1983 World Rally Championship
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The1983 World Rally Championshipwas the 11th season of theFédération Internationale de l'Automobile(FIA)World Rally Championship(WRC). The season consisted of 12rallies.By this time, the schedule format had become generally stable, with only one or two changes to venues year to year. 1983 brought the return ofArgentinato the schedule in place ofBrazil.Audi'sHannu Mikkolabeat the defending world championWalter Röhrland hisLanciateammateMarkku Alénto thedrivers' title.Lancia captured themanufacturers' titlefrom Audi by just two points.
Summary
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GermanWalter Röhrl,champion of the previous year despite his manufacturer's failed bid to capture the title, was tapped to drive for theMartini Racingteam along with FinnMarkku Alénin the newLancia Rally 037car.Audi Sportmeanwhile carried forward from its successful title run in 1982 led by the same pair of drivers, FinnHannu Mikkolaand FrenchwomanMichèle Mouton,equipped with theQuattro A1(later in the season upgrading to the A2 model). The team also included future champion SwedeStig Blomqvist.Rothmans Opel Rally Teamtapped former champion FinnAri Vatanenand fellow countrymanHenri Toivonento drive theAscona 400during the season.
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 theRallye Côte d'Ivoire.
Teams and drivers
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Schedule and results
[edit]Standings
[edit]Drivers' championship
[edit]| Rank | Driver | Event | Total points | |||||||||||
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 MON |
 SWE |
 POR |
 KEN |
 FRA |
 GRC |
 NZL |
 ARG |
 FIN |
 ITA |
 CIV |
 GBR | |||
| 1 | Hannu Mikkola
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(10) | 20 | 20 | 15 | – | – | – | 20 | 20 | – | 15 | 15 | 125 |
| 2 |  Walter Röhrl
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20 | – | 12 | – | 15 | 20 | 20 | – | – | 15 | – | – | 102 |
| 3 | Markku Alén
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15 | – | 10 | – | 20 | 15 | – | 8 | 12 | 20 | – | – | 100 |
| 4 | Stig Blomqvist
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12 | 15 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 15 | 15 | – | – | 20 | 89 |
| 5 | Michèle Mouton
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– | 10 | 15 | 12 | – | – | – | 12 | – | 4 | – | – | 53 |
| 6 | Ari Vatanen
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8 | 6 | – | 20 | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 44 |
| 7 | Attilio Bettega
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– | – | – | – | 10 | 8 | 12 | – | – | 12 | – | – | 42 |
| 8 | Lasse Lampi
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– | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | 10 | 26 |
| 9 | Shekhar Mehta
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– | – | – | – | – | 6 | 10 | 10 | – | – | – | – | 26 |
| 10 | Per Eklund
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 12 | – | 22 |
| 11 | Björn Waldegård
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 | – | 20 |
| 12 | Adartico Vudafieri
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– | – | 8 | – | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 20 |
| 13 | Timo Salonen
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 15 | – | 3 | – | – | – | 18 |
| 14 | Henri Toivonen
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6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | – | 16 |
| 15 | Jimmy McRae
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– | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 15 |
| 16 | Kalle Grundel
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– | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 11 |
| 17 | Jayant Shah
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– | – | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Alain Ambrosino
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 10 | |
| 19 | Juha Kankkunen
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 4 | 10 |
| 20 | Bruno Saby
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1 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 21 | Johnny Hellier
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– | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| Reg Cook
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Pentti Airikkala
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | 8 | |
| Miki Biasion
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | 8 | |
| Eugène Salim
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 8 | |
| Russell Brookes
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | |
| 27 |  Franz Wittmann
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– | – | 4 | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 28 |  Antonio Zanini
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– | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 |
| Wolfgang Stiller
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– | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Tony Pond
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– | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Possum Bourne
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Franz Wurz
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
| Dario Cerrato
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | 6 | |
 John Buffum
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | |
| 35 | Jean Ragnotti
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4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
| Sören Nilsson
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– | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Manoj Shah
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– | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Jean-Sébastien Couloumiès
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– | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Michael Bish
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Ernesto Soto
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| 41 | Jean-Claude Andruet
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3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
| Mikael Ericsson
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– | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Terry Kaby
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– | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Paul de Voest
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– | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Alain Coppier
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– | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Peter Watt
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Jorge Recalde
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Lucky
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | 3 | |
| 49 | Mikael Sundström
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | 3 |
| 50 | Francis Serpaggi
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2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 |
| Lars-Erik Walfridsson
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– | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Christian Dorche
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– | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Jean-Michel Guyot
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– | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Philippe Wambergue
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– | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Mike Cameron
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– | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Carlos Celis
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Erkki Pitkänen
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 2 | |
| Bernard Darniche
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | |
| 59 | Ola Strömberg
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– | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
 Marc Duez
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– | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Jean-Louis Ravenel
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– | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Maurice Chomat
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– | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Gerardo del Campo
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
| Gabriele Noberasco
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Mats Holmbom
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | |
Manufacturers' championship
[edit]| Rank | Manufacturers | Event | Total points | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
MON |
POR |
KEN |
FRA |
GRC |
NZL |
ARG |
FIN |
ITA |
GBR | |||
| 1 | Lancia
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18 | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | 18 | (10) | 14 | 18 | – | 118 |
| 2 | Audi
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14 | 18 | 16 | – | 14 | – | 18 | 18 | (6) | 18 | 116 |
| 3 | Opel
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10 | (9) | 18 | 12 | 12 | – | – | 9 | 12 | 14 | 87 |
| 4 |  Nissan
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– | 4 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 16 | – | 4 | – | – | 52 |
| 5 | Renault
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6 | – | – | 10 | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | 27 |
| 6 | Toyota
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– | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | 8 | – | 6 | 24 |
| 7 | Subaru
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– | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | 13 |
| 8 | British Leyland Cars
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– | – | – | – | – | 11 | – | – | – | – | 11 |
| Volkswagen
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | 11 | |
| 10 | Peugeot
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– | – | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 |
| Vauxhall
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 10 | |
| 12 | Mazda
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– | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| Alfa Romeo
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– | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | 9 | |
| 14 | Citroën
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– | 2 | – | 5 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 9 |
| 15 | Talbot
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– | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 |
| 16 | Mitsubishi
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– | – | – | – | – | 7 | – | – | – | – | 7 |
Pointscoring systems
[edit]Drivers' championship
[edit]| 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
[edit]| 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
[edit]External links
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- FIA World Rally Championship 1983at ewrc-results.com