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1983 San Marino Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitImola, 60 laps
Round4 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was the:

  • 377th World Championship race
  • 3rd World Championship San Marino Grand Prix
  • 4th World Championship race at Imola
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+2(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari601hr 37m 52.460s9
2+2(FRA) Alain ProstRenault60+48.781s6
3-2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari59+1 lap4
4+7(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap3
5+19(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap2
6+6(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap1
7+9(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth59+1 lap 
8+12(BRA) Chico SerraArrows-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
9+16(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth58+2 laps 
10 (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo57DNF 
11-4(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW57+3 laps 
12+3(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth56DNF 
R (ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW54DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo45DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault43DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW41DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth39DNF 
R (USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart27DNF 
R (ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart20DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth11DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth10DNF 
R (COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth3DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1DNF 

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

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:31.238 
2(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:31.9640.726
3(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:31.9670.729
4(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:32.1380.900
5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:32.9691.731
6(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:33.4502.212
7(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:33.4702.232
8(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:33.5282.290
9(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:34.3323.094
10(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:35.0003.762
11(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:35.0863.848
12(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:35.4114.173
13(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:35.5254.287
14(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:35.6764.438
15(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1:35.7034.465
16(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:35.7074.469
17(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:35.9694.731
18(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:36.0994.861
19(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:36.1164.878
20(BRA) Chico SerraArrows-Ford Cosworth1:36.2585.020
21(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:36.3245.086
22(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:36.3595.121
23(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:36.6385.400
24(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:36.6525.414
25(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:37.3226.084
26(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Ford Cosworth1:37.7116.473
Did not qualify
27(CHL) Eliseo SalazarRAM-Ford Cosworth1:38.0976.859
28(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:38.8737.635

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(BRA) Nelson Piquet15
=(FRA) Alain Prost15
3(FRA) Patrick Tambay14
4(GBR) John Watson11
5(AUT) Niki Lauda10
6(FRA) Rene Arnoux8
7(FRA) Jacques Laffite7
8(FIN) Keke Rosberg5
9(USA) Eddie Cheever4
10(CHE) Marc Surer4
11(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari22
2McLaren-Ford Cosworth21
3Renault19
4Brabham-BMW15
5Williams-Ford Cosworth12
6Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
7Theodore-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & 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