1983 San Marino Grand Prix
| Date | Sunday, 1 May 1983 |
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| Fastest lap | |
| Circuit | Imola, 60 laps |
| Round | 4 of 15 |
| Race numbers | The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was the:
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Race result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time | Points | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | +2 |  Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 60 | 1hr 37m 52.460s | 9 |
| 2 | +2 | Alain Prost | Renault | 60 | +48.781s | 6 |
| 3 | -2 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 59 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 4 | +7 |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 3 |
| 5 | +19 |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 2 |
| 6 | +6 |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | 1 |
| 7 | +9 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 59 | +1 lap | |
| 8 | +12 |  Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 9 | +16 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 58 | +2 laps | |
| 10 |  Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 57 | DNF | ||
| 11 | -4 |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 57 | +3 laps | |
| 12 | +3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 56 | DNF | |
| R | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 54 | DNF | ||
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 45 | DNF | ||
| R | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 43 | DNF | ||
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 41 | DNF | ||
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 39 | DNF | ||
| R |  Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 37 | DNF | ||
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 27 | DNF | ||
| R | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 20 | DNF | ||
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 20 | DNF | ||
| R |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R |  Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 11 | DNF | ||
| R | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 10 | DNF | ||
| R |  Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 3 | DNF | ||
| R | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1 | DNF | ||
Notes
- Mauro Baldi ended lap 57 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
- Nigel Mansell ended lap 56 in P12 before retiring on the following lap.
Starting grid
| Pos | Driver | Constructor |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
| 22 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth |
| 24 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth |
| 25 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth |
| 26 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth |
Qualifying result
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:31.238 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.964 | 0.726 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:31.967 | 0.729 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:32.138 | 0.900 |
| 5 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:32.969 | 1.731 |
| 6 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:33.450 | 2.212 |
| 7 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:33.470 | 2.232 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:33.528 | 2.290 |
| 9 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.332 | 3.094 |
| 10 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:35.000 | 3.762 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.086 | 3.848 |
| 12 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.411 | 4.173 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.525 | 4.287 |
| 14 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.676 | 4.438 |
| 15 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.703 | 4.465 |
| 16 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford Cosworth | 1:35.707 | 4.469 |
| 17 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:35.969 | 4.731 |
| 18 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.099 | 4.861 |
| 19 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.116 | 4.878 |
| 20 | Chico Serra | Arrows-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.258 | 5.020 |
| 21 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.324 | 5.086 |
| 22 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.359 | 5.121 |
| 23 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.638 | 5.400 |
| 24 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford Cosworth | 1:36.652 | 5.414 |
| 25 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford Cosworth | 1:37.322 | 6.084 |
| 26 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford Cosworth | 1:37.711 | 6.473 |
| Did not qualify | ||||
| 27 |  Eliseo Salazar | RAM-Ford Cosworth | 1:38.097 | 6.859 |
| 28 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.873 | 7.635 |
Championship standings
How the championship standings stood post-race.
Driver
| Pos | Driver | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 15 |
| = | Alain Prost | 15 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | 14 |
| 4 | John Watson | 11 |
| 5 | Niki Lauda | 10 |
| 6 | Rene Arnoux | 8 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | 7 |
| 8 | Keke Rosberg | 5 |
| 9 | Eddie Cheever | 4 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | 4 |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 |
Statistics & milestones
- Milestone race start
- 350th for Ferrari (1st constructor to start 350 races)
- Wins
- 2nd and last for Patrick Tambay
- 85th for Ferrari
- Podiums
- 13th for Rene Arnoux
- 12th for Alain Prost
- 4th for Patrick Tambay
- 273rd & 274th for Ferrari
- 26th for Renault
- Poles
- 15th for Rene Arnoux (first for Ferrari)
- 95th for Ferrari
- Fastest laps
- 3rd for Riccardo Patrese (last until 1989; last for Brabham)
- 35th for Brabham
- Front row starts
- 27th for Rene Arnoux
- 13th for Nelson Piquet