1983 European Endurance Championship
The 1983 FIA European Endurance Championship for Drivers was the seventh season and third iteration of the European Sportscar Championship auto racing series. It was contested by drivers competing in Group C sports cars, Group C Junior sports cars, and Group B GT cars in eight race events from 10 April to 23 October 1983. Frenchmen Bob Wollek won the championship driving for the Sorga S.A. Porsche team.
The European championship was held in conjunction with the 1983 World Endurance Championship, sharing the first five race events before departing for outside Europe. As such, many drivers and teams competed in both championships.
Schedule
All events covered a distance of with exception of the 24 Hours of Le Mans. The first five events were shared with the World Endurance Championship. The Monza round was shared with the Italian Championship Group 6, although their race lasted only 14 laps and the cars did not complete the full endurance race distance.Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
1 | Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy | 10 April |
2 | Grand Prix International 1000 km | Silverstone Circuit, Silverstone, United Kingdom | 8 May |
3 | Bitburger ADAC-1000-km-Rennen | Nürburgring, Nürburg, West Germany | 29 May |
4 | 24 Hours of Le Mans | Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France | 18–19 June |
5 | Trophee Diners Club 1000 km Spa-Francorchamps | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Spa, Belgium | 4 September |
6 | Grand Prix International Magazine 1000 km | Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, United Kingdom | 18 September |
7 | 1000 Kilometres di Imola | Autodromo Enzo Ferrari, Imola, Italy | 16 October |
8 | 1000 Kilometres di Mugello | Mugello Circuit, Scarperia e San Piero, Italy | 23 October |
Entries
Group C
Group C Junior
Group B
The Nürburgring round allowed additional Group B entries meeting the under regulations to compete but they were not eligible for championship points and are therefore not listed here.Entrant | Car | Engine | Tyre | Drivers | Rounds | |
Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 81 98 94 | Bernd Schiller | 1–2, 4 | |
Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 81 98 94 | Günter Steckkönig | 1–2, 4 | |
Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 81 98 94 | Claude Haldi | 4 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Jens Winther | All | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Wolfgang Braun | 1–3, 5 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | David Mercer | 2, 5–8 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Frank Jelinski | 3, 6 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Angelo Pallavinci | 4 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Leopold von Bayern | 4 | |
Jens Winther Team Castrol | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 82 89 103 | Lars-Viggo Jensen | 8 | |
Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 83 92 110 | Georg Memminger | 1–5, 7–8 | |
Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 83 92 110 | Heinz Kunh-Weiss | 1–5, 7–8 | |
Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 83 92 110 | Günter Steckkönig | 3 | |
Georg Memminger | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 83 92 110 | Fritz Müller | 4 | |
Giuseppe Arlotti | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 84 | Luigi Colzani | 1 | |
Giuseppe Arlotti | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 84 | Bruno Rebai | 1 | |
Equipe Alméras Freres | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 85 95 | Jean-Marie Alméras | 1–2, 4 | |
Equipe Alméras Freres | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 85 95 | Jacques Guillot | 1–2, 4 | |
Equipe Alméras Freres | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 85 95 | Roland Biancone | 1–2 | |
Equipe Alméras Freres | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 85 95 | Jacques Alméras | 4 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I4 | 88 105 90 | Hans Christian Jürgensen | 1–3, 5–8 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I4 | 88 105 90 | Edgar Dören | 1–3, 5–8 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I4 | 88 105 90 | Antoniella Mandelli | 2 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I4 | 88 105 90 | Vic Elford | 3 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I4 | 88 105 90 | Helmut Gall | 5–8 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Helmut Gall | 2–3, 6–8 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Margie Smith-Haas | 2 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Jürgen Hamelmann | 3, 5 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Edgar Dören | 3, 7 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Alexandre Yvon | 4–6 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Jean-Marie Lemerle | 4 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Michael Krankenberg | 4 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Gerry Amato | 6 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Walter Mertes | 7–8 | |
Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 91 106 | Dudley Wood | 8 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | Paul Smith | 2, 4–8 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | David Ovey | 2, 4–6, 8 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | John Cooper | 2, 4–5 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | Margie Smith-Haas | 6, 8 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | Roberto Moreno | 7 | |
Charles Ivey Racing | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 93 | Giorgio Cavalieri | 7 | |
Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 96 | Michel Lateste | 4–5, 8 | |
Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 96 | Michel Bienvault | 4–5, 8 | |
Michel Lateste | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 96 | Raymond Touroul | 4, 8 | |
Raymond Boutinnaud | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 97 | Raymond Boutinnaud | 4 | |
Raymond Boutinnaud | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 97 | Patrick Gonin | 4 | |
Raymond Boutinnaud | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 97 | Alain Le Page | 4 | |
EBRT | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Peter Reuter | 5 | |
EBRT | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Bruno Beilcke | 5 | |
EBRT | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Anton Hüweller | 5 | |
Hobby Rallye | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Mario Regusci | 7 | |
Hobby Rallye | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 98 | Olindo Del-Thė | 7 | |
Maurice Dantinne | Ferrari 308 GTB LM | Ferrari 3.0 L V8 | 99 | Maurice Dantinne | 5 | |
Maurice Dantinne | Ferrari 308 GTB LM | Ferrari 3.0 L V8 | 99 | Pierre Vaillant | 5 | |
Strandell | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 99 | Kenneth Leim | 8 | |
Strandell | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 99 | Tomas Kaiser | 8 | |
Brun Motorsport GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 101 | Harald Grohs | 3 | |
Brun Motorsport GmbH | BMW M1 | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 101 | Leopold von Bayern | 3 | |
Peter Reuter | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 108 | Peter Reuter | 3 | |
Peter Reuter | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 108 | Franz-Richard Friebel | 3 | |
Peter Reuter | Porsche 930 | Porsche 3.3 L Turbo Flat-6 | 108 | Hermann-Peter Duge | 3 | |
Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal | Porsche 924 Carrera GTS | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 109 | Wolf-Georg van Staerh | 3 | |
Bergischer M.C. Wuppertal | Porsche 924 Carrera GTS | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 109 | Ulli Richter | 3 | |
Helge Probst | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 111 97 | Helge Probst | 3, 5 | |
Helge Probst | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 111 97 | Norbert Haug | 3, 5 | |
Helge Probst | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 111 97 | Wolfgang Walter | 3 | |
Helge Probst | Porsche 928S | Porsche 4.7 L V8 | 111 97 | Knuth Mentel | 5 | |
Mich Opel Tuning | Opel Ascona 400 | Opel 2.4 L I4 | 112 | Karl-Heinz Schäfer | 3 | |
Mich Opel Tuning | Opel Ascona 400 | Opel 2.4 L I4 | 112 | Karl-Heinz Gürthler | 3 | |
Autax Motor+Sport | Porsche 924 Carrera GTS | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 113 | Klaus Utz | 3 | |
Autax Motor+Sport | Porsche 924 Carrera GTS | Porsche 2.0 L Turbo I4 | 113 | Claude Haldi | 3 |
Results and standings
Race results
Rnd | Circuit | Outright winning team | Group C Junior winning team | Group B winning team | Reports |
Rnd | Circuit | Outright winning drivers | Group C Junior winning drivers | Group B winning drivers | Reports |
1 | Monza | No. 11 Sorga S.A | No finishers | No. 88 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Report |
1 | Monza | Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen | No finishers | Hans Christian Jürgensen Edgar Dören | Report |
2 | Silverstone | No. 2 Rothmans Porsche | No. 63 Jolly Club | No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol | Report |
2 | Silverstone | Derek Bell Stefan Bellof | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Jens Winther Wolfgang Braun David Mercer | Report |
3 | Nürburgring | No. 1 Rothmans Porsche | No. 63 Jolly Club | No. 106 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Report |
3 | Nürburgring | Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Edgar Dören Helmut Gall Jürgen Hamelmann | Report |
4 | Le Mans | No. 3 Rothmans Porsche | No. 60 Mazdaspeed | No. 93 Charles Ivey Racing | Report |
4 | Le Mans | Vern Schuppan Al Holbert Hurley Haywood | Yojiro Terada Takashi Yorino Yoshimi Katayama | John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey | Report |
5 | Spa-Francorchamps | No. 1 Rothmans Porsche | No. 62 Manns Racing | No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol | Report |
5 | Spa-Francorchamps | Jochen Mass Jacky Ickx | Roy Baker David Palmer | Jens Winther Frank Jelinski David Mercer | Report |
6 | Brands Hatch | No. 11 John Fitzpatrick Racing | No. 63 Vesuvio Racing SRL | No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castrol | Report |
6 | Brands Hatch | John Fitzpatrick Derek Warwick | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Jens Winther Frank Jelinski David Mercer | Report |
7 | Imola | No. 4 Martini Racing | No finishers | No. 90 Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Report |
7 | Imola | Teo Fabi Hans Heyer | No finishers | Hans Christian Jürgensen Edgar Dören Helmut Gall | Report |
8 | Mugello | No. 8 Sorga S.A. | No finishers | No. 89 Jens Winther Team Castol | Report |
8 | Mugello | Bob Wollek Stefan Johansson | No finishers | Jens Winther Lars-Viggo Jensen David Mercer | Report |
Drivers' championship
Drivers were awarded points for finishes in the top ten positions in each overall race classification. All three classes competed for the same points in overall classification, but Group C Junior and Group B competitors were awarded additional points for any finish in the overall top ten.1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th | Group C Junior Bonus | Group B Bonus | |
20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 |