The following is an overview of the events of 1983 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
Annual events The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles. DateEventRef 1–20 January5th Dakar Rally 5–6 February21st 24 Hours of Daytona 20 February25th Daytona 500 15 May41st Monaco Grand Prix 29 May67th Indianapolis 500 4–10 June66th Isle of Man TT 18–19 June51st 24 Hours of Le Mans 30–31 July35th 24 Hours of Spa 31 July6th Suzuka 8 Hours 2 October24th James Hardie 1000 20 November30th Macau Grand Prix
Births DateMonthNameNationalityOccupationNoteRef7FebruaryChristian KlienAustrianRacing driver49 starts in Formula One26AprilJosé María LópezArgentineRacing driverWorld Touring Car champion (-).2MayDani SordoSpanishRally driver2013 Rallye Deutschland winner.17DecemberSébastien OgierFrenchRally driverWorld Rally champion (-).
Deaths DateMonthNameAgeNationalityOccupationNoteRef28DecemberEugène Chaboud76FrenchRacing driver24 Hours of Le Mans winner ().
See also List of 1983 motorsport champions
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