| Race details | ||
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| Race 3 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | April 17, 1983 | |
| Location | Paul Ricard Circuit | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 5.809 km (3.61 mi) | |
| Distance | 54 laps, 313.686 km (194.94 mi) | |
| Weather | Dry | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:36.672 | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Time | 1:42.695 on lap 34 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost
|
Renault |
| Second |  Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW |
| Third |  Eddie Cheever
|
Renault |
The 1983 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on April 17, 1983. French driver Alain Prost won the race for the Renault team, and this was the French marque's 3rd French Grand Prix win in a row and the 4th in 5 seasons.
Classification[]
Qualifying[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost
|
Renault | 1:38.358 | 1:36.672 | — |
| 2 | 16 | Eddie Cheever
|
Renault | 1:38.980 | 1:39.785 | +2.308 |
| 3 | 6 |  Riccardo Patrese
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:41.095 | 1:39.104 | +2.432 |
| 4 | 28 | René Arnoux
|
Ferrari | 1:40.027 | 1:39.115 | +2.443 |
| 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 1:39.512 | 1:39.312 | +2.640 |
| 6 | 5 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 1:39.601 | 1:39.746 | +2.929 |
| 7 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:38.099† | 1:39.611 | +2.939 |
| 8 | 23 | Mauro Baldi
|
Alfa Romeo | 1:41.215 | 1:39.618 | +2.946 |
| 9 | 35 |  Derek Warwick
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:43.038 | 1:39.881 | +3.209 |
| 10 | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock
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ATS-BMW | 1:40.233 | 1:44.997 | +3.561 |
| 11 | 27 | Patrick Tambay
|
Ferrari | 1:40.393 | 1:40.488 | +3.721 |
| 12 | 8 |  Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:41.065 | 1:41.492 | +4.393 |
| 13 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
Toleman-Hart | 1:42.219 | 1:41.775 | +5.103 |
| 14 | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:41.838 | 1:42.448 | +5.166 |
| 15 | 3 | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:42.177 | 1:43.317 | +5.505 |
| 16 | 1 |  Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Ford | 1:42.450 | 1:42.551 | +5.778 |
| 17 | 34 |  Johnny Cecotto
|
Theodore-Ford | 1:43.552 | 1:42.615 | +5.943 |
| 18 | 12 | Nigel Mansell
|
Lotus-Ford | 1:43.320 | 1:42.650 | +5.978 |
| 19 | 2 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford | 1:43.295 | 1:42.678 | +6.006 |
| 20 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:42.808 | 1:42.737 | +6.065 |
| 21 | 29 |  Marc Surer
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:42.962 | 1:44.346 | +6.290 |
| 22 | 33 |  Roberto Guerrero
|
Theodore-Ford | 1:43.367 | 1:43.602 | +6.695 |
| 23 | 31 | Corrado Fabi
|
Osella-Ford | 1:45.638 | 1:43.411 | +6.739 |
| 24 | 4 | Danny Sullivan
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:44.317 | 1:43.654 | +6.982 |
| 25 | 26 | Raul Boesel
|
Ligier-Ford | 1:44.470 | 1:44.905 | +7.798 |
| 26 | 30 | Chico Serra
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:44.778 | 1:45.859 | +8.106 |
| 27 | 17 |  Eliseo Salazar
|
RAM-Ford | 1:45.073 | 2:02.335 | +8.401 |
| 28 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | 1:46.541 | 1:45.812 | +9.140 |
| 28 | 18 | Jean-Louis Schlesser
|
RAM-Ford | 1:45.866 | 1:46.102 | +9.194 |
Source:[1]
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- † — Time disallowed
Race[]
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost
|
Renault | 54 | 1:34:13.913 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet
|
Brabham-BMW | 54 | + 29.720 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Eddie Cheever
|
Renault | 54 | + 40.232 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Patrick Tambay
|
Ferrari | 54 | + 1:06.880 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg
|
Williams-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Jacques Laffite
|
Williams-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | René Arnoux
|
Ferrari | 53 | + 1 Lap | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | Michele Alboreto
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 15 | |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier
|
Ligier-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 20 | |
| 10 | 29 | Marc Surer
|
Arrows-Ford | 53 | + 1 Lap | 21 | |
| 11 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto
|
Theodore-Ford | 52 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 12 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris
|
Alfa Romeo | 50 | + 4 Laps | 7 | |
| 13 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli
|
Toleman-Hart | 49 | Gearbox | 13 | |
| Ret | 26 | Raul Boesel
|
Ligier-Ford | 47 | Engine | 25 | |
| Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi
|
Osella-Ford | 36 | Engine | 23 | |
| Ret | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock
|
ATS-BMW | 36 | Turbo | 10 | |
| Ret | 8 | Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-Ford | 29 | Wheel bearing | 12 | |
| Ret | 23 | Mauro Baldi
|
Alfa Romeo | 28 | Spun Off | 8 | |
| Ret | 30 | Chico Serra
|
Arrows-Ford | 26 | Gearbox | 26 | |
| Ret | 33 | Roberto Guerrero
|
Theodore-Ford | 23 | Engine | 22 | |
| Ret | 4 | Danny Sullivan
|
Tyrrell-Ford | 21 | Clutch | 24 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis
|
Lotus-Renault | 20 | Electrical | 5 | |
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese
|
Brabham-BMW | 19 | Water Leak | 3 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick
|
Toleman-Hart | 14 | Engine | 9 | |
| Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell
|
Lotus-Ford | 6 | Physical | 18 | |
| Ret | 7 | John Watson
|
McLaren-Ford | 3 | Engine | 14 | |
| DNQ | 17 | Eliseo Salazar
|
RAM-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 18 | Jean-Louis Schlesser
|
RAM-Ford |
Standings after the race[]
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Trivia[]
- Pole sitter Alain Prost was more than 2 seconds faster in qualifying than second placed Eddie Cheever.
- The first Grand Prix front row start for Cheever
- Ferrari blew 8 engines in practice.[2]
References[]
- ↑ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. pp. 116.
- ↑ "Overtaking Maneuvers at France 83". YouTube. 2009-11-10. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o4I4ys7c0OM&feature=related. Retrieved 2012-06-17.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/329/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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