1983 Five Nations Championship
Including the previous incarnations as the Home Nations and Five Nations, this was the 89th series of the northern hemisphere rugby union championship. Ten matches were played between 21 January and 19 March. For the 17th time, the championship was shared. France and Ireland finished level on points, and no tie-break procedure existed before 1993. It was France's 5th shared title, and Ireland's 8th.


1983 Five Nations Championship
French wing Patrick Estève scored a try against each other team in this tournament, finishing as the top try scorer, with five tries. This was the first time since 1925 that such a feat had been achieved.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl
The 1983 Florida Citrus Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 17, 1983 at Florida Citrus Bowl in Orlando, Florida. The game pitted the Tennessee Volunteers and the Maryland Terrapins.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background, Tennessee
Tennessee started the season 1-2, with a win over New Mexico and losses to #10 Pittsburgh and #11 Auburn (all at home). The Volunteers promptly won the next five games, including a road victory at #11 Alabama. A loss to Ole Miss was followed by victories over Kentucky and Vanderbilt to end the season tied for third place with Florida in the Southeastern Conference. This was Tennessee's third straight bowl season.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background, Maryland
Maryland began the season ranked #17, and they opened the season with a win over SEC opponent Vanderbilt. A loss to #20 West Virginia dropped them out of the polls, but the Terrapins won the next six games (with highlight wins over #17 Pittsburgh and #3 North Carolina), rising up to #7 in the polls. However, the Terps lost their next two games (to #3 Auburn and #17 Clemson), though they finished the season with a win over North Carolina State. Due to Clemson (who won all seven of their ACC games) being on probation for recruiting violations, Maryland (who finished 5-1 in ACC play) was declared the champion of the Atlantic Coast Conference. This was their first ACC title since 1976. This was their fourth straight bowl season.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl, Background, Bowl
After 37 Tangerine Bowls, this was the first time that the game was played under the Florida Citrus moniker, accompanying the newly named stadium with the same name, which had been known as "Orlando Stadium" from 1977 to 1982.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl, Game summary
The Vols beat the Terps on the ground and in the turnover department, with Boomer Esiason getting injured after only six passes, which led to Frank Reich taking over. Johnnie Jones rushed for 154 yards on 29 carries with two touchdowns, while Alan Cockrell threw 16-of-23 for 185 yards and one touchdown. Alvin Toles recovered a fumble and intercepted a Frank Reich pass, with both leading to scores by Tennessee. Tennessee had 25 first downs to Maryland's 17, while having 201 rushing yards and 185 passing yards, while Maryland had 95 rushing yards and 253 passing yards. Both teams turned the ball over twice. There was only one punt (by Tennessee), which went for 47 yards. The possession time was won by Tennessee, by 12 seconds. Reich went 14-of-22 for 192 yards with one interception. Jess Atkinson kicked five field goals for Maryland.


1983 Florida Citrus Bowl, Aftermath
Tennessee would continue to reach bowl games, reaching four in the next four years (along with a SEC title). They did not come back to the Florida Citrus Bowl again until 1994. Maryland reached bowls in the next two seasons, though those would be the last for the rest of the decade. They have not reached the Citrus Bowl since this game.


1983 Florida Federal Open
The 1983 Florida Federal Open was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts at the Innisbrook Resort and Golf Club in Tampa, Florida in the United States that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. It was the 11th edition of the tournament and was held from October 10 through October 16, 1983. First-seeded Martina Navratilova won the singles title and earned $28,000 first-prize money.


1983 Florida Federal Open, Finals, Doubles
Martina Navratilova /  Pam Shriver defeated  Bonnie Gadusek /  Wendy White-Prausa 6–0, 6–1


1983 Florida Gators football team
The 1983 Florida Gators football team represented the University of Florida during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The season was Charley Pell's fifth as the head coach of the Florida Gators football team. Pell's Gators posted a 9–2–1 overall record and a Southeastern Conference (SEC) record of 4–2, placing third among ten SEC teams.


1983 Florida Gators football team
Behind a stout defense and a rushing attack led by future pros Neal Anderson, John L. Williams, and Lorenzo Hampton the 1983 Gators were the first squad in program history to be ranked among the top ten teams in the final Associated Press (AP) poll. It was also the second time that the Gators were ranked in every weekly AP Poll throughout the season, (1975 being the first).


1983 Florida State Seminoles football team
The 1983 Florida State Seminoles football team represented Florida State University in the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The team was coached by Bobby Bowden and played their home games at Doak Campbell Stadium.


1983 Football League Cup Final
The 1983 Football League Cup Final was a football match held on 26 March 1983 between League Cup holders Liverpool and first-time finalists Manchester United, who won the FA Cup later that year. Liverpool won the match 2–1; Norman Whiteside scored the opener for Manchester United, before Alan Kennedy equalised with 15 minutes to go. The winner was scored in the eighth minute of extra-time by Ronnie Whelan.


1983 Football League Cup Final
Had Manchester United won the League Cup as well as the FA Cup that year, they would have become the first team ever to have won the two competitions in the same season. Instead, Liverpool won their third successive League Cup, and the second of three successive League and League Cup Doubles.


1983 Football League Cup Final
The match was played at Wembley Stadium in front of approximately 100,000 spectators.


1983 Football League Cup Final
Liverpool manager Bob Paisley collected the trophy, as it was his last major final in charge of Liverpool.


1983 Formula Atlantic season
The 1983 Formula Mondial North American Cup season was contested over 9 rounds. In this one-make engine formula all cars had to use Ford BDD engines. 57 different drivers competed in 8 different chassis.


1983 Formula Atlantic season, Final points standings, Driver
For every race the points were awarded: 30 points to the winner, 24 for runner-up, 19 for third place, 15 for fourth place, 12 for fifth place, 10 for sixth place, 9 seventh place, winding down to 1 point for 15th place. No additional points were awarded. All results count.


1983 Formula Atlantic season, Final points standings, Driver
Race 4 and 9 not all points were awarded (not enough competitors).


1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
The 1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series was an Australian motor racing competition open to Formula Ford racing cars. The series, which was organised by the Light Car Club and the Formula Ford Association, was the fourteenth Australian national series for Formula Fords.


1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
The series was won by Bruce Connolly driving a Galloway and a Van Diemen.


1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Schedule
The series was contested over eight rounds with one race per round.


1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Points system
Points were awarded on a 20-15-12-10-8-6-4-3-2-1 basis for the first ten places at each round.


1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series, Series standings
Note: All cars were powered by a mandatory 1600cc Ford pushrod engine.


1983 Formula One World Championship
The 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship was  the 37th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Constructors, which were contested concurrently over a fifteen-race series that commenced on 13 March and ended on 15 October. Nelson Piquet won the Drivers' Championship, his second Formula One title and the first to be won by a driver using a turbocharged engine, while Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship. It was also the last Drivers' Championship won by a Brabham driver.


1983 Formula One World Championship
The Drivers' Championship developed into a four-way battle between Brabham-BMW driver Piquet, Renault driver Alain Prost and Ferrari duo René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay. Prost led the championship from the Belgian Grand Prix in May until the final race in South Africa in October, where a turbo problem forced him to retire and thus enabled Piquet to snatch the title. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship despite its better driver, Arnoux, finishing only third overall – a unique feat in Formula One history.


1983 Formula One World Championship
The season also included a single non-championship Formula One race, the Race of Champions, which was held at Brands Hatch and won by defending World Champion Keke Rosberg in a Williams-Ford. This was the last non-championship race in Formula One history.


1983 Formula One World Championship
A major change in technical regulations mandated a flat undertray for the cars, with a complete ban on the ground effect technology pioneered by the Lotus 78 in 1977. This was done to reduce downforce and cornering speeds, which were deemed to have reached dangerous levels in 1982, a season in which several violent and fatal accidents occurred.


