1983 World Endurance Championship

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 Giannini 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
					Giorgio Pianta	7
				6	Alessandro Nannini	4
					Paolo Barilla	4
					Jean-Claude Andruet	4
Euro TV-Mirabella Racing	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
Trust Racing Team	Porsche 956	Porsche Type-935/76 2.6 L Turbo Flat-6	D	6	Naohiro Fujita	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	Clemens Schickentanz	1–2, 4
					Hans Heyer	1–2, 5–6
					Rolf Stommelen	1
					Volkert Merl	2, 4–6
					Mauricio DeNarvaez	4
					Bob Wollek	5–7
					Dieter Schornstein	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
					Dieter Schornstein	5
					Leopold von Bayern	7
					Siegfried Brunn	7
					Klaus Grögor	7
Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline Turbo C	Nissan LZ20 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	10	Masahiro Hasemi	6
Hasemi Motorsport	Nissan Skyline Turbo C	Nissan LZ20 2.0 L Turbo I4	D	10	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
					Michel Dubois	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	Axel Plankenhorn	1–5
					Jürgen Lässig	1–5
					Jürgen Barth	1
					Harold Grohs	2
					Hans Heyer	3
					Desiré Wilson	4
					Hervé Regout	5
Cooke Racing	Lola T610	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	G	20	Ralph Kent-Cooke	4
					Jim Adams	4
					François Servanin	4
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Takao Wada	6
Central 20 Racing Team	LM 03C	Nissan LZ20 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	20	Haruhito Yanagida	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
					Kees Kroesemeijer	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
Hoshino Racing	March 83G	Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4	B	23	Akira Hagiwara	6
Ford France	Rondeau M482	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	M	24	Henri Pescarolo	4
				24	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	Xavier Lapeyre	4
					Dany Snobeck	4
					Alain Cudini	4
Christian Bussi	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	29	Pascal Witmeur	4
					Daniël Herregods	4
					Jean-Paul Libert	4
Pierre Yver	Rondeau M382	Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3 L V8	D	30	Pierre Yver	4
					Lucien Guitteny	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
					Clemens Schickentanz	6
					Kenji Takahashi	6
					Massimo Sigala	7
					Umberto Grano	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
					Ludwig Heimrath Jr.	4
					David Deacon	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 Car	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
					Steve Earle	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
Richard Cleare Racing	Kremer CK5	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		42 19	Richard Cleare	1–2, 4
					Tony Dron	1–2, 4
					Margie Smith-Haas	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
Jägermeister Ford Zakspeed Team	Zakspeed C1/4	Zakspeed 1.9 L Turbo I4	G	43	Klaus Ludwig	5
Sauber Racing Switzerland	Sauber C7	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	47 46	Tony Garcia	4
					Albert Naon	4
					Diego Montoya	4
					Fulvio Ballabio	6
					Max Welti	6
Grid Motor Racing Ltd.	Grid S1	Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0 L V8	F	49 48	Dudley Wood	4
					Fred Stiff	4
					Ray Ratcliff	4
Sivama/Grifone	Lancia LC1	Lancia 1.4 L Turbo I4	D	51 22 57	Joe Castellano	1
					Luigi Moreschi	1
					Oscar Larrauri	2–4
					Massimo Sigala	2–4
					Max Cohen-Olivar	4
					Pasquale Barberio	7
					Mario Radicella	7
					Maurizio Gellini	7
				52 23 58	Duilio Truffo	1–2
					Roberto Sigala	1
					Joe Castellano	2
					Fausto Carello	7
					Nicolo Bianco	7
A.S. École Superieure de Tourisme				53	François Hesnault	4
					Thierry Perrier	4
					Bernard Salam	4
François Duret	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		55	François Duret	2
