The 1983 FIA European Endurance Championship for Drivers was the seventh season and third iteration of the European Sportscar Championship auto racing series. It was contested by drivers competing in Group C sports cars, Group C Junior sports cars, and Group B GT cars in eight race events from 10 April to 23 October 1983. Frenchmen Bob Wollek won the championship driving for the Sorga S.A. Porsche team.
The European championship was held in conjunction with the 1983 World Endurance Championship, sharing the first five race events before departing for outside Europe. 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 World 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 |
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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 | Grand Prix International Magazine 1000 km | Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, United Kingdom | 18 September |
7 | 1000 Kilometres di Imola | Autodromo Enzo Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 16 October |
8 | 1000 Kilometres di Mugello | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | 23 October |
Entries
Group C
Group C Junior
Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | No. | Drivers | Rounds |
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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, 4–6 |
Les Blackburn | 1 | |||||
David Palmer | 2, 4–6 | |||||
Pierre Honegger | 4 | |||||
Richard Down | 6 | |||||
Jolly Club Vesuvio Racing SRL |
Alba AR2 | Giannini 1.8 L Turbo I4 | P | 63 | Carlo Facetti | 2–8 |
Martino Finotto | 2–8 | |||||
Marco Vanoli | 4 | |||||
Fulvio Ballabio | 7 | |||||
Guido Daccò | 8 | |||||
65 | Fulvio Ballabio | 7 | ||||
Guido Daccò | 7 | |||||
Hubert Striebig | Sthemo SM01 | BMW M12 2.2 L I4 | 64 | Hubert Striebig | 4, 7–8 | |
Jacques Heuclin | 4, 7–8 | |||||
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 | |||||
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 |
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Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 81 98 94 |
Bernd Schiller | 1–2, 4 |
Günter Steckkönig | 1–2, 4 | |||||
Claude Haldi | 4 | |||||
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | D A |
82 89 103 |
Jens Winther | All |
Wolfgang Braun | 1–3, 5 | |||||
David Mercer | 2, 5–8 | |||||
Frank Jelinski | 3, 6 | |||||
Angelo Pallavinci | 4 | |||||
Leopold von Bayern | 4 | |||||
Lars-Viggo Jensen | 8 | |||||
Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | D | 83 92 110 |
Georg Memminger | 1–5, 7–8 |
Heinz Kunh-Weiss | 1–5, 7–8 | |||||
Günter Steckkönig | 3 | |||||
Fritz Müller | 4 | |||||
Giuseppe Arlotti | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 84 | Luigi Colzani | 1 | |
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 |
Hans Christian Jürgensen | 1–3, 5–8 |
Edgar Dören | 1–3, 5–8 | |||||
Antoniella Mandelli | 2 | |||||
Vic Elford | 3 | |||||
Helmut Gall | 5–8 | |||||
Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 |
Helmut Gall | 2–3, 6–8 | ||
Margie Smith-Haas | 2 | |||||
Jürgen Hamelmann | 3, 5 | |||||
Edgar Dören | 3, 7 | |||||
Alexandre Yvon | 4–6 | |||||
Jean-Marie Lemerle | 4 | |||||
Michael Krankenberg | 4 | |||||
Gerry Amato | 6 | |||||
Walter Mertes | 7–8 | |||||
Dudley Wood | 8 | |||||
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | D A |
93 | Paul Smith | 2, 4–8 |
David Ovey | 2, 4–6, 8 | |||||
John Cooper | 2, 4–5 | |||||
Margie Smith-Haas | 6, 8 | |||||
Roberto Moreno | 7 | |||||
Giorgio Cavalieri | 7 | |||||
Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | M | 96 | Michel Lateste | 4–5, 8 |
Michel Bienvault | 4–5, 8 | |||||
Raymond Touroul | 4, 8 | |||||
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 | |||||
Hobby Rallye | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Mario Regusci | 7 | |
Olindo Del-Thė | 7 | |||||
Maurice Dantinne | Ferrari 308 GTB LM | Ferrari 3.0 L V8 | 99 | Maurice Dantinne | 5 | |
Pierre Vaillant | 5 | |||||
Strandell | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | A | 99 | Kenneth Leim | 8 |
Tomas Kaiser | 8 | |||||
Brun Motorsport GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 101 | Harald Grohs | 3 | |
Leopold von Bayern | 3 | |||||
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 | |
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 | |
Karl-Heinz Gürthler | 3 | |||||
Autax Motor+Sport | Porsche 924 Carrera GTS | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 113 | Klaus Utz | 3 | |
Claude Haldi | 3 | |||||
Results and standings
Race results
Drivers' championship
Drivers were awarded points for finishes in the top ten positions in each overall race classification. All three classes competed for the same points in overall classification, but Group C Junior and Group B competitors were awarded additional points for any finish in the overall top ten.
1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Group C Junior Bonus | Group B Bonus | |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
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