1983 Formula One World Championship, Drivers and constructors
The following drivers and constructors contested the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Williams retained defending world champion Keke Rosberg, but their number two seat, which had been occupied on a temporary basis by both Mario Andretti and Derek Daly in 1982 after the departure of Carlos Reutemann, was filled for 1983 by Ligier's Jacques Laffite. During the season Frank Williams signed an exclusive deal to use the turbocharged Honda V6 engines in his cars to replace the Cosworth DFV. Honda engines first appeared in the back of a Williams at the season-ending South African Grand Prix.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Ligier also lost Eddie Cheever to Renault. Team boss Guy Ligier replaced them with Jean-Pierre Jarier, signed from Osella, and Raul Boesel, formerly of March. Jarier would gain a reputation through the season as a "mobile chicane". Ligier also lost the use of the V12 Matra engines and were forced to use the Cosworth DFV.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Osella filled Jarier's seat with Corrado Fabi, the younger brother of Teo Fabi, who had raced for Toleman in 1982. Fabi was joined by fellow Italian debutante Piercarlo Ghinzani, who filled the seat which had been vacant since Riccardo Paletti's death in Canada.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
The March team united with RAM Racing and became RAM March. As well as Boesel, Rupert Keegan was also replaced by the team, who shrunk to just one car, for Eliseo Salazar of ATS. The German team were also reduced to one car, run for Manfred Winkelhock who had driven alongside Salazar in 1982.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Tyrrell kept Michele Alboreto as their team leader after the Italian won for the first time at the last race of 1982. They replaced Brian Henton in the other car with 33-year-old American rookie Danny Sullivan, allegedly at the request of team sponsor Benetton.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
The Brabham, McLaren and Lotus teams all retained both of their 1982 drivers – Nelson Piquet and Riccardo Patrese for Brabham, John Watson and Niki Lauda with McLaren and Elio de Angelis and Nigel Mansell at Lotus. Late in the season McLaren would abandon the Cosworth DFV engine in favor of a 1.5 Litre, turbocharged V6 TAG engine. Brabham also went the turbo route, though unlike McLaren they exclusively used the powerful BMW M12 engine throughout the season and completely abandoned the Cosworth V8.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Lotus would be without team founder Colin Chapman in 1983 after the legendary team boss's sudden death from a heart attack on 16 December 1982 at the age of 54. Chapman's right-hand man Peter Warr took over as team manager. Lotus would also change from using the Cosworth DFV engine to the turbocharged Renault engine during the season after Chapman had secured use of the French engines in late 1982. Although Chapman had given both de Angelis and Mansell equal number one status in the team, Warr, who was never a fan of Mansell, installed the Italian as the number one driver based on the results of 1982 where he had out-performed Mansell.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Renault held on to team leader Alain Prost but lost René Arnoux to Ferrari, and poached Cheever from Ligier to replace him (the rumor mill was that Renault wanted to sell more cars in North America and signing Phoenix native Cheever to the factory team was a good promotional tool as there were 2 races in the United States and one in Canada). Alfa Romeo also kept their team leader, Andrea de Cesaris, but replaced Bruno Giacomelli with Mauro Baldi, signed from Arrows. Alfa had also moved into turbocharging with the 890T V8 engine replacing the V12 it had used for the previous four seasons.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Arrows replaced Baldi with Chico Serra, signed from the remnants of the now-defunct Fittipaldi team, while Marc Surer remained as the lead driver. Serra was replaced by 1980 World Champion Alan Jones in Long Beach (Jones also raced for the team in the non-championship Race of Champions at Brands Hatch). Serra lasted only three more races before he was released from the team after Monaco (team boss Jackie Oliver had wanted to keep Jones after Long Beach but the Australian could not come up with the sponsorship money for the season). Serra was replaced by Belgian driver Thierry Boutsen who made his F1 début in front of his home crowd at Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Ferrari retained Patrick Tambay, who had replaced Gilles Villeneuve after his death in Belgium, but Mario Andretti as a replacement for the injured Didier Pironi was never a permanent solution (in a 2012 Grand Prix Legends interview, Alan Jones revealed that Ferrari had initially contacted him to replace Pironi, but that he regretfully gave them the run around, remembering that Ferrari had gone back on an agreed contract back in 1977. Instead, Ferrari signed Andretti.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
As Jones was looking to make a full-time comeback to F1 in 1983 it is likely that as a former World Champion driver with 12 Grand Prix wins to his credit, Ferrari would have retained the Australian for the 1983 season had he signed in 1982). Instead, the second Ferrari seat was filled by Tambay's fellow Frenchman, the fast and talented René Arnoux who had defected from Renault.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Theodore broke the trend by expanding from one car to two, but Tommy Byrne, the last of four drivers to drive their car in 1982, was not retained and the seats were filled with two South Americans. Débutante Venezuelan ex-dual Grand Prix motorcycle World Champion Johnny Cecotto was joined by Colombian Roberto Guerrero, a refugee from the defunct Ensign outfit. Ensign was absorbed by Theodore. The Ensign N181Bs were modified to comply with the new rules and rebadged as "Thedore N183s". The team principal Mo Nunn and the designer Nigel Bennett became manager and technical director of Theodore.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Pre-season
Toleman, meanwhile, retained Derek Warwick as their lead driver, but replaced Teo Fabi who was racing IndyCars in 1983 with ex-McLaren and Alfa Romeo driver Bruno Giacomelli.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 1: Brazil
The South African Grand Prix which had started the 1982 season had been moved to the end of the year, and so the season began in Brazil. At the Jacarepagua Riocentro Autodrome in Rio de Janeiro, defending champion Keke Rosberg took pole position, but lost the lead early on to Nelson Piquet and then caught fire during his pitstop. With the fire extinguished, he fought back from ninth to finish second behind Piquet, but was subsequently disqualified for receiving a push start in the pits.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 1: Brazil
This left an unprecedented situation, as the organisers decided not to award second to Niki Lauda, who finished third, but to leave the position vacant. As such, only five drivers scored points, and other than Piquet and Lauda, these were Rosberg's teammate Jacques Laffite, whose presence in fourth was a surprise given his 18th place grid slot. Ferrari had a difficult race and had a best finish of only fifth with Patrick Tambay, who had started third. The final point went to Marc Surer, who had qualified 20th but moved up to 14th by the end of the first lap.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 2: United States West
The next race was the first of two to be held in the US, the United States Grand Prix West, held at Long Beach, California. Tambay started the race from pole, and led until lap 25. On that lap, Rosberg attempted to overtake, but the two cars touched and span. Tambay retired, but Rosberg continued in the lead. Soon afterwards, Laffite took the lead, pushing Rosberg into a collision as he did so.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 2: United States West
The McLaren pair of John Watson and Niki Lauda had started from 22nd and 23rd on the grid, but both Laffite and Patrese were struggling with worn tyres, and were being caught quickly by the McLarens. Patrese attempted to pass Laffite on lap 44 but slid wide, and was passed by both McLarens. They also both found a way past Laffite on the next lap. From there Watson was left to lead home his teammate for a  1–2 victory, and one that still stands as the victory from the lowest qualifying position.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 2: United States West
Patrese suffered an engine failure three laps from the end, leaving third position to Arnoux, with Laffite following home, a lap down in fourth. The points were rounded out by Surer in the Arrows and Johnny Cecotto in the Theodore. Chico Serra had been replaced in the second Arrows by 1980 World Champion Alan Jones, but the Australian's return to F1 was unsuccessful, and Serra would be back in the car for the next race.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Early season, Race 2: United States West
This was the last United States Grand Prix West, as race organiser Chris Pook had decided that Formula One was too expensive. From 1984 onwards, the race would instead be part of the CART IndyCar series.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring
As the F1 circus headed to Europe, Lauda led the championship despite not having yet won a race. The two winners, Piquet and Watson, were joint second, just one point behind. This meant that McLaren held a commanding lead in the Constructors' Championship, ten points ahead of Brabham.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 3: France
For the French Grand Prix at the Circuit Paul Ricard near Marseille, the RAM team entered a second car for local driver Jean-Louis Schlesser, who failed to qualify.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 3: France
This race was being held in mid-April instead of its usual late June/early July date, in order to avoid the southern French summer heat. The race was dominated by another home driver, Alain Prost. He took pole position, victory and fastest lap and led all but three laps of the race. These three were led by Piquet during the pit stops; the Brazilian eventually finished second to reclaim his championship lead. Eddie Cheever came home third in the second Renault. Tambay was fourth in front of his home crowd, with the two Williams of Rosberg and Laffite fifth and sixth respectively.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 3: France
Piquet now led the championship by five points from Lauda, with Watson and Prost just one further point behind. McLaren's lead in the Constructors' Championship had been severely narrowed by their failure to score, and Brabham were now just four points behind, with Renault also in close attendance.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 4: San Marino
Arnoux on Ferrari took the  pole position, while his teammate Tambay surged up from the second row to join him at the head of the pack in the opening laps. Local driver Riccardo Patrese, however, overcame them both to put his Brabham in the lead. Despite the best efforts of first Arnoux and then Tambay after they swapped places during the pitstops, he stayed there. On lap 34, Tambay finally found a way past, and he remained in the lead until a small misfire allowed Patrese to take the lead 6 laps from the end on the approach to Tosa.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 4: San Marino
However, on the exit to Aqua Minerale Patrese ran wide and ran into the tyre wall. This allowed Tambay to retake the lead and take the chequered flag, giving Ferrari a win on home ground. Prost passed Arnoux in the last five laps to prevent a Ferrari 1–2 finish. Arnoux came home third, however, to make it an all-French podium, leading home the last points scorers: Rosberg, Watson and Surer yet again.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 4: San Marino
Piquet's failure to score due to an engine failure, a common occurrence for the Brabham-BMWs, meant that he and Prost were now tied at the top of the standings with Tambay only one point behind. The McLaren pair of Watson and Lauda were also in close attendance. Ferrari seized the lead in the Constructors' Championship, but were only separated from McLaren and Renault by a total of three points. Brabham's inconsistency saw them slip to fourth, some way behind.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 5: Monaco
Prost took his second pole of the year in Monaco. Arnoux completed an all French front row. However, both were passed at the start by Keke Rosberg who, despite the damp track, took the gamble of starting on slicks while those around him were either on full wets or intermediate tyres, and as Prost dropped back through the field after a few laps the Finn was left with no serious challengers. Despite the rain, and multiple collisions further down the field, including Arnoux, Rosberg led every lap to record his first victory of the year.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 5: Monaco
Jacques Laffite had looked set to record a Williams 1–2, but he was stopped by a gearbox failure. This gave the two remaining podium spots to Piquet and Prost, allowing Piquet to open up a two-point lead in the championship. Tambay was fourth, ahead of Danny Sullivan's Tyrrell and Mauro Baldi's Alfa Romeo. Patrese suffered from an electrics problem ten laps from home.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 5: Monaco