					Mike Wilds	2
					Ian Harrower	2
Kannacher GT-Racing	URD C81	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	56 54	Anton Fischhaber	3
					Rolf Gätz	3
					Peter Kroeber	3
					Bruno Sotty	4–5
					Gérard Cuynet	4–5
					Christian Baldino	4
					Valentin Bertapelle	5
	URD C83	Porsche Type-935 3.0 L Turbo Flat-6		57	Jürgen Kannacher	5
					Wolfgang Boller	5
					Walter Lechner	5
Maurizio Micangeli	De Tomaso Pantera C	Ford 5.7 L V8	D	21 59	Carlo Pietromarchi	1
Maurizio Micangeli	De Tomaso Pantera C	Ford 5.7 L V8	D	21 59	Maurizio Micangeli	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
Manns Racing	Harrier RX83C	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-Rotor	A	62 51	Roy Baker	1–2, 4–5
					Les Blackburn	1
					David Palmer	2, 4–5
					Pierre Honegger	4
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	MCS Guppy	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	62	Chiyomi Totani	6
Alpha Cubic Racing Team	MCS Guppy	Mazda 13B 1.3 L 2-rotor	D	62	Taku Akaike	6
Jolly Club Vesuvio Racing SRL	Alba AR2	Giannini 1.8 L Turbo I4	P	63	Carlo Facetti	2–6
					Martino Finotto	2–6
					Marco Vanoli	4, 7
					Guido Daccò	7
				64	Carlo Facetti	7
					Martino Finotto	7
					Massimo Faraci	7
Hubert Striebig	Sthemo SM01	BMW M12 2.2 L I4		64	Hubert Striebig	4
					Jacques Heuclin	4
					Noël del Bello	4
François Duret	De Cadenet LM	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8		65	François Duret	4
					John Sheldon	4
					Ian Harrower	4
Auto Beaurex Motorsport	Lotec M1C	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D	65	Keiichi Suzuki	6
					Naoki Nagasaka	6
					Kurt Lotterschmid	6
Rolf Götz	Rieger CJ 84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	66	Rolf Götz	7
Rolf Götz	Rieger CJ 84	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 L V8	G	66	Siegfried Rieger	7
Tiga	Tiga SC83	Mazda 12A 1.1 L 2-rotor		67	Trevor von Rooyen	7
				67	Peter Morrison	7
				68	Wayne Taylor	7
				68	Lew Baker	7
Misaki Speed	MCS Guppy	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	81	Kiyoshi Misaki	6
Misaki Speed	MCS Guppy	Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4	D	81	Masakozu Nakamura	6
Panasport Japan	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	B	88	Aguri Suzuki	6
Panasport Japan	MCS Guppy	BMW M12 2.0 L I4	B	88	Toshio Motohashi	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
Strandell	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		74	Tomas Wiren	7
Strandell	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		74	Kenneth Leim	7
Scuderia Chico d'Or	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		75	Olindo Del-Thé	7
Scuderia Chico d'Or	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		75	Mario Regusci	7
Bernd Schiller	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	81 98 94 73	Bernd Schiller	1–2, 4
					Günter Steckkönig	1–2, 4
					Claude Haldi	4
					Wolfgang Braun	7
					Charles Brittz	7
Jens Winther Team Castrol	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6	D A	82 89 103 72	Jens Winther	1–5, 7
					Wolfgang Braun	1–3, 5
					David Mercer	2, 5
					Frank Jelinski	3
					Angelo Pallavinci	4
					Leopold von Bayern	4
					Lars-Viggo Jensen	7
Georg Memminger	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D	83 92 110	Georg Memminger	1–5
					Heinz Kunh-Weiss	1–5
					Günter Steckkönig	3
					Fritz Müller	4
Giuseppe Arlotti	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		84	Luigi Colzani	1
Giuseppe Arlotti	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		84	Bruno Rebai	1
Equipe Alméras Frères	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	85 95	Jean-Marie Alméras	1–2, 4
					Jacques Guillot	1–2, 4
					Roland Biancone	1–2
					Jacques Alméras	4
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I4	D	88 105 90 70	Hans Christian Jürgensen	1–3, 5, 7
					Edgar Dören	1–3, 5, 7
					Antoniella Mandelli	2
					Vic Elford	3
					Helmut Gall	7
