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Le Mans 1983

Race date

18 June 1983

Entries

Drivers

153

Teams

Cars	29
Classes	3
Engines	19
Tyre manufacturers	6
Classified	59
Retirements	78
Total laps	29,679

Results (97)

No.	Team	Car	Manufacturer	Engine	Class	Tyres	Overall	Class	Status	Laps	Drivers
3	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	1.	1.	classified	370	Vern Schuppan / Hurley Haywood / Al Holbert
3	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	1.	1.	classified	370	Vern Schuppan / Hurley Haywood / Al Holbert
1	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	2.	2.	classified	370	Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
1	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	2.	2.	classified	370	Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
21	Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	3.	3.	classified	364	Mario Andretti / Philippe Alliot / Michael Andretti
21	Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	3.	3.	classified	364	Mario Andretti / Philippe Alliot / Michael Andretti
12	Joest Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	4.	4.	classified	362	Volkert Merl / Clemens Schickentanz / Mauricio de Narvaez
12	Joest Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	4.	4.	classified	362	Volkert Merl / Clemens Schickentanz / Mauricio de Narvaez
16	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	5.	5.	classified	359	John Fitzpatrick / Guy Edwards / Rupert Keegan
16	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	5.	5.	classified	359	John Fitzpatrick / Guy Edwards / Rupert Keegan
8	Joest Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	6.	6.	classified	354	Klaus Ludwig / Stefan Johansson / Bob Wollek
8	Joest Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	6.	6.	classified	354	Klaus Ludwig / Stefan Johansson / Bob Wollek
18	Obermaier Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	7.	7.	classified	348	Axel Plankenhorn / Desiré Wilson / Jürgen Lässig
18	Obermaier Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	7.	7.	classified	348	Axel Plankenhorn / Desiré Wilson / Jürgen Lässig
14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	8.	8.	classified	339	Jonathan Palmer / Jan Lammers / Richard Lloyd
14	Richard Lloyd Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	8.	8.	classified	339	Jonathan Palmer / Jan Lammers / Richard Lloyd
46	Sauber Racing Switzerland	Sauber C7	Sauber	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr C	Dunlop	9.	9.	classified	338	Diego Montoya / Tony Garcia / Alberto Naon
47	Preston Henn Thunderbird Swap Shop	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	10.	10.	classified	328	Preston Henn / Jean-Louis Schlesser / Claude Ballot-Léna
47	Preston Henn Thunderbird Swap Shop	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	10.	10.	classified	328	Preston Henn / Jean-Louis Schlesser / Claude Ballot-Léna
93	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	11.	1.	classified	304	John Cooper / Paul Smith / David Ovey
93	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	11.	1.	classified	304	John Cooper / Paul Smith / David Ovey
93	Charles Ivey Racing	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	11.	1.	classified	304	John Cooper / Paul Smith / David Ovey
60	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd	Mazda 717c	Mazda	Mazda 13B 1308 2 Rotatifs	Gr CJ	Dunlop	12.	1.	classified	303	Takashi Yorino / Yojiro Terada / Yoshimi Katayama
92	Georg Memminger	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	299	Georg Memminger / Heinz Kuhn-Weiss / Fritz Müller
92	Georg Memminger	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	299	Georg Memminger / Heinz Kuhn-Weiss / Fritz Müller
92	Georg Memminger	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	13.	2.	classified	299	Georg Memminger / Heinz Kuhn-Weiss / Fritz Müller
54	Valentin Bertapelle	URD C 81/82	URD	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr C	Dunlop	14.	11.	classified	293	Bruno Sotty / Gérard Cuynet / Christian Baldino
95	Equipe Alméras Fréres	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	15.	3.	classified	280	Jacques Alméras / Jean-Marie Alméras / Jacques Guillot
95	Equipe Alméras Fréres	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	15.	3.	classified	280	Jacques Alméras / Jean-Marie Alméras / Jacques Guillot
95	Equipe Alméras Fréres	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	15.	3.	classified	280	Jacques Alméras / Jean-Marie Alméras / Jacques Guillot
10	WM Secateva	WM P83 Peugeot	WM	Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2850 V6 à 90° Bi-turbo	Gr C	Michelin	16.	12.	classified	278	Roger Dorchy / Alain Couderc / Pascal Fabre
