1983 French Grand Prix
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Circuit | Le Castellet, 54 laps |
Round | 3 of 15 |
Race numbers | The 1983 French Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
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1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault | 54 | 1hr 34m 13.913s | 9 | |
2 | +4 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 54 | +29.720s | 6 |
3 | -1 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Renault | 54 | +40.232s | 4 |
4 | +7 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 54 | +1m 06.880s | 3 |
5 | +11 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | 2 |
6 | +13 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | 1 |
7 | -3 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 53 | +1 lap | |
8 | +7 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
9 | +11 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
10 | +11 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 53 | +1 lap | |
11 | +6 | (VEN) Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 52 | +2 laps | |
12 | -5 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 50 | +4 laps | |
13 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 49 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 47 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 36 | DNF | ||
R | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 29 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 28 | DNF | ||
R | (BRA) Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 26 | DNF | ||
R | (COL) Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 23 | DNF | ||
R | (USA) Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 21 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 20 | DNF | ||
R | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 19 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 14 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 6 | DNF | ||
R | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF |
Notes
- Bruno Giacomelli ended lap 49 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
Pos | Driver | Constructor |
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1 | (FRA) Alain Prost | Renault |
2 | (USA) Eddie Cheever | Renault |
3 | (ITA) Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
4 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
5 | (ITA) Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault |
6 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
7 | (ITA) Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
8 | (ITA) Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo |
9 | (GBR) Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
10 | (DEU) Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW |
11 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
12 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
13 | (ITA) Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart |
14 | (GBR) John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
15 | (ITA) Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
16 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
17 | (VEN) Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
18 | (GBR) Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
19 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
20 | (FRA) Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
21 | (CHE) Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
22 | (COL) Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
23 | (ITA) Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
24 | (USA) Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
25 | (BRA) Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
26 | (BRA) Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
Pos | Driver | Points |
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1 | (BRA) Nelson Piquet | 15 |
2 | (AUT) Niki Lauda | 10 |
3 | (GBR) John Watson | 9 |
= | (FRA) Alain Prost | 9 |
5 | (FRA) Jacques Laffite | 7 |
6 | (FRA) Patrick Tambay | 5 |
7 | (FRA) Rene Arnoux | 4 |
= | (USA) Eddie Cheever | 4 |
9 | (CHE) Marc Surer | 3 |
10 | (FIN) Keke Rosberg | 2 |
11 | (VEN) Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
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)