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1983 French Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitLe Castellet, 54 laps
Round3 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 French Grand Prix was the:

  • 376th World Championship race
  • 33rd World Championship French Grand Prix
  • 8th World Championship race at Le Castellet
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1 (FRA) Alain ProstRenault541hr 34m 13.913s9
2+4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW54+29.720s6
3-1(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault54+40.232s4
4+7(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari54+1m 06.880s3
5+11(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap2
6+13(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap1
7-3(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari53+1 lap 
8+7(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
9+11(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
10+11(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth53+1 lap 
11+6(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth52+2 laps 
12-5(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo50+4 laps 
13 (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart49DNF 
R (BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth47DNF 
R (ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Ford Cosworth36DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW36DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth29DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo28DNF 
R (BRA) Chico SerraArrows-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth23DNF 
R (USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth21DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault20DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW19DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart14DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth6DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth3DNF 

Notes

  • Bruno Giacomelli ended lap 49 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:36.672 
2(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:38.9802.308
3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:39.1042.432
4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:39.1152.443
5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:39.3122.640
6(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:39.6012.929
7(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:39.6112.939
8(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:39.6182.946
9(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:39.8813.209
10(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:40.2333.561
11(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:40.3933.721
12(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:41.0654.393
13(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:41.7755.103
14(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:41.8385.166
15(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:42.1775.505
16(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:42.4505.778
17(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:42.6155.943
18(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1:42.6505.978
19(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:42.6786.006
20(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:42.7376.065
21(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:42.9626.290
22(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:43.3676.695
23(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Ford Cosworth1:43.4116.739
24(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:43.6546.982
25(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:44.4707.798
26(BRA) Chico SerraArrows-Ford Cosworth1:44.7788.106
Did not qualify
27(CHL) Eliseo SalazarRAM-Ford Cosworth1:45.0738.401
28(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:45.8129.140
29(FRA) Jean-Louis SchlesserRAM-Ford Cosworth1:45.8669.194

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet15
2(AUT) Niki Lauda10
3(GBR) John Watson9
=(FRA) Alain Prost9
5(FRA) Jacques Laffite7
6(FRA) Patrick Tambay5
7(FRA) Rene Arnoux4
=(USA) Eddie Cheever4
9(CHE) Marc Surer3
10(FIN) Keke Rosberg2
11(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth19
2Brabham-BMW15
3Renault13
4Ferrari9
5Williams-Ford Cosworth9
6Arrows-Ford Cosworth3
7Theodore-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
6th for Alain Prost
12th for Renault
Podiums
17th for Nelson Piquet
11th for Alain Prost
4th for Eddie Cheever (first for Renault)
106th for Brabham
24th & 25th for Renault
Poles
8th for Alain Prost
28th for Renault
1-2 start
17th for Renault
Fastest laps
6th for Alain Prost
14th for Renault
Front row starts
16th for Alain Prost
1st and only for Eddie Cheever (105th different front row starter, 30th American driver)
Pole & win
3rd for Alain Prost
Win & fastest lap
4th for Alain Prost
Hat-trick (pole, win & fastest lap)
2nd for Alain Prost (last for Renault)