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1983 Le Mans 24 Hours

1983 Le Mans 24 Hours is 51st Le Mans 24 Hours race. Passed at the Le Mans circuit. Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell won the pole position, Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood won this race. Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell and Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Philippe Alliot also climbed to the podium, in second and third place. Race distance 371 laps (5,048 km).

Previous race: 1982 Le Mans 24 Hours
Next race: 1984 Le Mans 24 Hours
Race Start: 19th June 1983

Interesting facts and statistics about the 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours

1st victory for the Rothmans Porsche team
1st victory for the Vern Schuppan
1st victory for the Al Holbert
2nd victory for the Hurley Haywood
4th podium for the Vern Schuppan
2nd podium for the Al Holbert
4th podium for the Hurley Haywood
9th podium for the Jacky Ickx
4th podium for the Derek Bell
1st podium for the Mario Andretti
1st podium for the Michael Andretti
1st podium for the Philippe Alliot

1983 Le Mans 24 Hours

Porsche 956 #3 - 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: C)

Porsche 930 - 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Porsche 930 #93 - 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: B)

Mazda 717C - 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours winner

Mazda 717C #60 - 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours winner (Class: C Junior)

1983 Le Mans 24 Hours results

Position	Name	Car	Result	Lap	Team	Class	Class position
1	Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood	Porsche 956, #3	5047.934 kms	371	Rothmans Porsche	C	1
2	Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell	Porsche 956, #1	5044.584 kms	371	Rothmans Porsche	C	2
3	Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Philippe Alliot	Porsche 956, #21	4962.650 kms	365	Porsche Kremer Racing	C	3
4	Volkert Merl, Clemens Schickentanz, Mauricio DeNarvaez	Porsche 956, #12	4927.218 kms	362	Sorga S.A.	C	4
5	Guy Edwards, Rupert Keegan, John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 956, #16	4887.404 kms	359	Fitzpatrick Racing	C	5
6	Klaus Ludwig, Stefan Johansson, Bob Wollek	Porsche 956, #8	4829.829 kms	355	Sorga S.A.	C	6
7	Axel Plankenhorn, Jürgen Lässig, Desiré Wilson	Porsche 956, #18	4736.462 kms	348	Obermaier Racing	C	7
8	Jan Lammers, Jonathan Palmer, Richard Lloyd	Porsche 956, #14	4622.008 kms	340	Canon Racing	C	8
9	Diego Montoya, Albert Naon, Tony Garcia	Sauber C7, #46	4606.032 kms	339	Sauber Racing Switzerland	C	9
10	Preston Henn, Claude Ballot-Lena	Porsche 956, #47	4463.477 kms	328	Fitzpatrick Racing	C	10
11	John Cooper, Paul Smith, David Ovey	Porsche 930, #93	4141.157 kms	304	Charles Ivey Racing	B	1
12	Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada, Takashi Yorino	Mazda 717C, #60	4122.093 kms	303	Mazdaspeed	C Junior	1
13	Georg Memminger, Fritz Muller, Heinz Kuhn-Weiss	Porsche 930, #92	4080.930 kms	300	Georg Memminger	B	2
14	Bruno Sotty, Gérard Cuynet	URD C81, #54	3991.120 kms	293	V. Bertapelle	C	11
15	Jean-Marie Alméras, Jacques Alméras, Jacques Guillot	Porsche 930, #95	3808.874 kms	280	Equipe Alméras Freres	B	3
16	Alain Couderc, Pascal Fabre, Roger Dorchy	WM P83, #10	3789.160 kms	279	Secateva	C	12
17	Tiff Needell, Steve O'Rourke, Nick Faure	EMKA C83/1, #41	3747.874 kms	276	Emka Productions Ltd.	C	13
18	Jeff Allam, Steve Soper, James Weaver	Mazda 717C, #61	3646.511 kms	268	Mazdaspeed	C Junior	2
19	Pascal Witmeur, Daniël Herregods, Jean-Paul Libert	Rondeau M382, #29	3611.141 kms	266	Christian Bussi	C	14
