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1983 All Japan Endurance Championship
The 1983 All Japan Endurance Championship was the inaugural season of the All Japan Sports Prototype Championship. The series champion was the #1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 driven by Australian Vern Schuppan, who earlier in the year had won the 1983 24 Hours of Le Mans.
Entry list
C
- For the WEC-Japan event, JSPC teams used different car numbers to avoid conflicts with the car numbers of the entrants of the World Sportscar Championship; each car's WEC-Japan race number is displayed in tooltips.
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds | Porsche | MCS | Nissan | Mazda | Toyota | Nissan | Nissan | Toyota | Lotec | Dome | MCS | Panasport |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trust Racing Team | Porsche 956B | Porsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F6 | 1 | AUS Vern Schuppan | All | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Naohiro Fujita | All | ||||||||||||||||||
| Alpha Cubic Racing Team | MCS Guppy | BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 | 7 | JPN Chiyomi Totani | All | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Taku Akaike | All | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hasemi Motorsport | Nissan Skyline Turbo C | Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 | 11 | JPN Masahiro Hasemi | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Kenji Tohira | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Mazdaspeed | Mazda 717C | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L Twin Turbo 2-rotor | 16 | JPN Yojiro Terada | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Takashi Yorino | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| BEL Pierre Dieudonné | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOM'S | Toyota TOM'S Celica C | Toyota 3T-G 2.0 L I4 | 17 | JPN Keiji Matsumoto | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Masanori Sekiya | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kaoru Hoshino | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| TOM'S 83C | Toyota 4T-G 2.1 L Twin Turbo I4 | JPN Keiji Matsumoto | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masanori Sekiya | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kaoru Hoshino | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Central 20 Racing Team | Nissan Fairlady Z Turbo C | Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Twin Turbo I4 | 20 | JPN Haruhito Yanagida | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Takao Wada | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Hoshino Racing | Nissan Silvia Turbo C | Nissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I4 | 23 | JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Akira Hagiwara | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Team Ikuzawa | Toyota TOM'S Celica C | Toyota 3T-G 2.0 L I4 | 37 | GBR Geoff Lees | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| IRL Derek Daly | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toshio Suzuki | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Auto Beaurex Motorsport | Lotec M1C | BMW M88 3.5 L I6 | 65 | JPN Naoki Nagasaka | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| GER Kurt Lotterschmid | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Keiichi Suzuki | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Autobacs Dome Motorsport | Dome RC83 | Ford DFL 4.0 L V8 | 77 | SWE Eje Elgh | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||
| GBR Tiff Needell | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Misaki Speed | MCS Guppy | Toyota 18R-G 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Rd. 2) | |||||||||||||||||
| Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 (Rd. 3) | 81 | JPN Kiyoshi Misaki | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masakazu Nakamura | 2–3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Panasport Japan | Panasport C | BMW M12/7 2.0 L I4 | 88 | JPN Aguri Suzuki | 3 | ||||||||||||||
| JPN Toshio Motohashi | 3 |
B
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Isuzu | Subaru | Mazda | Mazda | Toyota | Mazda | Chevrolet | Nissan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Katayama Racing | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 2 | JPN Yoshimi Katayama | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tsunehisa Asai | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Alpha Cubic Racing Team | Mazda RX-7 825 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 3 | JPN Chiyomi Totani | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Taku Akaike | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| MO Racing | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 5 | JPN Hiroyuki Ono | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazuo Mogi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Capris Enterprise | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 6 | JPN Kazuyoshi Sakamoto | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kenji Iya | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yours Sports | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 7 | JPN Takashi Yorino | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Chikage Oguchi | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Mazda RX-7 253 | 8 | JPN Takashi Tosa | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Okada | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| TRS Itabashi | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 10 | JPN Tsutomu Itabashi | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tetsuji Tabata | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masahiro Kimoto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Malibu Motor Sports Club | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 12 | JPN Hironobu Tatsumi | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Orient Speed | Isuzu Piazza | Isuzu 4ZC1 2.0 L I4 | 14 | JPN Akihiko Koto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shuichi Ogata | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Yoshiro Takaoka | Subaru Leone | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 14 | JPN Yoshiro Takaoka | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koichi Tahara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Akihiko Nakaya | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Japan Sports Car Club | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 17 | JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JACS Racing Team | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 25 | JPN Kozo Kamata | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tetsuya Ota | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Nagata Racing | Toyota Corolla | Toyota 18R-G 2.0 L I4 | 27 | JPN Tetsuhide Nagata | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koichi Iwaki | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Makoto Nakamura | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Akeno Car | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 33 | JPN Fumio Inagaki | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masaaki Imai | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Marukatsu Racing | Chevrolet Corvette | Chevrolet LS6 7.4 L V8 | 93 | JPN Tomohiko Tsutsumi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shuroku Sasaki | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Tomei Jidosha | Nissan 240RS | Nissan FJ24 2.4 L I4 | 102 | JPN Eiji Shibuya | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Fumio Aiba | 3 |
A
