Le Mans 24 Hours 1983 - Race Results

Event: 24 Heures du Mans		Date: 19.6.1983
Track: Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans (France), 13.626 kms	Organiser: Automobile Club de l'Ouest
Le Mans 24 Hours
FIA World Endurance Championship (round 4) European Endurance Championship (round 4)

(Race Results)

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time
1^st	3	Schuppan / Holbert / Haywood	Porsche 956	Rothmans Porsche	371	5047.9341 kms	210.3310	1^st	C	3:30.6000
2^nd	1	Ickx / Bell	Porsche 956	Rothmans Porsche	371	5044.5840 kms	210.1910	2^nd	C	3:29.7000
3^rd	21	Andretti / Andretti / Alliot	Porsche 956	Porsche Kremer Racing	365	4962.6499 kms	206.7770	3^rd	C	3:32.0000
4^th	12	Merl / Schickentanz / DeNarvaez	Porsche 956	Sorga S.A.	362	4927.2178 kms	205.3000	4^th	C	3:33.4000
5^th	16	Edwards / Keegan / Fitzpatrick	Porsche 956	Fitzpatrick Racing	359	4887.4038 kms	203.6410	5^th	C	3:35.9000
6^th	8	Johansson / Ludwig / Wollek	Porsche 956	Sorga S.A.	355	4829.8291 kms	201.1420	6^th	C	3:31.4000
7^th	18	Plankenhorn / Wilson / Lässig	Porsche 956	Obermaier Racing	348	4736.4619 kms	197.3620	7^th	C	3:38.8000
8^th	14	Lammers / Palmer / Lloyd	Porsche 956	Canon Racing	340	4622.0078 kms	192.5830	8^th	C	3:34.3000
9^th	46	Montoya / Naon / Garcia	Sauber C7 BMW	Sauber Racing Switzerland	339	4606.0322 kms	191.9180	9^th	C	3:48.9000
10^th	47	Henn / Schlesser / Ballot-Léna	Porsche 956	Fitzpatrick Racing	328	4463.4771 kms	185.9780	10^th	C	3:33.8000
11^th	93	Cooper / Smith / Ovey	Porsche 930	Charles Ivey Racing	304	4141.1572 kms	172.5480	1^st	B	4:13.7000
12^th	60	Katayama / Terada / Yorino	Mazda 717C	Mazdaspeed	303	4122.0928 kms	171.7530	1^st	C Junior	4:09.4000
13^th	92	Memminger / Müller / Kuhn-Weiss	Porsche 930	Georg Memminger	300	4080.9299 kms	170.0380	2^nd	B	4:19.6000
14^th	54	Sotty / Cuynet	URD C81 BMW	V. Bertapelle	293	3991.1201 kms	166.2960	11^th	C	4:01.7000
15^th	95	Alméras / Alméras / Guillot	Porsche 930	Equipe Alméras Freres	280	3808.8740 kms	158.7030	3^rd	B	4:21.1000
16^th	10	Couderc / Fabre / Dorchy	WM P83 Peugeot	Secateva	279	3789.1599 kms	157.8810	12^th	C	3:39.0000
17^th	41	Needell / O'Rourke / Faure	EMKA C83/1 Aston Martin	Emka Productions Ltd.	276	3747.8740 kms	156.1610	13^th	C	3:46.5000
18^th	61	Allam / Weaver / Soper	Mazda 717C	Mazdaspeed	268	3646.5110 kms	151.9370	2^nd	C Junior	4:07.7000
19^th	29	Witmeur / Herregods / Libert	Rondeau M382 Ford	Christian Bussi	266	3611.1411 kms	150.4640	14^th	C	3:48.7000
20^th	96	Lateste / Bienvault / Touroul	Porsche 930	Michel Lateste	265	3610.7490 kms	150.4470	4^th	B	4:21.3000

Not classified:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Gr.	FL Time
97	Gonin / Boutinaud / Le Page	Porsche 928 S	Raymond Boutinnaud	235	B	4:30.5000
53	Hesnault / Perrier / Salam	Lancia LC1	A.S. Ecole Superieure de Tourisme	233	C	4:03.9000
51	Larrauri / Sigala / Cohen-Olivar	Lancia LC1	Sivama Motor	218	C	4:03.4000
65	Sheldon / Duret / Harrower	De Cadenet Lola Ford	François Duret	215	C Junior	3:59.2000

