1983 New Zealand Grand Prix

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

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

Classification

Qualifying

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

Combined results

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

References

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

Preceded by 1982 New Zealand Grand Prix	New Zealand Grand Prix 1983	Succeeded by 1984 New Zealand Grand Prix

[1] "New Zealand Grand Prix - Pukekohe, 08 Jan 1983". oldracingcars.com. Retrieved 4 June 2022.

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