	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		91 106 71	Helmut Gall	2–3
					Margie Smith-Haas	2
					Jürgen Hamelmann	3, 5
					Edgar Dören	3
					Alexandre Yvon	4–5
					Jean-Marie Lemerle	4
					Michael Krankenberg	4
					Michel Lateste	7
					Axel Felder	7
					Peter Hähnlein	7
Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	D A	93	Paul Smith	2, 4–5, 7
					John Cooper	2, 4–5, 7
					David Ovey	2, 4–5
					Giorgio Cavalieri	7
Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6	M	96	Michel Lateste	4–5
					Michel Bienvault	4–5
					Raymond Touroul	4
Raymond Boutinnaud	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8	D	97	Raymond Boutinnaud	4
					Patrick Gonin	4
					Alain Le Page	4
EBRT	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		98	Peter Reuter	5
					Bruno Beilcke	5
					Anton Hüweller	5
Maurice Dantinne	Ferrari 308 GTB LM	Ferrari 3.0 L V8		99	Maurice Dantinne	5
Maurice Dantinne	Ferrari 308 GTB LM	Ferrari 3.0 L V8		99	Pierre Vaillant	5
Brun Motorsport GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6		101	Harald Grohs	3
Brun Motorsport GmbH	BMW M1	BMW M88 3.5 L I6		101	Leopold von Bayern	3
Tomei Jidousha	Nissan 240RS	Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4	D	102	Eiji Shibuya	6
Tomei Jidousha	Nissan 240RS	Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4	D	102	Fumio Aiba	6
Peter Reuter	Porsche 930	Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6		108	Peter Reuter	3
					Franz-Richard Friebel	3
					Hermann-Peter Duge	3
Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		109	Wolf-Georg van Staerh	3
Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		109	Ulli Richter	3
Helge Probst	Porsche 928S	Porsche 4.7 L V8		111 97	Helge Probst	3, 5
					Norbert Haug	3, 5
					Wolfgang Walter	3
					Knuth Mentel	5
Mich Opel Tuning	Opel Ascona 400	Opel 2.4 L I4		112	Karl-Heinz Schäfer	3
Mich Opel Tuning	Opel Ascona 400	Opel 2.4 L I4		112	Karl-Heinz Gürthler	3
Autax Motor+Sport	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		113	Klaus Utz	3
Autax Motor+Sport	Porsche 924 Carrera GTS	Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4		113	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
Rnd	Circuit	Outright winning drivers	Group C Junior winning drivers	Group B winning drivers	Reports
1	Monza	No. 11 Sorga S.A	No finishers	No. 88 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	Report
1	Monza	Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen	No finishers	Hans Christian Jürgensen Edgar Dören	Report
2	Silverstone	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
2	Silverstone	Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Jens Winther Wolfgang Braun David Mercer	Report
3	Nürburgring	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 63 Jolly Club	No. 106 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	Report
3	Nürburgring	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto	Edgar Dören Helmut Gall Jürgen Hamelmann	Report
4	Le Mans	No. 3 Rothmans Porsche	No. 60 Mazdaspeed	No. 93 Charles Ivey Racing	Report
4	Le Mans	Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood	Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama	John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey	Report
5	Spa-Francorchamps	No. 1 Rothmans Porsche	No. 62 Manns Racing	No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
5	Spa-Francorchamps	Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx	Roy Baker David Palmer	Jens Winther Frank Jelinski David Mercer	Report
6	Fuji	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 81 Misaki Speed	No finishers	Report
6	Fuji	Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Kyoshi Misaki Masakazu Nakamura	No finishers	Report
7	Kyalami	No. 2 Rothmans Porsche	No. 64 Vesuvio Racing SRL	No. 72 Jens Winther Team Castrol	Report
7	Kyalami	Derek Bell Stefan Bellof	Martino Finotto Carlo Facetti Massimo Faraci	Jens Winther Lars-Viggo Jensen	Report

