Silverstone 1000 Kilometres 1983

Event: Grand Prix International 1000 Kms		Date: 8.5.1983
Track: Silverstone Circuit (United Kingdom), 4.719 kms	Organiser: unknown
Silverstone 1000 Kilometres
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 2) European Endurance Championship (round 2)

Weather:	intermittent rain
Start time:	12:00
Grid:	2-2-2, PP left
Distance:	1000 kilometres
Attendance:	20000

Entered:	33
Practiced:	29
Qualified:	28
Started:	27
Finished:	15
Classified:	15

Classes:	Pract	Start	Class
Group C	19	19	9
Group C Junior	3	2	1
Group B	7	6	5

Photo Gallery Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 180 minutes on 7-8/5
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 180 minutes on 6/5

Winners:

Overall:	2	Porsche 956	Bell / Bellof
Group C Junior:	63	Alba AR2 Giannini	Facetti / Finotto
Group B:	89	BMW M1	Winther / Mercer / Braun

Leaders:

laps 1:	4	Lancia LC 2	Alboreto
laps 107:	2	Porsche 956	Bell
laps 108-111:	8	Porsche 956	Wollek
laps 11-12:	4	Lancia LC 2	Alboreto
laps 112-143:	2	Porsche 956	Bellof
laps 13-18:	21	Porsche 956	Jones
laps 144-146:	8	Porsche 956	Wollek
laps 147-180:	2	Porsche 956	Bell
laps 181:	8	Porsche 956	Wollek
laps 182-212:	2	Porsche 956	Bellof
laps 19-37:	1	Porsche 956	Mass
laps 2-10:	5	Lancia LC 2	Ghinzani
laps 38-:	2	Porsche 956	Bell
laps 39:	5	Lancia LC 2	Ghinzani
laps 40-44:	1	Porsche 956	Ickx
laps 45:	2	Porsche 956	Bellof
laps 46-72:	1	Porsche 956	Ickx
laps 73:	2	Porsche 956	Bellof
laps 74:	8	Porsche 956	Wollek
laps 75-106:	1	Porsche 956	Mass

Fastest Laps:

Overall:	4	Lancia LC2	Riccardo Patrese (I)	1:18.390	216.698 km/h
Group C Junior	63	Alba AR2 Giannini	Carlo Facetti (I)	1:30.570
Group B	88	BMW M1	Edgar Dören (D)	1:36.260

Pole Positions:

Overall:	2	Porsche 956	Stefan Bellof (D)	1:13.150	232.220 km/h
Group C Junior	63	Alba AR2 Giannini	Facetti / Finotto	1:26.470
Group B	89	BMW M1	Winther / Mercer / Braun	1:36.170

Notes of interest:

Top makes by numbers:	Porsche (15), Lancia (4), BMW (2)
Top engines by numbers:	Porsche (15), Aston Martin (2), BMW (2), Ford (2), Ferrari (2), Lancia (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Porsche 956 (9), Porsche 930 (4), BMW M1 (2), Lancia LC2 (2), Lancia LC1 (2)
Driver nationalities:	GB (20), D (16), I (9), B (5), F (4), AUS (2), USA (2)
Team nationalities:	D (9), GB (7), I (5)
Most used colours:	white (58%), red (17%), blue (12%), black (4%), green (4%)
Engine positions:	middle-engined (85%), rear-engined (15%)
Average engine size:	2904 cc (with regard to 74% turbocharged cars and 3% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3875 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Carlo Facetti (48), David Hobbs (44), Steve O'Rourke (43)
Youngest known drivers:	Stefan Bellof (26), Thierry Boutsen (26), Marc Duez (26)
Woman drivers:	Antoniella Mandelli

Official Race Programme:

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