1983 24 Hours of Le Mans

The 51 24 - hour race at Le Mans, the 51e Grand Prix d' Endurance les 24 Heures du Mans, was held from June 18 to 19 place in 1983 at the Circuit des 24 Heures.

The race

After the introduction of group C and the overall victory for Porsche in 1982 with the new Porsche 956, the German company sold its Group C prototypes be delivered to private teams. A third of the field in the Group C class Porsche 956 was therefore the works team was with three cars at the start and went as a favorite team in the race. The two last year's winner Jacky Ickx and Derek Bell also formed a team in 1983. For this purpose, the two Americans Hurley Haywood and Al Holbert, who formed a team with the Australian Vern Schuppan, as well as the young German Stefan Bellof, the cockpit with Jochen Mass divided arrived. The strongest opponents acted the Joest team, which also Porsche 956 began. Lancia LC2 brought three of the Sarthe, but the Italian race car was not trusted to endure the distance.

Also, the American Formula 1 World Champion of 1978, Mario Andretti was at the start. He shared the cockpit of a Kremer Porsche 956 with his son Michael Andretti and the Frenchman Philippe Alliot.

Just after the start of Jacky Ickx had in the Mulsanne a collision with Jan Lammers and had to repair the boxes. By midnight, the three factory Porsche had settled from the field, as shortly after 24 clock of Bellof / Mass Porsche failed with engine trouble and the Ickx / Bell car again unexpectedly had to pit because of problems with the electrical system. Since the three factory Lancia had already resigned.

So little exciting, the race, so dramatic was the last lap of the race. The lying in leadership Hurley Haywood, who lost in the night at full speed a door that had on the last lap engine failure and dragged the battered Porsche with smoking engine over the finish line. Jacky Ickx, who had almost made ​​up for in common with Derek Bell the residue, the sister car but could not catch up, because the Belgians in the last round ran out of fuel and he also came in just driving slowly to the finish.

The first eight places in the overall rankings were occupied by Porsche 956, a record in the Le Mans history.

Results

Pilot after Nations

Final ranking

1 engine failure in training 2 does not qualify

Only in the message list

Here are the teams, drivers and vehicles that were originally registered for the competition, but it did not participate for various reasons.

Class winner

Race data

  • Reported: 70
  • Started: 51
  • Weather during the race weekend: warm and dry
  • Distance: 13.626 km
  • Honorary starter of the race: Bernard Malsait, Superidendant the Sarthe region
  • Distance of the winning team: 5047.934 km
  • Winners section: 210.330 km / h
  • Pole Position: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 956 (# 1) - 3.15.560 = 249.560 km / h
  • Fastest race lap: Jacky Ickx - Porsche 956 (# 1) - 3.29,070 = 233.922 km / h
  • Race series: 4th round of the World Sportscar Championship
Circuit de la Sarthe Sports prototype Derek Bell (racing driver) Lancia LC1 1978 Formula One season France Italy Argentina Dunlop Tyres Kremer Racing Volkert Merl John Fitzpatrick (racing driver) Guy Edwards Rupert Keegan Klaus Ludwig Stefan Johansson Bob Wollek Jonathan Palmer Richard Lloyd (racing driver) BMW M88 Preston Henn Jean-Louis Schlesser Porsche 930 Takashi Yorino Mazda 717C Mazda Michelin Welter Racing Pascal Fabre Peugeot Aston Martin Steve Soper James Weaver (racing driver) Pascal Witmeur Cosworth Porsche 928 Oscar Larrauri Pierre Yver Bernard de Dryver Claude Haldi Avon Rubber Henri Pescarolo Brun Motorsport Prince Leopold of Bavaria (b. 1943) Carlo Facetti Pirelli Jean Rondeau Vic Elford Anne-Charlotte Verney Paolo Barilla Alessandro Nannini David Hobbs (racing driver) Dieter Quester Hans Heyer Jean-Daniel Raulet Didier Theys Derek Warwick Patrick Gaillard Frank Jelinski Dome (constructor) Eliseo Salazar Nick Mason Teo Fabi Dave Kennedy Philippe Streiff Porsche 936 Hans-Joachim Stuck Harald Grohs Tiga Race Cars New Zealand Howden Ganley Chevrolet Loris Kessel Bob Evans (racing driver) Emilio de Villota Lola T600 Mike Wilds 1923 24 Hours of Le Mans 1924 24 Hours of Le Mans 1925 24 Hours of Le Mans 1926 24 Hours of Le Mans 1927 24 Hours of Le Mans 1928 24 Hours of Le Mans 1929 24 Hours of Le Mans 1930 24 Hours of Le Mans 1931 24 Hours of Le Mans 1932 24 Hours of Le Mans 1933 24 Hours of Le Mans 1934 24 Hours of Le Mans 1935 24 Hours of Le Mans 1936 24 Hours of Le Mans 1937 24 Hours of Le Mans 1938 24 Hours of Le Mans 1939 24 Hours of Le Mans 1949 24 Hours of Le Mans 1950 24 Hours of Le Mans 1951 24 Hours of Le Mans 1952 24 Hours of Le Mans 1953 24 Hours of Le Mans 1954 24 Hours of Le Mans 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans 1956 24 Hours of Le Mans 1957 24 Hours of Le Mans 1958 24 Hours of Le Mans 1959 24 Hours of Le Mans 1960 24 Hours of Le Mans 1961 24 Hours of Le Mans 1962 24 Hours of Le Mans 1963 24 Hours of Le Mans 1964 24 Hours of Le Mans 1965 24 Hours of Le Mans 1966 24 Hours of Le Mans 1967 24 Hours of Le Mans 1968 24 Hours of Le Mans 1969 24 Hours of Le Mans 1970 24 Hours of Le Mans 1971 24 Hours of Le Mans 1972 24 Hours of Le Mans 1973 24 Hours of Le Mans 1974 24 Hours of Le Mans 1975 24 Hours of Le Mans 1976 24 Hours of Le Mans 1977 24 Hours of Le Mans 1978 24 Hours of Le Mans 1979 24 Hours of Le Mans 1980 24 Hours of Le Mans 1981 24 Hours of Le Mans 1982 24 Hours of Le Mans 1984 24 Hours of Le Mans 1985 24 Hours of Le Mans 1986 24 Hours of Le Mans 1987 24 Hours of Le Mans 1988 24 Hours of Le Mans 1989 24 Hours of Le Mans 1990 24 Hours of Le Mans 1991 24 Hours of Le Mans 1992 24 Hours of Le Mans 1993 24 Hours of Le Mans 1994 24 Hours of Le Mans 1995 24 Hours of Le Mans 1996 24 Hours of Le Mans 1997 24 Hours of Le Mans 1998 24 Hours of Le Mans 1999 24 Hours of Le Mans 2000 24 Hours of Le Mans 2001 24 Hours of Le Mans 2002 24 Hours of Le Mans 2003 24 Hours of Le Mans 2004 24 Hours of Le Mans 2005 24 Hours of Le Mans 2006 24 Hours of Le Mans 2007 24 Hours of Le Mans 2008 24 Hours of Le Mans 2009 24 Hours of Le Mans 2010 24 Hours of Le Mans 2011 24 Hours of Le Mans 2012 24 Hours of Le Mans 2013 24 Hours of Le Mans 2014 24 Hours of Le Mans
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