Prost remained second in the championship, with Tambay only two further points behind. Rosberg's victory moved him up to fourth, while Ferrari retained their lead in the Constructors' Championship, two points ahead of Renault, who were, in turn, two points ahead of Brabham, McLaren and Williams, all on 21.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 6: Belgium
The 1983 race was, for Spa-Francorchamps circuit in southern Belgium,  the first time it had hosted a Grand Prix since 1970; although the circuit had been shortened in 1979 to 7 km from 14 km, and had been made a lot safer than its extremely fast original version but had still managed to retain the fast, flowing nature of the old circuit. Zolder and Nivelles had hosted the Belgian Grand Prix for most of the 1970s and early 1980s.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 6: Belgium
Prost took pole yet again at Spa for the Belgian Grand Prix, although his qualifying performances were not reflected in his points tally at that point in the season. Andrea de Cesaris leapt into the lead from the second row of the grid, and spent the first twenty laps pulling away from Prost. The Italian looked set for a maiden victory before a slow pit stop dropped him to second and engine trouble slowed and finally stopped his Alfa Romeo.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 6: Belgium
This left Prost free to record a victory only briefly challenged by Piquet, who slipped away at the end to fourth. Tambay was second with Cheever third, making it two Renaults on the podium again, while Rosberg and Laffite rounded out the points, their Cosworth powered cars proving no match for the turbo's on the fast Spa layout.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European spring, Race 6: Belgium
Prost had a four-point lead over Piquet, with Tambay only one further point behind. Renault also assumed the lead in the Constructors' Championship by five points from Ferrari, with Brabham, Williams and McLaren slipping farther behind. Arrows, seemingly determined to get rid of Chico Serra, replaced him for a second time, this time with local rookie Thierry Boutsen. The Belgian, more known at that point for driving sportscars, kept his drive for the rest of the season.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, North American tour, Race 7: Detroit
The teams then travelled to Detroit for their customary mid-season visit to North America. The Detroit street circuit had been changed slightly from the previous year's race; a hairpin on Jefferson Avenue and Chrysler Drive had been bypassed and eliminated, so that the course stayed on Chrysler Drive up until it turned left onto Congress Street.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, North American tour, Race 7: Detroit
Arnoux scored his second pole of the year, but Piquet took the lead at the start. Arnoux retook the lead on lap 9, and held off both Piquet and Rosberg until the electrics failed on his Ferrari, leaving Piquet back in the lead again. Michele Alboreto's Tyrrell inherited Piquet's lead when the Brazilian developed a slow rear puncture, dropping him to fourth. This was Alboreto's second career victory, both of which had come in the United States. Rosberg came home second with Watson third, while Piquet recovered to finish fourth.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, North American tour, Race 7: Detroit
Laffite was fifth and Nigel Mansell came home 6th to score Lotus's first point of 1983. Prost's failure to score left him just one point ahead of Piquet with Tambay and Rosberg both in close attendance. Renault's lead in the Constructors' Championship was reduced to four points, with Williams moving into second, one point ahead of Ferrari.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, North American tour, Race 8: Canada
The Canadian Grand Prix at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal a week after Detroit saw the debut of Jacques Villeneuve, brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve. He was given a debut by RAM at his home Grand Prix, replacing Eliseo Salazar. He failed to qualify for the race. Arnoux took pole again and led for most of the race, his lead only being surrendered during the pit stops. He became the year's seventh victor in eight races as he won for Ferrari for the first time.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, North American tour, Race 8: Canada
Patrese had looked set for second before yet another technical failure, this time a gearbox failure, saw him continue to fail to score points in 1983. This left Cheever free to come home second, his best result of the year, with Tambay putting the second Ferrari on the podium in third place. Rosberg, Prost and Watson rounded out the points. Prost held on to his championship lead, now just three points, with Tambay and Piquet joint second. Rosberg was just two farther points behind. Renault and Ferrari now held a joint lead in the Constructors' Championship, with Williams, Brabham and McLaren all slipping off the pace.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 9: Britain
The teams returned to Europe for the British Grand Prix at Silverstone, the fastest circuit of the year. Although Salazar had been expected to return to the RAM in place of Villeneuve, British driver Kenny Acheson was hired instead. He performed well enough to retain the seat for the rest of the season. The race also saw the debut of the Honda-funded Spirit team. The team would run a limited programme in 1983 with a view to running a full season in 1984. Stefan Johansson would drive the car.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 9: Britain
For qualifying Arnoux took his third successive pole position in the brand new Ferrari 126C3. He lost the lead to his teammate Tambay at the start and held second ahead of Prost. Although the Ferraris had a straight-line speed advantage over the Renault, overall Prost was the fastest of the three, and he passed both Arnoux and Tambay by lap 20. But for pit stops, he remained in the lead until the finish. Piquet also overcame the Ferraris before the end to finish second, with Tambay in third.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 9: Britain
Mansell, with Renault turbo power for the first time in his Lotus, took his best result of the year to be the highest home driver in fourth ahead of Arnoux and Lauda. This allowed both Prost and Renault to extend their championship leads. Piquet was now six points behind, with Tambay two points further back. Rosberg was now more than a victory behind and it was clear that teams without turbo power such as Williams, McLaren, Tyrrell and Ligier were at a significant disadvantage. The Constructors' Championship was becoming a two-horse race, with Renault leading Ferrari by three points.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 10: Germany
The next race was the German Grand Prix at the very fast Hockenheim circuit near Stuttgart, and Tambay secured Ferrari's fourth consecutive pole position. He lost the lead to Arnoux early on, however, and later suffered an engine failure to promote Piquet to second. The Brazilian inherited the lead briefly during Arnoux's pit stop, but the Frenchman could not be stopped and recorded his second victory of the year. A fire three laps from home prevented Piquet from picking up second, which instead went to Andrea de Cesaris, collecting some points for Alfa Romeo. Patrese was third, scoring his first points of the year ahead of Prost, Lauda and Watson.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 10: Germany
Prost extended his points lead to nine points over Piquet, but both Tambay and Arnoux were nearing. Ferrari also reassumed their points lead, three ahead of Renault.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 11: Austria
It was another pole for Tambay and Ferrari in Austria at the fast Österreichring circuit near Graz. He led until the first pit stops, when low oil pressure forced his retirement. This should have allowed teammate Arnoux to pick up the victory, but he was passed by Prost in the closing stages. Piquet finished third with Cheever fourth, Mansell sixth and Lauda rounding out the points. Prost now held a 14-point lead over Piquet, 51 points to 37, with Arnoux on 34 and Tambay on 31. Renault went back into the lead of the Constructors' Championship, three points ahead of Ferrari.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 12: Netherlands
Piquet took his first pole of the season at the Dutch Grand Prix at the Zandvoort circuit near Amsterdam, and led until lap 41, when Prost attempted to pass him. The two collided, and both were out on the spot. This left Arnoux to take victory for Ferrari, which turned into a 1–2 when Patrese suffered a problem near the end which dropped him to an eventual 9th. John Watson was third. A race of high attrition allowed for an unusual top six, with Derek Warwick, Mauro Baldi and Michele Alboreto rounding out the points.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 12: Netherlands
Johansson came home 7th for the new Spirit team. Arnoux now moved into second in the championship, eight points behind Prost. Tambay and Piquet were now joint third, 14 points behind the leader. Ferrari's lead in the Constructors' Championship, however, was now 12 points over Renault. Piquet's pole ended a run of ten consecutive pole positions by French drivers. This race saw McLaren join the turbo ranks when Lauda debuted the new TAG V6 engine, though Watson still drove the Cosworth-powered car.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 13: Italy
With three races left to run, the teams headed to Italy in early September. The Monza Autodrome near Milan,  saw the Ferrari lose pole to Patrese, placing second and third. Piquet jumped both Ferraris to run second behind his teammate in the opening laps, but it did not last long, as electric problems forced Patrese to retire on lap 3. Piquet was then unchallenged for the rest of the race, and came home to record his first victory since the opening race in Brazil, some six months before. Arnoux took second with Cheever third and Tambay fourth.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 13: Italy
Elio de Angelis scored his first points of the year with fifth, with Derek Warwick  scoring points for the second time in a row in sixth. The performances of Piquet and Arnoux, coupled with Prost's failure to score, left the championship in an uncertain position with two races left. Prost still led with 51, Arnoux had 49, Piquet 46 and Tambay 40 with 18 points left on the board. Ferrari maintained their lead, now with 17 points back to Renault.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 14: Europe (Brands Hatch, UK)
A third Grand Prix in the United States was supposed to be held at the Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in the New York City borough of Queens, but was canceled at short notice due to local protests. The British Brands Hatch circuit, just outside London, was able to organise a European Grand Prix in its place. Theodore travelled to the race with just one car, having insufficient funds for Johnny Cecotto to compete in the last two races. After the race, the team folded completely, and did not appear at all at the last race.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 14: Europe (Brands Hatch, UK)
The Spirit team also announced they would not travel to the last race, in preparation for their first full season in 1984. Williams had run a third car in the Brands Hatch race, for Jonathan Palmer. The British driver finished 13th, the only Williams to finish after Rosberg retired with an engine failure and Laffite failed to qualify.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 14: Europe (Brands Hatch, UK)
The race saw de Angelis take the pole position for Lotus. The Italian was overtaken at the start by compatriot Patrese, who led until the first pit stops. After this, he slipped away from the pace, and an engine failure for de Angelis gave the lead to Piquet. He led until the finish, becoming the first driver all season to win two consecutive races. Prost fought through for second, with Mansell taking Lotus's first podium of the year with third. De Cesaris was fourth, while Toleman had both cars in the points, with Warwick ahead of Bruno Giacomelli.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, European summer, Race 14: Europe (Brands Hatch, UK)
The race left both championships in the balance with one race left. Prost still led, but now by only two points above Piquet. Arnoux could also be champion, but it would require him to win with Prost not scoring and Piquet no higher than fifth. Renault were still 11 points behind Ferrari.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Race 15: South Africa
The season finale was the South African Grand Prix at the fast, high-altitude Kyalami circuit between Johannesburg and Pretoria. Tambay took pole with Piquet, the best-positioned of the title contenders, in second. Arnoux was fourth with Prost fifth. If the race finished like that, Piquet would be champion. Piquet assumed the lead at the start to further enhance his chances. Prost fought his way up to third, while an early engine failure for Arnoux put him out of the running. With Prost in third and Patrese in second, Piquet's teammate kept Prost behind him.


