1983 Imola 1000 Kms


16 October 1983 - Imola (I): Round 7, European Endurance Championship.
191 laps of a 3.132 mile/5.040 km circuit - 598.158 miles/962.640 kms were completed.
Race stopped due to 6 hour rule - was scheduled for 198 laps.
Weather: drizzle


Pos. No. Driver / Nationality Car Entrant Laps Time/retired Grp Pos Group Grid Qual Time
1. 4 Teo Fabi (I)
Hans Heyer (D)
Pierluigi Martini (I)*
Lancia LC2-83 (Dallara) Lancia 191 6:00:13,76 1. C 2 1:38.36
2. 11 John Fitzpatrick (GB)
David Hobbs (GB)
Porsche 956 110 John Fitzpatrick 190 2. C 5 1:39.20
3. 8 Bob Wollek (F)
Stefan Johansson (S)
Porsche 956 104 Reinhold Joest 188 3. C 3 1:38.64
NC 5 Alessandro Nannini (I)
Beppe Gabbiani (I)
Lancia LC2-83 (Dallara) Lancia 185 last lap too slow C 1 1:37.55
4. 14 Derek Bell (GB)
Jonathan Palmer (GB)
Henri Toivonen (SF)^
Porsche 956 106 Richard Lloyd 180 4. C 4 1:38.95
5. 18 Juergen Laessig (D)
Axel Plankenhorn (D)
Herve Regout (F)
Porsche 956 109 Hans Obermaier 180 5. C 8 1:44.52
6. 12 Dieter Schornstein (D)
Volkert Merl (D)
Porsche 956 105 Reinhold Joest 179 6. C 7 1:41.62
7. 17 Neil Crang (AUS)
Gordon Spice (GB)
Tiga-Chevrolet GC83 250 Tiga 173 7. C 9 1:47.78
8. 57 Carlo Franchi (I)
Oscar Larrauri (RA)
Lancia LC1 (Dallara) Eugenio Bersini 165 8. C 12 1:49.71
9. 34 Loris Kessel (CH)
Laurent Ferrier (F)
Rolf Biland (CH)
Cheetah Ford-Cosworth G603 (SGR) Charles Graemiger 159 9. C 10 1:48.94
10. 90 Edgar Doeren (D)
Helmut Gall (D)
Hans-Christian Juergensen (D)
BMW M1 Hans-Christian Juergensen 158 1. B 18 1:58.55
11. 92 Georg Memminger (D)
Heinz Kuhn-Weiss (D)
Porsche 930 870 00171 Georg Memminger 154 2. B 20 2:04.70
12. 98 Olindo Del The (CH)
Mario Regusci (CH)
Porsche 930 Hobby Rallye 149 3. B 23 2:08.77
13. 58 Fabrizio Tabaton (I)
Franco Cunico (I)
Claudio Giovanardi (I)
Lancia LC1 (Dallara) Eugenio Bersini 147 10. C 15 1:53.24
NRF 89 Jens Winther (DK)
David Mercer (GB)
BMW M1 Jens Winther 136 gearbox B 17 1:58.43
DNF 91 Edgar Doeren (D)
Walter Mertes (D)
Helmut Gall (D)
Porsche 930 Hans-Christian Juergensen 128 engine B 22 2:07.37
DNF 63 Martino Finotto (I)
Carlo Facetti (I)
Fulvio Ballabio (I)^
Alba Carma-Giannini AR2 Jolly Club 70 electrics C Jr 11 1:48.98
DNF 64 Hubert Striebig (F)
Jacques Heuclin (F)
Sthemo-BMW SM01 Hubert Striebig 66 ignition C Jr 16 1:56.60
DNF 65 Fulvio Ballabio (I)
Guido Dacco (I)
Carlo Facetti (I)*
Alba Carma-Giannini AR2 Jolly Club 55 engine C Jr 14 1:52.11
DNF 59 Maurizio Micangeli (I)
Carlo Pietromarchi (I)
Marcello M. Gallo (I)^
De Tomaso Pantera (Autoelite) Maurizio Micangeli 44 driveshaft C 19 2:01.00
DNF 6 Paolo Barilla (I)
Giorgio Francia (I)^
Lancia LC2-83 (Dallara) Mirabella 32 gear linkage C 6 1:40.73
DNF 56 Harald Grohs (D)
Anton Fischhaber (D)^
Gerry Amato (GB)^
URD-BMW C82 URD Junior 4 DSQ - illegal start C 13 1:50.91
DNS 93 Paul Smith (GB)
Roberto Moreno (BR)
Giorgio Cavalieri (ZA)
Porsche 930 003 009 Charles Ivey engine B 21 2:05.07

 
Winning Time: 6h00m13.76, 99.629 mph/160.338 kph
Fastest Lap: Alessandro Nannini #5 (Lancia LC2), 1m40.90, 111.736 mph/179.822 kph

 
* Driver entered for car, but never drove it at meeting
^ Driver practiced car, but did not race it
RES - Reserve (Practiced, on standy-by for start)
REE - Reserve Entry
DNA - Did Not Arrive
DNS - Did Not Start
DNF - Did Not Finish
DNP - Did Not Practice
NC - Not Classified
DSQ - Disqualified
NRF - Not Running At Finish
NAC - Not Accepted
REJ - Rejected (Did not pass scrutineering)


Last Updated on 20/12/03
By Darren Galpin
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