JSPC 1983

1.round : Suzuka 2.round : Suzuka 3.round : Fuji

Suzuka 500 Kilometres 3.4.1983

500 km Suzuka 1.round

Spectators: 39 000 Race: 6,033 km * 83 laps = 500,768 km AVG: 150,844 km/h FL: Vern Schuppan 1 Porsche 956 2:14,390 161,62 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 1 Naohiro Fujita / J Porsche 956 108 Trust Racing Team 83 3:19:11,940 C 1. 2:15,440 Vern Schuppan / AUS 2. 9 Kaoru Hoshino / J Tom's 82C Toyota Tom's 81 3:21:05,000 C 2. 2:18,790 Masanori Sekiya / J 3. 7 Chiyomi Totani / J Mazda RX-7 825 Alpha Cubic Racing Team 78 3:19:15,000 B 4. 2:23,120 Taku Akaike / J 4. 68 Tsuguo Ooba / J Honda Civic Yamato 76 3:20:19,000 A 10. 2:32,640 Katsuaki Satou / J 5. 76 Hideki Ogawa / J West 83S Subaru 75 3:20:21,000 A 11. 2:33,730 Makio Nonaka / J 6. 7 Takashi Yorino / J Mazda RX-7 254 Yours Sport Racing Team 71 battery B 3. 2:20,870 Chikage Oguchi / J 7. 69 Satoshi Fujita / J Toyota Starlet 71 3:19:21,000 A 16. 2:40,020 Syuuji Fujii / J 8. 12 Yasumichi Hashimoto / J Toyota Starlet 71 3:20:04,000 A 22. 2:44,240 Masaharu Kinoshita / J 9. 18 Kiyotaka Nonomura / J Nissan Sunny ARCN 69 3:20:59,000 A 21. 2:43,050 Mitsuo Yamamoto / J 10. 21 Yoshinori Sakurai / J Toyota Starlet 68 3:20:43,000 A 18. 2:40,920 Masafumi Suda / J 11. 20 Kouji Tomioka / J Nissan Sunny 66 3:19:15,000 A 13. 2:35,900 12. 10 Ron Brown / USA Toyota Starlet 55 3:20:08,000 A 19. 2:41,530 Hideo Fukuyama / J Did not finish: 93 Tomohiko Tsutsumi / J Chevrolet Corvette 51 B 9. 2:28,820 Syuuroku Sasaki / J 92 Masahiro Kimoto / J Toyota Starlet 44 A 14. 2:37,800 Norimasa Sakamoto / J 16 Makoto Iwasaki / J Toyota Starlet 36 A 17. 2:40,290 Masashi Kitagawa / J 5 Hiroyuki Ono / J Mazda RX-7 253 9 B 5. 2:24,890 Kazuo Mogi / J 8 Takashi Tosa / J Mazda RX-7 253 Yours Sport Racing Team 9 B 7. 2:25,920 Hideki Okada / J 17 Yoshimasa Matsumoto / J Mazda RX-7 7 B 15. 2:38,330 11 Shigehito Hirabayashi / J Daihatsu Consorte 4 A 20. 2:42,670 Kouji Satou / J 33 Fumio Inagaki / J Mazda RX-7 1 B 8. 2:27,410 Masaaki Imai / J 6 Kazuyoshi Sakamoto / J Mazda RX-7 253 0 B 6. 2:24,910 Kenji Iya / J 14 Akihiko Kotou / J Isuzu Piazza Orient Speed 0 B 12. 2:34,740 Syuuichi Ogata / J Top of page

