1983 IndyCar season

1983 IndyCar season
PPG Indy Car World Series
Season
Races	13
Start date	April 17
End date	October 29
Awards
Drivers' Championship	Al Unser
Constructors' Cup	March
Manufacturers' Cup	Cosworth
Nations' Cup	United States
Rookie of the Year	Teo Fabi
Most Pole Positions	Teo Fabi
Indianapolis 500 winner	Tom Sneva
Chronology
Previous season	Next season
1982	1984

Logo of the series for this year

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.

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		Report
2	Indy 500	Teo Fabi	2:53.582	Tom Sneva		Report
3	Dana-Rex Mays 150	Teo Fabi	26.259	Tom Sneva		Report
4	Budweiser Cleveland 500	Mario Andretti	1:13.516	Al Unser		Report
5	Michigan 500	Teo Fabi	35.621	John Paul, Jr.		Report
6	Promi Veal 200	Mario Andretti	1:58.898	Mario Andretti		Report
7	Domino's Pizza 500	Tom Sneva	46.912	Teo Fabi		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		Report
10	Detroit News Grand Prix	Bobby Rahal	35.075	Rick Mears		Report
11	Caesars Palace Grand Prix	John Paul, Jr.	34.888	Mario Andretti		Report
12	Cribari Wines 300k	Teo Fabi	56.920	Teo Fabi		Report
13	Miller High Life 150	Teo Fabi	24.947	Teo Fabi		Report

References

• Åberg, Andreas. "PPG Indy Car World Series 1983". Driver Database. http://www.driverdb.com/standings/5-1983/. Retrieved on 2009-05-19. 
• "1983 PPG Indy Car World Series". Champ Car Stats. http://www.champcarstats.com/year/1983.htm. Retrieved on 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 on 2009-05-19. 
• "Standings after Phoenix". Champ Car World Series. http://www.champcar.ws/Results/Standings.asp?Year=1983. Retrieved on 2009-05-19. 

See also

• 1982-83 USAC Championship Car season
• 1983 Formula Atlantic season
• 1983 Indianapolis 500
• 1983-84 USAC Championship Car season

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