1983 F1 World Championship Season
| Season: | 34th World Championship season |
|---|---|
| Drivers’ Champion: |  Nelson Piquet (2nd title) |
| Constructors’ Champion: |  Ferrari (8th title) |
| Reigning drivers’ champion: |  Keke Rosberg |
| Reigning constructors’ champion: | Ferrari |
| Races: | 15 |
| Winning drivers: |  Alain Prost (4) Rene Arnoux (3) Nelson Piquet (3)  John Watson (1) Patrick Tambay (1) Keke Rosberg (1) Michele Alboreto (1) Riccardo Patrese (1) |
| Winning constructors: | Renault (4) Ferrari (4) Brabham (4) McLaren (1) Williams (1) Tyrrell (1) |
| First-time winners (driver): | none |
| First-time winners (constructor): | none |
| Other seasons: |
Jump to: Calendar | Driver & constructor entries | Race winners | Pole positions | Fastest laps | Qualifying results | Driver standings | Constructor standings | Statistics
Calendar
- DT: Drivers’ title decider
- CT: Constructors’ title decider
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Date | Race Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | 13 March | 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix |
| 2 |  USA West | Long Beach | 27 March | 1983 United States Grand Prix West |
| 3 | France | Le Castellet | 17 April | 1983 French Grand Prix |
| 4 |  San Marino | Imola | 01 May | 1983 San Marino Grand Prix |
| 5 |  Monaco | Monte Carlo | 15 May | 1983 Monaco Grand Prix |
| 6 |  Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | 22 May | 1983 Belgian Grand Prix |
| 7 | Detroit | Detroit | 05 June | 1983 Detroit Grand Prix |
| 8 |  Canada | Montreal | 12 June | 1983 Canadian Grand Prix |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | 16 July | 1983 British Grand Prix |
| 10 |  Germany | Hockenheim | 07 August | 1983 German Grand Prix |
| 11 |  Austria | Osterreichring | 14 August | 1983 Austrian Grand Prix |
| 12 |  Netherlands | Zandvoort | 28 August | 1983 Dutch Grand Prix |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | 11 September | 1983 Italian Grand Prix |
| 14 |  Europe | Brands Hatch | 25 September | 1983 European Grand Prix |
| 15 |  South Africa DT CT | Kyalami | 15 October | 1983 South African Grand Prix |
Driver and constructor entries
| Constructor | Driver | Round(s) entered |
|---|---|---|
| Alfa Romeo | Mauro Baldi | All |
| Andrea de Cesaris | All | |
| Arrows | Thierry Boutsen | 6-15 |
 Alan Jones | 2 | |
| Chico Serra | 1, 3-5 | |
 Marc Surer | All | |
| ATS | Manfred Winkelhock | All |
| Brabham | Riccardo Patrese | All |
| Nelson Piquet | All | |
| Ferrari | Rene Arnoux | All |
| Patrick Tambay | All | |
| Ligier | Raul Boesel | All |
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | All | |
| Lotus | Elio de Angelis | All |
| Nigel Mansell | All | |
| McLaren | Niki Lauda | All |
| John Watson | All | |
| Osella | Corrado Fabi | All |
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | All | |
| RAM | Kenny Acheson | 9-15 |
 Eliseo Salazar | 1-6 | |
| Jean-Louis Schlesser | 3 | |
| Jacques Villeneuve Sr | 8 | |
| Renault | Eddie Cheever | All |
| Alain Prost | All | |
| Spirit |  Stefan Johansson | 9-14 |
 Theodore |  Johnny Cecotto | 1-13 |
 Roberto Guerrero | 1-14 | |
| Toleman | Bruno Giacomelli | All |
| Derek Warwick | All | |
| Tyrrell | Michele Alboreto | All |
| Danny Sullivan | All | |
| Williams | Jacques Laffite | All |
| Jonathan Palmer | 14 | |
| Keke Rosberg | All |
Race winners
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Start | Win Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 4 | 20.901s |
| 2 | USA West | Long Beach | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 22 | 27.993s |
| 3 | France | Le Castellet | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 29.720s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 3 | 48.781s |
| 5 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 5 | 18.475s |
| 6 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 22.982s |
| 7 | Detroit | Detroit | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 7.702s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1 | 42.029s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 19.161s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | 1m 10.652s |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | Alain Prost | Renault | 5 | 6.835s |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 10 | 20.839s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 4 | 10.212s |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 4 | 6.571s |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 3 | 9.319s |
Polesitters
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor | Race | Pole Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | DSQ | 0.146s |
| 2 | USA West | Long Beach | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | DNF | 0.818s |
| 3 | France | Le Castellet | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 2.308s |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 3 | 0.726s |
| 5 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | 0.342s |
| 6 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 0.011s |
| 7 | Detroit | Detroit | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | DNF | 0.199s |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1 | 0.101s |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 5 | 0.642s |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | DNF | 0.107s |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | DNF | 0.064s |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 0.740s |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 0.528s |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | DNF | 0.366s |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | DNF | 0.238s |
Fastest laps
- Highlight: Home driver/constructor
| No. | Grand Prix | Circuit | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | Jacarepagua | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 2 | USA West | Long Beach | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 3 | France | Le Castellet | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 4 | San Marino | Imola | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 5 | Monaco | Monte Carlo | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 6 | Belgium | Spa-Francorchamps | Andrea de
Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
| 7 | Detroit | Detroit | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 8 | Canada | Montreal | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
| 9 | Britain | Silverstone | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 10 | Germany | Hockenheim | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 11 | Austria | Osterreichring | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 12 | Netherlands | Zandvoort | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 13 | Italy | Monza | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 14 | Europe | Brands Hatch | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault |
| 15 | South Africa | Kyalami | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
Qualifying results
World Drivers’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Only the best 11 results counted towards the championship.
