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1983 British Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitSilverstone, 67 laps
Round9 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 British Grand Prix was the:

  • 382nd World Championship race
  • 34th World Championship British Grand Prix
  • 19th World Championship race at Silverstone
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FRA) Alain ProstRenault671hr 24m 39.780s9
2+4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW67+19.161s6
3-1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari67+26.246s4
4+14(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault67+38.952s3
5-4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari67+58.874s2
6+9(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth66+1 lap1
7+4(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo66+1 lap 
8+1(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo66+1 lap 
9+15(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth66+1 lap 
10+15(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
11+2(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
12+8(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
13+3(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
14+9(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
15+2(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth65+2 laps 
16+5(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth64+3 laps 
17+2(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth64+3 laps 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW49DNF 
R (BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth48DNF 
R (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo46DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart27DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW9DNF 
R (SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda5DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverRenault3DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart3DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1DNF 

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
2(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari
3(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
7(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault
8(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
10(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
11(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo
12(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart
13(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth
14(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda
15(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
16(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth
18(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
19(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
20(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth
21(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth
22(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth
23(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
24(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
25(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth
26  
Started from the pit lane
 (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:09.462 
2(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:10.1040.642
3(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:10.1700.708
4(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:10.7711.309
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:10.8811.419
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:10.9331.471
7(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:11.0551.593
8(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:11.6872.225
9(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:12.1502.688
10(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:12.5283.066
11(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:12.8603.398
12(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:13.4223.960
13(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:13.7554.293
14(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:13.9624.500
15(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:14.2674.805
16(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:14.6515.189
17(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth1:14.9645.502
18(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:15.1335.671
19(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:15.1355.673
20(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:15.2345.772
21(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:15.3175.855
22(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:15.3865.924
23(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:15.4495.987
24(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:15.6096.147
25(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:15.7676.305
26(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:16.5447.082
Did not qualify
27(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:16.7147.252
28(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:17.5948.132
29(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth1:18.1038.641

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost39
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet33
3(FRA) Patrick Tambay31
4(FIN) Keke Rosberg25
5(FRA) Rene Arnoux19
6(GBR) John Watson16
7(USA) Eddie Cheever14
8(AUT) Niki Lauda11
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite10
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto9
11(GBR) Nigel Mansell4
12(CHE) Marc Surer4
13(USA) Danny Sullivan2
14(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1
=(ITA) Mauro Baldi1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Renault53
2Ferrari50
3Williams-Ford Cosworth35
4Brabham-BMW33
5McLaren-Ford Cosworth27
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth11
7Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
8Lotus-Renault3
9Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=Alfa Romeo1
=Lotus-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Stefan Johansson
Spirit
Wins
8th for Alain Prost
14th for Renault
Podiums
19th for Nelson Piquet
15th for Alain Prost
7th for Patrick Tambay
278th for Ferrari
108th for Brabham
31st for Renault
Poles
18th and last for Rene Arnoux
98th for Ferrari
1-2 start
36th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
7th for Alain Prost
15th for Renault
Front row starts
31st for Rene Arnoux
3rd for Patrick Tambay
Win & fastest lap
5th for Alain Prost