1983 1000km of Silverstone
# 1983 1000km of Silverstone

The 1983 Grand Prix International 1000 km was the second round of the 1983 World Sportscar Championship and 1983 European Endurance Championship. It took place at the Silverstone Circuit, Great Britain on 8 May 1983. The event was won by the No. 2 Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 driven by Derek Bell and Stefan Bellof.

## Race results

Class winners in bold.

| Pos | Class | No | Team | Drivers | Car | Laps |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | C | 2 | Rothmans Porsche | Derek Bell Stefan Bellof | Porsche 956 | 212 |
| 2 | C | 8 | Sorga SA | Bob Wollek Stefan Johansson | Porsche 956 | 212 |
| 3 | C | 14 | Canon Racing | Jan Lammers Thierry Boutsen | Porsche 956 | 205 |
| 4 | C | 18 | Boss-Obermaier Racing | Axel Plankenhorn Jürgen Lässig Harald Grohs | Porsche 956 | 201 |
| 5 | C | 21 | Porsche Kremer Racing | Alan Jones Vern Schuppan | Porsche 956 | 201 |
| 6 | C | 42 | Richard Cleare | Tony Dron Richard Cleare | Porsche CK5 | 197 |
| 7 | C | 39 | Viscount Downe with Race Petroleum | Ray Mallock Mike Salmon | Nimrod NRA/C2 | 184 |
| 8 | C | 11 | John Fitzpatrick Racing | John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs | Porsche 956 | 180 |
| 9 | C Junior | 63 | Jolly Club | Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto | Alba AR2 | 172 |
| 10 | B | 89 | Team Castrol | Jens Winther David Mercer Wolfgang Braun | BMW M1 | 169 |
| 11 | B | 88 | Racing Team Jürgensen GmbH | Edgar Dören Hans Christian Jürgensen Antoniella Mandelli | BMW M1 | 169 |
| 12 | C | 55 | François Duret | Mike Wilds François Duret Ian Harrower | De Cadenet Lola | 167 |
| 13 DNF | C | 41 | Emka Productions Ltd. | Tiff Needell Jeff Allam Steve O'Rourke | EMKA C83/1 | 165 |
| 14 | B | 93 | Charles Ivey Racing | John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey | Porsche 930 | 159 |
| 15 | B | 92 | Georg Memminger | Georg Memminger Heinz Kuhn-Weiss | Porsche 930 | 149 |
| 16 | B | 92 | Bernd Schiller | Günter Steckkönig Bernd Schiller | Porsche 930 | 148 |
| 17 DNF | C | 1 | Rothmans Porsche | Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass | Porsche 956 | 114 |
| 18 DNF | C | 52 | Grifone/Sivama | Joe Castellano Duilio Truffo | Lancia LC1 | 98 |
| 19 DNF | C | 51 | Grifone/Sivama | Massimo Sigala Oscar Larrauri | Lancia LC1 | 94 |
| 20 DNF | C | 15 | Joest Racing | Marc Duez Philippe Martin Jean-Michel Martin | Porsche 936 | 77 |
| 21 DNF | C | 4 | Martini Racing | Michele Alboreto Riccardo Patrese | Lancia LC2-83 | 74 |
| 22 DNF | C | 12 | Joest Racing | Volkert Merl Clemens Schickentanz Hans Heyer | Porsche 956 | 74 |
| 23 DNF | C | 5 | Martini Racing | Piercarlo Ghinzani Teo Fabi | Lancia LC2 | 54 |
| 24 DNF | C | 47 | Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop | Preston Henn Guy Edwards Rupert Keegan | Porsche 956 | 54 |
| 25 DNF | C | 35 | Brun Motorsport GmbH | Hans-Joachim Stuck Walter Brun | Sehcar SH C6 | 32 |
| 26 DNF | C Junior | 60 | Mazdaspeed | Yojiro Terada Pete Lovett | Mazda 717C | 32 |
| 27 DNF | B | 95 | Equipe Alméras Frères | Jean-Marie Alméras Roland Biancone Jacques Guillot | Porsche 930 | 7 |
| DNS | B | 91 | Edgar Dören | Helmut Gall Margie Smith-Haas | Porsche 930 | 0 |
| DNS | C Junior | 62 | Manns Racing | David Palmer Roy Baker | Harrier RX83C | 0 |
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