1983 Formula One World Championship, FIA World Championship season review, Race 15: South Africa
However, when Prost's turbo failed on lap 44, Piquet needed only to finish in the top four. He backed off, and eventually surrendered the lead to Patrese, who became the season's eighth winner. Piquet also allowed Lauda through into second place, but the Austrian's electrics failed three laps later. De Cesaris also passed Piquet before the end, securing his second podium of the year for Alfa Romeo. Third for Piquet was enough to secure him his second world championship, while Warwick once again finished in the points for Toleman in fourth. Rosberg and Cheever rounded out the points. Only two points separated Piquet and Prost at the end, the Frenchman having led in the title race for most of the season. Renault also lost the Constructors' Championship, with Ferrari securing the title for the second year in succession.


1983 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Drivers' Championship standings
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each race.


1983 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, World Constructors' Championship standings
Championship points were awarded on a 9–6–4–3–2–1 basis to the top six finishers in each race.


1983 Formula One World Championship, Results and standings, Non-championship race
The 1983 season also included a single race which did not count towards the World Championship, the 1983 Race of Champions. This remains the most recent non-championship Formula One race.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season
The 1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the team's third season of indoor soccer in the North American Soccer League.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Background
The 1983 indoor season was part of the club's seventeenth season in professional soccer. Previously, the NASL indoor season was played during the winter months and running through the new year, such as the 1981–82 season. This year, because five NASL teams elected not to play indoor while three others played in the MISL, the format changed to a round-robin tournament known as the 1983 NASL Grand Prix of Indoor Soccer. In addition to the Grand Prix, the Strikers played two friendlies, the first of which was a farewell of sorts from the briefly defunct Jacksonville Tea Men to their fans.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Review
The team's long history of poor showings indoors looked to change this time around, because unlike in previous years most of the Strikers' marquee players decided to participate. The Grand Prix campaign started off ominously with the airline losing the team's uniforms in transit to Tulsa before their first game, and forcing them to borrow kits from their opponents.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Review
The bad luck continued. Going into the third round of the Grand Prix, a total of 10 players were unavailable for the match. Four (Canter, Fowles, Meschbach, Savage) were trying out for Team America. Tony Whelan and Brian Kidd were battling the flu. Ken Fogarty (hamstring) and Thomas Rongen (fractured iliac) were nursing injuries, while Branko Šegota was serving a one-game red card suspension for verbally abusing a referee. Finally, Ray Hudson was in the midst of missing at least five games with a case of the mumps.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Review
Most of this unfortunate situation happened to occur after they'd agreed to loan Keith Weller to the Roughnecks. To make matters worse, the 36 year-old Weller came alive with 8 goals and 7 assists in just six games with Tulsa. With so many line-up changes it made it nearly impossible to play with any kind of consistency. The Strikers finished the Grand Prix in fourth place. They did however reach the finals of the Molson $5,000 Shootout Challenge, which was a side competition held in conjunction with the Grand Prix.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Review
Including friendlies, from 1977 through 1983 the Strikers posted an indoor record of 6–39, losing the final eight in a row. This would be the final year of the Fort Lauderdale Strikers as an indoor team. They sat out the 1983–84 NASL Indoor season and the club moved to Minnesota.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Competitions, Grand Prix preliminary round results, Standings
G = Games, W = Wins, L = Losses, GF = Goals For, GA = Goals Against, GD = Goal Differential, PTS= point system


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Competitions, Grand Prix preliminary round results, Standings
6 points awarded for a win. Beginning with the fourth goal, 1 bonus point awarded for each goal scored. Maximum of 5 bonus points per game.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Competitions, Grand Prix preliminary round results, Standings
*Montreal wins top seed based on 2-0 head-to-head edge over Tampa Bay


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Competitions, Playoffs rounds, Third place match
played at the Montreal Forum in Montreal, Quebec (1:30 PM EDT)


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers indoor season, Non-grand prix matches
Before the Grand Prix began the Strikers helped the defunct Jacksonville Tea Men say thanks and goodbye to 5,000 loyal fans in a match at the Jacksonville Coliseum. Five days after the Grand Prix concluded, the Strikers played the Tampa Bay Rowdies in an indoor friendly, in Lakeland, Florida.


1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season
The 1983 Fort Lauderdale Strikers season was the seventh season of the Fort Lauderdale Striker's team, and the club's seventeenth season in professional soccer. This year the team made it to the quarterfinals of the North American Soccer League playoffs. It would be the last year of the club's incarnation as the Fort Lauderdale Strikers in the original NASL. The following year they relocated to Minnesota for the 1984 season and became the Minnesota Strikers.


1983 France–United Kingdom Maritime Boundary Convention
The 1983 France – United Kingdom Maritime Boundary Convention is a 1983 treaty between France and the United Kingdom which establishes the maritime boundary between French Polynesia and the British territory of the Pitcairn Islands.


1983 France–United Kingdom Maritime Boundary Convention
The treaty was signed in Paris on 25 October 1983. The text of the treaty sets out a boundary that is an equidistant line between the nearest islands of the two territories. The boundary is roughly north–south and consists of five straight-line maritime segments defined by six individual coordinate points.


1983 France–United Kingdom Maritime Boundary Convention
The convention came into force on 12 April 1984, after both states had ratified it. In 1993, after the United Kingdom declared an Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) around the Pitcairn Islands, the two states agreed that the boundary set out in the 1983 treaty should also be the boundary between the French and British EEZs in the South Pacific.


1983 France–United Kingdom Maritime Boundary Convention
The full name of the treaty is Convention on Maritime Boundaries between the Government of the French Republic and the Government of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.


1983 Freiburg Open
The 1983 Freiburg Open was a tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts in Freiburg, West Germany that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series. The tournament was held from 11 July through 17 July 1983. Catherine Tanvier won the singles title.


1983 Freiburg Open, Finals, Doubles
Bettina Bunge /  Eva Pfaff defeated  Ivanna Madruga-Osses /  Emilse Raponi 6–1, 6–2


1983 Freiburg Open, Finals, Doubles
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1983 French Grand Prix
The 1983 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on April 17, 1983.


1983 French Grand Prix
French driver Alain Prost won the race for the Renault team, and this was the French marque's 3rd French Grand Prix win in a row and the 4th in 5 seasons. Second was the Brabham-BMW of 1981 World Champion Nelson Piquet, with Prost's Renault teammate Eddie Cheever finishing third. Rounding out the points finishers were Patrick Tambay in his Ferrari, and the non-turbo Williamses of Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite. This was the final time that both Renault cars started on the front row until the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix, when young Spaniard Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli started on the front row.


1983 French Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
On home soil, Renault dominated the French Grand Prix. Alain Prost took pole position 2.3 seconds faster than second placed teammate Eddie Cheever. On the fast Circuit Paul Ricard with its 1.8 km long Mistral Straight, turbo engines had a large advantage. The fastest normally-aspirated car was the 12th placed McLaren-Ford of Long Beach runner up Niki Lauda, qualifying some 4.3 seconds slower than pole-sitter Prost. After occupying the front row of the grid at Long Beach, Ferrari had difficulty with René Arnoux qualifying 4th and Tambay qualifying 11th.


1983 French Grand Prix, Summary, Qualifying
Failing to qualify for the race were the RAM-Fords of Eliseo Salazar and debutante Jean-Louis Schlesser and the Osella of Piercarlo Ghinzani.


1983 French Grand Prix, Summary, Race
As he had done in qualifying, Prost dominated the race for his first win in over 12 months, only losing the lead during the mid-race pit stops. Piquet finished second in the Brabham-BMW while Eddie Cheever finished 3rd in his Renault. Tambay managed to salvage what had been a tough weekend by finishing 4th with the Williams pair of Rosberg and Laffite finishing a lap down in 5th and 6th respectively.


1983 French Grand Prix, Summary, Race
Before the race, Lotus driver Nigel Mansell had had his toes accidentally run over by his own team pushing his car in the pits which caused him to need a pain killing injection. He started the race but retired after just 6 laps when the pain of pushing the pedals became unbearable. Long Beach winner John Watson was the races first retirement on lap 3 with engine failure in his McLaren.


1983 French Open
The 1983 French Open was a tennis tournament that took place on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. The tournament ran from 23 May until 5 June. It was the 87th staging of the French Open, and the first Grand Slam tennis event of 1983.


1983 French Open, Finals, Men's doubles
Anders Järryd /  Hans Simonsson defeated  Mark Edmondson /  Sherwood Stewart, 7–6(7–4), 6–4, 6–2


1983 French Open, Finals, Women's doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank /  Candy Reynolds defeated  Kathy Jordan /  Anne Smith, 5–7, 7–5, 6–2


1983 French Open, Finals, Mixed doubles
Barbara Jordan /  Eliot Teltscher defeated  Leslie Allen /  Charles Strode, 6–2, 6–3


1983 French Open – Boys' Singles
The 1983 French Open – Boys' Singles tournament was an event during the 1983 French Open tennis tournament. Tarik Benhabiles was the defending champion but lost in the quarterfinals.


1983 French Open – Boys' Singles
Stefan Edberg won in the final 2–6, 6–2, 6–1, against Franck Fevrier.


1983 French Open – Men's Doubles
The Men's Doubles tournament at the 1983 French Open was held from 23 May until 5 June 1983 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Anders Järryd and Hans Simonsson won the title, defeating Mark Edmondson and Sherwood Stewart in the final.


1983 French Open – Men's Singles
Sixth-seeded Yannick Noah defeated defending champion Mats Wilander 6–2, 7–5, 7–6(7–3) in the final to win the Men's Singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open. Noah is the most recent male French player to win the French Open. Noah's win here also makes him the last player to win any Grand Slam tournament with a wooden racket.


1983 French Open – Men's Singles, Seeds
The seeded players are listed below. Yannick Noah is the champion; others show the round in which they were eliminated.


1983 French Open – Mixed Doubles
The Mixed Doubles tournament at the 1983 French Open was held from 23 May until 5 June 1983 on the outdoor clay courts at the Stade Roland Garros in Paris, France. Barbara Jordan and Eliot Teltscher won the title, defeating Leslie Allen and Charles Strode in the final.


