# 1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship

The 1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship was the ninth edition of the FIA European Formula 3 Championship. The championship consisted of 16 rounds across the continent. The season was won by Italian Pierluigi Martini, with John Nielsen second and Emanuele Pirro in third.

## Calendar

| Round | Round | Circuit | Date |
| 1 | 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit, Campagnano di Roma | 13 March |
| 2 | 2 | Nürburgring, Nürburg | 27 March |
| 3 | 3 | Circuit Zolder, Heusden-Zolder | 17 April |
| 4 | 4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours | 1 May |
| 5 | 5 | Österreichring, Spielberg | 22 May |
| 6 | 6 | Circuit de la Châtre, La Châtre | 5 June |
| 7 | 7 | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire | 12 June |
| 8 | 8 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza | 26 June |
| 9 | 9 | Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica, Misano Adriatico | 9 July |
| 10 | 10 | Circuit Park Zandvoort, Zandvoort | 31 July |
| 11 | 11 | Ring Knutstorp, Kågeröd | 7 August |
| 12 | 12 | Circuit Paul Armagnac, Nogaro | 4 September |
| 13 | 13 | Circuito del Jarama, Madrid | 11 September |
| 14 | 14 | Autodromo Dino Ferrari, Imola | 25 September |
| 15 | 15 | Donington Park, Leicestershire | 9 October |
| 16 | 16 | Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois, Croix-en-Ternois | 23 October |

## Results

| Round | Round | Circuit | Pole Position | Fastest Lap | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
| 1 | 1 | ACI Vallelunga Circuit | Emanuele Pirro | Pierluigi Martini | Emanuele Pirro | MC Motorsport | Report |
| 2 | 2 | Nürburgring | event cancelled due to snow | event cancelled due to snow | event cancelled due to snow | event cancelled due to snow | Report |
| 3 | 3 | Circuit Zolder | Tommy Byrne | Gerhard Berger | Emanuele Pirro | MC Motorsport | Report |
| 4 | 4 | Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours | Tommy Byrne | Jo Zeller | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport | Report |
| 5 | 5 | Österreichring | Emanuele Pirro | Pierluigi Martini | Tommy Byrne | Eddie Jordan Racing | Report |
| 6 | 6 | Circuit de la Châtre | | Roberto Ravaglia | Roberto Ravaglia | Trivellato Racing Team | Report |
| 7 | 7 | Silverstone Circuit | Martin Brundle | Johnny Dumfries | Martin Brundle | Eddie Jordan Racing | Report |
| 8 | 8 | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | Roberto Ravaglia | Pierluigi Martini | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport | Report |
| 9 | 9 | Circuito Internazionale Santa Monica | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Tommy Byrne | Eddie Jordan Racing | Report |
| 10 | 10 | Circuit Park Zandvoort | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport | Report |
| 11 | 11 | Ring Knutstorp | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Volkswagen Motorsport | Report |
| 12 | 12 | Circuit Paul Armagnac | John Nielsen | John Nielsen | Pierluigi Martini | Pavesi Racing | Report |
| 13 | 13 | Circuito del Jarama | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini | Pavesi Racing | Report |
| 14 | 14 | Autodromo Dino Ferrari | Pierluigi Martini | John Nielsen | Pierluigi Martini | Pavesi Racing | Report |
| 15 | 15 | Donington Park | Martin Brundle | Ruggero Melgrati | Martin Brundle | Eddie Jordan Racing | Report |
| 16 | 16 | Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini | Pierluigi Martini | Pavesi Racing | Report |
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## Championship standings
### Drivers' championship