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.	Driver	Team	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	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	Axel Plankenhorn	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
11	Stefan Johansson	Porsche Kremer Racing						Ret		36
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	Clemens Schickentanz	Sorga S.A.	3	Ret		4				28
15	Clemens Schickentanz	Brun Motorsport GmbH						6		28
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	Harold Grohs	Boss-Obermaier Racing		4						20
19	Harold Grohs	Brun Motorsport GmbH			Ret	DNS	4		Ret	20
21	Volkert Merl	Sorga S.A.		Ret		4	Ret	5		18
22	Alessandro Nannini	Martini Racing				Ret			2	15
23	Deiter Schornstein	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	Naohiro Fujita	Trust Racing Team						3		12
31	Edgar Dören	Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	10	11	7		15			11
32	Jürgen Barth	Boss-Obermaier Racing	4							10
32	Mauricio DeNervaez	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
32	Henri Pescarolo	Matsuda Collection						4		10
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	Sivama/Grifone		Ret	5	NC				8
39	Massimo Sigala	Brun Motorsport GmbH							Ret	8
39	Oscar Larrauri	Sivama/Grifone		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	Helmut Gall	Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH		DNS	7		Ret		DSQ	7
45	Jürgen Hamelmann	Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH			7		15			7
47	Tiff Needell	Canon Racing	6							6
		EMKA Productions Ltd.		Ret		17
		Autobacs Dome Motorsport						NC
47	Richard Cleare	Richard Cleare Racing	Ret	6		Ret				6
47	Tony Dron	Richard Cleare Racing	Ret	6		Ret				6
47	Claude Haldi	Autax Motor+Sport			8					6
47	Claude Haldi	Bernd Schiller				Ret				6
47	Klaus Utz	Autax Motor+Sport			8					6
47	Paolo Barilla	Euro TV-Mirabella Racing			Ret		6			6
47	Paolo Barilla	Martini Racing				Ret				6
47	Giorgio Francia	Euro TV-Mirabella Racing			Ret		6			6
47	Kenji Takahashi	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	Lars-Viggo Jensen	Jens Winther Team Castrol							8	6
59	Kiyoshi Misaki	Misaki Speed						8		5
59	Masakozu Nakamura	Misaki Speed						8		5
59	Kenneth Leim	Strandell							9	5
59	Tomas Wiren	Strandell							9	5
63	Hans Christian Jürgensen	Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH	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	Wolfgang Braun	Jens Winther Team Castrol	11	10	Ret		12			4
63	Wolfgang Braun	Bernd Schiller							11	4
63	David Mercer	Jens Winther Team Castrol		10			12			4
63	Georg Memminger	Georg Memminger	12	14	10	13	Ret			4
63	Heinz Kunh-Weiss	Georg Memminger	12	14	10	13	Ret			4
63	Günter Steckkönig	Bernd Schiller	Ret	15		Ret				4
63	Günter Steckkönig	Georg Memminger			10					4
63	Desiré Wilson	Boss-Obermaier Racing				7				4
63	Desiré Wilson	John Fitzpatrick Racing							Ret	4
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
63	Leopold von Bayern	Joest Racing							7	4
63	Siegfried Brunn	Joest Racing							7	4
63	Klaus Grögor	Joest Racing							7	4
63	Paul Smith	Charles Ivey Racing		13		11	13		10	4
63	John Cooper	Charles Ivey Racing		13		11	13		10	4
63	Giorgio Cavalieri	Charles Ivey Racing							10	4
83	Duilio Truffo	Sivama/Grifone	8	Ret						3
83	Roberto Sigala	Sivama/Grifone	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	Albert Naon	Sauber Racing Switzerland				9				2
86	Diego Montoya	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	Kannacher GT-Racing				14	10			1
93	Gérard Cuynet	Kannacher GT-Racing				14	10			1
93	Valentin Bertapelle	Kannacher GT-Racing					10			1
93	Fulvio Ballabio	Sauber Racing Switzerland						10		1
93	Max Welti	Sauber Racing Switzerland						10		1
Pos.	Driver	Team	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points

Colour	Result
Gold	Winner
Silver	Second place
Bronze	Third place
Green	Points finish
Blue	Non-points finish
Blue	Non-classified finish (NC)
Purple	Retired (Ret)
Red	Did not qualify (DNQ)
Red	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	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	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-URD					10			1

Group C Junior Cup

Pos.	Make	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points
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.	Make	MON	SIL	NUR	LMS	SPA	FUJ	KYA	Total points
1	Porsche	3	(3)	1	1	2		2	82
2	BMW	1	1	Ret	Ret	1		1	80

References

^ ^a ^b Quentin Spurring, Growing in Stature, Autosport Endurance Racing Review (1983)

External links

[Autosport-1] Quentin Spurring, Growing in Stature, Autosport Endurance Racing Review (1983)

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