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This list of 1983 motorsport champions is a list of national or international auto racing series with a Championship decided by the points or positions earned by a driver from multiple races.

Dirt oval racing

Series	Champion	Refer
World of Outlaws Sprint Car Series	Steve Kinser
	Teams: Karl Kinser Racing

Drag racing

Series	Champion	Refer
NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series	Top Fuel: Gary Beck	1983 NHRA Winston Drag Racing Series
	Funny Car: Frank Hawley
	Pro Stock: Lee Shepherd

Karting

Series	Driver	Season article
CIK-FIA Karting World Championship	FK: Mike Wilson
	FC: Gianni Mazzola
CIK-FIA Junior World Cup	Frank van Eglem
CIK-FIA Karting European Championship	FK: Mike Wilson
	ICC: Pier Mario Cantoni
	ICA: Stefano Modena
World Superkart Championship	Martin Hines

Motorcycle racing

Series	Driver	Season article
500cc World Championship	Freddie Spencer	1983 Grand Prix motorcycle racing season
250cc World Championship	Carlos Lavado
125cc World Championship	Ángel Nieto
80cc World Championship	Stefan Dörflinger
Speedway World Championship	Egon Müller	1983 Individual Speedway World Championship
AMA Superbike Championship	Wayne Rainey
Australian Superbike Series	Rob Phillis

Open wheel racing

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA Formula One World Championship	Nelson Piquet	1983 Formula One World Championship
	Constructors: Ferrari
CART PPG Indy Car World Series	Al Unser	1983 CART PPG Indy Car World Series
	Manufacturers: Cosworth
	Rookies: Teo Fabi
USAC Championship Car	Tom Sneva	1982–83 USAC Championship Car season
Australian Drivers' Championship	Alfredo Costanzo	1983 Australian Drivers' Championship
Cup of Peace and Friendship	Ulli Melkus	1983 Cup of Peace and Friendship
	Nations: East Germany
Formula Atlantic	Michael Andretti	1983 Formula Atlantic season
Formula Nacional	Alain Poli	1983 Formula Nacional
SCCA Formula Super Vee	Ed Pimm	1983 SCCA Formula Super Vee season
South African National Drivers Championship	Ian Scheckter	1983 South African National Drivers Championship
Formula Two
European Formula Two Championship	Jonathan Palmer	1983 European Formula Two Championship
All-Japan Formula Two Championship	Geoff Lees	1984 All-Japan Formula Two Championship
Australian Formula 2 Championship	Ian Richards	1983 Australian Formula 2 Championship
South American Formula Two Championship	Guillermo Maldonado	1983 South American Formula Two Championship
Formula Three
FIA European Formula 3 Championship	Pierluigi Martini	1983 FIA European Formula 3 Championship
All-Japan Formula Three Championship	Yoshimasa Fujiwara	1983 All-Japan Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Umeda Racing
British Formula Three Championship	Ayrton Senna	1983 British Formula Three Championship
Chilean Formula Three Championship	Kurt Horta	1983 Chilean Formula Three Championship
French Formula Three Championship	Michel Ferté	1983 French Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Oreca
German Formula Three Championship	Franz Konrad	1983 German Formula Three Championship
Italian Formula Three Championship	Ivan Capelli	1983 Italian Formula Three Championship
	Teams: Coloni Racing
Soviet Formula 3 Championship	Toomas Napa	1983 Soviet Formula 3 Championship
Swiss Formula Three Championship	Hans-Peter Kaufmann	1983 Swiss Formula Three Championship
Formula Renault
French Formula Renault Championship	Jean-Pierre Hoursourigaray	1983 French Formula Renault Championship
Formula Renault Argentina	Néstor Gurini	1983 Formula Renault Argentina
Formula Ford
Australian Formula Ford Championship	Bruce Connolly	1983 Formula Ford Driver to Europe Series
Brazilian Formula Ford Championship	João Alfredo Ferreira
British Formula Ford Championship	Andrew Gilbert-Scott	1983 British Formula Ford Championship
British Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Tim Davies
Danish Formula Ford Championship	Klaus Pedersen
Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship	Gerrit van Kouwen	1983 Dutch Formula Ford 1600 Championship
EFDA Formula Ford 2000 Championship	Russell Spence
European Formula Ford Championship	Gerrit van Kouwen	1983 European Formula Ford Championship
German Formula Ford Championship	Harald Becker
New Zealand Formula Ford Championship	Kevin Ingram
Scottish Formula Ford Championship	Tom Brown
Swedish Formula Ford Championship	Leo Andersson

