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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.
TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsPorscheMCSNissanMazdaToyotaNissanNissanToyotaLotecDomeMCSPanasport
Trust Racing TeamPorsche 956BPorsche 935/79 2.6 L Twin Turbo F61AUS Vern SchuppanAll
JPN Naohiro FujitaAll
Alpha Cubic Racing TeamMCS GuppyBMW M12/7 2.0 L I47JPN Chiyomi TotaniAll
JPN Taku AkaikeAll
Hasemi MotorsportNissan Skyline Turbo CNissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I411JPN Masahiro Hasemi2–3
JPN Kenji Tohira2–3
MazdaspeedMazda 717CMazda RE13B 1.3 L Twin Turbo 2-rotor16JPN Yojiro Terada3
JPN Takashi Yorino3
BEL Pierre Dieudonné3
TOM'SToyota TOM'S Celica CToyota 3T-G 2.0 L I417JPN Keiji Matsumoto1
JPN Masanori Sekiya1
JPN Kaoru Hoshino1
TOM'S 83CToyota 4T-G 2.1 L Twin Turbo I4JPN Keiji Matsumoto2–3
JPN Masanori Sekiya2–3
JPN Kaoru Hoshino2–3
Central 20 Racing TeamNissan Fairlady Z Turbo CNissan LZ20B 2.1 L Twin Turbo I420JPN Haruhito Yanagida3
JPN Takao Wada3
Hoshino RacingNissan Silvia Turbo CNissan LZ20B 2.1 L Turbo I423JPN Kazuyoshi Hoshino2–3
JPN Akira Hagiwara2–3
Team IkuzawaToyota TOM'S Celica CToyota 3T-G 2.0 L I437GBR Geoff Lees3
IRL Derek Daly3
JPN Toshio Suzuki3
Auto Beaurex MotorsportLotec M1CBMW M88 3.5 L I665JPN Naoki Nagasaka3
GER Kurt Lotterschmid3
JPN Keiichi Suzuki3
Autobacs Dome MotorsportDome RC83Ford DFL 4.0 L V877SWE Eje Elgh2–3
GBR Tiff Needell2–3
Misaki SpeedMCS GuppyToyota 18R-G 2.2 L Turbo I4 (Rd. 2)
Toyota 4T-GT 2.1 L Turbo I4 (Rd. 3)81JPN Kiyoshi Misaki2–3
JPN Masakazu Nakamura2–3
Panasport JapanPanasport CBMW M12/7 2.0 L I488JPN Aguri Suzuki3
JPN Toshio Motohashi3

B

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaIsuzuSubaruMazdaMazdaToyotaMazdaChevroletNissan
Katayama RacingMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor2JPN Yoshimi Katayama2
JPN Tsunehisa Asai2
Alpha Cubic Racing TeamMazda RX-7 825Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor3JPN Chiyomi Totani1
JPN Taku Akaike1
MO RacingMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor5JPN Hiroyuki Ono1
JPN Kazuo Mogi1
Capris EnterpriseMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor6JPN Kazuyoshi Sakamoto1–2
JPN Kenji Iya1–2
Yours SportsMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor7JPN Takashi Yorino1–2
JPN Chikage Oguchi1–2
Mazda RX-7 2538JPN Takashi Tosa1–2
JPN Hideki Okada1–2
TRS ItabashiMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor10JPN Tsutomu Itabashi2
JPN Tetsuji Tabata2
JPN Masahiro Kimoto2
Malibu Motor Sports ClubMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor12JPN Hironobu Tatsumi2
JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto2
JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura2
Orient SpeedIsuzu PiazzaIsuzu 4ZC1 2.0 L I414JPN Akihiko Koto1
JPN Shuichi Ogata1
Yoshiro TakaokaSubaru LeoneSubaru EA81 1.8 L F414JPN Yoshiro Takaoka2
JPN Koichi Tahara2
JPN Akihiko Nakaya2
Japan Sports Car ClubMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor17JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto1
JACS Racing TeamMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor25JPN Kozo Kamata2
JPN Tetsuya Ota2
Nagata RacingToyota CorollaToyota 18R-G 2.0 L I427JPN Tetsuhide Nagata2
JPN Koichi Iwaki2
JPN Makoto Nakamura2
Akeno CarMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor33JPN Fumio Inagaki1
JPN Masaaki Imai1
Marukatsu RacingChevrolet CorvetteChevrolet LS6 7.4 L V893JPN Tomohiko Tsutsumi1
JPN Shuroku Sasaki1
Tomei JidoshaNissan 240RSNissan FJ24 2.4 L I4102JPN Eiji Shibuya3
JPN Fumio Aiba3

