1983 1000km of Silverstone

The 1983 Grand Prix International 1000 km was the second round of the 1983 World Sportscar Championship and 1983 European Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 8 May 1983. The event was won by the No. 2 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 driven by Derek Bell and Stefan Bellof.[1][2][3]

Map of the Silverstone Circuit (1975-1986)

Race results

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Class winners in bold.

Pos Class No Team Drivers Car Laps
1 C 2   Rothmans Porsche   Derek Bell
  Stefan Bellof
Porsche 956 212
2 C 8   Sorga SA   Bob Wollek
  Stefan Johansson
Porsche 956 212
3 C 14   Canon Racing   Jan Lammers
  Thierry Boutsen
Porsche 956 205
4 C 18   Boss-Obermaier Racing   Axel Plankenhorn
  Jürgen Lässig
  Harald Grohs
Porsche 956 201
5 C 21   Porsche Kremer Racing   Alan Jones
  Vern Schuppan
Porsche 956 201
6 C 42   Richard Cleare   Tony Dron
  Richard Cleare
Porsche CK5 197
7 C 39   Viscount Downe with Race Petroleum   Ray Mallock
  Mike Salmon
Nimrod NRA/C2 184
8 C 11   John Fitzpatrick Racing   John Fitzpatrick
  David Hobbs
Porsche 956 180
9 C Junior 63   Jolly Club   Carlo Facetti
  Martino Finotto
Alba AR2 172
10 B 89   Team Castrol   Jens Winther
  David Mercer
  Wolfgang Braun
BMW M1 169
11 B 88   Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH   Edgar Dören
  Hans Christian Jürgensen
  Antoniella Mandelli
BMW M1 169
12 C 55   François Duret   Mike Wilds
  François Duret
  Ian Harrower
De Cadenet Lola 167
13
DNF
C 41   Emka Productions Ltd.   Tiff Needell
  Jeff Allam
  Steve O'Rourke
EMKA C83/1 165
14 B 93   Charles Ivey Racing   John Cooper
  Paul Smith
  David Ovey
Porsche 930 159
15 B 92   Georg Memminger   Georg Memminger
  Heinz Kuhn-Weiss
Porsche 930 149
16 B 92   Bernd Schiller   Günter Steckkönig
  Bernd Schiller
Porsche 930 148
17
DNF
C 1   Rothmans Porsche   Jacky Ickx
  Jochen Mass
Porsche 956 114
18
DNF
C 52   Grifone/Sivama   Joe Castellano
  Duilio Truffo
Lancia LC1 98
19
DNF
C 51   Grifone/Sivama   Massimo Sigala
  Oscar Larrauri
Lancia LC1 94
20
DNF
C 15   Joest Racing   Marc Duez
  Philippe Martin
  Jean-Michel Martin
Porsche 936 77
21
DNF
C 4   Martini Racing   Michele Alboreto
  Riccardo Patrese
Lancia LC2-83 74
22
DNF
C 12   Joest Racing   Volkert Merl
  Clemens Schickentanz
  Hans Heyer
Porsche 956 74
23
DNF
C 5   Martini Racing   Piercarlo Ghinzani
  Teo Fabi
Lancia LC2 54
24
DNF
C 47   Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop   Preston Henn
  Guy Edwards
  Rupert Keegan
Porsche 956 54
25
DNF
C 35   Brun Motorsport GmbH   Hans-Joachim Stuck
  Walter Brun
Sehcar SH C6 32
26
DNF
C Junior 60   Mazdaspeed   Yojiro Terada
  Pete Lovett
Mazda 717C 32
27
DNF
B 95   Equipe Alméras Frères   Jean-Marie Alméras
  Roland Biancone
  Jacques Guillot
Porsche 930 7
DNS B 91   Edgar Dören   Helmut Gall
  Margie Smith-Haas
Porsche 930 0
DNS C Junior 62   Manns Racing   David Palmer
  Roy Baker
Harrier RX83C 0
Source:[2][4]

References

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  1. ^ "1983 Silverstone 1000Kms | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  2. ^ a b "Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1983 - Photo Gallery - Racing Sports Cars".
  3. ^ "Looking Back At The 1983 1000 km Of Silverstone | dailysportscar.com". www.dailysportscar.com. Retrieved 2021-04-04.
  4. ^ "Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1983 - Race Results - Racing Sports Cars".