1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship explained

The 1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 16 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian Pierluigi Martini, with John Nielsen second and Emanuele Pirro in third.

Calendar

Round	Circuit	Date
1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma	13 March
2	Nürburgring, Nürburg	27 March
3	Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder	17 April
4	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours	1 May
5	Österreichring, Spielberg	22 May
6	Circuit de la Châtre, La Châtre	5 June
7	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire	12 June
8	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza	26 June
9	Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica, Misano Adriatico	9 July
10	Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort	31 July
11	Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd	7 August
12	Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro	4 September
13	Circuito del Jarama, Madrid	11 September
14	Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola	25 September
15	Donington Park, Leicestershire	9 October
16	Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois, Croix-en-Ternois	23 October

Results

Round	Circuit	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning Driver	Winning Team	Report
1	ACI Vallelunga Circuit	Emanuele Pirro	Pierluigi Martini	Emanuele Pirro	MC Motorsport	Report
2	Nürburgring	event cancelled due to snow				Report
3	Circuit Zolder	Tommy Byrne	Gerhard Berger	Emanuele Pirro	MC Motorsport	Report
4	Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours	Tommy Byrne	Jo Zeller	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Report
5	Österreichring	Emanuele Pirro	Pierluigi Martini	Tommy Byrne	Eddie Jordan Racing	Report
6	Circuit de la Châtre		Roberto Ravaglia	Roberto Ravaglia	Trivellato Racing Team	Report
7	Silverstone Circuit	Martin Brundle	Johnny Dumfries	Martin Brundle	Eddie Jordan Racing	Report
8	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	Roberto Ravaglia	Pierluigi Martini	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Report
9	Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica	Tommy Byrne	Tommy Byrne	Tommy Byrne	Eddie Jordan Racing	Report
10	Circuit Park Zandvoort	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Report
11	Ring Knutstorp	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Volkswagen Motorsport	Report
12	Circuit Paul Armagnac	John Nielsen	John Nielsen	Pierluigi Martini	Pavesi Racing	Report
13	Circuito del Jarama	Pierluigi Martini	Pierluigi Martini	Pierluigi Martini	Pavesi Racing	Report
14	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	Pierluigi Martini	John Nielsen	Pierluigi Martini	Pavesi Racing	Report
15	Donington Park	Martin Brundle	Ruggero Melgrati	Martin Brundle	Eddie Jordan Racing	Report
16	Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois	Pierluigi Martini	Pierluigi Martini	Pierluigi Martini	Pavesi Racing	Report
Sources:^[1]