20	Michel Lateste, Michel Bienvault, Raymond Touroul	Porsche 930, #96	3610.749 kms	265	Michel Lateste	B	4
DNF	Jochen Mass, Stefan Bellof	Porsche 956, #2	Engine	281	Rothmans Porsche	C	17
DNF	Pierre Yver, Lucien Guitteny, Bernard De Dryver	Rondeau M382, #30	DQ: pushed over finish line	266	Primagaz	C	18
DNC	Patrick Gonin, Raymond Boutinaud, Alain Le Page	Porsche 928 S, #97	Not classified	235	Raymond Boutinnaud	B	5
DNC	François Hesnault, Thierry Perrier, Bernard Salam	Lancia LC1, #53	Not classified	233	A.S. Ecole Superieure de Tourisme	C	15
DNC	Oscar Larrauri, Massimo Sigala, Max Cohen-Olivar	Lancia LC1, #51	Not classified	218	Sivama Motor	C	16
DNF	Ray Mallock, Steve Earle, Mike Salmon	Nimrod NRA/C2 B, #39	Con-rod	218	Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum	C	19
DNF	Claude Haldi, Günter Steckkönig, Bernd Schiller	Porsche 930, #94	Piston	217	Claude Haldi	B	6
DNC	John Sheldon, François Duret, Ian Harrower	De Cadenet Lola, #65	Not classified	215	François Duret	C Junior	3
DNF	Leopold von Bayern, Angelo Pallavicini, Jens Winther	BMW M1, #90	Gearbox	180	Angelo Pallavicini	B	7
DNF	Henri Pescarolo, Thierry Boutsen	Rondeau M482, #24	Engine	174	Ford France	C	20
DNF	Jim Adams, Francois Servanin, Ralph Kent-Cooke	Lola T610, #20	Head gasket	165	Cooke Racing	C	21
DNF	Martino Finotto, Marco Vanoli	Alba AR2, #63	Handling	158	Scuderia Jolly Club	C Junior	4
DNF	Joël Gouhier, Anny-Charlotte Verney, Vic Elford	Rondeau M379 C, #28	Valve	136	Jean Rondeau	C	22
DNF	Dieter Quester, David Hobbs	Porsche 956, #11	Fuel pump	135	Fitzpatrick Racing	C	23
DNF	Alessandro Nannini, Jean-Claude Andruet, Paolo Barilla	Lancia LC2 /83, #6	Turbocharger	135	Martini Racing	C	24
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani, Hans Heyer, Teo Fabi	Lancia LC2 /83, #5	Fuel pressure	121	Martini Racing	C	25
DNF	Jean-Daniel Raulet, Michel Pignard, Didier Theys	WM P83, #9	Overheating	102	Secateva	C	26
DNF	Jean Rondeau, Alain Ferte	Rondeau M482, #26	Engine	90	Ford France	C	27
DNF	Yves Courage, Michel Dubois, Alain De Cadenet	Cougar C01B, #13	Engine	86	Primagaz	C	28
DNF	Derek Warwick, Frank Jelinski, Patrick Gaillard	Porsche CK5 -83, #22	Head gasket	76	Porsche Kremer Racing	C	29
DNF	Chris Craft, Eliseo Salazar, Nick Mason	Dome RC82, #38	Clutch	75	Dome Racing - Colin Benett	C	30
DNF	Hubert Striebig, Jacques Heuclin, Noël del Bello	Sthemo SM01, #64	Engine	71	Hubert Striebig	C Junior	5
DNF	Dudley Wood, Fred Stiff, Ray Ratcliff	Grid S1, #49	Oil leak	69	Grid Motor Racing Ltd.	C	31
DNF	Ludwig Heimrath jr, David Deacon, Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Sehcar SH C6, #36	Clutch	68	Brun Motorsport GmbH	C	32
DNF	Xavier Lapeyre, Alain Cudini, Dany Snobeck	Rondeau M382, #72	Engine	31	Jean Rondeau	C	33
DNF	Michele Alboreto, Teo Fabi, Alessandro Nannini	Lancia LC2 /83, #4	Gearbox	27	Martini Racing	C	34
DNF	François Migault, David Kennedy, Martin Birrane	Ford C100, #43	Fuel pressure	16	Peer Racing	C	35
DNF	Philippe Streiff, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Rondeau M482, #25	Oil leak	12	Ford France	C	36
DNF	Jean-Michel Martin, Marc Duez, Philippe Martin	Porsche 936C, #15	Fuel injection	9	Joest Racing - Belga Team	C	37
DNF	Richard Cleare, Tony Dron, Richard Jones	Porsche CK5, #42	Turbocharger	8	Richard Cleare	C	38
DNF	Jean-Marie Lemerle, Alexandre Yvon, Michael Krankenberg	Porsche 930, #91	Gearbox	7	Edgar Dören	B	8
DNS	Walter Brun, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Sehcar C830, #37	Insufficient preparation	0	Brun Motorsport GmbH	C	39
DNQ	David Palmer, Pierre Honegger, Roy Baker	Harrier RX83C, #62	Did not qualify	0	Manns Racing	C Junior	6