1983 French Open – Women's Doubles
Martina Navratilova and Anne Smith were the defending champions, but Navratilova chose not to participate. Smith partnered with Kathy Jordan, but lost in the final to Rosalyn Fairbank and Candy Reynolds, 7–5, 5–7, 2–6.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles
Second-seeded Chris Evert defeated the unseeded Mima Jaušovec 6–1, 6–2 in the final to win the Women's Singles tennis title at the 1983 French Open.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles
Top seed Martina Navratilova was upset in the fourth round by Kathy Horvath. It was her only loss for the entire year.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles
This tournament was also notable for having 128 players involved for the first time, and for being the first Grand Slam appearance of future world No. 1 Steffi Graf. At 13 years, 11 months and 9 days, Graf became the youngest player to compete in the main draw of a Grand Slam.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles
This is notably the final Grand Slam appearance for former World No. 1 and 7-time Grand Slam champion Evonne Goolagong.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles
It would be 34 years before Jeļena Ostapenko became the next unseeded woman to reach the final.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles, Seeds
Click on the seed number of a player to go to their draw section.


1983 French Open – Women's Singles Qualifying
Players who neither had high enough rankings nor received wild cards to enter the main draw of the annual French Open Tennis Championships participated in a qualifying tournament held in the week before the event.


1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix was the second round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 2–3 April 1983 at the Bugatti Circuit in Le Mans.


1983 French motorcycle Grand Prix
This race was remembered for two fatal accidents that occurred over the weekend in the 500cc class. The first occurred during Friday practice when Italian rider Loris Reggiani collided with Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa. Ishikawa died shortly after from severe injuries. In the race itself, defending winner Michel Frutschi crashed heavily and was taken to hospital, but later died.


1983 French municipal elections
Municipal elections were held in France on 6 and 13 March 1983. President François Mitterrand and leader of the Socialist Party held power since May 1981.


1983 French municipal elections
The left-wing coalition of the Socialists and Communists, in power for only two years, was defeated in the 1983 local elections by the RPR-UDF right-wing opposition. Voter disillusionment with Pierre Mauroy government's tournant de la rigueur ("austerity turn") played a key role in the defeat. The Communists lost Saint-Étienne and Reims, while the PS lost Tourcoing, Grenoble, and Roubaix. They narrowly held Marseille (with Gaston Defferre) against Jean-Claude Gaudin (UDF). In Paris, RPR Leader Jacques Chirac was easily re-elected, sweeping all arrondissements.


1983 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
The 1983 Fresno State Bulldogs football team represented California State University, Fresno during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season as a member of the Pacific Coast Athletic Association. The team was led by head coach Jim Sweeney, in his sixth year, and played their home games at Bulldog Stadium in Fresno, California. They finished the 1983 season with a record of six wins and five losses (6–5, 2–4 PCAA).


1983 Fresno State Bulldogs football team
After the 1984 season was over, it was discovered that the UNLV Rebels had used multiple ineligible players during both the 1983 and 1984 season. As a result, Fresno State's loss to UNLV turns into a forfeit win and their record is adjusted to 7–4, 3–3 PCAA.


1983 Fresno State Bulldogs football team, Team players in the NFL
The following finished their college career in 1983, were not drafted, but played in the NFL.


1983 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election
The Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election of 1983 took place on 26 June 1983.


1983 Friuli-Venezia Giulia regional election, Events
Christian Democracy was by far the largest party, largely ahead of the Italian Communist Party which came second. After the election Antonio Comelli, the incumbent Christian Democratic President, formed a government with the Italian Socialist Party, the Italian Democratic Socialist Party, the Italian Republican Party and the Italian Liberal Party (Pentapartito). In 1984 Comelli was replaced by fellow Christian Democrat Adriano Biasutti.


1983 Furman Paladins football team
The 1983 Furman Paladins football team represented the Furman Paladins of Furman University during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season.


1983 GP Ouest–France
The 1983 GP Ouest-France was the 47th edition of the GP Ouest-France cycle race and was held on 23 August 1983. The race started and finished in Plouay. The race was won by Pierre Bazzo of the COOP–Mercier team.


1983 GWA Tennis Classic
The 1983 GWA Tennis Classic was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Sleeman Centre in Brisbane, Queensland in Australia that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from 3 October through 9 October 1983. Eighth-seeded Pat Cash won the singles title.


1983 GWA Tennis Classic, Finals, Doubles
Paul McNamee /  Pat Cash defeated  Mark Edmondson /  Kim Warwick 7–6, 7–6


1983 Galerie Dominique Artists season
The 1983 Galerie Dominique Artists season was the ninth and final season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA).


1983 Galerie Dominique Artists season, Occurrences
Days before the start of the four-team quarterfinal round in the Open Conference, Galerie Dominique team owner and manager Nikki Coseteng formally asked the PBA for some assistance to be able to play in the quarterfinals. It was reported the team was not paying the salaries of imports Larry Fogle and Don Robinson, who both threatened not to play. Galerie Dominique was on the verge of a financial collapse and the PBA earlier had second thoughts of aiding the embattled ballclub. But in a last-minute, the PBA board voted in favor of giving financial assistance to the beleaguered ballclub, thus Fogle and Robinson were able to play for the Artists.


1983 Gator Bowl
The 1983 Gator Bowl was an American college football bowl game played on December 30, 1983, at Gator Bowl Stadium in Jacksonville, FL. The matchup featured the 10th-ranked Iowa Hawkeyes of the Big Ten Conference and the 11th-ranked Florida Gators of the Southeastern Conference. The Gators won, 14–6, to secure their first top 10 ranking in the season's final polls.


1983 Gator Bowl, Teams
The 1983 Gator Bowl was the first meeting between the two programs.


1983 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Individual leaders
PassingIowa: Long – 13-28, 167 yds, 4 INTFlorida: Peace – 9-22, 92 yds, 2 INT


1983 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Individual leaders
RushingIowa: Gill – 10 carries, 83 yds; Granger – 9 carries, 37 ydsFlorida: Anderson – 17 carries, 84 yds, 1 TD; Williams – 10 carries, 68 yds


1983 Gator Bowl, Game summary, Individual leaders
ReceivingIowa: Harmon – 6 catches, 90 ydsFlorida: Dixon – 5 catches, 55 yds


1983 Gazankulu legislative election
Parliamentary elections were held in Gazankulu on 7 September 1983.


1983 Geneva Open
The 1983 Geneva Open was a men's tennis tournament played on clay courts that was part of the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix. It was played at Geneva in Switzerland and took place from 19 September until 25 September 1983. First-seeded Mats Wilander won the singles title.


1983 Geneva Open, Finals, Doubles
Stanislav Birner /  Blaine Willenborg defeated  Joakim Nyström /  Mats Wilander 6–1, 2–6, 6–3


1983 Geneva Open – Doubles
Pavel Složil and Tomáš Šmíd were the defending champions, but did not participate this year.


1983 Geneva Open – Doubles
Stanislav Birner and Blaine Willenborg won the title, defeating Joakim Nyström and Mats Wilander 6–1, 2–6, 6–3 in the final.


1983 Geneva Open – Singles
Wilander successfully defended his title, defeating Henrik Sundström 3–6, 6–1, 6–3 in the final.


1983 Gent–Wevelgem
The 1983 Gent–Wevelgem was the 45th edition of the Gent–Wevelgem cycle race and was held on 6 April 1983. The race started in Ghent and finished in Wevelgem. The race was won by Leo van Vliet of the TI–Raleigh team.


1983 Georgia Bulldogs football team
The 1983 Georgia Bulldogs football team represented  the University of Georgia during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season.


1983 Georgia Southern Eagles football team
The 1983 Georgia Southern Eagles football team represented the Georgia Southern Eagles of Georgia Southern College (now known as Georgia Southern University) during the 1983 NCAA Division I-AA football season. The Eagles played their home games at Womack Stadium in Statesboro, Georgia. The team was coached by Erk Russell, in his second year as head coach for the Eagles.


1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team
The 1983 Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets football team represented the Georgia Institute of Technology during the 1983 NCAA Division I-A football season. The Yellow Jackets were led by fourth-year head coach Bill Curry, and played their home games at Grant Field in Atlanta. In their first year as full members of the Atlantic Coast Conference, the team finished in third with a final record of 3–8 (3–2 ACC).


1983 German Formula Three Championship
The 1983 German Formula Three Championship (German: 1983 Deutsche Formel-3-Meisterschaft) was a multi-event motor racing championship for single-seat open wheel formula racing cars held across Europe. The championship featured drivers competing in two-litre Formula Three racing cars which conformed to the technical regulations, or formula, for the championship. It commenced on 1 May at AVUS and ended at Zolder on 21 August after eight rounds.


1983 German Formula Three Championship
Scuderia Teutonia driver Franz Konrad became a champion. He took wins Nürburgring and Kaufbeuren. His title rival Hans-Peter Pandur, who lost  just by two points won races at Erding and Diepholz Airfield Circuit. Volker Weidler won race at Wunstorf and completed the top-three in the drivers' standings. Harald Brutschin, Rudi Seher and Marc Duez were the only other drivers who were able to win a race in the season.


1983 German Grand Prix
The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 7 August 1983. The race, contested over 45 laps, was the tenth race of the 1983 Formula One season and was won by René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, with Andrea de Cesaris second in an Alfa Romeo and Riccardo Patrese third in a Brabham-BMW. The win, Arnoux's second in three races, moved him into contention for the Drivers' Championship, with leader Alain Prost only managing fourth in his Renault.


