PORSCHE RACING HISTORY1983 - Le Mans 24 Hours
19 June 1983 - Circuit de la Sarthe, Le Mans, France
Vern Schuppan, Al Holbert and Hurley Haywood win in Porsche 956
Clean sweep 1st to 8th overall : Group C - 1st, 2nd, 3rd : Group B - 1st, 2nd, 3rd If there were a record for the slowest Le Mans finish, Al Holbert has a claim. In 1983 he, Hurley Haywood and Vern Schuppan were treated as the Porsche factory juniors, but consistency put them in front when others hit trouble. Holbert was at the wheel when the engine failed on the last lap, but he managed to limp to victory at about 20 mph. (Motorsport Magazine - June 2019)
| No. | Car | # | Class | Drivers | Entrant | Pos | Class | Grid | Notes |
| 3 | Porsche 956 | 956-003 | C | Vern Schuppan (AUS)/Al Holbert (USA)/Hurley Haywood (USA) | Rothmans Porsche (D) | 1st | 1st | 7th | 370 laps |
| 1 | Porsche 956 | 956-005 | C | Jacky Ickx (B)/Derek Bell (GB) | Rothmans Porsche (D) | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 370 laps |
| 21 | Porsche 956 | 956-101 | C | Mario Andretti (USA)/Michael Andretti (USA)/Philippe Alliot (F) | Porsche Kremer Racing (D) | 3rd | 3rd | 8th | 364 laps |
| 12 | Porsche 956 | 956-105 | C | Volkert Merl (D)/Clemens Schickentanz (D)/Mauricio DeNarváez (COL) | Joest Racing | 4th | 4th | 9th | 361 laps |
| 16 | Porsche 956 | 956-102 | C | John Fitzpatrick (GB)/Guy Edwards (GB)/Rupert Keegan (GB) | John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) | 5th | 5th | 10th | 358 laps |
| 8 | Porsche 956 | 956-104 | C | Bob Wollek (F)/Klaus Ludwig (D)/Stefan Johansson (S) | Joest Racing | 6th | 6th | 5th | 354 laps |
| 18 | Porsche 956 | 956-109 | C | Axel Plankenhorn (D)/Jürgen Lässig (D)/Desiré Wilson (ZA) | Obermaier Racing (D) | 7th | 7th | 12th | 347 laps |
| 14 | Porsche 956 | 956-106 | C | Jonathan Palmer (GB)/Jan Lammers (NL)/Richard Lloyd (GB) | Richard Lloyd Racing | 8th | 8th | 6th | 339 laps |
| 47 | Porsche 956 | 956-103 | C | Preston Henn (USA)/Claude Ballot-Léna (F)/Jean-Louis Schlesser (F) | Henns' T-Bird Swap Shop | 10th | 10th | 23rd | 327 laps |
| 93 | Porsche 930 | 003 0009 | B | John Cooper (GB)/Paul Smith (GB)/David Ovey (GB) | Charles Ivey Racing | 11th | 1st | 48th | 303 laps |
| 92 | Porsche 930 | 93A 007 00171 | B | Heinz Kuhn-Weiss (D)/Georg Memminger (D)/Fritz Müller (D) | Georg Memminger | 13th | 2nd | 47th | 299 laps |
| 95 | Porsche 930 | 930 670 0590 | B | Jean-Marie Alméras (F)/Jacques Alméras (F)/Jacques Guillot (F) | Equipe Alméras Fréres | 15th | 3rd | 45th | 279 laps |
| 96 | Porsche 930 | 930 870 0039 | B | Michel Lateste (F)/Raymond Touroul (F)/Michel Bienvault (F) | Michel Lateste | 20th | 4th | 49th | 264 laps |
| 97 | Porsche 928 S | 840225 | B | Raymond Boutinaud (F)/Patrick Gonin (F)/Alain le Page (F) | Raymond Boutinnaud | NC | 51st | 234 laps | |
| 2 | Porsche 956 | 956-008 | C | Jochen Mass (B)/Stefan Bellof (D) | Rothmans Porsche (D) | DNF | 3rd | 281 laps - Engine | |
| 11 | Porsche 956 | 956-110 | C | John Fitzpatrick (GB)/David Hobbs (GB)/Dieter Quester (A) | John Fitzpatrick Racing (GB) | DNF | 11th | 135 laps - Fuel Pump | |
| 22 | Porsche CK5 | CK5-02 | C | Derek Warwick (GB)/Patrick Gaillard (F)/Frank Jelinski (D) | Porsche Kremer Racing (D) | DNF | 14th | 76 laps - Head Gasket | |
| 15 | Porsche 936 C | JR-005 | C | Jean-Michel Martin (B)/Phillippe Martin (B)/Marc Duez (B) | Joest Racing | DNF | 21st | 9 laps - Injection Pump | |
| 42 | Porsche CK5 | CK5-01 | C | Richard Cleare (GB)/Tony Dron (GB)/Richard Jones (GB) | Richard Cleare Racing | DNF | 24th | 8 laps - Turbocharger | |
| 91 | Porsche 930 | 930 870 0419 | B | Jean-Marie Lemerle (F)/Alain Ayon (F)/Michael Krankenberg (D) | Edgar Dören | DNF | 17th | Overheating | |
| 94 | Porsche 930 | 930 970 0069 | B | Claude Haldi (CH)/Günther Steckkönig (D)/Bernd Schiller (D) | Claude Haldi | DNF | 46th | Piston |
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