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RAC Rally 1983 counts for:
1983 FIA World Rally Championship for Drivers
1983 FIA World Rally Championship for Manufacturers
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| 123rd WRC rally |
| Round of season: | 12 of 12 |
| Official name: | Lombard RAC Rally |
| Edition: | 39th |
| Date: | from Saturday 19-Nov-1983 to Wednesday 23-Nov-1983 |
| Rally HQ: | Bath, Southwest England; United Kingdom |
| Surface: | Gravel |
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| Entries: | 139 | |
| Starters: | 127 | |
| Finishers: | 61 | (48.0% of starters) |
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| Stages: | 59 | |
| Shortest: | 2.67 | km | (SS12 Harewood) |
| Longest: | 65.18 | km | (SS16 Dalby) |
| Slowest: | 66.49 | km/h | (SS34 Haigh Hall) |
| Fastest: | 144.72 | km/h | (SS36 Oulton Park 2) |
| Planned stage distance: | 835.33 | km | (38.1% of total distance) |
| Actual stage distance: | 797.19 | km | (36.4% of total distance) |
| Road section distance: | 1,395.22 | km |
| Total distance: | 2,192.41 | km |
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| DRIVERS - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 6th win and 18th podium for Stig Blomqvist. |
| Second place was 33rd podium for Hannu Mikkola. |
| Third place was 1st podium for Jimmy McRae. |
| MAKES - PODIUM FINISHERS |
| | Win was 15th win and 1-2 win were 32nd to 33rd podiums for Audi. |
| | Third place was 22nd podium for Opel. |
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