Qualifying Results for the 1983 Le Mans 24 Hours on the Le Mans circuit

Position	Name	Car	Result	Team
1	Jacky Ickx, Derek Bell	Porsche 956, #1	3:16.560	Rothmans Porsche
2	Michele Alboreto, Teo Fabi, Alessandro Nannini	Lancia LC2 /83, #4	3:20.790	Martini Racing
3	Jochen Mass, Stefan Bellof	Porsche 956, #2	3:20.980	Rothmans Porsche
4	Piercarlo Ghinzani, Hans Heyer, Teo Fabi	Lancia LC2 /83, #5	3:21.310	Martini Racing
5	Klaus Ludwig, Stefan Johansson, Bob Wollek	Porsche 956, #8	3:23.750	Sorga S.A.
6	Jan Lammers, Jonathan Palmer, Richard Lloyd	Porsche 956, #14	3:27.480	Canon Racing
7	Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert, Hurley Haywood	Porsche 956, #3	3:28.360	Rothmans Porsche
8	Mario Andretti, Michael Andretti, Philippe Alliot	Porsche 956, #21	3:28.890	Porsche Kremer Racing
9	Volkert Merl, Clemens Schickentanz, Mauricio DeNarvaez	Porsche 956, #12	3:29.480	Sorga S.A.
10	Guy Edwards, Rupert Keegan, John Fitzpatrick	Porsche 956, #16	3:29.980	Fitzpatrick Racing
11	Dieter Quester, David Hobbs	Porsche 956, #11	3:30.300	Fitzpatrick Racing
12	Axel Plankenhorn, Jürgen Lässig, Desiré Wilson	Porsche 956, #18	3:31.120	Obermaier Racing
13	Alessandro Nannini, Jean-Claude Andruet, Paolo Barilla	Lancia LC2 /83, #6	3:32.920	Martini Racing
14	Derek Warwick, Frank Jelinski, Patrick Gaillard	Porsche CK5 -83, #22	3:35.620	Porsche Kremer Racing
15	Ray Mallock, Steve Earle, Mike Salmon	Nimrod NRA/C2 B, #39	3:35.780	Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum
16	Henri Pescarolo, Thierry Boutsen	Rondeau M482, #24	3:36.060	Ford France
17	Jean-Daniel Raulet, Michel Pignard, Didier Theys	WM P83, #9	3:36.370	Secateva
18	Alain Couderc, Pascal Fabre, Roger Dorchy	WM P83, #10	3:36.550	Secateva
19	Jean Rondeau, Alain Ferte	Rondeau M482, #26	3:37.570	Ford France
20	Philippe Streiff, Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Rondeau M482, #25	3:38.630	Ford France
21	Jean-Michel Martin, Marc Duez, Philippe Martin	Porsche 936C, #15	3:38.670	Joest Racing - Belga Team
22	Xavier Lapeyre, Alain Cudini, Dany Snobeck	Rondeau M382, #72	3:40.230	Jean Rondeau
23	Preston Henn, Claude Ballot-Lena	Porsche 956, #47	3:40.310	Fitzpatrick Racing
24	Richard Cleare, Tony Dron, Richard Jones	Porsche CK5, #42	3:41.980	Richard Cleare
25	Tiff Needell, Steve O'Rourke, Nick Faure	EMKA C83/1, #41	3:42.230	Emka Productions Ltd.
26	Martino Finotto, Marco Vanoli	Alba AR2, #63	3:42.780	Scuderia Jolly Club