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds | West | West | Toyota | Daihatsu | Toyota | Nissan | Toyota | West | Nissan | Nissan | Toyota | West | Nissan | Nissan | Nissan | Honda | Toyota | West | Toyota |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Horii Racing | West 83S | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 5 | JPN Nobuyoshi Horii | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hajime Kajiwara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Mariko Racing Team | West 83S | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 9 | JPN Osamu Nakajima | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kazunori Kyutoku | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Autobacs Racing Team | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 10 | USA Ron Brown | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideo Fukuyama | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cockpit Inazawa | Daihatsu Consorte | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 11 | JPN Shigehito Hirabayashi | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koji Sato | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| KSCC | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 12 | JPN Taido Hashimoto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masaharu Kinoshita | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Koichi Nishikawa | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 15 | JPN Koichi Nishikawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yasumi Fukao | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hiro Racing | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 16 | JPN Makoto Iwasaki | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masashi Kitagawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 30 | JPN Makoto Iwasaki | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kozo Okumura | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hideki Ogawa | West 83S | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 16 | JPN Hideki Ogawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shuji Fujii | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Makio Nonaka | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ARCN | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 18 | JPN Kiyotaka Nonomura | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Mitsuo Yamamoto | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central 20 Racing Team | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 20 | JPN Hiroshi Tomioka | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| HKG Peter Chau | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| white "S. Kockie" | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Suda Racing | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 21 | JPN Yoshinori Sakurai | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Masafumi Suda | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Hideki Iida | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kumida Racing | West 83S | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 22 | JPN Yukio Minagawa | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Seiji Omura | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Racing Service Masakazu | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 24 | JPN Teruki Koshino | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Koji Sato | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Umeda Tuning Shop | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 26 | JPN Masahiro Shimada | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshimasa Fujiwara | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kyoko Racing Club | Nissan Sunny | Nissan A12 1.3 L I4 | 44 | JPN Katsuhisa Toda | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toyoaki Iwata | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Team Yamato | Honda Civic | Honda EN1 1.3 L I4 | 68 | JPN Tsuguo Ohba | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Katsuaki Sato | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TMSC | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 69 | JPN Satoshi Fujita | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Shuji Fujii | 1–2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellco West | West 83S | Subaru EA81 1.8 L F4 | 76 | JPN Hideki Ogawa | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Makio Nonaka | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NRC | Toyota Starlet | Toyota 4K-E 1.3 L I4 | 92 | JPN Masahiro Kimoto | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| JPN Norimasa Sakamoto | 1 |
GT Japan
| Team | Make | Car | Engine | No. | Drivers | Tyre | Rounds | Mazda | Toyota | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Mazda | Nissan | Nissan | Mazda | Mazda |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yours Sports | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 120 | JPN Hideki Okada | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Akio Morimoto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Seiichi Okada | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 121 | JPN Chikage Oguchi | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toshio Fujimura | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Trust Racing Team | Toyota Celica | Toyota 18R-G 2.0 L I4 | 122 | JPN Ryusaku Hitomi | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Mitsutake Koma | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| ERC Racing | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 123 | JPN Masaatsu Ohya | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Shinichi Katsuki | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshio Ishikawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Sansho Kogyo Racing Team | Mazda RX-7 825 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 125 | JPN Toru Shimegi | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mishima Auto Racing | Mazda RX-7 253 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 126 | JPN Minoru Sawada | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Kaneyuki Okamoto | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Toyoshi Sugiyama | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| TRS Itabashi | Mazda RX-7 253i | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 130 | JPN Tsutomu Itabashi | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Tetsuji Tabata | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Kimiya Iwanalaya | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Oneri Wenyapaimi | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Team No. 3 Racing | Mazda RX-7 253i | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 133 | JPN Seiji Kusano | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Yasuhiro Isozaki | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Tadao Furusawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Gotanzaka Enterprise | Nissan Fairlady Z | Nissan L28E 2.8 L I6 | 136 | JPN Yoshio Nagata | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Hiroyuki Miyagawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Takamichi Shinohara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Tomei Jidosha | Nissan Sunny | Nissan LZ14 1.6 L I4 | 171 | JPN Yoshiaki Jitsukawa | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Motoji Sekine | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Shizumatsu Racing | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 180 | JPN Tetsuji Shiratori | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Seisaku Suzuki | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Osamu Ihara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| Mazda Sport Car Club | Mazda RX-7 254 | Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor | 181 | JPN Kenji Seino | 3 | |||||||||||||
| JPN Masashi Kitagawa | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yasaharu Nakajima | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| 182 | JPN Kanjun Arai | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| JPN Yuichi Hagiwara | 3 | |||||||||||||||||
| JPN Minoru Yajima | 3 |
Schedule
All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date | 1 | 2 | 3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| International Suzuka 500 km | Suzuka Circuit | 3 April | ||||
| International Suzuka 1000 km | 28 August | |||||
| WEC-Japan | Fuji Speedway | 2 October |
Season results
Season results are as follows:
Point Ranking
Drivers
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AUS Vern Schuppan | #1 Trust Porsche 956 | ||||||||
| #6 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 | 52 | 2 | |||||||
| JPN Naohiro Fujita | 52 | 2 | |||||||
| JPN Taku Akaike | #7 Alpha Racing Team MCS Guppy-Mazda | ||||||||
| #62 Alpha Racing Team Mazda 83C | 24 | 0 | |||||||
| DEU Stefan Bellof | #2 Rothmans Porsche 956 | 20 | 1 | ||||||
| GBR Derek Bell | 20 | 1 |
Notes
References
References
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