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1983 United States Grand Prix West

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitLong Beach, 75 laps
Round2 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 United States Grand Prix West was the:

  • 375th World Championship race
  • 8th and last World Championship United States Grand Prix West
  • 8th and last World Championship race at Long Beach
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+21(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth751hr 53m 34.889s9
2+21(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth75+27.993s6
3-1(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari75+1m 13.638s4
4 (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap3
5+11(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap2
6+11(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth74+1 lap1
7+19(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
8+1(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
9-2(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth73+2 laps 
10+1(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW72DNF 
11-3(FRA) Alain ProstRenault72+3 laps 
12+1(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth72+3 laps 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverRenault67DNF 
R (AUS) Alan JonesArrows-Ford Cosworth58DNF 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW51DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo48DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault29DNF 
R (COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth26DNF 
R (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart26DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo26DNF 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari25DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (CHL) Eliseo SalazarRAM-Ford Cosworth25DNF 
R (GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart11DNF 
R (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW3DNF 

Notes

  • Riccardo Patrese ended lap 72 in P6 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Patrick Tambay ended lap 25 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:26.117 
2(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:26.9350.818
3(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:27.1451.028
4(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:27.8181.701
5(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:27.9821.865
6(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:28.1302.013
7(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.4252.308
8(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:28.5582.441
9(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:28.8332.716
10(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:28.9132.796
11(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:28.9582.841
12(AUS) Alan JonesArrows-Ford Cosworth1:29.1122.995
13(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Ford Cosworth1:29.1673.050
14(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:29.2663.149
15(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:29.4223.305
16(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:29.5213.404
17(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:29.5593.442
18(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:29.5853.468
19(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:29.6033.486
20(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:30.0343.917
21(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:30.0703.953
22(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:30.1003.983
23(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:30.1884.071
24(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:30.2204.103
25(CHL) Eliseo SalazarRAM-Ford Cosworth1:31.1265.009
26(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:31.7595.642
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Ford Cosworth1:31.9015.784
28(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Ford Cosworth1:32.1826.065

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(AUT) Niki Lauda10
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet9
=(GBR) John Watson9
4(FRA) Jacques Laffite6
5(FRA) Rene Arnoux4
6(CHE) Marc Surer3
7(FRA) Patrick Tambay2
8(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1McLaren-Ford Cosworth19
2Brabham-BMW9
3Ferrari6
4Williams-Ford Cosworth6
5Arrows-Ford Cosworth3
6Theodore-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Last start
Eliseo Salazar
Wins
5th and last for John Watson
30th for McLaren (3rd constructor to win 30 races)
Race 1-2
2nd for McLaren
Podiums
44th for Niki Lauda
18th for John Watson
12th for Rene Arnoux (first for Ferrari)
272nd for Ferrari
89th & 90th for McLaren (4th constructor to score 90 podiums)
Poles
1st for Patrick Tambay (64th different polesitter, 8th French driver)
94th for Ferrari
1-2 start
35th for Ferrari
Fastest laps
18th for Niki Lauda
19th for McLaren
Front row starts
26th for Rene Arnoux (first for Ferrari)
1st for Patrick Tambay (104th different front row starter, 14th French driver)
Points finishes
1st and only for Johnny Cecotto (213th different point scorer, 1st Venezuelan driver)