The 1983 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 8 January 1983. It was the 29th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run over two heats of 30 laps each, with the final results being an aggregate of the two based on points. The event was won by New Zealander David Oxton. The podium was completed by fellow Kiwis Paul Radisich and Dave McMillan.
| 1983 New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 29th New Zealand Grand Prix | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | 8 January 1983 | ||
| Location | Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 2.82 km (1.76 miles) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 169.2 km (105.6 miles) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Time | 0.57.320 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Second | Ralt-Ford | ||
| Third | Ralt-Ford | ||
Classification
editQualifying
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| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Time | Grid |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 41 |  Dave McMillan
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.57.32 | 1 |
| 2 | 18 | David Oxton
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.57.50 | 2 |
| 3 | 4 |  Allen Berg
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.57.56 | 3 |
| 4 | 1 |  Norm Hunter
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.57.60 | 4 |
| 5 | 5 | Paul Radisich
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.20 | 5 |
| 6 | 2 | Mike Rosen
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 0.58.38 | 6 |
| 7 | 3 |  Charlie O'Brien
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.40 | 7 |
| 8 | 11 | Ken Smith
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.58.49 | 8 |
| 9 | 7 |  Christian Danner
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.58.72 | 9 |
| 10 | 9 | Graham Watson
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 0.58.93 | 10 |
| 11 | 6 | Eric Morgan
|
Ralt RT1 / Ford BDD | 0.59.07 | 11 |
| 12 | 19 | Grant Campbell
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 0.59.10 | 12 |
| 13 | 21 | Steve Cameron
|
Chevron B39 / Ford BDD | 1.00.00 | 13 |
| 14 | 44 | Hubert Phipps
|
Tiga FA82 / Ford BDD | 1.01.66 | 14 |
| 15 | Charlie Thomasen
|
Chevron B49 / Ford BDD | 1.03.40 | 15 |
Combined results
edit| Pos | No. | Driver | Car | Laps | Heat 1 | Heat 2 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 | David Oxton
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 60 | 2nd | 1st | 35 |
| 2 | 5 | Paul Radisich
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 60 | 4th | 2nd | 25 |
| 3 | 41 | Dave McMillan
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 44 | 1st | DNF | 20 |
| 4 | 9 | Graham Watson
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 60 | 8th | 4th | 13 |
| 5 | 7 | Christian Danner
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 59 | 6th | 6th | 12 |
| 6 | 4 | Allen Berg
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 43 | 3rd | DNF | 12 |
| 7 | 1 | Norm Hunter
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 33 | DNF | 3rd | 12 |
| 8 | 19 | Grant Campbell
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 42 | DNF | 5th | 8 |
| 9 | 3 | Charlie O'Brien
|
Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD | 36 | 5th | DNF | 8 |
| 10 | Charlie Thomasen
|
Chevron B49 / Ford BDD | 50 | DNF | 7th | 4 | |
| 11 | 11 | Ken Smith
|
Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD | 45 | 7th | DNF | 4 |
| 12 | 6 | Eric Morgan
|
Ralt RT1 / Ford BDD | 30 | 9th | DNS | 2 |
| 13 | 21 | Steve Cameron
|
Chevron B39 / Ford BDD | 43 | 10th | DNF | 1 |
| NC | 44 | Hubert Phipps
|
Tiga FA82 / Ford BDD | 46 | DNF | DNF | |
| NC | 2 | Mike Rosen
|
Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD | 3 | DNF | DNS | |
| Source(s): [1] | |||||||
References
edit- ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 08 Jan 1983". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.