Formula One Championship - Nelson Piquet of BrazilThis article is about Brazil, the country. For other article subjects named Brazil see Brazil (disambiguation). The Federative Republic of Brazil Republica Federativa do Brasil in Portuguese) is the largest and most populous country in South America.
24 hours of Le Mans24 hours of Le Mans 24 heures du Mans is a famous sports car endurance race held at a course near Le Mans, France, near river La Sarthe''. It is organised by the Automobile Club de L'Ouest (A. The first race was held on May 26 and 27, 1923 and has since b: the team of Vern Schuppan / Al Holbert / Hurley Haywood won, driving a Porsche 956Porsche Dr. Porsche AG correctly pronounced as pour-sha 1, but some English speakers use the incorrect pronunciation porsh is a German manufacturer of sports cars, founded in 1931 by Ferdinand Porsche, the engineer who created the first Volkswagen. The co
Rally racingRallying (International) or Rally racing (US) is a form of automobile racing that takes place on normal roads with modified production or specially built road cars. There are several categories of rally cars. In the FIA World Rally Championship, the cars - Hannu Mikkola in an AudiAudi is an automobile maker in Germany, part of the Volkswagen group, VAG. The company is headquartered in Ingolstadt, Bavaria, Germany. The motto of Audi is: "Vorsprung durch Technik" which translates to "Progress through Technology". History The origins won the World Rally ChampionshipThe World Rally Championship (WRC) is a series of currently 16 automobile rally races across the world. The first WRC rally took place in 1973. The Championship features production-based 2. 0-litre Turbocharged 4WD cars built to World Rally Car regulation
the team of Walter Rohrl / Christian Geistdorfer won the Monte Carlo RallyThe Monte Carlo Rally is an automobile racing event organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also organize the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco and the Monaco Kart Cup. The race takes place along the French Riviera in the Principality of Monaco and driving a Lancia 037
Drag racingDrag racing is a form of auto racing in which cars attempt to complete a fairly short, straight and level course in the shortest amount of time. Drag racing originated in the United States and is still most popular there. The most common distance is one q - Gary Beck won the NHRATop Fuel championship.
May 20 - For the first time ever, two world Heavyweight champions defend their titles the same night, at the same place: Larry Holmes retains the WBC title defeating future two time world champion Tim Witherspoon , and Michael Dokes retains his WBA title with a 15 round draw (tie) against former world champion Mike Weaver.
November 10 - Marvin Hagler retains his unified world Middleweight title with a 15 round unanimous decision over Roberto Duran. It was 1983's most anticipated bout.
February 8 - the great Shergar was kidnapped from Ballymany Stud, near the Curragh in County Kildare, Ireland. No trace of the horse has ever been found.