1983 IndyCar season

1983 IndyCar season

PPG Indy Car World Series
Season
Races	13
Start date	April 17
End date	October 29
Awards
Drivers' champion	Al Unser
Constructors' Cup	March
Manufacturers' Cup	Cosworth
Nations' Cup	United States
Rookie of the Year	Teo Fabi
Indianapolis 500 winner	Tom Sneva

Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1982	1984

The 1983 IndyCar season, the fifth in the CART era of U.S. open-wheel racing, consisted of 13 races, beginning in Hampton, Georgia on April 17 and concluding in Avondale, Arizona on October 29. The PPG Indy Car World Series Drivers' Champion was Al Unser and the Indianapolis 500 winner was Tom Sneva. Rookie of the Year was Teo Fabi. The Series included the Indianapolis 500 after an absence of two seasons. As before, the 67th edition of the race was sanctioned by the USAC but counted in the CART points standings.

1 Grands Prix
2 Race results
3 Drivers Championship
4 References
5 See also

Grands Prix

Rd	Race Name	Circuit	City/Location	Date
1	Kraco Dixie 200	Atlanta Motor Speedway	Hampton, Georgia	April 17
2	Indy 500	Indianapolis Motor Speedway	Speedway, Indiana	May 29
3	Dana-Rex Mays 150	Milwaukee Mile	West Allis, Wisconsin	June 12
4	Budweiser Cleveland 500	Burke Lakefront Airport	Cleveland, Ohio	July 3
5	Michigan 500	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	July 17
6	Promi Veal 200	Road America	Elkhart Lake, Wisconsin	July 31
7	Domino's Pizza 500	Pocono International Raceway	Long Pond, Pennsylvania	August 14
8	LA Times/Budweiser 500	Riverside International Raceway	Riverside, California	August 28
9	Escort Radar Warning 200	Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course	Lexington, Ohio	September 11
10	Detroit News Grand Prix	Michigan International Speedway	Brooklyn, Michigan	September 28
11	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Caesars Palace	Las Vegas, Nevada	October 8
12	Cribari Wines 300k	Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca	Monterey, California	October 23
13	Miller High Life 150	Phoenix International Raceway	Phoenix, Arizona	October 29

Race results

Rd	Name	Pole Position	Fastest Lap	Winning driver	Winning team	Report
1	Kraco Dixie 200	Rick Mears	26.730	Gordon Johncock	Patrick Racing	Report
2	Indy 500	Teo Fabi	2:53.582	Tom Sneva	Bignotti-Cotter Racing Team	Report
3	Dana-Rex Mays 150	Teo Fabi	26.259	Tom Sneva	Bignotti-Cotter Racing Team	Report
4	Budweiser Cleveland 500	Mario Andretti	1:13.516	Al Unser	Penske Racing	Report
5	Michigan 500	Teo Fabi	35.621	John Paul, Jr.		Report
6	Promi Veal 200	Mario Andretti	1:58.898	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
7	Domino's Pizza 500	Tom Sneva	46.912	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Racing	Report
8	LA Times/Budweiser 500	Teo Fabi	1:30.887	Bobby Rahal		Report
9	Escort Radar Warning 200	Bobby Rahal	1:21.364	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Racing	Report
10	Detroit News Grand Prix	Bobby Rahal	35.075	Rick Mears	Penske Racing	Report
11	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	John Paul, Jr.	34.888	Mario Andretti	Newman/Haas Racing	Report
12	Cribari Wines 300k	Teo Fabi	56.920	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Racing	Report
13	Miller High Life 150	Teo Fabi	24.947	Teo Fabi	Forsythe Racing	Report

Drivers Championship

Pos	Driver	ATL	INDY	MIL	CLE	MIC	ROA	POC	RIV	MDO	MIC	CPL	LAG	PHX	Points
1	Al Unser	2	2	2	1	2	3	11	11	4	5	4	11	4	151
2	Teo Fabi	20	26	4	3	15	15	1*	2	1*	3	25	1*	1*	146
3	Mario Andretti	5	23	18	14	3	1	7	16	2	4	1	2	2	133
4	Tom Sneva	14	1	1	5	25	4	12	5	7	21	15	18	3	96
5	Bobby Rahal	21	20	6	19	5	10	5	1	3	2	9	7	DNS	94
6	Rick Mears	8	3	3	7	4	17	3	19	9	1	13	21	17	92
7	Al Unser, Jr.	6	10	13	9	7	2	2	4	18	10	10	4	8	89
8	John Paul, Jr.	3	DNQ		21	1	5	29	3	20	7	2	26	11	84
9	Chip Ganassi		8		13	8	21	26		25	6	3	3	5	56
10	Pancho Carter	16	7	14	8	6	7	6	7	10	15	6	25	10	53
11	Pete Halsmer	4	DNQ	9	2	33	14	14	27	24	14	5	20	7	48
12	Roger Mears	7	28	8	6	DNQ	8	16	9	12	16	7	6	16	43
13	Howdy Holmes	9	6	7	12	32	16	13	13	8	8	17	5	21	39
14	Mike Mosley	13	13	5	4	17	25	4	24	DNQ	11			24	36
15	Kevin Cogan	15	5	20	25	27	19	15	21	6	20	16	22	6	26

Top 15 drivers only

References

Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1983". Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1983/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"1983 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1983.htm. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"Official Box Score: 67th Indianapolis 500-Mile Race at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway". Indianapolis Motor Speedway. http://www.indy500.com/stats/view/boxscore/year/1983/. Retrieved 2009-05-19.
"Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1983. Retrieved 2009-05-19.

American Championship car racing (IndyCar) seasons

AAA	1905 1906–1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1925 1926 1927 1928 1929 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1941 1942–1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955

NASCAR	1952 1953

USAC	1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84

CART / CCWS	1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 ~~2008~~

IRL / INDYCAR	1996 1996–97 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012

Years marked in italics are not official championship years.

IndyCar / CART / Champ Car seasons (1979-2008)

1979 • 1980 • 1981 • 1982 • 1983 • 1984 • 1985 • 1986 • 1987 • 1988 • 1989 • 1990 • 1991 • 1992 • 1993 • 1994 • 1995 • 1996 • 1997 • 1998 • 1999 • 2000 • 2001 • 2002 • 2003 • 2004 • 2005 • 2006 • 2007 • ~~2008~~

1983 IndyCar season

Contents

Grands Prix

Race results

Drivers Championship

References

See also