Did not finish:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Reason	Gr.	FL Time
2	Mass / Bellof	Porsche 956	Rothmans Porsche	281	Engine	C	3:30.1000
30	de Dryver / Yver / Guitteny	Rondeau M382 Ford	Primagaz	266	DQ: pushed over finish line	C	3:43.0000
39	Mallock / Earle / Salmon	Nimrod NRA/C2B Aston Martin	Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum	218	Con-rod	C	3:39.2000
94	Haldi / Steckkönig / Schiller	Porsche 930	Claude Haldi	217	Piston	B	4:16.1000
90	von Bayern / Pallavicini / Winther	BMW M1	Angelo Pallavicini	180	Gearbox	B	4:07.1000
24	Pescarolo / Boutsen	Rondeau M482 Ford	Ford France	174	Engine	C	3:42.5000
20	Adams / Servanin / Kent-Cooke	Lola T610 Ford	Cooke Racing	165	Head gasket	C	3:40.3000
63	Finotto / Facetti / Vanoli	Alba AR2 Giannini	Scuderia Jolly Club	158	Handling	C Junior	4:02.7000
28	Gouhier / Verney / Elford	Rondeau M379C Ford	Jean Rondeau	136	Valve	C	3:47.1000
11	Fitzpatrick / Hobbs / Quester	Porsche 956	Fitzpatrick Racing	135	Fuel pump	C	3:32.9000
6	Nannini / Andruet / Barilla	Lancia LC2/83	Martini Racing	135	Turbocharger	C	3:33.9000
5	Ghinzani / Heyer / Fabi	Lancia LC2/83	Martini Racing	121	Fuel pressure	C	3:34.5000
9	Raulet / Pignard / Theys	WM P83 Peugeot	Secateva	102	Overheating	C	3:38.1000
26	Rondeau / Ferté	Rondeau M482 Ford	Ford France	90	Engine	C	3:39.6000
13	Courage / Dubois / De Cadenet	Cougar C01B Ford	Primagaz	86	Engine	C	3:47.0000
22	Warwick / Jelinski / Gaillard	Porsche CK5-83	Porsche Kremer Racing	76	Head gasket	C	3:40.3000
38	Craft / Salazar / Mason	Dome RC82i Ford	Dome Racing - Colin Benett	75	Clutch	C	3:44.4000
64	Striebig / Heuclin / del Bello	Sthemo SM01 BMW	Hubert Striebig	71	Engine	C Junior	4:18.9000
49	Wood / Stiff / Ratcliff	Grid S1 Ford	Grid Motor Racing Ltd.	69	Oil leak	C	3:57.1000
36	Heimrath, Jr. / Deacon / Villeneuve, Sr.	Sehcar C6 Ford	Brun Motorsport GmbH	68	Clutch	C	3:38.0000
72	Lapeyre / Snobeck / Cudini	Rondeau M382 Ford	Jean Rondeau	31	Engine	C	3:44.0000
4	Alboreto / Fabi / Nannini	Lancia LC2/83	Martini Racing	27	Gearbox	C	3:31.3000
43	Migault / Kennedy / Birrane	Ford C100	Peer Racing	16	Fuel pressure	C	3:51.6000
25	Streiff / Jaussaud	Rondeau M482 Ford	Ford France	12	Oil leak	C	3:41.0000
15	Martin / Martin / Duez	Porsche 936C	Joest Racing - Belga Team	9	Fuel injection	C	3:40.6000
42	Cleare / Dron / Jones	Porsche CK5	Richard Cleare	8	Turbocharger	C	3:45.6000
91	Lemerle / Yvon / Krankenberg	Porsche 930	Edgar Dören	7	Gearbox	B	4:44.8000

Did not start:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
37	Stuck / Grohs / Brun	Sehcar C83 Porsche	Brun Motorsport GmbH	Insufficient preparation	C

Did not qualify:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
62	Palmer / Honegger / Baker	Harrier RX83C Mazda	Manns Racing		C Junior

Practiced:

Pos.	No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Laps	Distance	Km/h	Reason	Pos.	Gr.	FL Time
	33	Ickx / Bell / Schuppan / Barth	Porsche 956	Rothmans Porsche				Spare car		C

Entered cars that did not arrive:

No.	Drivers	Car	Entrant	Reason	Gr.
10	Kroesemeijer / Merl	Porsche CK5	Porsche Kremer Racing	Not accepted	C
17	Crang / Ganley	Tiga GC83 Chevrolet	Tiga Racing Services		C
31	Courage / De Cadenet / Dubois	Cougar C02 Ford	Courage Competition		C
34	Kessel / Ferrier / Vetsch	Cheetah G603 Ford	Cheetah		C
35	Stuck / Grohs / Brun	Sehcar SH C6 BMW Turbo	Brun Motorsport		C
41	Evans / Cooper / Needell	Cheetah G604 Aston Martin	Cheetah		C
48	Emilio de Villota	Grid S2 Porsche	Grid Motor Racing Ltd.		C
49		URD C83 BMW	URD Junior	Not accepted	C
50		Ferrari 512 BB-C	North American Racing Team		C
52	Castellano / Truffo	Lancia LC1	Sivama Motor		C
69	Lundgardh / Simonsen / Wilds	Porsche 935 L1	Jan Lundgardh	Not accepted	GTX
	Brucelle / Verney / Vernier	Porsche 930	Gerard Brucelle	Not accepted	B
	Piazza / Ciseri / Frey / Regusci	Porsche 930	Hobby Rallye	Not accepted	B
		Lola T600 Chevrolet	Cooke Racing		C
		Nimrod NRA/C2 Aston Martin	Nimrod Racing Automobiles		C
		March 83G Porsche	March Racing		C
	Hery / Bouvet	Porsche 911	Jacky Hery		GTO