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1983 Michigan Champ Cars in CART at the Michigan circuit. Full information

1983 Michigan Champ Cars

1983 Michigan Champ Cars is 59th CART race. Passed at the Michigan circuit. Bobby Rahal won the pole position, Rick Mears won this race. Bobby Rahal and Teo Fabi also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 100 laps (322 km).

Previous race: 1983 Mid-Ohio Champ Cars
Next race: 1983 Las Vegas Grand Prix
Race Start: 18th September 1983

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1983 Michigan Champ Cars

27th victory for the Penske Racing team
14th victory for the Rick Mears
32nd podium for the Rick Mears
9th podium for the Bobby Rahal
5th podium for the Teo Fabi

Penske PC10B - 1983 Michigan Champ Cars winner

Penske PC10B #1 - 1983 Michigan Champ Cars winner

1983 Michigan Champ Cars results

Position	Name	Car	Points	Result	Team
1	Rick Mears	Penske PC10B, #1	21	1h 5m 49s	Penske Racing
2	Bobby Rahal	March 83C, #2	17	1h 5m 57s	Truesports
3	Teo Fabi	March 83C, #33	14	99 laps	Forsythe Racing
4	Mario Andretti	Lola T700, #3	12	99 laps	Newman-Haas Racing
5	Al Unser	Penske PC10B, #7	10	98 laps	Penske Racing
6	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk9B, #60	8	98 laps	Patrick Racing
7	John Paul, Jr.	Penske PC10, #12	6	98 laps	Racing Team VDS
8	Howdy Holmes	March 83C, #30	5	97 laps	Shierson Racing
9	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 83C, #10	4	97 laps	Bettenhausen Motorsports
10	Al Unser, Jr.	Eagle 83, #17	3	96 laps	Galles Racing
11	Mike Mosley	March 83C, #18	2	96 laps	Kraco Racing
12	Geoff Brabham	March 83C, #99	1	96 laps	Kraco Racing
13	Scott Brayton	March 83C, #37	0	95 laps	Brayton Racing
14	Pete Halsmer	Penske PC10, #66	0	94 laps	Arciero Racing
15	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #21	0	94 laps	Alex Foods Racing
16	Roger Mears	Penske PC10, #9	0	93 laps	Machinists Union Racing
17	Josele Garza	Penske PC10, #55	0	92 laps	Machinists Union Racing
18	Chet Fillip	Wildcat Mk8, #38	0	87 laps	Circle Bar Auto Racing
19	Dick Simon	March 83C, #22	0	85 laps	Dick Simon Racing
20	Kevin Cogan	March 83C, #6	0	49 laps Engine	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
21	Tom Sneva	March 83C, #5	0	46 laps Oil leak	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
22	Bill Alsup	March 83C, #11	0	27 laps Electrics	Alsup Racing
23	Johnny Rutherford	Wildcat Mk9B, #40	0	11 laps Overheating	Patrick Racing
24	Chris Kneifel	Primus LR03, #72	0	7 laps Electrics	Primus Racing
25	Chip Mead	Watson ? 1983, #24	0	3 laps Wheel bearing	Leader Card Racers

Qualifying Results for the 1983 Michigan Champ Cars on the Michigan circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Bobby Rahal	March 83C, #2	35.075s	Truesports
2	Johnny Rutherford	Wildcat Mk9B, #40	35.382s	Patrick Racing
3	Teo Fabi	March 83C, #33	35.531s	Forsythe Racing
4	Tom Sneva	March 83C, #5	35.561s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
5	Al Unser	Penske PC10B, #7	35.59s	Penske Racing
6	Mario Andretti	Lola T700, #3	35.611s	Newman-Haas Racing
7	Kevin Cogan	March 83C, #6	35.615s	Bignotti-Cotter Racing
8	Mike Mosley	March 83C, #18	35.686s	Kraco Racing
9	Chip Ganassi	Wildcat Mk9B, #60	35.723s	Patrick Racing
10	John Paul, Jr.	Penske PC10, #12	35.808s	Racing Team VDS
11	Rick Mears	Penske PC10B, #1	35.997s	Penske Racing
12	Scott Brayton	March 83C, #37	36.16s	Brayton Racing
13	Geoff Brabham	March 83C, #99	36.258s	Kraco Racing
14	Pancho Carter	March 82C, #21	36.276s	Alex Foods Racing
15	Howdy Holmes	March 83C, #30	36.313s	Shierson Racing
16	Bill Alsup	March 83C, #11	36.616s	Alsup Racing
17	Tony Bettenhausen jr	March 83C, #10	36.642s	Bettenhausen Motorsports
18	Chris Kneifel	Primus LR03, #72	36.675s	Primus Racing
19	Pete Halsmer	Penske PC10, #66	36.83s	Arciero Racing
20	Dick Simon	March 83C, #22	36.936s	Dick Simon Racing
21	Josele Garza	Penske PC10, #55	37.216s	Machinists Union Racing
22	Chip Mead	Watson ? 1983, #24	37.582s	Leader Card Racers
23	Al Unser, Jr.	Eagle 83, #17	37.709s	Galles Racing
24	Roger Mears	Penske PC10, #9	37.922s	Machinists Union Racing
25	Chet Fillip	Wildcat Mk8, #38	37.986s	Circle Bar Auto Racing