Sivama/Grifone 8 3 83 BEL Jean-Michel Martin West Germany Joest Racing Ret Ret 8 3 86 ITA Michele Alboreto ITA Martini Racing 9 Ret Ret Ret 11 2 86 USA Tony Garcia CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 USA Albert Naon CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 COL Diego Montoya CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland 9 2 86 JPN Keiji Matsumoto JPN Tom's 9 2 86 JPN Kaoru Hoshino JPN Tom's 9 2 86 JPN Masanori Sekiya JPN Tom's 9 2 93 FRA Jean-Louis Schlesser USA Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop 10 1 93 FRA Claude Ballot-Léna USA Henn's T-Bird Swap Shop 10 1 93 FRA Bruno Sotty West Germany Kannacher GT-Racing 14 10 1 93 FRA Gérard Cuynet West Germany Kannacher GT-Racing 14 10 1 93 FRA Valentin Bertapelle West Germany Kannacher GT-Racing 10 1 93 ITA Fulvio Ballabio CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 93 CHE Max Welti CHE Sauber Racing Switzerland 10 1 Pos. Position Driver Team MONITA SILGBR NURWest Germany LMSFRA SPABEL FUJJPN KYARSA 1928 Totalpoints 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. Position Make MONITA SILGBR NURWest Germany LMSFRA SPABEL FUJJPN KYARSA 1928 Totalpoints 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. Position Make MONITA SILGBR NURWest Germany LMSFRA SPABEL FUJJPN KYARSA 1928 Totalpoints 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. Position Make MONITA SILGBR NURWest Germany LMSFRA SPABEL FUJJPN KYARSA 1928 Totalpoints 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 Category:World Sportscar Championship seasons Sports