Suzuka 1000 Kilometres 28.8.1983

1000 km Suzuka 2.round

Spectators: 65 000 Race: 6,033 km * 166 laps = 1001,536 km AVG: 149,320 km/h Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 1 Naohiro Fujita / J Porsche 956 108 Trust Racing Team 166 6:40:24,910 C 4. 2:09,960 Vern Schuppan / AUS 2. 19 Keiji Matsumoto / J Tom's 83C Toyota Tom's 163 C 2. 2:08,270 Kaoru Hoshino / J Masanori Sekiya / J 3. 7 Chiyomi Totani / J Renoma 83C Mazda (MCS Guppy Alpha Cubic Racing Team 161 C 7. 2:17,850 Taku Akaike / J 4. 77 Eje Elgh / S Dome RC-83 Ford 001 Autobacs Dome Motorsport 161 C 3. 2:08,360 Tiff Needell / GB 5. 2 Yoshimi Katayama / J Mazda RX-7 153 B 9. 2:25,860 Tsunehisa Asai / J 6. 68 Tsuguo Ooba / J Honda Civic Yamato 146 A 17. 2:33,120 Katsuaki Satou / J 7. 27 Tetsuhide Nagata / J Toyota Corolla G5 Nagata Racing 142 B 22. 2:37,200 Kouichi Iwaki / J Makoto Nakamura / J 8. 10 Tsutomu Itabashi / J Mazda RX-7 253 TRS Itabashi 141 B 12. 2:28,890 Tetsuji Tabata / J Masahiro Kimoto / J 9. 69 Satoshi Fujita / J Toyota Starlet 140 A 23. 2:38,940 Syuuji Fujii / J 10. 18 Kiyotaka Nonomura / J Nissan Sunny 134 A 27. 2:44,000 Mitsuo Yamamoto / J 11. 26 Masahiro Shimada / J Nissan Sunny Umeda Tuning Shop 132 A 20. 2:35,750 Yoshimasa Fujiwara / J 12. 9 Osamu Nakajima / J West 83S Subaru 132 A 14. 2:29,190 Kazunori Kyuutoku / J 13. 44 Katsuhisa Toda / J Nissan Sunny 130 A 24. 2:39,960 Toyoaki Iwata / J 14. 14 Yoshirou Takaoka / J Subaru Leone 129 B 30. 2:45,260 Kouichi Tahara / J Akihiko Nakaya / J 15. 8 Hideki Okada / J Mazda RX-7 253 Yours Sport Racing Team 127 B 10. 2:27,490 Akio Morimoto / J 16. 25 Kouzou Kamata / J Mazda RX-7 127 B 26. 2:42,480 Tetsuya Oota / J 17. 17 Peter Chau / HK Nissan Sunny 126 A 28. 2:44,110 S. Kockie? Did not finish: 11 Masahiro Hasemi / J Nissan Skyline Turbo C Hasemi Motorsport 106 C 6. 2:17,210 Kenji Tohira / J 15 Yasumi Fukao / J Nissan Sunny 103 A 29. 2:44,780 Kouichi Nishikawa / J 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino / J March 83G Nissan 05 Hoshino Racing 93 C 1. 2:07,330 Akira Hagiwara / J 12 Hironobu Tatsumi / J Mazda RX-7 825 70 B 15. 2:29,750 Yoshimasa Matsumoto / J Yoshiyuki Ogura / J 6 Kazuyoshi Sakamoto / J Mazda RX-7 253 62 B 11. 2:27,610 Kenji Iya / J 5 Hajime Kajiwara / J West 83S Subaru Horii Racing 54 A 16. 2:32,510 Nobuyoshi Horii / J 24 Teruki Koshino / J Nissan Sunny Racing Service 48 A 19. 2:35,750 Kouji Satou / J 30 Kouzou Okumura / J Toyota Starlet Hiro Racing 34 A 21. 2:36,260 Makoto Iwasaki / J 21 Yoshinori Sakurai / J Toyota Starlet 32 A 25. 2:40,920 Hideki Iida / J 81 Kiyoshi Misaki / J Misaki Speed C-Toyota (MCS Misaki Speed 24 C 5. 2:17,060 Masakazu Nakamura / J 16 Hideki Ogawa / J West 83S Subaru 23 A 13. 2:28,940 Syuuji Fujii / J Makio Nonaka / J 22 Yukio Minagawa / J West 83S Subaru 19 A 18. 2:33,480 Seiji Oomura / J 7 Takashi Yorino / J Mazda RX-7 254 Yours Sport Racing Team 12 B 8. 2:23,210 Chikage Oguchi / J Top of page

