1983 World Rally Championship season
The World Rally Championship 1983 was held in a frame of 12 scoring runs from 22 January to 23 November. Hannu Mikkola to Audi Quattro became the first driver with a four-wheel drive vehicle, the drivers' championship title. Walter Röhrl Lancia was runner-up and missed the drivers' title, because he had the Scandinavian and most non-European rallies omitted. The last time won this season with the rear-wheel drive Lancia 037 (also known as the Lancia Rally 037) a vehicle, the Manufacturers' World Championship, which did not have all-wheel drive.
Rolling stock
Audi Quattro
Teams and Drivers
Competitions
The registered kilometer correspond to the distance of the special stages. The distance of the links between the different WPs is not included (except for the Ivory Coast Rally and Safari).
Appreciation
WRC Drivers' Championship
WRC Manufacturers' Championship
The number of World Cup races in the drivers ' world championship does not match the number of World Cup races in the Manufacturers' Championship.