The following is an overview of the events of 1983 in motorsport including the major racing events, motorsport venues that were opened and closed during a year, championships and non-championship events that were established and disestablished in a year, and births and deaths of racing drivers and other motorsport people.
The calendar includes only annual major non-championship events or annual events that had significance separate from the championship. For the dates of the championship events see related season articles.
| Date | Event | Ref |
|---|---|---|
| 1–20 January | 5th Dakar Rally | [1] |
| 5–6 February | 21st 24 Hours of Daytona | [2] |
| 20 February | 25th Daytona 500 | [3] |
| 15 May | 41st Monaco Grand Prix | [4] |
| 29 May | 67th Indianapolis 500 | [5] |
| 4–10 June | 66th Isle of Man TT | [6] |
| 18–19 June | 51st 24 Hours of Le Mans | [7] |
| 30–31 July | 35th 24 Hours of Spa | [8] |
| 31 July | 6th Suzuka 8 Hours | [9] |
| 2 October | 24th James Hardie 1000 | [10] |
| 20 November | 30th Macau Grand Prix | [11] |
| Date | Month | Name | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | February | Christian Klien | Austrian | Racing driver | 49 starts in Formula One | [12] |
| 26 | April | José María López | Argentine | Racing driver | World Touring Car champion (2014-2016). | [13] |
| 2 | May | Dani Sordo | Spanish | Rally driver | 2013 Rallye Deutschland winner. | [14] |
| 17 | December | Sébastien Ogier | French | Rally driver | World Rally champion (2013-2017). | [15] |
| Date | Month | Name | Age | Nationality | Occupation | Note | Ref |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | December | Eugène Chaboud | 76 | French | Racing driver | 24 Hours of Le Mans winner (1938). | [16] |
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