1983 World Rally Championship
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The 1983 World Rally Championship was the 11th season of the
Summary
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Competition was fierce both for drivers and manufacturers. The works battle quickly centered on the Audi and Lancia, and over the course of the season the two cars won 10 of the 12 events and sit on 30 of the year's 36 podium positions. Lancia emerged on top, returning the manufacturer to glory for the first time since the company seized three consecutive titles in the mid-1970s, despite deciding not to participate in last two events. Audi's performance was impressive and the car was improved in the second half of the season, winning three of the final four events to nearly catch the Italian maker (who, of course, withdrew from two last events, leaving Audi with little competition).
Driver competition was no less intense, with both of the Martini team-mates scoring well through the season. They were outpaced by Mikkola, who was able to garner four wins and seven podiums to take the title by a healthy margin in the end. While Mikkola appeared in all events, Röhrl and Alén only appeared in six and seven events respectively, which gave Mikkola clear path to the title. Mikkola teammate Blomqvist was impressive, finally winning in the last event of the year to place fourth overall, but Mouton's season was a disappointment, her fifth-place finish well off the pace. The Rothmans team meanwhile suffered an unimpressive season, the lone highlight being Vatanen's win in Kenya. This was the team's only podium finish, and Ari himself finished a distant sixth place on the year.
As with previous seasons, while all 12 events were calculated for tallying the drivers' scores, only 10 of the events applied to the championship for manufacturers. The two events in 1983 that applied only to driver standings were Sweden and the Rallye Côte d'Ivoire.
Teams and drivers
Events
Map
Black = Tarmac | Brown = Gravel | Blue = Snow/Ice | Red = Mixed Surface |
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Schedule and results
Round | Rally name | Stages | Podium finishers | |||||
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Rank | Driver | Co-driver | Team | Car | Time | |||
1 | Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo (22–29 January 1983) |
30 stages 709 km (441 mi) Tarmac |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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7:58:57 |
2 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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8:05:59 | |||
3 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | 8:10:15 | |||
2 | Swedish Rally[1] (11–13 February 1983) |
24 stages 466 km (290 mi) Snow/Ice |
1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | 4:28:47 |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport
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Audi 80 Quattro | 4:29:34 | |||
3 | Lasse Lampi | Pentti Kuukkala | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | 4:32:51 | |||
3 | Rallye de Portugal (2–5 March 1983) |
40 stages 642 km (399 mi) Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | 7:17:24 |
2 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | 7:18:19 | |||
3 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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7:19:14 | |||
4 | Safari Rally (30 March – 4 April 1983) |
87 controls 5,035 km (3,129 mi) Gravel |
1 | Ari Vatanen | Terry Harryman | Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel Ascona 400 | +3:96 pen |
2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | +4:02 pen | |||
3 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A1 | +4:55 pen | |||
5 | Tour de Corse (5–7 May 1983) |
28 stages 1,008 km (626 mi) Tarmac |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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12:43:38 |
2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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12:45:27 | |||
3 | Adartico Vudafieri | Luigi Pirollo | Jolly Club | Lancia Rally 037
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12:50:08 | |||
6 | Acropolis Rally Greece (30 May – 2 June 1983) |
45 stages 836 km (519 mi) Gravel |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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11:12:22 |
2 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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11:18:42 | |||
3 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 11:26:18 | |||
7 | Rally New Zealand (25–28 June 1983) |
33 stages 1,069 km (664 mi) Gravel |
1 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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12:10:13 |
2 | Timo Salonen | Seppo Harjanne | Team Nissan Europe | Nissan 240RS | 12:26:11 | |||
3 | Attilio Bettega | Maurizio Perissinot | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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12:41:42 | |||
8 | Rally Argentina (2–6 August 1983) |
18 stages 1,274 km (792 mi) Gravel |
1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 10:18:54 |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 10:21:28 | |||
3 | Michèle Mouton | Fabrizia Pons | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 10:25:35 | |||
9 | Rally Finland (26–28 August 1983) |
50 stages 473 km (294 mi) Gravel |
1 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 4:23:44 |
2 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 4:24:05 | |||
3 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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4:24:33 | |||
10 | Rallye Sanremo (2–8 October 1983) |
58 stages 775 km (482 mi) Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Markku Alén | Ilkka Kivimäki | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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8:50:17 |
2 | Walter Röhrl | Christian Geistdörfer | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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8:52:26 | |||
3 | Attilio Bettega | Maurizio Perissinot | Martini Racing | Lancia Rally 037
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8:55:27 | |||
11 | Rallye Côte d'Ivoire[1] (25–30 October 1983) |
54 controls 4,600 km (2,900 mi) Gravel |
1 | Björn Waldegård | Hans Thorszelius | Toyota Team Europe
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Toyota Celica TCT | +5:18 pen |
2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | +5:29 pen | |||
3 | Per Eklund | Dave Whittock | Toyota Team Europe
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Toyota Celica TCT | +6:58 pen | |||
12 | RAC Rally (19–23 November 1983) |
57 stages 790 km (490 mi) Gravel/Tarmac |
1 | Stig Blomqvist | Björn Cederberg | Audi Sport UK
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Audi Quattro A2 | 8:50:28 |
2 | Hannu Mikkola | Arne Hertz | Audi Sport
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Audi Quattro A2 | 9:00:21 | |||
3 | Jimmy McRae | Ian Grindrod | Rothmans Opel Rally Team | Opel Manta 400 | 9:12:19 |
Standings
Drivers' championship
Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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MON
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SWE
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POR
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KEN |
FRA
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GRC
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NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
CIV |
GBR
