1983 British Grand Prix
382nd World Championship race, 34th World Championship British Grand Prix, 19th World Championship race at Silverstone
Fact File
| Date: | Saturday, 16 July 1983 |
|---|---|
| Winner: |  Alain Prost Renault |
| Pole position: | Rene Arnoux  Ferrari |
| Fastest lap: | Alain Prost Renault |
| Circuit: | Silverstone, 67 laps |
| Round: | 9 of 15 |
Race Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 67 | 1hr 24m 39.780s | 9 |
| 2 | +4 |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 67 | +19.161s | 6 |
| 3 | -1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 67 | +26.246s | 4 |
| 4 | +14 |  Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 67 | +38.952s | 3 |
| 5 | -4 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 67 | +58.874s | 2 |
| 6 | +9 |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +4 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +1 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 9 | +15 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 66 | +1 lap | |
| 10 | +15 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 11 | +2 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 12 | +8 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 13 | +3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 14 | +9 |  Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 15 | +2 |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 65 | +2 laps | |
| 16 | +5 |  Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +3 laps | |
| 17 | +2 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 64 | +3 laps | |
| R |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 49 | DNF | ||
| R | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 48 | DNF | ||
| R | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 46 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 9 | DNF | ||
| R |  Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 5 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1 | DNF |
Starting Grid
- Highlight: race winner
- Highlight: second place
- Highlight: third place
Qualifying Result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:09.462 | |
| 2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:10.104 | 0.642 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:10.170 | 0.708 |
| 4 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:10.771 | 1.309 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:10.881 | 1.419 |
| 6 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:10.933 | 1.471 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:11.055 | 1.593 |
| 8 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:11.687 | 2.225 |
| 9 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.150 | 2.688 |
| 10 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:12.528 | 3.066 |
| 11 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:12.860 | 3.398 |
| 12 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:13.422 | 3.960 |
| 13 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:13.755 | 4.293 |
| 14 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 1:13.962 | 4.500 |
| 15 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.267 | 4.805 |
| 16 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.651 | 5.189 |
| 17 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:14.964 | 5.502 |
| 18 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:15.133 | 5.671 |
| 19 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.135 | 5.673 |
| 20 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.234 | 5.772 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.317 | 5.855 |
| 22 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.386 | 5.924 |
| 23 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.449 | 5.987 |
| 24 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.609 | 6.147 |
| 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:15.767 | 6.305 |
| 26 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:16.544 | 7.082 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:16.714 | 7.252 |
| 28 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:17.594 | 8.132 |
| 29 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 1:18.103 | 8.641 |
Championship Standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 39 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 33 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | 31 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | 25 |
| 5 | Rene Arnoux | 19 |
| 6 | John Watson | 16 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 14 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | 11 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 10 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | 9 |
| 11 | Nigel Mansell | 4 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 13 | Danny Sullivan | 2 |
| 14 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
| = | Mauro Baldi | 1 |
Statistics & Milestones
- Race debut
- Driver: Stefan Johansson
- Constructor: Spirit
- Wins
- Driver: 8th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 14th for Renault
- Podiums
- Driver: 19th for Nelson Piquet, 15th for Alain Prost, 7th for Patrick Tambay
- Constructor: 278th for Ferrari, 108th for Brabham, 31st for Renault
- Poles
- Driver: 18th and last for Rene Arnoux
- Constructor: 98th for Ferrari
- Qualifying 1-2
- Constructor: 36th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- Driver: 7th for Alain Prost
- Constructor: 15th for Renault
- Front row starts
- Driver: 31st for Rene Arnoux, 3rd for Patrick Tambay
- Win & fastest lap
- Driver: 5th for Alain Prost