Can-Am Road America 1983 - Racing Sports Cars

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Event: Budweiser Can-Am Weekend Road America		Date: 17.7.1983
Track: Road America, Elkhart Lake (United States), 6.437 kms	Organiser: unknown
Can-Am Road America
SCCA Can-Am Challenge (round 3)

Weather:	sunny, warm
Start time:	15:33
Grid:	unknown
Distance:	160 miles
Attendance:	10000

Entered:	27
Practiced:	26
Started:	22
Finished:	10

Classes:	Pract	Start
Can-Am	15	13
Can-Am 2000	11	9

No Photos Yet Entered Cars Technical Data Appearance Race Results Grid Qualifying Lap Times

Pre-race sessions:
1 non-qualifying practice session held for a total of 30 minutes on 16/7
2 qualifying sessions held for a total of 90 minutes on 16/7
15 minute pre-race warm-up held

Winners:
Overall:	11	Porsche 956	John Fitzpatrick
Can-Am 2000:	69	Scandia B-3 Hart	Bertil Roos
Leaders:
laps 1-15:	6	Frissbee GR2	Villeneuve
laps 16-19:	11	Porsche 956 Turbo	Fitzpatrick
laps 20-22:	7	Ensign N180	Crawford
laps 23-29:	6	Frissbee GR2	Villeneuve
laps 30-33:	7	Ensign N180	Crawford
laps 34-37:	11	Porsche 956 Turbo	Fitzpatrick
lap 38:	6	Frissbee GR2	Villeneuve
laps 39-40:	11	Porsche 956 Turbo	Fitzpatrick
Fastest Laps:
Overall:	6T	Frissbee GR2 Chevrolet	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. (CDN)	2:02.9600	188.4719 km/h
Pole Positions:
Overall:	11	Porsche 956	John Fitzpatrick (GB)	2:00.6220
Can-Am 2000:	15	Toleman TG280 Hart	Eddie Wachs	2:11.1950
Notes of interest:
Top makes by numbers:	Lola (4), Frissbee (3), Ralt (3)
Top engines by numbers:	Chevrolet (11), Hart (4), Ford (3), BMW (2)
Top car types by numbers:	Ralt RT2 (2), Lola T333 (2)
Driver nationalities:	USA (14), CDN (3), GB (2)
Engine positions:	mid-engined (95%), side-engined (5%)
Average engine size:	3692 cc (with regard to 5% turbocharged cars and 5% cars with rotary engine an applicable size is 3953 cc)
Oldest known drivers:	Horst Kroll (47), Jerald Dulski (40), John Fitzpatrick (40)
Youngest known drivers:	Michael Roe (27), Jacques Villeneuve, Sr. (28), Marzio Romano (28)

Official Race Programme:

Cover	Entry List	Schedule	Track Map

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