A

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsWestWestToyotaDaihatsuToyotaNissanToyotaWestNissanNissanToyotaWestNissanNissanNissanHondaToyotaWestToyota
Horii RacingWest 83SSubaru EA81 1.8 L F45JPN Nobuyoshi Horii2
JPN Hajime Kajiwara2
Mariko Racing TeamWest 83SSubaru EA81 1.8 L F49JPN Osamu Nakajima2
JPN Kazunori Kyutoku2
Autobacs Racing TeamToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I410USA Ron Brown1
JPN Hideo Fukuyama1
Cockpit InazawaDaihatsu ConsorteToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I411JPN Shigehito Hirabayashi1
JPN Koji Sato1
KSCCToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I412JPN Taido Hashimoto1
JPN Masaharu Kinoshita1
Koichi NishikawaNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I415JPN Koichi Nishikawa2
JPN Yasumi Fukao2
Hiro RacingToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I416JPN Makoto Iwasaki1
JPN Masashi Kitagawa1
30JPN Makoto Iwasaki2
JPN Kozo Okumura2
Hideki OgawaWest 83SSubaru EA81 1.8 L F416JPN Hideki Ogawa2
JPN Shuji Fujii2
JPN Makio Nonaka2
ARCNNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I418JPN Kiyotaka Nonomura1–2
JPN Mitsuo Yamamoto1–2
Central 20 Racing TeamNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I420JPN Hiroshi Tomioka1
HKG Peter Chau2
white "S. Kockie"2
Suda RacingToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I421JPN Yoshinori Sakurai1–2
JPN Masafumi Suda1
JPN Hideki Iida2
Kumida RacingWest 83SSubaru EA81 1.8 L F422JPN Yukio Minagawa2
JPN Seiji Omura2
Racing Service MasakazuNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I424JPN Teruki Koshino2
JPN Koji Sato2
Umeda Tuning ShopNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I426JPN Masahiro Shimada2
JPN Yoshimasa Fujiwara2
Kyoko Racing ClubNissan SunnyNissan A12 1.3 L I444JPN Katsuhisa Toda2
JPN Toyoaki Iwata2
Team YamatoHonda CivicHonda EN1 1.3 L I468JPN Tsuguo Ohba1–2
JPN Katsuaki Sato1–2
TMSCToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I469JPN Satoshi Fujita1–2
JPN Shuji Fujii1–2
Bellco WestWest 83SSubaru EA81 1.8 L F476JPN Hideki Ogawa1
JPN Makio Nonaka1
NRCToyota StarletToyota 4K-E 1.3 L I492JPN Masahiro Kimoto1
JPN Norimasa Sakamoto1

GT Japan

TeamMakeCarEngineNo.DriversTyreRoundsMazdaToyotaMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaMazdaNissanNissanMazdaMazda
Yours SportsMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor120JPN Hideki Okada3
JPN Akio Morimoto3
JPN Seiichi Okada3
121JPN Chikage Oguchi3
JPN Toshio Fujimura3
Trust Racing TeamToyota CelicaToyota 18R-G 2.0 L I4122JPN Ryusaku Hitomi3
JPN Mitsutake Koma3
ERC RacingMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor123JPN Masaatsu Ohya3
JPN Shinichi Katsuki3
JPN Yoshio Ishikawa3
Sansho Kogyo Racing TeamMazda RX-7 825Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor125JPN Toru Shimegi3
JPN Yoshiyuki Ogura3
JPN Yoshimasa Matsumoto3
Mishima Auto RacingMazda RX-7 253Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor126JPN Minoru Sawada3
JPN Kaneyuki Okamoto3
JPN Toyoshi Sugiyama3
TRS ItabashiMazda RX-7 253iMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor130JPN Tsutomu Itabashi3
JPN Tetsuji Tabata3
JPN Kimiya Iwanalaya3
JPN Oneri Wenyapaimi3
Team No. 3 RacingMazda RX-7 253iMazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor133JPN Seiji Kusano3
JPN Yasuhiro Isozaki3
JPN Tadao Furusawa3
Gotanzaka EnterpriseNissan Fairlady ZNissan L28E 2.8 L I6136JPN Yoshio Nagata3
JPN Hiroyuki Miyagawa3
JPN Takamichi Shinohara3
Tomei JidoshaNissan SunnyNissan LZ14 1.6 L I4171JPN Yoshiaki Jitsukawa3
JPN Motoji Sekine3
Shizumatsu RacingMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor180JPN Tetsuji Shiratori3
JPN Seisaku Suzuki3
JPN Osamu Ihara3
Mazda Sport Car ClubMazda RX-7 254Mazda RE13B 1.3 L 2-rotor181JPN Kenji Seino3
JPN Masashi Kitagawa3
JPN Yasaharu Nakajima3
182JPN Kanjun Arai3
JPN Yuichi Hagiwara3
JPN Minoru Yajima3

Schedule

All races were held in Japan.

RoundRaceCircuitDate123
International Suzuka 500 kmSuzuka Circuit3 April
International Suzuka 1000 km28 August
WEC-JapanFuji Speedway2 October

Season results

Season results are as follows:

RoundCircuitWinning teamWinning drivers
1Suzuka Circuit#1 Trust Porsche 956
AUS Vern Schuppan
JPN Naohiro Fujita
2Suzuka Circuit
*Report*#1 Trust Porsche 956
AUS Vern Schuppan
JPN Naohiro Fujita
3Mt. Fuji
*Report*#2 Rothmans Porsche 956
GBR Derek Bell
DEU Stefan Bellof

Point Ranking

Drivers

RankDriversNumber/TeamPointsWins12345
AUS Vern Schuppan#1 Trust Porsche 956
#6 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956522
JPN Naohiro Fujita522
JPN Taku Akaike#7 Alpha Racing Team MCS Guppy-Mazda
#62 Alpha Racing Team Mazda 83C240
DEU Stefan Bellof#2 Rothmans Porsche 956201
GBR Derek Bell201

Notes

References

References

  1. "JSPC 1983".
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