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Home / Seasons / 1983 F1 World Championship Season

1983 F1 season

Season info

Season

34

Races

15

Drivers’ Champion

Nelson Piquet (2nd title)

Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari (8th title)

Reigning Drivers’ Champion

Keke Rosberg

Reigning Constructors’ Champion

Ferrari

← 1982 1984 →

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Wins, poles & fastest laps

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Qualifying

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On this page

  • Calendar
  • Race results
  • Driver and constructor entries
  • First-time winners, podium finishers and polesitters

Calendar

#Grand PrixCircuitDate
1BrazilJacarepagua13 March
2USA WestLong Beach27 March
3FranceLe Castellet17 April
4San MarinoImola01 May
5MonacoMonte Carlo15 May
6BelgiumSpa-Francorchamps22 May
7DetroitDetroit05 June
8CanadaMontreal12 June
9BritainSilverstone16 July
10GermanyHockenheim07 August
11AustriaOsterreichring14 August
12NetherlandsZandvoort28 August
13ItalyMonza11 September
14EuropeBrands Hatch25 September
15South AfricaKyalami15 October
← 1982 1984 →
First race (Grand Prix)
Europe
Last race (Grand Prix)
USA West
Last race (circuit)
Long Beach
First race at a circuit since…
1970 for Spa-Francorchamps
1981 for Silverstone
Last race at a circuit until…
1985 for Le Castellet, Silverstone, Spa-Francorchamps

Race results

#Grand PrixResult
1BrazilResult
2USA WestResult
3FranceResult
4San MarinoResult
5MonacoResult
6BelgiumResult
7DetroitResult
8CanadaResult
9BritainResult
10GermanyResult
11AustriaResult
12NetherlandsResult
13ItalyResult
14EuropeResult
15South Africa (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)Result
← 1982 1984 →

Driver and constructor entries

The following drivers and constructors participated in the 1983 F1 season. Round(s) entered are shown in parentheses.

Alfa Romeo
(ITA) Mauro Baldi (All)
(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris (All)
Arrows
(CHE) Marc Surer (All)
(BRA) Chico Serra (1, 3-5)
(AUS) Alan Jones (2)
(BEL) Thierry Boutsen (6-15) (Rookie)
ATS
(DEU) Manfred Winkelhock (All)
Brabham
(ITA) Riccardo Patrese (All)
(BRA) Nelson Piquet (All)
Ferrari
(FRA) Rene Arnoux (All)
(FRA) Patrick Tambay (All)
Ligier
(BRA) Raul Boesel (All)
(FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier (All)
Lotus
(ITA) Elio de Angelis (All)
(GBR) Nigel Mansell (All)
McLaren
(AUT) Niki Lauda (All)
(GBR) John Watson (All)
Osella
(ITA) Corrado Fabi (All) (Rookie)
(ITA) Piercarlo Ghinzani (All)
RAM
(CHL) Eliseo Salazar (1-6)
(FRA) Jean-Louis Schlesser (3)
(CAN) Jacques Villeneuve Sr (8)
(GBR) Kenny Acheson (9-15) (Rookie)
Renault
(USA) Eddie Cheever (All)
(FRA) Alain Prost (All)
Spirit
(SWE) Stefan Johansson (9-14)
Theodore
(COL) Roberto Guerrero (1-14)
(VEN) Johnny Cecotto (1-13) (Rookie)
Toleman
(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli (All)
(GBR) Derek Warwick (All)
Tyrrell
(ITA) Michele Alboreto (All)
(USA) Danny Sullivan (All) (Rookie)
Williams
(FRA) Jacques Laffite (All)
(FIN) Keke Rosberg (All)
(GBR) Jonathan Palmer (14) (Rookie)
← 1982 1984 →
Final season (drivers)
Raul Boesel
Roberto Guerrero
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Eliseo Salazar
Chico Serra
Danny Sullivan
Jacques Villeneuve Sr
First entry (drivers) since…
1980 for Stefan Johansson
1981 for Piercarlo Ghinzani, Alan Jones and Jacques Villeneuve Sr
Last entry (drivers) until…
1985 for Kenny Acheson, Alan Jones and John Watson
1988 for Jean-Louis Schlesser
1990 for Bruno Giacomelli
Debut season (constructors)
RAM
Spirit
Final season (constructors)
Theodore

Maiden wins

There were no first-time winners in 1983.

1985 was the next season to feature a first-time winner.

← 1982 1984 →

Maiden podium finishes

There were no first-time podium finishers in 1983.

← 1982 1984 →

Maiden pole positions

DriverGrand Prix
Patrick Tambay (Ferrari)USA West
Elio de Angelis (Lotus)Europe
← 1982 1984 →

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