1983 German Grand Prix
Niki Lauda was disqualified from fifth for reversing his McLaren-Ford in the pits.


1983 German Open
The 1983 German Open was a men's tennis tournament played on outdoor clay courts at Am Rothenbaum in Hamburg, West Germany that was part of the 1983 Grand Prix circuit. It was the 75th edition of the event and took place from 9 May through 14 May 1983. Sixth-seeded Yannick Noah won the singles title.


1983 German Open, Finals, Doubles
Heinz Günthardt /  Balázs Taróczy defeated  Mark Edmondson /  Brian Gottfried, 7–6, 4–6, 6–4


1983 German Supercup
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1983 German Supercup
The 1983 German Supercup was an unofficial edition of the German Supercup, a football match contested by the winners of the previous season's Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal competitions.


1983 German Supercup
The match was played at the Olympiastadion in Munich, and contested by cup winners Bayern Munich and league champions Hamburger SV. Bayern won the match 4–2 on penalties, following a 1–1 draw (with no extra time played), to claim the unofficial title.


1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix
The 1983 German motorcycle Grand Prix was the fourth round of the 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season. It took place on the weekend of 6–8 May 1983 at the Hockenheimring.


1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season
The 1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season was the 5th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Known as Gilbey's Gin Tonics in the Open Conference.


1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season, Summary
Gilbey's Gin landed in the finals of the revived All-Filipino Conference, after a two-year absence of the league's most prestigious tournament, the Gins lost to powerhouse Crispa Redmanizers via three-game sweep in the best-of-five title series.


1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season, Summary
The high-scoring Lew Massey return as their import with Gilbey's now sported a new monicker "Gimlets" in the Reinforced Filipino Conference. Gilbey's split their 14 games in the eliminations with seven wins and seven loss each and won all three of their quarterfinal matches. In the semifinal round, the Gimlets create a triple tie with Crispa and Great Taste for the two finals berth. The Redmanizers enters the finals first with a higher quotient while Gilbey's lost to Great Taste in a playoff match.


1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season, Summary
Gilbey's will have another monicker as the Gin Tonics in the Open Conference and two new imports suited up, Anthony Roberts, a first round draft pick by Denver who played the entire 82-game schedule of the NBA as a rookie in the 1977-1978 season, and Jack Dorsey, a second round pick by New Orleans Jazz in the 1976 NBA draft and who had brief stints with three NBA teams. Three games into the Open Conference, "Sweet Lew" Massey was reinstated to replaced Anthony Roberts after Gilbey's dropped their first two outings.


1983 Gilbey's Gin Gimlets season, Summary
Massey teamed up with Jacky Dorsey as Gilbey's again figured in a finals playoff berth with all four semifinalist tied with three wins and three losses. The Gin Tonics fell short of advancing in the championship round and were denied by Great Taste Coffee Makers for the second time in the season.


1983 Ginny Championships
The 1983 Ginny Championships was a women's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts at the Neal S. Blaisdell Center in Honolulu, Hawaii in the United States. It was the final of the Ginny Tournament Circuit that was part of the 1983 Virginia Slims World Championship Series.


1983 Ginny Championships
It was the inaugural edition of the tournament and was held from November 7 through November 13, 1983. Second-seeded Kathleen Horvath won the singles title.


1983 Ginny Championships, Finals, Doubles
Rosalyn Fairbank /  Candy Reynolds defeated  Lea Antonoplis /  Barbara Jordan 5–7, 7–5, 6–3


1983 Girabola
The 1983 Girabola was the fifth season of top-tier football competition in Angola. Petro de Luanda were the defending champions.


1983 Girabola
The league comprised 14 teams, the bottom three of which were relegated.


1983 Girabola
Estrela Clube Primeiro de Maio were crowned champions, winning their 1st title, while Académica do Lobito, Andorinhas do Sumbe and Construtores de Malanje were relegated.


1983 Girabola
Joseph Maluka of Primeiro de Maio finished as the top scorer with 17 goals.


1983 Girabola, Changes from the 1982 season
Relegated: Inter da Huíla, M.C.H. do Uíge, Sagrada EsperançaPromoted: Andorinhas do Sumbe, Construtores de Malanje, Petro do Huambo


1983 Girabola, Legal cases
Desportivo da Chela was awarded a 2–0 default win in their 9th round home match against Progresso do Sambizanga.


1983 Girabola, Legal cases
Primeiro de Agosto contested their 4th round 2–1 away match defeat against 1º de Maio. D'Agosto was awarded the right for a rematch. In the rematch, they beat De Maio 3–4.


1983 Girabola, Legal cases
Académica do Lobito was awarded a 3–0 win by default in their 19th round home match against 1º de Agosto. D'Agosto had travelled to Mozambique for a friendly match against local side Matchedje.


1983 Girabola, Legal cases
Académica do Lobito was awarded a 3–0 win by default in their 23rd round home match against Mambroa for the latter fielding an ineligible player. Mambroa had originally won 0–1.


1983 Giro d'Italia
The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th running of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours races. The Giro started in Brescia, on 12 May, with a 8 km (5.0 mi) prologue and concluded in Udine, on 5 June, with a 40 km (24.9 mi) individual time trial. A total of 162 riders from eighteen teams entered the 22-stage race, that was won by Italian Giuseppe Saronni of the Del Tongo-Colnago team. The second and third places were taken by Italian Roberto Visentini and Spaniard Alberto Fernández, respectively.


1983 Giro d'Italia
Amongst the other classifications that the race awarded, Saronni won the points classification, Lucien Van Impe of Metauro Mobili won the mountains classification, and Vivi-Benotto's Franco Chioccioli completed the Giro as the best neo-professional in the general classification, finishing sixteenth overall. Renault-Elf finishing as the winners of the team classification, ranking each of the twenty teams contesting the race by lowest cumulative time. The team points classification was won by Zor-Gemeaz Cusin.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Teams
A total of eighteen teams were invited to participate in the 1983 Giro d'Italia. Each team sent a squad of nine riders, which meant that the race started with a peloton of 162 cyclists. The presentation of the teams – where each team's roster and manager are introduced in front the media and local dignitaries – took place at the Piazza della Loggia in Brescia on 10 May and was televised in Italy on Network 1. From the riders that began this edition, 140 made it to the finish in Udine.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Route and stages
The route for the 1983 edition of the Giro d'Italia was revealed to the public by head organizer Vincenzo Torriani on 19 February 1983. Covering a total of 3,922 km (2,437 mi), it included four time trials (three individual and one for teams), and fifteen stages with categorized climbs that awarded mountains classification points. Seven of these fifteen stages had summit finishes: stage 4, to Todi; stage 6, to Campitello Matese; stage 9, to Montefiascone; stage 10, to Bibbiena; stage 15, to Orta San Giulio; stage 17, to Colli di San Fermo; and stage 19, to Selva di Val Gardena. The organizers chose to include two rest days. When compared to the previous year's race, the race was 88.5 km (55 mi) shorter and contained one more time trial. In addition, this race contained one more set of split stages.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
Four different jerseys were worn during the 1983 Giro d'Italia. The leader of the general classification – calculated by adding the stage finish times of each rider, and allowing time bonuses for the first three finishers on mass-start stages – wore a pink jersey. This classification is the most important of the race, and its winner is considered as the winner of the Giro.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
For the points classification, which awarded a purple (or cyclamen) jersey to its leader, cyclists were given points for finishing a stage in the top 15; additional points could also be won in intermediate sprints. The green jersey was awarded to the mountains classification leader. In this ranking, points were won by reaching the summit of a climb ahead of other cyclists. Each climb was ranked as either first, second or third category, with more points available for higher category climbs. The Cima Coppi, the race's highest point of elevation, awarded more points than the other first category climbs.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The Cima Coppi for this Giro was the Pordoi Pass. The first rider to cross the Pordoi Pass was Spanish rider Marino Lejarreta. The white jersey was worn by the leader of young rider classification, a ranking decided the same way as the general classification, but considering only neo-professional cyclists (in their first three years of professional racing). Although no jersey was awarded, there was also one classification for the teams, in which the stage finish times of the best three cyclists per team were added; the leading team was the one with the lowest total time.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Classification leadership
The rows in the following table correspond to the jerseys awarded after that stage was run.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11
The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Brescia, with a team time trial on 13 May, after the annulment of the prologue individual time trial the day before. Stage 11 occurred on 23 May with a stage to Pietrasanta, followed by a rest day. The race finished in Udine on 5 June.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Prologue
The stage was cancelled because of a demonstration by metallurgists.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 1
13 May 1983 — Brescia to Mantua, 70 km (43 mi) (TTT)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 2
14 May 1983 — Mantua to Comacchio, 192 km (119 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 3
15 May 1983 — Comacchio to Fano, 148 km (92 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 4
16 May 1983 — Pesaro to Todi, 180 km (110 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 5
17 May 1983 — Terni to Vasto, 269 km (167 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 6
18 May 1983 — Vasto to Campitello Matese, 145 km (90 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 7
19 May 1983 — Campitello Matese to Salerno, 216 km (134 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 8
20 May 1983 — Salerno to Terracina, 212 km (132 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 9
21 May 1983 — Terracina to Montefiascone, 225 km (140 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 10
22 May 1983 — Montefiascone to Bibbiena, 232 km (144 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Prologue to Stage 11, Stage 11
23 May 1983 — Bibbiena to Pietrasanta, 202 km (126 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22
The 1983 Giro d'Italia was the 66th edition of the Giro d'Italia, one of cycling's Grand Tours. The Giro began in Brescia, with a team time trial on 13 May, after the annulment of the prologue individual time trial the day before. Stage 12 occurred on 25 May with a stage from Pietrasanta. The race finished in Udine on 5 June.


