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.
Schedule
All races were held in Japan.
| Round | Race | Circuit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | International Suzuka 500 km | Suzuka Circuit | 3 April |
| 2 | International Suzuka 1000 km | 28 August | |
| 3 | WEC-Japan | Fuji Speedway | 2 October |
Season results
Season results are as follows:[1]
| Round | Circuit | Winning Team |
|---|---|---|
| Winning Drivers | ||
| 1 | Suzuka Circuit | #1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 |
 Vern Schuppan Naohiro Fujita
| ||
| 2 | Suzuka Circuit Report |
#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 |
| Vern Schuppan Naohiro Fujita
| ||
| 3 | Mt. Fuji Report |
#2 Rothmans Porsche 956 |
 Derek Bell Stefan Bellof
|
Point Ranking
Drivers
| Rank | Drivers | Number/Team | Points | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vern Schuppan
|
#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 #6 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956 |
52 | 2 |
| 2 | Naohiro Fujita
|
52 | 2 | |
| 3 | Taku Akaike
|
#7 Alpha Racing Team MCS Guppy-Mazda #62 Alpha Racing Team Mazda 83C |
24 | 0 |
| 4 | Stefan Bellof
|
#2 Rothmans Porsche 956 | 20 | 1 |
| 5 | Derek Bell
|
20 | 1 |
References
- ^ "JSPC 1983". Archived from the original on 15 November 2009.