1983 F1 season

Season info

Season no.	34
Races	15
Drivers’ Champion	Nelson Piquet (2nd title)
Constructors’ Champion	Ferrari (8th title)
Reigning Drivers’ Champion	Keke Rosberg
Reigning Constructors’ Champion	Ferrari

#	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	Brazil	Jacarepagua	13 March
2	USA West	Long Beach	27 March
3	France	Le Castellet	17 April
4	San Marino	Imola	01 May
5	Monaco	Monte Carlo	15 May
6	Belgium	Spa-Francorchamps	22 May
7	Detroit	Detroit	05 June
8	Canada	Montreal	12 June
9	Britain	Silverstone	16 July
10	Germany	Hockenheim	07 August
11	Austria	Osterreichring	14 August
12	Netherlands	Zandvoort	28 August
13	Italy	Monza	11 September
14	Europe	Brands Hatch	25 September
15	South Africa	Kyalami	15 October

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

#	Grand Prix	Result
1	Brazil	Result
2	USA West	Result
3	France	Result
4	San Marino	Result
5	Monaco	Result
6	Belgium	Result
7	Detroit	Result
8	Canada	Result
9	Britain	Result
10	Germany	Result
11	Austria	Result
12	Netherlands	Result
13	Italy	Result
14	Europe	Result
15	South Africa (drivers’ & constructors’ title decider)	Result

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)

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

There were no first-time winners in 1983.

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

There were no first-time podium finishers in 1983.

Driver	Grand Prix
Patrick Tambay (Ferrari)	USA West
Elio de Angelis (Lotus)	Europe