1983 British Grand Prix

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1983 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
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Race details
Date16 July 1983
Official name XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 4.719 km (2.932 miles)
Distance 67 laps, 316.173 km (196.461 miles)
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:09.462 [1]
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault
Time 1:14.212 [2] on lap 32
Podium
First
 Renault
Second
 Brabham-BMW
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1983 British Grand Prix
Nigel Mansell finished fourth in a Lotus 94T. Nigel Mansell Lotus 94T British GP 1983.jpg
Nigel Mansell finished fourth in a Lotus 94T.

The 1983 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. It was the ninth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

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The 67-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, after he started from third position. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-BMW, with Patrick Tambay third in a Ferrari. The win, Prost's third of the season, enabled him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to six points.

Qualifying

Qualifying report

The front row of the grid was filled by the Ferraris of René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay, Arnoux over 0.6 seconds ahead. Arnoux was the first driver ever to lap Silverstone in under 1:10. Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost was third in his Renault, with Elio de Angelis in the Lotus alongside him on the second row. The two Brabhams made up the third row with Riccardo Patrese ahead of Nelson Piquet, while on the fourth row were Eddie Cheever in the second Renault and Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS. Completing the top ten were Andrea de Cesaris in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick in the Toleman. Further down the grid, the Spirit team with its Honda turbo engine made an impressive debut as Stefan Johansson qualified 14th, ahead of both McLarens and just one place behind reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in the Williams.

Qualifying classification

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
128 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 1:10.4361:09.462
227 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:10.8741:10.104+0.642
315 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:10.1701:10.808+0.708
411 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:10.7711:11.114+1.309
56 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:11.2461:10.881+1.419
65 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:11.0981:10.933+1.471
716 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault 1:11.0551:11.520+1.593
89 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:13.4931:11.687+2.225
922 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:13.1631:12.150+2.688
1035 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:12.5281:12.541+3.066
1123 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:14.0061:12.860+3.398
1236 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:13.7921:13.422+3.960
131 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:13.755no time+4.293
1440 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 1:15.5351:13.962+4.500
158 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:14.2671:15.118+4.805
163 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:14.6511:14.970+5.189
1730 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:14.9641:15.686+5.502
1812 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:16.3771:15.133+5.671
1929 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:15.1351:15.350+5.673
202 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:15.2341:16.762+5.772
2133 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:15.4411:15.317+5.855
2226 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:15.3861:16.134+5.924
234 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:15.4491:16.347+5.987
247 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:15.6091:16.091+6.147
2525 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:15.383†1:15.767+6.305
2632 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:17.1621:16.544+7.082
2734 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:16.7141:16.786+7.252
2831 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:20.4001:17.594+8.132
2917 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford 1:19.2671:18.103+8.641
Source: [3] [4] [5] [6]

Race

Race report

At the start of the race, Tambay moved ahead of Arnoux, while de Angelis quickly retired with a turbo failure. Cheever's engine failed on lap 4, while Johansson dropped out on lap 6 with fuel system problems. When Patrese's turbo gave up on lap 10, Piquet moved up to fourth behind the Ferraris and Prost, with de Cesaris fifth and Winkelhock sixth. Prost overtook Arnoux on lap 14, followed by Piquet five laps later. Then, on lap 20, Prost passed Tambay for the lead, with Piquet moving into second on lap 31. In the later stages of the race, Winkelhock's engine failed and de Cesaris dropped behind teammate Mauro Baldi, while Nigel Mansell, who had qualified only 18th in the second Lotus, made a charge through the field, passing Arnoux for fourth on lap 48. At the chequered flag, Prost was 19 seconds ahead of Piquet with Tambay, Mansell, Arnoux and Niki Lauda completing the top six.

In the Drivers' Championship, Prost doubled his lead over Piquet to six points, with Tambay two points further back. Renault moved into the outright lead of the Constructors' Championship, three points ahead of Ferrari.

Race classification

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 671:24:39.78039
25 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 67+ 19.16166
327 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 67+ 26.24624
412 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault P 67+ 38.952183
528 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 67+ 58.87412
68 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 66+ 1 Lap151
723 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 66+ 1 Lap11 
822 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 66+ 1 Lap9 
97 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 66+ 1 Lap24 
1025 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 65+ 2 Laps25 
111 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 65+ 2 Laps13 
122 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 65+ 2 Laps20 
133 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 65+ 2 Laps16 
144 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 65+ 2 Laps23 
1530 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 65+ 2 Laps17 
1633 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 64+ 3 Laps21 
1729 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 64+ 3 Laps19 
Ret9 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 49Engine8 
Ret26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 48Suspension22 
Ret32 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M 46Fuel system26 
Ret35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 27Gearbox10 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 9Turbo5 
Ret40 Flag of Sweden.svg Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda G 5Fuel system14 
Ret16 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault M 3Engine7 
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 3Turbo12 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 1Turbo4 
DNQ34 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G   
DNQ31 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo M   
DNQ17 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford P     
Source: [7] [8]

Championship standings after the race

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