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1 | Hannu Mikkola | (10) | 20 | 20 | 15 | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 15 | 15 | 125 |
2 | Walter Röhrl | 20 | – | 12 | – | 15 | 20 | 20 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 102 |
3 | Markku Alén | 15 | – | 10 | – | 20 | 15 | – | 8 | 12 | 20 | – | – | 100 |
4 | Stig Blomqvist | 12 | 15 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | 20 | 89 |
5 | Michèle Mouton | – | 10 | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 4 | – | – | 53 |
6 | Ari Vatanen | 8 | 6 | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 |
7 | Attilio Bettega | – | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 42 |
8 | Lasse Lampi | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 10 | 26 |
9 | Shekhar Mehta | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 26 |
10 | Per Eklund | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 12 | – | 22 |
11 | Björn Waldegård | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 20 |
12 | Adartico Vudafieri | – | – | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
13 | Timo Salonen | – | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 18 |
14 | Henri Toivonen | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 16 |
15 | Jimmy McRae | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 15 |
16 | Kalle Grundel | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 |
17 | Jayant Shah | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
Alain Ambrosino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
19 | Juha Kankkunen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | 10 |
20 | Bruno Saby | 1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
21 | Johnny Hellier | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
Reg Cook | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
Pentti Airikkala | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
Miki Biasion | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
Eugène Salim | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
Russell Brookes | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
27 | Franz Wittmann
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– | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
28 | Antonio Zanini | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
Wolfgang Stiller | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Tony Pond | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Possum Bourne | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Franz Wurz | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
Dario Cerrato | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
John Buffum | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
35 | Jean Ragnotti | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Sören Nilsson | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Manoj Shah | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Michael Bish | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
Ernesto Soto | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
41 | Jean-Claude Andruet | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Mikael Ericsson | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Terry Kaby | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Paul de Voest | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Alain Coppier | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Peter Watt | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Jorge Recalde | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
Lucky | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
49 | Mikael Sundström | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
50 | Francis Serpaggi | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
Lars-Erik Walfridsson | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Christian Dorche | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Jean-Michel Guyot | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Philippe Wambergue | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Mike Cameron | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Carlos Celis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
Erkki Pitkänen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
Bernard Darniche | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
59 | Ola Strömberg | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Marc Duez | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Jean-Louis Ravenel | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Maurice Chomat | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Gerardo del Campo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
Gabriele Noberasco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
Mats Holmbom | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Manufacturers' championship
Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Total points | |||||||||
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MON
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POR
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KEN |
FRA
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GRC
|
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR
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1 | Lancia | 18 | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | 18 | (10) | 14 | 18 | – | 118 |
2 | Audi | 14 | 18 | 16 | – | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | (6) | 18 | 116 |
3 | Opel | 10 | (9) | 18 | 12 | 12 | – | – | 9 | 12 | 14 | 87 |
4 | Nissan | – | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | – | 4 | – | – | 52 |
5 | Renault | 6 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | 27 |
6 | Toyota | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 6 | 24 |
7 | Subaru | – | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
8 | British Leyland Cars
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– | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
Volkswagen | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
10 | Peugeot | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
Vauxhall | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
12 | Mazda | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
Alfa Romeo | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
14 | Citroën | – | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
15 | Talbot
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– | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
16 | Mitsubishi | – | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
Pointscoring systems
Drivers' championship
Points awarded by finish | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 9th | 10th |
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20 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 |
Manufacturers' championship
Overall finish |
Group finish | |||||||||
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1 | 18 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
2 | 17 | 16 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
3 | 16 | 15 | 14 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
4 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
5 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – |
6 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | – | – | – | – |
7 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | – | – | – |
8 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | – | – |
9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | – |
10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
References
External links
- FIA World Rally Championship 1983 at ewrc-results.com