Championship standings

Drivers' championship

Pos	Driver	VAL	NÜR	ZOL	MAG	OST	LAC	SIL	MNZ	MIS	ZAN	KNU	NOG	JAR	IMO	DON	CRO	Pts
1	Pierluigi Martini	3	C	Ret	Ret	4		Ret	5	2	2	4	1	1	1	2	1	66
2	John Nielsen	2	C	Ret	1	Ret	Ret	7	1	Ret	1	1	3	3	2	4	4	62
3	Emanuele Pirro	1	C	1	13	3	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	3	3	2	2	4	9	2	52
4	Tommy Byrne		C	4	5	1	Ret	2	3	1	7	8	5	Ret	Ret	12	Ret	35
5	Roberto Ravaglia	Ret	C	6	Ret	Ret	1	4	2	3	5	6	8	5	Ret	13	3	32
6	Didier Theys		C	2	Ret	5	2	3	Ret	13	4	5	6	6	8	8	7	25
7	Martin Brundle							1								1		18
=	Gerhard Berger		C	3	6	2		13	Ret	7	11	2	Ret	Ret	6			18
9	Claudio Langes		C	Ret	Ret	19	4	Ret	Ret	6	Ret	Ret	Ret	4	5	5		11
10	Pascal Fabre	6	C	5	Ret	6	3	11	8	9	10	7	Ret					8
11	Kris Nissen		C	10	4	14	Ret	6		4	Ret		7	Ret	Ret	15		7
12	François Hesnault				2								13					6
=	Michel Ferté		C		3		5						12					6
=	Enzo Coloni	4							4									6
15	Ivan Capelli	8													3		6	5
16	James Weaver						10	Ret								3		4
=	Ruggero Melgrati	5	C		Ret	9	7	9	7	16	Ret	10	Ret	8	11	7	5	4
18	Bernard Santal		C	Ret	12	22	13	8	Ret		16	Ret	4	10	12			3
=	Carlos Abella							5						11		6		3
20	John Bosch	19	C	9	Ret	12		20	14	5								2
21	Max Busslinger	12		16	16	15	6	Ret	10									1
=	Kurt Thiim										6	16			9	10	10	1
-	Cathy Muller	11	C	11	7	7	11	15	Ret	12	14	Ret	9	9	10	18	9	0
-	Alfredo Sebastiani	7																0
-	Jakob Bordoli	9	C	7	Ret	18									13			0
-	Philippe Huart					7	9			15			11			Ret		0
-	Franco Forini	16													7			0
-	Jo Zeller			8	8	8			DSQ	10	9	9			Ret	Ret	11	0
-	Stefano Livio	10																0
-	Urs Dudler					11				17								0
-	Marc Duez			12														0
-	Haase Thaung					13						12						0
-	Thorbjörn Carlsson					16						11						0
-	Tommy Grunnah					20												0
-	Antonio Padrone					23												0
-	Jan Thoelke					24												0
-	Oscar Pedersoli	13	C	20	9													0
-	Hans-Peter Pandur			13		Ret											12	0
-	Franco Scapini	14																0
-	Harri Kangas			14		10												0
-	Patrick Gonin				14								10					0
-	Allen Berg							10			12							0
-	Richard Trott							12										0
-	Davy Jones							14										0
-	Calvin Fish							16										0
-	Eric Lang							17										0
-	Tony Trevor							19								Ret		0
-	Mike Blanchet							21										0
-	Tim Lee-Davey							22										0
-	Carlton Tingling							23										0
-	Marco Spinelli	15																0
-	Marc Sourd				15		12						16					0
-	Gianfranco Tacchino	17																0
-	Harald Brutschin			17														0
-	Luigi Giannini	18																0
-	Bartl Stadler			18		Ret												0
-	Jose-Luis Llobell			19	10	21		Ret	Ret	8			Ret	Ret	Ret	17		0
-	Walter Voulaz	20																0
-	Lars Schneider			21														0
-	Adrian Campos			22	11			18	9	11	Ret		Ret	7	Ret	Ret		0
-	Marcel Wettstein			23														0
-	Franz Konrad	Ret	C	Ret		17												0
-	Volker Weidler			Ret														0
-	Enrique Benamo			Ret	Ret		8	Ret										0
-	Olivier Grouillard				Ret		14						14					0
-	Frederic Delavallade				Ret								15					0
-	Paolo Giangrossi				Ret													0
-	Johann Reindl					Ret												0
-	David Leslie							Ret										0
-	Mario Hytten							Ret										0
-	Johnny Dumfries							Ret								Ret		0
-	Ayrton Senna							Ret										0
-	Martin Wood							Ret										0
-	Steve Bradley							Ret										0
-	Giovanni Bertaccini								11									0
-	Angelo Scifoni								12									0
-	Ivone Pinton								13									0
-	Hanspeter Kaufmann									13								0
-	Francesco Baldasseroni									18								0
-	Ernst Franzmaier									19					15			0
-	Carlo Betti								Ret									0
-	Alfredo Merelli								Ret									0
-	Cor Euser										8					14		0
-	Fred Krab										13							0
-	Pascal Pessiot										15						Ret	0
-	Bruno di Gioia										17							0
-	Thomas von Löwis										Ret							0
-	Tomas Kaiser											13						0
-	Johnny Sigfridsson											15						0
-	Nettan Lindgren-Jansson											17						0
-	Jan-Olov Tingdal											DSQ						0
-	Hakan Olausson											Ret						0
-	Stanley Dickens											Ret						0
-	Johan Rajamäki											Ret						0
-	Leo Andersson											Ret				19		0
-	Gilles Lempereur												17					0
-	Pierre-Alain Lombardi												Ret					0
-	Fredy Eschenmoser														14			0
-	Arturo Merzario														16			0
-	Walter Lechner														Ret	16	Ret	0
-	Paul Jackson															11		0
-	Russell Spence															13		0
-	Karl-Christian Lück															Ret		0
-	David Hunt															Ret		0
Pos	Driver	VAL	NÜR	ZOL	MAG	OST	LAC	SIL	MNZ	MIS	ZAN	KNU	NOG	JAR	IMO	DON	CRO	Pts
Sources:^[2]

Notes and References

Web site: Formel 3 guide - Saison 1983 . 2016-12-31 . 2016-12-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161222174657/http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1981-1990/saison-1983.html . dead .
Web site: Formel 3 guide - Punktestand 1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship . 2016-12-31 . 2016-12-31 . https://web.archive.org/web/20161231182134/http://www.formel3guide.com/saison/saison-1981-1990/saison-1983.html?id=218 . dead .