Event: WEC Japan, 1983 World Endurance Championship in JapanDate: 2.10.1983
Track: Fuji International Speedway (Japan), 4.359 kmsOrganiser: VICI

Fuji 1000 Kilometres

(Grid Positions)

GridNo.DriversCarEntrantQ Time
1st2Stefan Bellof / Derek BellPorsche 956Rothmans Porsche1:10.0200
2nd1Jochen Mass / Jacky IckxPorsche 956Rothmans Porsche1:10.5100
3rd3Thierry Boutsen / Henri PescaroloPorsche 956Matsuda Collection1:11.3400
4th12Hans Heyer / Bob Wollek / Volkert MerlPorsche 956Joest Racing1:11.6900
5th6Vern Schuppan / Naohiro FujitaPorsche 956Trust Racing Team1:11.9800
6th8Kenji Takahashi / Clemens SchickentanzPorsche 956Brun Speedbox Motorsport1:13.1900
7th23Kazuyoshi Hoshino / Akira HagiwaraMarch 83G Nissan (Nissan Silvia Turbo C)Hoshino Racing1:13.2900
8th17Keiji Matsumoto / Kaoru Hoshino / Masanori SekiyaTom's 83C ToyotaTom's1:13.5000
9th48Preston Henn / Kunimitsu Takahashi / John Paul, Jr.Porsche 956Alpha Racing1:13.8900
10th7Eje Elgh / Tiff NeedellDome RC83 FordAutobacs Dome Motorsport1:14.1200
11th20Haruhito Yanagida / Takao WadaLM 03C Nissan (Nissan Fairlady Z C)Central 20 Racing Team1:14.1300
12th63Martino Finotto / Carlo FacettiAlba AR2 GianniniScuderia Jolly Club1:18.1400
13th62Chiyomi Totani / Taku AkaikeMazda 83C Mazda (MCS Guppy)Alpha Cubic Racing Team1:18.8300
14th21Philippe Alliot / Stefan JohanssonPorsche 956Porsche Kremer Racing1:19.0000
15th65Kurt Lotterschmid / Naoki Nagasaka / Keiichi SuzukiLotec M1C BMWAuto Beaurex Motorsport1:19.0500
16th10Masahiro Hasemi / Kenji TohiraNissan Skyline Turbo CHasemi Motorsport1:19.8600
17th16Pierre Dieudonné / Yojiro Terada / Takashi YorinoMazda 717CMazdaspeed1:20.5700
18th88Toshio Motohashi / Aguri SuzukiPanasport C BMW (MCS Guppy)Panasport Japan1:20.6900
19th46Fulvio Ballabio / Max WeltiSauber C7 BMWSauber Racing Switzerland1:21.2700
20th81Kiyoshi Misaki / Masakazu NakamuraMisaki Speed C Toyota (MCS Guppy)Misaki Speed1:21.5700
21st121Chikage Oguchi / Toshio FujimuraMazda RX-7 254Yours Sport Racing Team1:25.4900
22nd181Kenji Seino / Masashi KitagawaMazda RX-7 254i (SA22C)Mazda Sport Car Club1:26.4100
23rd120Hideki Okada / Akio Morimoto / Seiichi OkadaMazda RX-7 254Yours Sport Racing Team1:26.8900
24th180Tetsuji Shiratori / Seisaku Suzuki / Osamu IharaMazda RX-7Shizumaz Racing1:27.9500
25th182Kanjun Arai / Yuuichi HagiwaraMazda RX-7 (SA22C)Mazda Sport Car Club1:28.0800
26th123Masaatsu Ooya / Shin'ichi Katsuki / Yoshio IshikawaMazda RX-7ERC Racing1:28.2700
27th130Tsutomu Itabashi / Tetsuji TabataMazda RX-7 253i (SA22C)TRS Itabashi1:29.0000
28th126Minoru Sawada / Kaneyuki Okamoto / Toyoshi SugiyamaMazda RX-7Mishima Auto Racing1:29.1000
29th133Seiji Kusano / Yasuhiro Isozaki / Tadao FurusawaMazda RX-7 253i (SA22C)Team No.3 Racing1:29.1500
30th125Tooru Shimegi / Yoshiyuki OguraMazda RX-7 825Sansyou Kougyou Racing Team1:29.2700
31st122Ryuusaku Hitomi / Mitsutake KomaToyota CelicaTrust Racing Team1:29.7300
32nd136Yoshio Nagata / Hiroyuki MiyagawaNissan Fairlady ZGontazaka Enterprise1:29.9200
33rd171Yoshiaki Jitsukawa / Motoji SekineNissan Sunny LZ14Tomei Jidousha1:31.6200
34th102Eiji Shibuya / Fumio AibaNissan 240RSTomei Jidousha1:32.5200

Other present cars:

No.DriversCarEntrant
3TStefan Bellof / Derek Bell / Jacky Ickx / Jochen MassPorsche 956Rothmans Porsche
11John Fitzpatrick / David HobbsPorsche 956John Fitzpatrick Racing
37Geoff Lees / Derek Daly / Toshio SuzukiIkuzawa 83C Toyota (Tom's 83C Toyota)Team Ikuzawa

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.DriversCarEntrant
4Michele Alboreto / Teo FabiLancia LC2/83Martini Racing
5Riccardo Patrese / Piercarlo GhinzaniLancia LC2/83Martini Racing
14Jan Lammers / Jonathan PalmerPorsche 956Richard Lloyd Racing
18Emilio de Villota / Skeeter McKitterickGrid S1 FordGrid Motor Racing
25Neil CrangTiga GC83 ChevroletTiga Racing Service
26Tiga GC83 ChevroletTiga Racing Service
60Pierre DieudonnéMazda 717CMazdaspeed
101Chuck KendallBMW M1Chuck Kendall