Rallying

Series	Driver	Season article
World Rally Championship	Hannu Mikkola	1983 World Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Arne Hertz
	Manufacturers: Lancia
African Rally Championship	Alain Ambrosino	1983 African Rally Championship
Australian Rally Championship	Ross Dunkerton	1983 Australian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Geoff Jones
British Rally Championship	Stig Blomqvist	1983 British Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Björn Cederberg
Canadian Rally Championship	Randy Black	1983 Canadian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Tom Burgess
Deutsche Rallye Meisterschaft	Erwin Weber
Estonian Rally Championship	Enn Jõemägi	1983 Estonian Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Tiit Sepp
European Rally Championship	Miki Biasion	1983 European Rally Championship
	Co-Drivers: Tiziano Siviero
Finnish Rally Championship	Group 1: Mikael Sundström	1983 Finnish Rally Championship
	Group 2: Kyösti Hämäläinen
	Group 4: Lasse Lampi
French Rally Championship	Guy Fréquelin
Hungarian Rally Championship	János Hideg
	Co-Drivers: Zoltán Kecskeméti
Italian Rally Championship	Miki Biasion
	Co-Drivers: Tiziano Siviero
	Manufacturers: Lancia
New Zealand Rally Championship	Malcolm Stewart	1983 New Zealand Rally Championship
Polish Rally Championship	Marian Bublewicz
Romanian Rally Championship	Gheorghe Urdea
Scottish Rally Championship	Jimmy Fleming
	Co-Drivers: Robin Cunningham
South African National Rally Championship	Sarel van der Merwe
	Co-Drivers: Franz Boshoff
	Manufacturers: Toyota
Spanish Rally Championship	Genito Ortíz
	Co-Drivers: Ramón Mínguez Co-Drivers: Susi Cabal

Rallycross

Series	Driver	Season article
FIA European Rallycross Championship	Div 1: Egil Stenshagen
	Div 2: Olle Arnesson
British Rallycross Championship	Keith Ripp

Sports car and GT

Series	Driver	Season article
World Sportscar Championship	C1: Jacky Ickx	1983 World Sportscar Championship
	Constructors C1: Porsche
	Constructors C2: Giannini-Alba
	Constructors B: Porsche
IMSA GT Championship	GTP: Al Holbert	1983 IMSA GT Championship
	GTO: Wayne Baker
	GTU: Roger Mandeville
All Japan Endurance Championship	Vern Schuppan	1983 All Japan Endurance Championship
	Manufacturers: Porsche
Australian GT Championship	Rusty French	1983 Australian GT Championship
Australian Sports Car Championship	Peter Hopwood	1983 Australian Sports Car Championship
Can-Am	Jacques Villeneuve	1983 Can-Am season
	Under 2 Litre: Bertil Roos
European Endurance Championship	Bob Wollek	1983 European Endurance Championship

Stock car racing

Series	Driver	Season article
NASCAR Winston Cup Series	Bobby Allison	1983 NASCAR Winston Cup Series
	Manufacturers: Chevrolet
NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series	Sam Ard	1983 NASCAR Budweiser Late Model Sportsman Series
	Manufacturers: Oldsmobile
NASCAR Winston West Series	Jim Robinson	1983 NASCAR Winston West Series
ARCA Racing Series	Bob Dotter	1983 ARCA Racing Series
Turismo Carretera	Roberto Mouras	1983 Turismo Carretera
USAC Stock Car National Championship	Dean Roper	1983 USAC Stock Car National Championship

Touring car

Series	Driver	Season article
European Touring Car Championship	Dieter Quester	1983 European Touring Car Championship
Australian Touring Car Championship	Allan Moffat	1983 Australian Touring Car Championship
Australian Endurance Championship	Peter McLeod	1983 Australian Endurance Championship
British Saloon Car Championship	Andy Rouse	1983 British Saloon Car Championship
Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos	Antonio da Matta	1983 Campeonato Brasileiro de Marcas e Pilotos
Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine	Jan Lammers	1983 Coupe d'Europe Renault 5 Alpine
	Teams: Renault Nederland
Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft	Bob Wollek	1983 Deutsche Rennsport Meisterschaft
French Supertouring Championship	Alain Cudini
AMSCAR Series	Terry Sheil
Stock Car Brasil	Paulo Gomes	1983 Stock Car Brasil season
TC2000 Championship	Rubén Luis di Palma	1983 TC2000 Championship

See also

• List of motorsport championships
• Auto racing

• 1983 in motorsport
• Lists of motorsport champions