41	EMKA Productions Ltd	Emka C 83/1	Emka	Aston Martin DP 1229 5340 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	17.	13.	classified	275	Tiff Needell / Nick Faure / 'Steve' O'Rourke
61	Mazdaspeed Co Ltd	Mazda 717c	Mazda	Mazda 13B 1308 2 Rotatifs	Gr CJ	Dunlop	18.	2.	classified	268	Steve Soper / Jeff Allam / James Weaver
29	Christian Bussi	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	19.	14.	classified	265	Daniel Herregods / Jean-Paul Libert / Pascal Witmeur
29	Christian Bussi	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	19.	14.	classified	265	Daniel Herregods / Jean-Paul Libert / Pascal Witmeur
96	Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	20.	4.	classified	265	Raymond Touroul / Michel Lateste / Michel Bienvault
96	Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	20.	4.	classified	265	Raymond Touroul / Michel Lateste / Michel Bienvault
96	Michel Lateste	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	20.	4.	classified	265	Raymond Touroul / Michel Lateste / Michel Bienvault
11	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	—	—	retired	135	John Fitzpatrick / David Hobbs / Dieter Quester
11	John Fitzpatrick Racing	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	—	—	retired	135	John Fitzpatrick / David Hobbs / Dieter Quester
13	Primagaz	Cougar C10b	Cougar	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	86	Alain de Cadenet / Yves Courage / Michel Dubois
15	Joest Racing	Porsche 936j	Porsche	Porsche 935 2678 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	9	Jean-Michel Martin / Marc Duez / Philippe Martin
2	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956-83	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	281	Jochen Mass / Stefan Bellof
20	Cooke Racing	Lola T610	Lola	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Goodyear	—	—	retired	165	Ralph Cooke / Jim Adams / François Servanin
22	Porsche Kremer Racing	Porsche Kremer CK5/83	Porsche	Porsche 935 2992 F6 Turbo	Gr C	Goodyear	—	—	retired	76	Derek Warwick / Patrick Gaillard / Frank Jelinski
24	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	174	Thierry Boutsen / Henri Pescarolo
24	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	174	Thierry Boutsen / Henri Pescarolo
24	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	174	Thierry Boutsen / Henri Pescarolo
25	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	12	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Philippe Streiff
25	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	12	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Philippe Streiff
25	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	12	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud / Philippe Streiff
26	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	90	Alain Ferté / Jean Rondeau / Michel Ferté
26	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	90	Alain Ferté / Jean Rondeau / Michel Ferté
26	Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M482	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	90	Alain Ferté / Jean Rondeau / Michel Ferté
28	Jean Rondeau / Malardieu (F) Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M379c	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Avon	—	—	retired	136	Vic Elford / Joël Gouhier / Anny-Charlotte Verney
28	Jean Rondeau / Malardieu (F) Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M379c	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Avon	—	—	retired	136	Vic Elford / Joël Gouhier / Anny-Charlotte Verney
28	Jean Rondeau / Malardieu (F) Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M379c	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Avon	—	—	retired	136	Vic Elford / Joël Gouhier / Anny-Charlotte Verney
28	Jean Rondeau / Malardieu (F) Ford Concessionaires France	Rondeau M379c	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Avon	—	—	retired	136	Vic Elford / Joël Gouhier / Anny-Charlotte Verney
30	Primagaz (F)(Pierre Yver Racing)	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	266	Lucien Guitteny / Pierre Yver / Bernard de Dryver
30	Primagaz (F)(Pierre Yver Racing)	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	266	Lucien Guitteny / Pierre Yver / Bernard de Dryver
33T	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Jürgen Barth / Vern Schuppan / Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
33T	Rothmans Porsche	Porsche 956	Porsche	Porsche 935/76 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	Jürgen Barth / Vern Schuppan / Jacky Ickx / Derek Bell
36	Brun Motorsport	Sehcar C 83	Sehcar	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	68	Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve / Ludwig Heimrath Jr / David Deacon
