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CART in the 1983 season. Full information

5th season of CART, started 17th April and ended at 29th October 1983

Beginners of the season: Michael Andretti , Doug Heveron , Jeff Wood

Participated in training: Gary Bettenhausen , Dick Simon , Phil Krueger

List of races and tracks in the 1983 season

Race Winner Track Race Start
Atlanta Champ Cars 1983 Atlanta Champ Cars Gordon Johncock
Wildcat Mk9, #20
Atlanta 17th April 1983
Indianapolis 500 1983 Indianapolis 500 Tom Sneva
March 83C, #5
Indianapolis 29th May 1983
Milwaukee Champ Cars 1983 Milwaukee Champ Cars Tom Sneva
March 83C, #5
Milwaukee 12th June 1983
Cleveland Champ Cars 1983 Cleveland Champ Cars Al Unser
Penske PC11, #7
Cleveland 3rd July 1983
Michigan 500 1983 Michigan 500 John Paul, Jr.
Penske PC10, #12
Michigan 17th July 1983
Road America Champ Cars 1983 Road America Champ Cars Mario Andretti
Lola T700, #3
Elkhart Lake 31st July 1983
Pocono 500 1983 Pocono 500 Teo Fabi
March 83C, #33
Pocono 14th August 1983
Riverside Champ Cars 1983 Riverside Champ Cars Bobby Rahal
March 83C, #2
Riverside 28th August 1983
Mid-Ohio Champ Cars 1983 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars Teo Fabi
March 83C, #33
Mid-Ohio 11th September 1983
Michigan Champ Cars 1983 Michigan Champ Cars Rick Mears
Penske PC10B, #1
Michigan 18th September 1983
Las Vegas Grand Prix 1983 Las Vegas Grand Prix Mario Andretti
Lola T700, #3
Caesars Palace 9th October 1983
Monterey Grand Prix 1983 Monterey Grand Prix Teo Fabi
March 83C, #33
Laguna Seca 23rd October 1983
Phoenix Champ Cars 1983 Phoenix Champ Cars Teo Fabi
March 83C, #33
Phoenix 29th October 1983

Drivers championship 1983

Al Unser

United States

Champion

Points: 151 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Teo Fabi

Italy

2nd place

Points: 146 Wins: 4 Poles: 6

Mario Andretti

United States

3rd place

Points: 133 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

List of all drivers for the 1983 season

Name Points
Al Unser 151
Teo Fabi 146
Mario Andretti 133
Tom Sneva 96
Bobby Rahal 94
Rick Mears 92
Al Unser, Jr. 89
John Paul, Jr. 84
Chip Ganassi 56
Pancho Carter 53
Pete Halsmer 48
Roger Mears 43
Howdy Holmes 39
Mike Mosley 36
Kevin Cogan 26
Gordon Johncock 20
Tony Bettenhausen jr 19
Chris Kneifel 19
Steve Chassey 17
Danny Ongais 14
Geoff Brabham 13
Josele Garza 9
Tom Klausler 8
Scott Brayton 5
Jeff Wood 5
Derek Daly 4
Michael Andretti 4
Desiré Wilson 3
Dick Simon 2
Dick Ferguson 2
Greg Leffler 2
Phil Krueger 2
Jim McElreath 2
Gary Bettenhausen 1
Jerry Karl 1
Doug Heveron 1

List of all cars in the 1983 season

March 83C

Cosworth

Points: 459 Wins: 7 Poles: 8

Penske PC10

Cosworth

Points: 196 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Penske PC11

Cosworth

Points: 156 Wins: 1 Poles: 1

Lola T700

Cosworth

Points: 133 Wins: 2 Poles: 2

Penske PC10B

Cosworth

Points: 87 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

Eagle 83

Cosworth

Points: 78 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

March 82C

Cosworth

Points: 54 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wildcat Mk9B

Cosworth

Points: 46 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wildcat Mk9

Cosworth

Points: 31 Wins: 1 Poles: 0

March 83C

Chevrolet

Points: 25 Wins: 0 Poles: 1

Theodore T83

Cosworth

Points: 20 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Primus LR03

Cosworth

Points: 19 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Eagle 82

Chevrolet

Points: 19 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Schkee DB6

Chevrolet

Points: 8 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Penske PC9

Cosworth

Points: 3 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Penske PC7

Cosworth

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

March 81C

Cosworth

Points: 2 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wildcat Mk8B

Cosworth

Points: 1 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Spirit 83

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Penske PC9B

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Argo JM15

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Penske PC9C

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Eagle 81

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Eagle 82

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Lion ? 1983

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Watson ? 1983

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Wildcat Mk8

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McLaren ? 1983

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

McElreath ? 1983

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Finley ? 1983

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Longhorn LR01

Chevrolet

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0

Rattlesnake 82

Cosworth

Points: 0 Wins: 0 Poles: 0