thumb|De winnende auto: de Porsche 956 #3. De 24 uur van Le Mans 1983 was de 51e editie van deze endurancerace. De race werd verreden op 18 en 19 juni 1983 op het Circuit de la Sarthe nabij Le Mans, Frankrijk.

De race werd gewonnen door de Rothmans Porsche #3 van Vern Schuppan, Hurley Haywood en Al Holbert. Voor Schuppan en Holbert was het hun eerste Le Mans-zege, terwijl Haywood zijn tweede overwinning behaalde. De B-klasse werd gewonnen door de Charles Ivey Racing #93 van John Cooper, Paul Smith en David Ovey. De C Jr-klasse werd gewonnen door de Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. #60 van Takashi Yorino, Yojiro Terada en Yoshimi Katayama.

Race Winnaars in hun klasse zijn vetgedrukt. Auto's die minder dan 70% van de afstand van de winnaar (259 ronden) hadden afgelegd werden niet geklasseerd.

Pos. Klasse No. Team Coureurs Chassis Banden Ronden Motor 1 C 3 Rothmans Porsche Vern Schuppan Hurley Haywood Al Holbert Porsche 956 370 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 2 C 1 Rothmans Porsche Jacky Ickx Derek Bell Porsche 956 370 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 3 C 21 Porsche Kremer Racing Mario Andretti Michael Andretti Philippe Alliot Porsche 956 364 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 4 C 12 Sorga S.A. / Joest Racing Volkert Merl Clemens Schickentanz Mauricio de Narváez Porsche 956 361 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 5 C 16 John Fitzpatrick Racing John Fitzpatrick Guy Edwards Rupert Keegan Porsche 956 358 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 6 C 8 Sorga S.A. / Joest Racing Klaus Ludwig Stefan Johansson Bob Wollek Porsche 956 354 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 7 C 18 Obermaier Racing Axel Plankenhorn Desiré Wilson Jürgen Lässig Porsche 956 347 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 8 C 14 Canon Racing GTi Engineering Jonathan Palmer Jan Lammers Richard Lloyd Porsche 956 339 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 9 C 46 Sauber Team Switzerland Diego Montoya Tony Garcia Albert Naon Sauber C7 338 BMW M88 3.5L I6 10 C 47 Preston Henn T-Bird Swap Shop John Fitzpatrick Racing Preston Henn Jean-Louis Schlesser Claude Ballot-Léna Porsche 956 327 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 11 B 93 Charles Ivey Racing John Cooper Paul Smith David Ovey Porsche 930 303 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 12 C Jr 60 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Takashi Yorino Yojiro Terada Yoshimi Katayama Mazda 717C 302 Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor 13 B 92 Georg Memminger Georg Memminger Heinz Kuhn-Wiess Fritz Müller Porsche 930 299 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 14 C 54 Valentin Bertapelle Bruno Sotty Gérard Cuynet URD C81 292 BMW M88 3.5L I6 15 B 95 Equipe Alméras Frères Jacques Alméras Jean-Marie Alméras Jacques Guillot Porsche 930 279 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 16 C 10 WM Secateva Roger Dorchy Alain Courdec Pascal Fabre WM P83 278 Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6 17 C 41 EMKA Productions Ltd. Tiff Needell Steve O'Rourke Nick Faure EMKA C83/1 275 Aston Martin-Tickford 5.3L V8 18 C Jr 61 Mazdaspeed Co. Ltd. Steve Soper Jeff Allam James Weaver Mazda 717C 267 Mazda 13B 1.3L 2-Rotor 19 C 29 Christian Bussi Daniel Herregods Jean-Paul Libert Pascal Witmeur Rondeau M382 265 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 20 B 96 Michel Lateste Raymond Touroul Michel Lateste Michel Bienvault Porsche 930 264 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 NC B 97 Raymond Boutinaud Raymond Boutinaud Patrick Gonin Alain le Page Porsche 928S 234 Porsche 4.7L V8 NC C 53 A.S. École Supérieure de Tourisme François