- Highlight: Rookie
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Driver | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 1 | R | 2 | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | R | 2 | 13R | 3 | R | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59 |
| 2 | Alain Prost | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | R | R | 2 | R | 57 |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | 10 | 3 | 7 | 3 | R | R | R | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | R | 49 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 5 | R | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | R | 3 | 3 | R | R | 2 | 4 | R | R | 40 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | DSQ | R | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | R | 11 | R | 5 | 27 |
| 6 | John Watson | R | 1 | R | 5 | DNQ | R | 3 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | R | R | DSQ | 22 |
| = | Eddie Cheever | R | R | 3 | R | R | 3 | R | 2 | R | R | 4 | R | 3 | 10 | 6 | 22 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | R | 12 | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | 2 | R | R | R | 4 | 2 | 15 | |
| 9 | Riccardo Patrese | R | 10R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 3 | R | 9 | R | 7 | 1 | 13 |
| 10 | Niki Lauda | 3 | 2 | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 6 | DSQ | 6 | R | R | R | 11R | 12 |
| 11 | Jacques Laffite | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | R | 6 | 5 | R | 12 | 6 | R | R | DNQ | DNQ | R | 11 |
| 12 | Michele Alboreto | R | 9 | 8 | R | R | 14 | 1 | 8 | 13 | R | R | 6 | R | R | R | 10 |
| = | Nigel Mansell | 12 | 12 | R | 12R | R | R | 6 | R | 4 | R | 5 | R | 8 | 3 | NC | 10 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | 8 | R | R | R | R | 7 | R | R | R | R | R | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 9 |
| 15 | Marc Surer | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | R | 11 | 11 | R | 17 | 7 | R | 8 | 10 | R | 8 | 4 |
| 16 | Mauro Baldi | R | R | R | 10R | 6 | R | 12 | 10 | 7 | R | R | 5 | R | R | R | 3 |
| 17 | Danny Sullivan | 11 | 8 | R | R | 5 | 12 | R | DSQ | 14 | 12 | R | R | R | R | 7 | 2 |
| = | Elio de Angelis | DSQ | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | R | 5 | R | R | 2 |
| 19 | Johnny Cecotto | 14 | 6 | 11 | R | DNPQ | 10 | R | R | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 1 | ||
| = | Bruno Giacomelli | R | R | 13R | R | DNQ | 8 | 9 | R | R | R | R | 13 | 7 | 6 | R | 1 |
| Thierry Boutsen | R | 7 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 14R | R | 11 | 9 | |||||||
| Jean-Pierre Jarier | R | R | 9 | R | R | R | R | R | 10 | 8 | 7 | R | 9 | R | 10 | ||
| Chico Serra | 9 | R | 8 | 7 | |||||||||||||
| Raul Boesel | R | 7 | R | 9 | R | 13 | 10 | R | R | R | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 15 | NC | ||
| Stefan Johansson | R | R | 12 | 7 | R | 14 | |||||||||||
| Manfred Winkelhock | 16 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | 9 | R | DNQ | R | DSQ | R | 8 | R | ||
| Corrado Fabi | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 11R | R | DNQ | R | ||
| Piercarlo Ghinzani | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | 11 | DNQ | R | NC | R | ||
| Roberto Guerrero | NC | R | R | R | DNPQ | R | NC | R | 16 | R | R | 12 | 13 | 12 | |||
| Kenny Acheson | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | ||||||||||
| Jonathan Palmer | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Eliseo Salazar | 15 | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||
| Alan Jones | R | ||||||||||||||||
| Jean-Louis Schlesser | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| Jacques Villeneuve Sr | DNQ | ||||||||||||||||
| No. | Driver | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five drivers of 1983.
