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.

1983 All Japan Endurance Championship
Previous:	none	Next:	1984

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	Suzuka Circuit	28 August
3	WEC-Japan	Fuji Speedway	2 October

Season results are as follows:[1]

Round	Circuit	Winning Team
Round	Circuit	Winning Drivers
1	Suzuka Circuit	#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956
1	Suzuka Circuit	Vern Schuppan Naohiro Fujita
2	Suzuka Circuit Report	#1 Trust Racing Team Porsche 956
2	Suzuka Circuit Report	Vern Schuppan Naohiro Fujita
3	Mt. Fuji Report	#2 Rothmans Porsche 956
3	Mt. Fuji Report	Derek Bell Stefan Bellof

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	#2 Rothmans Porsche 956	20	1

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