37	Brun Motorsport	Sehcar C 83	Sehcar	Porsche956 2649 F6 Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	not_classified	0	Harald Grohs / Hans-Joachim Stuck / Walter Brun
38	Dome Racing with Colin Bennett (J/GB)	Dome RC 82/83	Dome	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	75	Eliseo Salazar / Chris Craft / Nick Mason
39	Viscount Downe / Pace	Nimrod NRA C2	Nimrod	Aston Martin DP 1229 5340 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Avon	—	—	retired	218	Ray Mallock / Mike Salmon / Steven Earle
4	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/83	Lancia	Ferrari 268C/Abarth 2598 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	27	Michele Alboreto / Teo Fabi / Alessandro Nannini
42	Richard Cleare Racing	Porsche Kremer CK5 82	Porsche	Porsche 935 2992 F6 Turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	8	Tony Dron / Richard Cleare / Richard Jones
43	Peer Racing	Ford C100	Ford	Ford Cosworth 2998 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Goodyear	—	—	retired	16	François Migault / David Kennedy / Martin Birrane
49	GRID Motor Racing Ltd	Grid S1	Grid	Ford Cosworth DFL 3955 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Firestone	—	—	retired	69	Fred Stiff / Dudley Wood / Ray Ratcliff
5	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/83	Lancia	Ferrari 268C/Abarth 2598 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	121	Piercarlo Ghinzani / Hans Heyer / Michele Alboreto
51	Scuderia Sivama Motor / Griffone	Lancia LC1/82	Lancia	Lancia 1522 S4 Turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	not_classified	217	Oscar Popi Larrauri / Massimo Sigala / Max Cohen-Olivar
53	Ecule Superieure de Tourisme Chardonnet	Lancia LC1/82	Lancia	Lancia 1522 S4 Turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	not_classified	232	François Hesnault / Thierry Perrier / Bernard Salam
6	Martini Racing	Lancia LC2/83	Lancia	Ferrari 268C/Abarth 2598 V8 à 90° Bi-turbo	Gr C	Dunlop	—	—	retired	135	Paolo Barilla / Alessandro Nannini / Jean-Claude Andruet
62	Manns Racing	Harrier Rx83 C	Harrier	Mazda 13B 1308 2 Rotatifs	Gr CJ	Dunlop	—	—	—	0	David Palmer / Pierre Honegger / Roy Baker
63	Scuderia Jolly Club	Alba AR 2	Alba	Giannini 1914 S4 Turbo	Gr CJ	Pirelli	—	—	retired	158	Carlo Facetti / Martino Finotto / Marco Vanoli
63	Scuderia Jolly Club	Alba AR 2	Alba	Giannini 1914 S4 Turbo	Gr CJ	Pirelli	—	—	retired	158	Carlo Facetti / Martino Finotto / Marco Vanoli
64	Hubert Striebig	Sthemo CJ 01	Sthemo	BMW M12 2190 S4	Gr CJ	Dunlop	—	—	retired	71	Hubert Striebig / Noël del Bello / Jacques Heuclin
65	Francois Duret	ADA Cosworth 01	ADA	Ford Cosworth DFV 2993 V8 à 90°	Gr CJ	Michelin	—	—	not_classified	214	John Sheldon / François Duret / Ian Harrower
72	Communaute Pays de Loire	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	31	Dany Snobeck / Xavier Lapeyre / Alain Cudini
72	Communaute Pays de Loire	Rondeau M382	Rondeau	Ford Cosworth DFL 3298 V8 à 90°	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	31	Dany Snobeck / Xavier Lapeyre / Alain Cudini
9	WM Secateva	WM P83 Peugeot	WM	Peugeot PRV ZNS4 2850 V6 à 90° Bi-turbo	Gr C	Michelin	—	—	retired	102	Jean-Daniel Raulet / Michel Pignard / Didier Theys
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
90	Angelo Pallavicini (CH) Brun Motorsport	BMW M1	BMW	BMW M88 3496 S6	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	160	Leopold Von Bayern / Angelo Pallavicini / Jens Winther
91	Edgar Dören	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	7	Alexandre Yvon / Jean-Marie Lemerle / Michael Krankenberg
91	Edgar Dören	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	7	Alexandre Yvon / Jean-Marie Lemerle / Michael Krankenberg
91	Edgar Dören	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3185 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Dunlop	—	—	retired	7	Alexandre Yvon / Jean-Marie Lemerle / Michael Krankenberg
94	Claude Haldi	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	—	—	retired	217	Claude Haldi / Günther Steckkönig / Bernd Schiller
94	Claude Haldi	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	—	—	retired	217	Claude Haldi / Günther Steckkönig / Bernd Schiller
94	Claude Haldi	Porsche 930	Porsche	Porsche 3299 F6 Turbo	Gr B	Michelin	—	—	retired	217	Claude Haldi / Günther Steckkönig / Bernd Schiller
97	Raymond Boutinaud	Porsche 928 S	Porsche	Porsche 4664 V8 à 90°	Gr B	Dunlop	—	5.	—	234	Raymond Boutinaud / Patrick Gonin / Alain Le Page

Legend: Overall = overall finishing position · Class = class position · Retired/DNF = retired · DNS = did not start · NC = not classified