World Constructors’ Championship standings
The top six classified finishers of each race were awarded points on the following basis: 1st (9), 2nd (6), 3rd (4), 4th (3), 5th (2), 6th (1)
Every race counted towards the championship.
- Bold: pole position
- Underline: fastest lap
- Bold & underline: pole & fastest lap
| Pos | Constructor | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 2 | R | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | R | 89 |
| 10 | R | 7 | 3 | R | R | R | 3 | 5 | R | R | 2 | 4 | R | R | |||
| 2 | Renault | 7 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | R | 3 | 2 | 6 | 79 |
| R | R | 3 | R | R | 3 | R | 5 | R | R | 4 | R | R | 10 | R | |||
| 3 | Brabham-BMW | 1 | 10R | 2 | R | 2 | 4 | 4 | R | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 72 |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 13R | R | R | R | 7 | 3 | |||
| 4 | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 6 | 8 | R | 11 | 13 | 36 | |
| DSQ | R | 6 | 7 | R | 6 | 5 | R | 12 | 10 | R | R | DNQ | R | ||||
| DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| 5 | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | 1 | R | 5 | DNQ | R | 3 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 34 | ||||
| R | 2 | R | R | DNQ | R | R | R | 9 | DSQ | 9 | 3 | ||||||
| 6 | Alfa Romeo | R | R | 12 | 10R | 6 | R | 12 | 10 | 7 | 2 | R | 5 | R | 4 | 2 | 18 |
| DSQ | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 7 | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 11 | 8 | 8 | R | 5 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 13 | 12 | R | 6 | R | R | 7 | 12 |
| R | 9 | R | R | R | 14 | R | DSQ | 14 | R | R | R | R | R | R | |||
| 8 | Lotus-Renault | R | R | R | R | 9 | R | R | 4 | R | 5 | R | 5 | 3 | NC | 11 | |
| R | R | R | R | 8 | R | R | |||||||||||
| 9 | Toleman-Hart | 8 | R | 13R | R | R | 7 | 9 | R | R | R | R | 4 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
| R | R | R | R | DNQ | 8 | R | R | R | R | R | 13 | 7 | 6 | R | |||
| 10 | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 6 | 5 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 13 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 8 | 4 |
| 9 | R | R | 8 | R | R | 11 | R | 17 | 9 | R | 14R | R | R | 9 | |||
| 11 | Williams-Honda | 5 | 2 | ||||||||||||||
| R | |||||||||||||||||
| 12 | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 14 | 6 | 11 | R | DNPQ | 10 | NC | R | 16 | 11 | R | 12 | 12 | 1 | ||
| NC | R | R | R | DNPQ | R | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | DNQ | 13 | 12 | ||||
| = | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 12 | 12 | R | 12R | R | R | 6 | R | 1 | |||||||
| DSQ | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | R | 7 | 9 | 9 | R | 13 | 10 | R | 10 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 15 | 10 | |
| R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | NC | |||
| 15 | Spirit-Honda | R | R | 12 | 7 | R | 14 | ||||||||||
| 16 | ATS-BMW | 16 | R | R | 11 | R | R | R | 9 | R | DNQ | R | DSQ | R | 8 | R | |
| 17 | Osella-Alfa Romeo | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | R | 10 | 11R | R | NC | R | ||||
| DNQ | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | |||||||||||
| 18 | McLaren-TAG | R | R | R | 11R | ||||||||||||
| R | R | DSQ | |||||||||||||||
| 19 | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 15 | R | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | ||
| DNQ | |||||||||||||||||
| 20 | Osella-Ford Cosworth | R | DNQ | R | R | DNQ | R | DNQ | R | ||||||||
| DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | |||||||||||||||
| No. | Constructor | BRA | USW | FRA | SMR | MCO | BEL | DET | CAN | GBR | DEU | AUT | NLD | ITA | EUR | ZAF | Points |
Race to the title
The Race to the title graph shows how the title race played out over the course of the season between the top five constructors of 1983.