| Pos | Driver | VAL | NÜR | ZOL | MAG | OST | LAC | SIL | MNZ | MIS | ZAN | KNU | NOG | JAR | IMO | DON | CRO | Pts |
| 1 | Pierluigi Martini | 3 | C | Ret | Ret | 4 | | Ret | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 66 |
| 2 | John Nielsen | 2 | C | Ret | 1 | Ret | Ret | 7 | 1 | Ret | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 62 |
| 3 | Emanuele Pirro | 1 | C | 1 | 13 | 3 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 52 |
| 4 | Tommy Byrne | | C | 4 | 5 | 1 | Ret | 2 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 5 | Ret | Ret | 12 | Ret | 35 |
| 5 | Roberto Ravaglia | Ret | C | 6 | Ret | Ret | 1 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 5 | Ret | 13 | 3 | 32 |
| 6 | Didier Theys | | C | 2 | Ret | 5 | 2 | 3 | Ret | 13 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 25 |
| 7 | Martin Brundle | | | | | | | 1 | | | | | | | | 1 | | 18 |
| = | Gerhard Berger | | C | 3 | 6 | 2 | | 13 | Ret | 7 | 11 | 2 | Ret | Ret | 6 | | | 18 |
| 9 | Claudio Langes | | C | Ret | Ret | 19 | 4 | Ret | Ret | 6 | Ret | Ret | Ret | 4 | 5 | 5 | | 11 |
| 10 | Pascal Fabre | 6 | C | 5 | Ret | 6 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 7 | Ret | | | | | 8 |
| 11 | Kris Nissen | | C | 10 | 4 | 14 | Ret | 6 | | 4 | Ret | | 7 | Ret | Ret | 15 | | 7 |
| 12 | François Hesnault | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | 6 |
| = | Michel Ferté | | C | | 3 | | 5 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | 6 |
| = | Enzo Coloni | 4 | | | | | | | 4 | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 15 | Ivan Capelli | 8 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | | 6 | 5 |
| 16 | James Weaver | | | | | | 10 | Ret | | | | | | | | 3 | | 4 |
| = | Ruggero Melgrati | 5 | C | | Ret | 9 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 16 | Ret | 10 | Ret | 8 | 11 | 7 | 5 | 4 |
| 18 | Bernard Santal | | C | Ret | 12 | 22 | 13 | 8 | Ret | | 16 | Ret | 4 | 10 | 12 | | | 3 |
| = | Carlos Abella | | | | | | | 5 | | | | | | 11 | | 6 | | 3 |
| 20 | John Bosch | 19 | C | 9 | Ret | 12 | | 20 | 14 | 5 | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 21 | Max Busslinger | 12 | | 16 | 16 | 15 | 6 | Ret | 10 | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| = | Kurt Thiim | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 16 | | | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| - | Cathy Muller | 11 | C | 11 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 15 | Ret | 12 | 14 | Ret | 9 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| - | Alfredo Sebastiani | 7 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jakob Bordoli | 9 | C | 7 | Ret | 18 | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | 0 |
| - | Philippe Huart | | | | | 7 | 9 | | | 15 | | | 11 | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Franco Forini | 16 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 | | | 0 |
| - | Jo Zeller | | | 8 | 8 | 8 | | | DSQ | 10 | 9 | 9 | | | Ret | Ret | 11 | 0 |
| - | Stefano Livio | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Urs Dudler | | | | | 11 | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marc Duez | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Haase Thaung | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Thorbjörn Carlsson | | | | | 16 | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tommy Grunnah | | | | | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Antonio Padrone | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jan Thoelke | | | | | 24 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Oscar Pedersoli | 13 | C | 20 | 9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hans-Peter Pandur | | | 13 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 0 |
| - | Franco Scapini | 14 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harri Kangas | | | 14 | | 10 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Patrick Gonin | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | 10 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Allen Berg | | | | | | | 10 | | | 12 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Richard Trott | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Davy Jones | | | | | | | 14 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Calvin Fish | | | | | | | 16 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Eric Lang | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tony Trevor | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Mike Blanchet | | | | | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tim Lee-Davey | | | | | | | 22 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Carlton Tingling | | | | | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marco Spinelli | 15 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Marc Sourd | | | | 15 | | 12 | | | | | | 16 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Gianfranco Tacchino | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Harald Brutschin | | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Luigi Giannini | 18 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Bartl Stadler | | | 18 | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jose-Luis Llobell | | | 19 | 10 | 21 | | Ret | Ret | 8 | | | Ret | Ret | Ret | 17 | | 0 |
| - | Walter Voulaz | 20 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Lars Schneider | | | 21 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Adrian Campos | | | 22 | 11 | | | 18 | 9 | 11 | Ret | | Ret | 7 | Ret | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Marcel Wettstein | | | 23 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Franz Konrad | Ret | C | Ret | | 17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Volker Weidler | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Enrique Benamo | | | Ret | Ret | | 8 | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Olivier Grouillard | | | | Ret | | 14 | | | | | | 14 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Frederic Delavallade | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Paolo Giangrossi | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johann Reindl | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | David Leslie | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Mario Hytten | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Dumfries | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | Ayrton Senna | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Martin Wood | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Steve Bradley | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Giovanni Bertaccini | | | | | | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Angelo Scifoni | | | | | | | | 12 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ivone Pinton | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hanspeter Kaufmann | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Francesco Baldasseroni | | | | | | | | | 18 | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Ernst Franzmaier | | | | | | | | | 19 | | | | | 15 | | | 0 |
| - | Carlo Betti | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Alfredo Merelli | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Cor Euser | | | | | | | | | | 8 | | | | | 14 | | 0 |
| - | Fred Krab | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Pascal Pessiot | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | Ret | 0 |
| - | Bruno di Gioia | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Thomas von Löwis | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Tomas Kaiser | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johnny Sigfridsson | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Nettan Lindgren-Jansson | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Jan-Olov Tingdal | | | | | | | | | | | DSQ | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Hakan Olausson | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Stanley Dickens | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Johan Rajamäki | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | | 0 |
| - | Leo Andersson | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | 19 | | 0 |
| - | Gilles Lempereur | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 | | | | | 0 |
| - | Pierre-Alain Lombardi | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | | | | 0 |
| - | Fredy Eschenmoser | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 14 | | | 0 |
| - | Arturo Merzario | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | | | 0 |
| - | Walter Lechner | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | 16 | Ret | 0 |
| - | Paul Jackson | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | | 0 |
| - | Russell Spence | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 13 | | 0 |
| - | Karl-Christian Lück | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| - | David Hunt | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ret | | 0 |
| Pos | Driver | VAL | NÜR | ZOL | MAG | OST | LAC | SIL | MNZ | MIS | ZAN | KNU | NOG | JAR | IMO | DON | CRO | Pts |
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