Mount Fuji 1000 Kilometres 2.10.1983

1000 km Fuji 3.round

Spectators: 83 000 Started: 37 (C - 20, C junior - 5, B - 1, GT Japan - 11) Classified: 15 Race: 4,359 km * 225 laps = 980,775 km AVG: 198,066 km/h FL: Stefan Bellof 2 Porsche 956 Pos. NO Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/Retired Group Practice
Classified: 1. 2 Derek Bell / GB Porsche 956 009 Rothmans Porsche 225 4:57:96,360 1. C 1. 1:10,020 Stefan Bellof / D 2. 1 Jacky Ickx / B Porsche 956 005 Rothmans Porsche 224 2. C 2. 1:10,510 Jochen Mass / D 3. 6 Vern Schuppan / AUS Porsche 956 108 Trust Racing Team 219 3. C 5. 1:11,980 Naohiro Fujita / J 4. 3 Henri Pescarolo / F Porsche 956 112 Matsuda Conection 218 4. C 3. 1:11,340 Thierry Boutsen / B 5. 12 Bob Wollek / F Porsche 956 105 Joest Racing 209 5. C 4. 1:11,690 Hans Heyer / D Volkert Merl / D 6. 8 Kenji Takahashi / J Porsche 956 111 Brun Speedbox Motorsport 203 6. C 6. 1:13,190 Clemens Schickentanz / D 7. 23 Kazuyoshi Hoshino / J March 83G Nissan (Nissan 05 Hoshino Racing 198 7. C 7. 1:13,290 Akira Hagiwara / J 8. 81 Kiyoshi Misaki / J Misaki Speed C Toyota (MCS Misaki Speed 198 1. C junior 20. 1:21,570 Masakazu Nakamura / J 9. 17 Keiji Matsumoto / J Tom's 83C Toyota Tom's 196 accident 8. C 8. 1:13,500 Kaoru Hoshino / J Masanori Sekiya / J 10. 46 Fulvio Ballabio / I Sauber C7 BMW 01 Sauber Racing Switzerland 196 9. C 19. 1:21,270 Max Welti / CH 11. 63 Martino Finotto / I Alba AR2 Giannini 001 Scuderia Jolly Club 190 2. C junior 12. 1:18,140 Carlo Facetti / I 12. 180 Tetsuji Shiratori / J Mazda RX-7 Shizumaz Racing 179 GTJ 24. 1:27,950 Seisaku Suzuki / J Osamu Ihara / J 13. 122 Ryuusaku Hitomi / J Toyota Celica Trust Racing Team 177 GTJ 31. 1:29,730 Mitsutake Koma / J 14. 123 Masaatsu Ooya / J Mazda RX-7 ERC Racing 169 GTJ 26. 1:28,270 Shin'ichi Katsuki / J Yoshio Ishikawa / J 15. 181 Kenji Seino / J Mazda RX-7 254 Mazda Sport Car Club 163 GTJ 22. 1:26,410 Masashi Kitagawa / J Not classified: 7 Tiff Needell / GB Dome RC-83 Ford Autobacs Dome Motorsport 148 C 10. 1:14,120 Eje Elgh / S 125 Tooru Shimegi / J Mazda RX-7 825 Sangyou Kougyou Racing Team 142 GTJ 30. 1:29,270 Yoshiyuki Ogura / J 130 Tsutomu Itabashi / J Mazda RX-7 253 TRS Itabashi 117 GTJ 27. 1:29,000 Tetsuji Tabata / J 136 Yoshirou Nagata / J Nissan Fairlady Z Gontazaka Enterprise 76 GTJ 32. 1:29,920 Hiroyuki Miyakawa / J Disqualified: 20 Haruhito Yanagida / J LM 03C Nissan (Nissan Fairl Central 20 Racing Team 89 C 11. 