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 12
25 May 1983 — Pietrasanta to Reggio Emilia, 180 km (110 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 13
26 May 1983 — Reggio Emilia to Parma, 38 km (24 mi) (ITT)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 14
27 May 1983 — Parma to Savona, 243 km (151 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 15
28 May 1983 — Savona to Orta San Giulio, 219 km (136 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16a
29 May 1983 — Orta San Giulio to Milan, 110 km (68 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 16b
29 May 1983 — Milan to Bergamo, 100 km (62 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 17
30 May 1983 — Bergamo to Colli di San Fermo, 91 km (57 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 18
31 May 1983 — Sarnico to Vicenza, 178 km (111 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 19
2 June 1983 — Vicenza to Selva di Val Gardena, 224 km (139 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 20
3 June 1983 — Selva di Val Gardena to Arabba, 169 km (105 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 21
4 June 1983 — Arabba to Gorizia, 232 km (144 mi)


1983 Giro d'Italia, Stage 12 to Stage 22, Stage 22
5 June 1983 — Gorizia to Udine, 40 km (25 mi) (ITT)


1983 Giro del Trentino
The 1983 Giro del Trentino was the seventh edition of the Tour of the Alps cycle race and was held on 2 May to 5 May 1983. The race started in Folgaria and finished in Trento. The race was won by Francesco Moser.


1983 Giro di Lombardia
The 1983 Giro di Lombardia was the 77th edition of the Giro di Lombardia cycle race and was held on 15 October 1983. The race started in Brescia and finished in Como. The race was won by Sean Kelly of the Sem–France Loire team.


1983 Gloucester City Council election
The 1983 Gloucester City Council election took place on 5 May 1983 to elect members of Gloucester City Council in England.


1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes season
The 1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes season was the tenth for the Earthquakes franchise in the North American Soccer League. They finished second inthe Western Division and defeated the Chicago Sting in the playoff quarterfinals. The Earthquakes' run came to an end in the semifinals when the Toronto Blizzard earnedtwo shutout wins.


1983 Golden Bay Earthquakes season, Squad
Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.


1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election
The 1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election occurred on August 13, 1983. NPN's Bamanga Tukur won election for a first term, defeating former governor, NPP's Abubakar Barde and others, in the contest.


1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election, Electoral system
The Governor of Gongola State was elected using the plurality voting system.


1983 Gongola State gubernatorial election, Results
The NPN candidate, Bamanga Tukur, defeated the decampee ex-governor, NPP's Abubakar Barde to win the contest.


1983 Governor General's Awards
Each winner of the 1983 Governor General's Awards for Literary Merit was selected by a panel of judges administered by the Canada Council for the Arts.


1983 Gran Premio de Madrid
The fifth Gran Premio de Madrid, was the seventh round of the 1983 European Championship for F2 Drivers. This was held at Circuito Permanente del Jarama, north of the Spanish capital, Madrid, on 12 June. This was first time the race was held since 1971.


1983 Gran Premio de Madrid, Report, Entry
A total of 26 F2 cars were entered for the event, however of which 23 took part in qualifying.


1983 Gran Premio de Madrid, Report, Qualifying
Jonathan Palmer took pole position for Ralt Racing Ltd, in their Ralt-Honda RH6/83H, averaging a speed of 99.031 mph.


1983 Gran Premio de Madrid, Report, Race
The race was held over 65 laps of a Jarama circuit. Mike Thackwell took the winner spoils for works Ralt team, driving their Ralt-Honda RH6/83H. Thackwell won in a time of 1hr 28:50.80mins., averaging a speed of 92.737 mph. Around 2.36 seconds behind was the second place car, driven by Stefan Bellof, for the Maurer Motorsport team in their own BMW-engined MM83. The podium was completed by the second works Ralt, of Jonathan Palmer.


1983 Grand National
BBC Commentator Peter O'Sullevan describes the climax of the 1983 National


1983 Grand National
The 1983 Grand National (officially known as the 1983 The Sun Grand National for sponsorship reasons) was the 137th renewal of the world-famous Grand National horse race that took place at Aintree Racecourse near Liverpool, England, on 9 April 1983.


1983 Grand National
The race was won by Corbiere, the first Grand National winner to have been trained by a female trainer in Jenny Pitman. His jockey was Ben de Haan.


1983 Grand National
The favourite of the 41-strong field was last year's winner Grittar, at odds of 7/1. Going over Valentine's, the 23rd fence, Corbiere held a four-length advantage over his nearest challenger, Greasepaint. At the finishing post, Corbiere pipped Greasepaint to victory by three-quarters-of-a-length. Yer Man was third.


1983 Grand National
Corbiere went on to finish third in the next two Grand Nationals, he fell in his fourth consecutive National and finished 12th in his fifth and final entry in 1987.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Many long time ante post bets had already been beaten on the eve of the race when top weight, and ante post favourite, Ashley House was withdrawn due to the expected heavy ground. Last year's winner, Grittar was now installed both as joint top weight and 6/1 favourite, despite a disrupted preparation, which saw him race just twice all season without distinction. Champion jockey John Francome was booked but he was then ruled out through injury, the ride going instead to Paul Barton, with his partner in victory, Dick Saunders having retired.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Barton kept the favourite in the front rank throughout the race, surviving a jumping error at the fence before Becher's Brook second time to remain in contention, never more than a few lengths behind the leader. An injection of pace going towards the penultimate flight saw the four horses in front of him kick on and Grittar was unable to stay with them, fading to finish a remote fifth.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Bonum Omen took much of the support of those considered to be knowledgeable in the National. Weighted at under eleven stones and with good form over long distances over the winter, the only question mark appeared to be over his jumping. Kevin Mooney took the ride but was never able to get his mount into the race and they were well adrift by the time other horses stopped in front of him and caused them to refuse at the twentieth fence.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Spartan Missile had broken down badly after finishing second in the 1981 Grand National but impressed his backers when winning at Newbury earlier in the year. His former partner, John Thorne had died in a riding accident in 1982 so Hywel Davies took the ride. They were middle to rear throughout the race but still in a position capable of mounting a challenge when falling at Becher's second time.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Peaty Sandy was a former Welsh National winner, although beaten third in the race the previous Christmas but his quality ensured he went off at 12/1 as the best backed horse ever trained by a woman. The ride on Helen Hamilton's horse was given to T.G. Dun. He was never in contention during the race however, jumping Becher's Brook last of the fourteen to take the fence on the second circuit. He picked his way through tired horses in the latter stages of the race to finish a remote sixth.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Corbiere had narrowly won the Welsh National in December. A further win at Doncaster and another decent performance when finishing second at the Cheltenham Festival gave justification to his 13/1 starting price. Jenny Pitman's horse was ridden by Ben De Haan who took his mount into the front rank from the start and disputed the lead with Hallo Dandy from the twentieth to twenty-eighth fences before kicking on. Taking a clear lead from the penultimate flight, Corbiere looked to have the race won at the elbow before having to fend off a late challenge from Greasepaint to ensure his victory.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
The narrowly beaten Greasepaint had been the best supported Irish entry at 14/1 after winning the Kim Muir Chase at the recent Cheltenham meeting. Amateur, Colin Magnier was among thirteen riders making their National debut and almost timed his run to perfection, just falling short to finish second. Mid Day Gun was also sent off at 14/1 with another debut rider, Graham McCourt after two excellent prep races. Their experience proved very different, ending at the first fence.


1983 Grand National, Race Card
Keengaddy had finished second in the previous year's Topham Chase and was also considered to be in great form to be sent off at 15/1. He was jumping freely and moved towards the head of the field when carried out at the Canal Turn. He battled on in rear for another three fences before falling. The majority of the remainder of public money went on the Peter Scudamore ridden Fortina's Express, Welsh National runner up, Pilot Officer, Topham winner, Beacon Time and previous National third and Scottish National runner up, Three To One.


1983 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath
The BBC broadcast the race live on Television for the twenty-fourth consecutive year, as part of its regular Saturday afternoon Grandstand programme. The programme was hosted by David Coleman, as he had done in all but two of the previous twenty-three National broadcasts. For the twelfth consecutive year, the commentary team consisted of John Hanmer, Julian Wilson and lead commentator, Peter O'Sullevan who was calling his thirty-eighth Grand National on Radio or Television. The race was also broadcast live on BBC Radio for the fifty-third consecutive renewal as part of Radio Two's Sport on Two Saturday afternoon Sports programme. The BBC also screened a short late evening highlights programme on BBC1, presented by Julian Wilson.


1983 Grand National, Media coverage and aftermath
Although the race was sponsored by a National newspaper, The Sun, most other major National and regional daily newspapers still published their own race cards in their Friday evening or Saturday editions. For the major nationals this posed the dilemma of having to advertise a rival paper when having to describe the race as the Sun Grand National.


1983 Grand Prix (tennis)
The 1983 Volvo Grand Prix was a professional tennis circuit held that year. It incorporated the four grand slam tournaments, the Grand Prix tournaments, and two team tournaments (the Davis Cup and the World Team Cup. The circuit was administered by the Men's International Professional Tennis Council (MIPTC).


1983 Grand Prix (tennis), Schedule
The table below shows the 1983 Volvo Grand Prix schedule (a precursor to the ATP Tour).


1983 Grand Prix (tennis), ATP rankings
*The official ATP year-end rankings were listed from January 2nd, 1984.


1983 Grand Prix (tennis), List of tournament winners
The list of winners and number of Grand Prix titles won, alphabetically by last name:


1983 Grand Prix d'Automne
The 1983 Grand Prix d'Automne was the 77th edition of the Paris–Tours cycle race and was held on 9 October 1983. The race started in Blois and finished in Chaville. The race was won by Ludo Peeters.


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse
The 1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor Carpet courts in Toulouse, France that was part of the Grand Prix series of the 1983 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 21 November until 27 November 1983. Heinz Günthardt won the singles title.


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse, Finals, Doubles
Heinz Günthardt /  Pavel Složil defeated  Bernard Mitton /  Butch Walts, 5–7, 7–5, 6–4


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Doubles
The 1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on Indoor Carpet in Toulouse, France that was part of the Grand Prix series of the 1983 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 21 November – 27 November.