27	Jim Adams, Francois Servanin, Ralph Kent-Cooke	Lola T610, #20	3:43.050	Cooke Racing
28	Pierre Yver, Lucien Guitteny, Bernard De Dryver	Rondeau M382, #30	3:43.940	Primagaz
29	Chris Craft, Eliseo Salazar, Nick Mason	Dome RC82, #38	3:44.310	Dome Racing - Colin Benett
30	Yves Courage, Michel Dubois, Alain De Cadenet	Cougar C01B, #13	3:46.040	Primagaz
31	Oscar Larrauri, Massimo Sigala, Max Cohen-Olivar	Lancia LC1, #51	3:47.580	Sivama Motor
32	Joël Gouhier, Anny-Charlotte Verney, Vic Elford	Rondeau M379 C, #28	3:49.900	Jean Rondeau
33	Diego Montoya, Albert Naon, Tony Garcia	Sauber C7, #46	3:50.000	Sauber Racing Switzerland
34	Bruno Sotty, Gérard Cuynet	URD C81, #54	3:52.440	V. Bertapelle
35	Walter Brun, Hans-Joachim Stuck	Sehcar C830, #37	3:51.770	Brun Motorsport GmbH
36	Pascal Witmeur, Daniël Herregods, Jean-Paul Libert	Rondeau M382, #29	3:53.190	Christian Bussi
37	François Migault, David Kennedy, Martin Birrane	Ford C100, #43	3:54.980	Peer Racing
38	John Sheldon, François Duret, Ian Harrower	De Cadenet Lola, #65	3:56.420	François Duret
39	Dudley Wood, Fred Stiff, Ray Ratcliff	Grid S1, #49	3:57.830	Grid Motor Racing Ltd.
40	Ludwig Heimrath jr, David Deacon, Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	Sehcar SH C6, #36	4:00.940	Brun Motorsport GmbH
41	François Hesnault, Thierry Perrier, Bernard Salam	Lancia LC1, #53	4:02.240	A.S. Ecole Superieure de Tourisme
42	Jeff Allam, Steve Soper, James Weaver	Mazda 717C, #61	4:05.920	Mazdaspeed
43	Yoshimi Katayama, Yojiro Terada, Takashi Yorino	Mazda 717C, #60	4:06.130	Mazdaspeed
44	Hubert Striebig, Jacques Heuclin, Noël del Bello	Sthemo SM01, #64	4:08.050	Hubert Striebig
45	Leopold von Bayern, Angelo Pallavicini, Jens Winther	BMW M1, #90	4:10.370	Angelo Pallavicini
46	Jean-Marie Alméras, Jacques Alméras, Jacques Guillot	Porsche 930, #95	4:13.190	Equipe Alméras Freres
47	Claude Haldi, Günter Steckkönig, Bernd Schiller	Porsche 930, #94	4:14.200	Claude Haldi
48	Georg Memminger, Fritz Muller, Heinz Kuhn-Weiss	Porsche 930, #92	4:16.070	Georg Memminger
49	John Cooper, Paul Smith, David Ovey	Porsche 930, #93	4:18.260	Charles Ivey Racing
50	Michel Lateste, Michel Bienvault, Raymond Touroul	Porsche 930, #96	4:23.800	Michel Lateste
51	Jean-Marie Lemerle, Alexandre Yvon, Michael Krankenberg	Porsche 930, #91	4:31.260	Edgar Dören
52	Patrick Gonin, Raymond Boutinaud, Alain Le Page	Porsche 928 S, #97	4:35.940	Raymond Boutinnaud
0	David Palmer, Pierre Honegger, Roy Baker	Harrier RX83C, #62		Manns Racing