1:14,130 Takao Wada / J DNS - Tomioka / J 171 Yoshiyuki Jitsukawa / J Nissan Sunny Tomei Jidousha C junior 33. 1:31,620 Motoji Sekine / J Did not finish: 120 Hideki Okada / J Mazda RX-7 254 Yours Sport Racing Team 122 oil pump GTJ 23. 1:26,890 Akio Morimoto / J Seiichi Okada / J 133 Seiji Kusano / J Mazda RX-7 253 Team No.3 Racing 98 engine GTJ 29. 1:29,150 Yasuhiro Isozaki / J Tasdao Furusawa / J 21 Stefan Johansson / S Porsche 956 101 Porsche Kremer Racing 92 engine C 14. 1:19,000 Philippe Alliot / F 126 Tooru Sawada / J Mazda RX-7 Mishima Auto Racing 90 engine GTJ 28. 1:29,100 Kaneyuki Okamoto / J Toyofumi Sugiyama / J 10 Masahiro Hasemi / J LM 04C (Nissan Skyline T 02 Hasemi Motorsport 88 engine C 16. 1:19,860 Kenji Tohira / J 62 Chiyomi Totani / J Mazda 83C Mazda (MCS Guppy) Alpha Cubic Racing Team 81 gearbox C junior 13. 1:18,830 Taku Akaike / J 121 Chikage Oguchi / J Mazda RX-7 254 Yours Sport Racing Team 64 crash GTJ 21. 1:25,490 Toshio Fujimura / J 48 Preston Henn / USA Porsche 956 103 Alpha Racing 64 contact C 9. 1:13,890 Kunimitsu Takahashi / J John Paul, Jr. / USA 88 Toshio Motohashi / J Panasport C BMW (MCS Guppy) Panasport Japan 57 water pump C junior 18. 1:20,690 Aguri Suzuki / J 16 Yojiro Terada / J Mazda 717C 001 Mazdaspeed 24 clutch C junior 17. 1:20,570 Takashi Yorino / J Pierre Dieudonné / B 65 Kurt Lotterschmid / D Lotec M1C BMW Auto Beaurex Motorsport 19 engine C junior 15. 1:19,050 Naoki Nagasaka / J Keiichi Suzuki / J 182 Kanjun Arai / J Mazda RX-7 Mazda Sport Car Club 11 oil leak GTJ 25. 1:28,080 Yuuichi Hagiwara / J Did not start: 102 Eiji Shibuya / J Nissan 240 RS Tomei Jidousha Aiba could not B 34. 1:32,520 Fumio Aiba / J Did not practice: 11 John Fitzpatrick / GB Porsche 956 102 John Fitzpatrick Racing crash C David Hobbs / GB 37 Derek Daly / IRL Ikuzawa 83C Toyota (Tom's 8 Team Ikuzawa fire in practi C Geoff Lees / GB Toshio Suzuki / J In entry list only: 4 Michele Alboreto / I Lancia LC2/83 Martini Racing C Teo Fabi / I 5 Riccardo Patrese / I Lancia LC2/83 Martini Racing C Piercarlo Ghinzani / I 14 Jan Lammers / NL Porsche 956 Richard Lloyd Racing C Jonathan Palmer / GB 18 Emilio de Villota / E Grid S2 Porsche GA02 Grid Motor Racing C McKitterick / USA 25 Neil Crang / AUS Tiga GC83 Chevrolet Tiga Racing Service C 26 xxx Tiga GC83 Chevrolet Tiga Racing Service C 101 Chuck Kendall / USA BMW M1 Chuck Kendall B Top of page