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1983 New Zealand Grand Prix

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1983 New Zealand Grand Prix
29th New Zealand Grand Prix
Race details
Date 8 January 1983
Location Pukekohe Park Raceway, Pukekohe, New Zealand
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 2.82 km (1.76 miles)
Distance 60 laps, 169.2 km (105.6 miles)
Pole position
Driver Ralt-Ford
Time 0.57.320
Podium
First Ralt-Ford
Second Ralt-Ford
Third Ralt-Ford

The 1983 New Zealand Grand Prix was a race held at the Pukekohe Park Raceway on 8 January 1983. It was the 29th running of the New Zealand Grand Prix and was run over two heats of 30 laps each, with the final results being an aggregate of the two based on points. The event was won by New Zealander David Oxton. The podium was completed by fellow Kiwis Paul Radisich and Dave McMillan.

Classification

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Qualifying

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Hubert Phipps' Tiga FA82
Pos No. Driver Car Time Grid
1 41 New Zealand Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 0.57.32 1
2 18 New Zealand David Oxton Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 0.57.50 2
3 4 Canada Allen Berg Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 0.57.56 3
4 1 United States Norm Hunter Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 0.57.60 4
5 5 New Zealand Paul Radisich Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 0.58.20 5
6 2 United States Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 0.58.38 6
7 3 Australia Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 0.58.40 7
8 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 0.58.49 8
9 7 Germany Christian Danner Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 0.58.72 9
10 9 New Zealand Graham Watson Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 0.58.93 10
11 6 New Zealand Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDD 0.59.07 11
12 19 New Zealand Grant Campbell Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 0.59.10 12
13 21 New Zealand Steve Cameron Chevron B39 / Ford BDD 1.00.00 13
14 44 United States Hubert Phipps Tiga FA82 / Ford BDD 1.01.66 14
15 New Zealand Charlie Thomasen Chevron B49 / Ford BDD 1.03.40 15

Combined results

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Pos No. Driver Car Laps Heat 1 Heat 2 Points
1 18 New Zealand David Oxton Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 60 2nd 1st 35
2 5 New Zealand Paul Radisich Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 60 4th 2nd 25
3 41 New Zealand Dave McMillan Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 44 1st DNF 20
4 9 New Zealand Graham Watson Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 60 8th 4th 13
5 7 Germany Christian Danner Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 59 6th 6th 12
6 4 Canada Allen Berg Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 43 3rd DNF 12
7 1 United States Norm Hunter Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 33 DNF 3rd 12
8 19 New Zealand Grant Campbell Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 42 DNF 5th 8
9 3 Australia Charlie O'Brien Ralt RT4/83 / Ford BDD 36 5th DNF 8
10 New Zealand Charlie Thomasen Chevron B49 / Ford BDD 50 DNF 7th 4
11 11 New Zealand Ken Smith Ralt RT4/81 / Ford BDD 45 7th DNF 4
12 6 New Zealand Eric Morgan Ralt RT1 / Ford BDD 30 9th DNS 2
13 21 New Zealand Steve Cameron Chevron B39 / Ford BDD 43 10th DNF 1
NC 44 United States Hubert Phipps Tiga FA82 / Ford BDD 46 DNF DNF
NC 2 United States Mike Rosen Ralt RT4/82 / Ford BDD 3 DNF DNS
Source(s): [1]


References

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  1. ^ "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 08 Jan 1983". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.
Preceded by New Zealand Grand Prix
1983
Succeeded by