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Doubles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles
The 1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse was a men's tennis tournament played on indoor carpet courts in Toulouse, France that was part of the Grand Prix series of the 1983 Grand Prix tennis circuit. It was the second edition of the tournament and was held from 21 November – 27 November.


1983 Grand Prix de Tennis de Toulouse – Singles, Seeds
Champion seeds are indicated in bold text while text in italics indicates the round in which those seeds were eliminated.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
The 1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season was the 35th F.I.M. Road racing World Championship season.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The 1983 battle for 500 cc supremacy between Honda's Freddie Spencer and Yamaha's Kenny Roberts would be one of the most dramatic seasons since the 1967 duel between Giacomo Agostini and Mike Hailwood. As was the case in 1967, the battle for the 500 cc crown would pit a former world champion riding a powerful but, ill-handling four cylinder motorcycle against a young upstart riding a less powerful but better handling three cylinder motorcycle. Also as in 1967, the title chase wouldn't be decided until the final race of the season.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
1983 would be the last year for the 50cc class as it would be upgraded to 80cc for the 1984 season. Stefan Dörflinger would take the honor of being the last 50cc World Champion. Angel Nieto won the 125 cc crown in dominating fashion, making it his 12th world championship. Carlos Lavado would capture his first 250 cc world championship in a season that saw eight riders share wins over eleven races, Lavado being the only competitor to win more than once. Eighteen-year-old British rider, Alan Carter, created excitement by winning the 250cc French Grand Prix in only his second world championship race, becoming the youngest winner of a 250cc Grand Prix race. Despite the auspicious start to his career, it would be Carter's only Grand Prix victory.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The departure of Kawasaki from the 500cc class left the remaining three Japanese factories to contend for the premier division. Suzuki returned with defending champion, Franco Uncini, Loris Reggiani and Randy Mamola aboard a new version of the RG500 which featured a square tube, welded aluminium frame. The Honda team of Freddie Spencer, Marco Lucchinelli and Takazumi Katayama was made even stronger with the addition of British rider, Ron Haslam, all competing on the three-cylinder NS500. Honda also introduced a production version of the NS500 called the RS500 for privateer racers.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
These were very similar to the NS500 machines used by the factory racing team but, lacked the special exhaust system. Yamaha team manager Giacomo Agostini had been unable to agree on a contract with rider Graeme Crosby, so AMA Superbike champion Eddie Lawson was brought in as Kenny Roberts' new teammate, both competing with the OW70 YZR500 with a V4 engine. Before the season began, Roberts announced that the 1983 season would be his final year in Grand Prix competition. Cagiva continued to campaign bikes ridden by Jon Ekerold and Virginio Ferrari.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Uncini's title defense was hampered as Suzuki experienced development problems with their chassis which left the team struggling to post good results. Suzuki's pursuit of a lightweight and compact machine had led to a myriad of handling problems associated with the flexing of the thin aluminum frame tubing. Roberts began the season with his YZR500 having problems with overheating and rear suspension, while Spencer started strongly, winning the first three races and five out of the first seven.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Roberts was leading the second race in France, when his Yamaha split an expansion chamber causing it to lose power as Spencer won, with Roberts falling to fourth place. The French Grand Prix was marred by the deaths of Japanese rider Iwao Ishikawa during practice after colliding with Reggiani, while Swiss rider, Michel Frutschi, died from injuries sustained during the 500cc race. In Round 3 at Monza, Roberts crashed while leading Spencer three laps from the finish. Roberts came back to win the German Grand Prix, but then finished second to Spencer in Spain in a race Spencer called one of the toughest of his career.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Things began to go Roberts' way at the Austrian Grand Prix as Roberts won while Spencer's Honda suffered a crankshaft failure. In the Yugoslavian Grand Prix, Roberts' Yamaha failed to start immediately, while Spencer charged to an early lead, leaving Roberts to fight through the field to finish in fourth place. Roberts then went on a three-race winning streak with victories in the Netherlands, Belgium and England, while Spencer stayed close with a third place and two second-place finishes.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Uncini was injured in an accident at the Dutch TT when he crashed while exiting a curve, then was struck in the helmet by Wayne Gardner's motorcycle as he tried to run off the track. The injury left Uncini in a coma, from which he recovered, but which forced him to sit out the remainder of the season.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The British Grand Prix gave Kenny Roberts a third victory in a row, after a race split in two stages following the deaths of Swiss rider Peter Huber and Northern Irish rider Norman Brown during lap 6 of the first stage. The race was subsequently stopped following some confusion over whether the race had been suspended or not. The event was then decided by aggregate times over the two stages, with Roberts leading both stages of the race, taking victory with Freddie Spencer in second.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
The championship then moved to the penultimate round at the Swedish Grand Prix with Spencer holding a two-point lead over Roberts. Roberts led Spencer going into the last lap of the race. Heading down the back straight, Spencer placed his Honda right behind Roberts' Yamaha as they reached the second to the last corner, a ninety degree right-hander. As both riders applied their brakes, Spencer came out of Roberts' slipstream and managed to get inside of the Yamaha. As they exited the corner, both riders ran wide off the track and into the dirt. Spencer was able to get back on the track and back on the power first, crossing the finish line just ahead of Roberts for a crucial victory. Roberts considered Spencer's pass to be foolish and dangerous, and exchanged angry words with him on the podium.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Season summary
Roberts would have to win the final round at the San Marino Grand Prix with Spencer finishing no better than third place in order for Roberts to win his fourth world championship. In a fitting end to a successful career, Roberts won his last-ever Grand Prix race, however Spencer was able to secure second place to claim the world championship. The two riders dominated the season with each claiming six victories and six pole positions in the 12 race series.


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, 1983 Grand Prix season calendar
The following Grands Prix were scheduled to take place in 1983:


1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season, Participants and Standings, 500cc riders' standings
Points are awarded to the top ten finishers. A rider has to finish the race to earn points.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers
The 1983 Great Taste Discoverers season was the 9th season of the franchise in the Philippine Basketball Association (PBA). Return to Great Taste Coffee Makers beginning the Reinforced Filipino Conference.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Summary
Three-time MVP Bogs Adornado and the former Houston Rockets draftee and naturalized filipino Ricardo Brown was signed by Great Taste (formerly N-Rich) in a pair of player deals. In their maiden appearance in the All-Filipino Conference, Adornado and Brown combined for identical outputs of 22 points each in helping Great Taste escaped with a 93-92 opening day win over San Miguel Beer. The Discoverers finished second behind Crispa in the one-round eliminations. They were denied of a finals berth by Gilbey's and Crispa in the round-robin semifinals among four teams.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Summary
Last year's best import awardee Norman Black of San Miguel Beermen has moved to Great Taste in the second offing of the season. Black's entry and playing alongside Adornado and Brown has finally shed the Coffee Makers' image as a second division club and it has been a long time coming for Great Taste in their first entry to the finals after eight seasons. They beat Gilbey's Gin in the playoff for the right to faced Crispa Redmanizers in the Reinforced Filipino championship.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Summary
Going up against Crispa's prolific import Billy Ray Bates, the Coffee Makers led the best-of-five title series, two games to one and a win away from their first-ever PBA crown. The Redmanizers, however, battled back to win the last two games by big margins and take home their second championship of the season.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Summary
Norman Black teamed up with Charles Thompson in Great Taste' first two games in the Open Conference. Thompson had problems fitting into Great Taste' play patterns and was replaced by Dawan Scott. Great Taste makes it to the semifinals outright along with Crispa just like in the previous conference. In the semifinal round, the Coffee Makers were in danger of being booted out from the finals race going into their last two assignments, Great Taste had to beat Gilbey's and Crispa by a margin of three points to forge a four-way deadlock and two knockout games to determined the finalist.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Summary
On November 26, Great Taste defeated Gilbey's Gin and Crispa prevailed over San Miguel Beer in the second game to set-up a finals rematch for the Open Conference crown. The Crispa Redmanizers surprisingly had an easier time winning over the Coffee Makers this time, scoring a 3-0 sweep to win their second PBA Grandslam.


1983 Great Taste Coffee Makers, Occurrences
During the Open Conference, the Coffee Makers were on top of the standings when in their game against Galerie Dominique in the second round of eliminations, coach Jimmy Mariano was quote as saying "We didn't intend to win", which was carried out by the media and by his admission to deliberately lose the game, Mariano was sacked from his job. Former Crispa coach Baby Dalupan, who was hired as team consultant during the second conference, has taken over to replaced Mariano on the Great Taste bench starting the semifinal round.


1983 Green Bay Packers season
The 1983 Green Bay Packers season was their 65th season overall and their 63rd in the National Football League. The team finished with an 8–8 record under ninth-year head coach Bart Starr to finish second in the NFC Central division. The team set an NFL record for most overtime games played in one season with five, winning two and losing three. On Monday Night Football in October, Green Bay defeated the Washington Redskins, 48–47, in the highest-scoring game in MNF history. It was voted one of the ten best Packer games and is featured on the NFL Films collection, "The Green Bay Packers Greatest Games."


1983 Green Bay Packers season
Green Bay hovered around the .500 mark all season. Entering their final regular season game on December 18 at Chicago, the Packers (8–7) could secure a playoff berth with a victory. Green Bay scored a touchdown to take a one-point lead with just over three minutes in the game, and Chicago running back Walter Payton was sidelined with a wrist injury. The Bears returned the kickoff to their 38 and drove fifty yards, down to the Packer twelve, with 1:17 remaining. Although Green Bay had all three of its timeouts, they opted not to use any, and the Bears kicked a winning 22-yard field goal with ten seconds on the clock. Green Bay fumbled away the ensuing kickoff, and the Los Angeles Rams (9–7) gained the final playoff slot.