Hesnault Thierry Perrier Bernard Salam Lancia LC1 232 Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 NC C 51 Scuderia Sivama Motor Oscar Larrauri Massimo Sigala Max Cohen-Olivar Lancia LC1 217 Lancia 1.4L Turbo I4 NC C Jr 65 François Duret John Sheldon François Duret Ian Harrower De Cadenet-Lola LM 214 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 DSQ C 30 Primagaz Lucien Guitteny Pierre Yver Bernard de Dryver Rondeau M382 266 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF B 94 Claude Haldi Claude Haldi Günther Steckkönig Bernd Schiller Porsche 930 217 Porsche 3.3L Turbo Flat-6 DNF C 2 Rothmans Porsche Jochen Mass Stefan Bellof Porsche 956 281 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNF C 39 Viscount Downe - Pace Petroleum Ray Mallock Mike Salmon Steve Earle Nimrod NRA/C2B 218 Aston Martin-Tickford DP1229 5.3L V8 DNF C 24 Ford France Thierry Boutsen Henri Pescarolo Rondeau M482 174 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8 DNF C 20 Cooke Racing Ralph Kent-Cooke Jim Adams François Sérvanin Lola T610 165 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8 DNF B 90 Angelo Pallavicini Brun Motorsport Leopold van Beieren Angelo Pallavicini Jens Winther BMW M1 160 BMW M88 3.5L I6 DNF C Jr 63 Scuderia Jolly Club Carlo Facetti Martino Finotto Marco Vanoli Alba AR2 158 Giannini Carma FF 1.9L Turbo I4 DNF C 28 Jean Rondeau Ford France Vic Elford Joël Gouhier Anne-Charlotte Verney Rondeau M379 136 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0L V8 DNF C 6 Martini Lancia Paolo Barilla Alessandro Nannini Jean-Claude Andruet Lancia LC2 135 Ferrari 268C 2.6L Turbo V8 DNF C 11 John Fitzpatrick Racing John Fitzpatrick David Hobbs Dieter Quester Porsche 956 135 Porsche Type-935 2.6L Turbo Flat-6 DNF C 5 Martini Lancia Piercarlo Ghinzani Hans Heyer Michele Alboreto Lancia LC2 121 Ferrari 268C 2.6L Turbo V8 DNF C 9 WM Secateva Jean-Daniel Raulet Michel Pignard Didier Theys WM P83 102 Peugeot PRV 2.8L Turbo V6 DNF C 26 Ford France Alain Ferté Jean Rondeau Michel Ferté Rondeau M482 90 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8 DNF C 13 Primagaz Alain de Cadenet Yves Courage Michel Dubois Cougar C01B 86 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF C 22 Porsche Kremer Racing Derek Warwick Patrick Gaillard Frank Jelinski Porsche-Kremer CK5 76 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNF C 38 Dome Racing Colin Bennett Eliseo Salazar Chris Craft Nick Mason Dome RC82 75 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF C Jr 64 Hubert Striebig Hubert Striebig Noël del Bello Jacques Heuclin Sthemo SM01 71 BMW 2.2L I4 DNF C 49 Grid Motor Racing Ltd. Fred Stiff Dudley Wood Ray Ratcliff Grid Plaza S1 69 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8 DNF C 36 Brun Motorsport Jacques-Joseph Villeneuve Ludwig Heimrath David Deacon Sehcar SH C6 68 Ford Cosworth DFL 4.0L V8 DNF C 72 Jean Rondeau Dany Snobeck Xavier Lapeyre Alain Cudini Rondeau M382 31 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF C 4 Martini Lancia Michele Alboreto Teo Fabi Alessandro Nannini Lancia LC2 27 Ferrari 268C 2.6L Turbo V8 DNF C 43 Peer Racing François Migault Dave Kennedy Martin Birrane Ford C100 16 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF C 25 Ford France Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Philippe Streiff Rondeau M482 12 Ford Cosworth DFL 3.3L V8 DNF C 15 Belga Team Joest Racing Jean-Michel Martin Marc Duez Philippe Martin Porsche 936C 9 Porsche Type-935 2.7L Turbo Flat-6 DNF C 42 Richard Cleare Racing Tony Dron Richard Cleare Richard Jones Porsche-Kremer CK5 8 Porsche Type-935 3.0L Turbo Flat-6 DNF B 91 Edgar Dören Alain Yvon Jean-Marie Lemerle Michael Krankenberg Porsche 930 7 Porsche 3.0L Turbo Flat-6

1983 Le Mans