1983 in motorsport explained

The following is an overview of the events of 1983 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.

Annual events

The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.

Date	Event	Ref
1–20 January	5th Dakar Rally	^[1]
5–6 February	21st 24 Hours of Daytona	^[2]
20 February	25th Daytona 500	^[3]
15 May	41st Monaco Grand Prix	^[4]
29 May	67th Indianapolis 500	^[5]
4–10 June	66th Isle of Man TT	^[6]
18–19 June	51st 24 Hours of Le Mans	^[7]
30–31 July	35th 24 Hours of Spa	^[8]
31 July	6th Suzuka 8 Hours	^[9]
2 October	24th James Hardie 1000	^[10]
20 November	30th Macau Grand Prix	^[11]

Births

Date	Month	Name	Nationality	Occupation	Note	Ref
7	February	Christian Klien	Austrian	Racing driver	49 starts in Formula One	^[12]
26	April	José María López	Argentine	Racing driver	World Touring Car champion (-).	^[13]
2	May	Dani Sordo	Spanish	Rally driver	2013 Rallye Deutschland winner.	^[14]
17	December	Sébastien Ogier	French	Rally driver	World Rally champion (-).	^[15]

See also

• List of 1983 motorsport champions

Notes and References

1. Web site: 1983 Dakar Rally. rssp.eu. 29 April 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090929212027/http://rssp.eu/downloads/dakar/1983.pdf. 29 September 2009. dead.
2. Web site: Daytona 24 Hours 1983 - Racing Sports Cars. racingsportscars.com. 16 April 2017.
3. Web site: 1983 Daytona 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 16 April 2017.
4. Web site: 1983 Grand Prix of Monaco. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
5. Web site: 1983 Indianapolis 500. racing-reference.info. Racing Reference. 15 April 2017.
6. Web site: TT 1983. iomtt.com. Isle of Man TT. 15 April 2017.
7. Web site: Le Mans Register - 1983. formula2.net. 16 April 2017.
8. Web site: 24 h Spa-Francorchamps. touringcarracing.net. 16 April 2017.
9. Web site: Suzuka 8 Hours 1983 results. Moto Racing JAPAN. 24 April 2017.
10. Web site: 1983 Bathurst 1000. Unique Cars & Parts. 22 April 2017.
11. Web site: 1983 Macau Grand Prix. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 22 April 2017.
12. Web site: José María López. 4mula1stats. 5 February 2021.
13. Web site: José María López. en.espn.co.uk. ESPN. 17 April 2018.
14. News: Dani Sordo. 27 April 2018. ewrc-results.com. ewrc-results.com.
15. Web site: Sébastien Ogier. juwra.com. Jonkka's World Rally Archive. 17 April 2018.
16. Web site: Eugène Chaboud. motorsportmagazine.com. Motor Sport Magazine. 16 April 2018.