1983 Canadian Grand Prix

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1983 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 8 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Gilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (78-86).svg
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race details
Date12 June 1983
Official name XXII Grand Prix du Canada
Location Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course Temporary street circuit
Course length 4.410 km (2.740 miles)
Distance 70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles)
Weather Warm with temperatures approaching 30 °C (86 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph) [1]
Pole position
Driver
 Ferrari
Time 1:28.729
Fastest lap
Driver Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari
Time 1:30.851 on lap 42
Podium
First
 Ferrari
Second
 Renault
Third
 Ferrari
Lap leaders
  • 1983 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 1983. It was the eighth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

Contents

The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Frenchman René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari. American Eddie Cheever finished second in a Renault, with Arnoux's compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay third. Tambay moved to within three points of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost, who finished fifth in the other Renault.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
128 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari 1:28.9841:28.729
215 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault 1:29.9421:28.830+0.101
35 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:30.3661:28.887+0.158
427 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:28.9921:29.658+0.263
56 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:31.2271:29.549+0.820
616 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault 1:30.2551:29.863+1.134
79 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:31.7561:30.966+2.237
822 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:31.8131:31.173+2.444
91 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:31.5831:31.480+2.751
1036 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:32.2081:31.586+2.857
1111 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:33.2311:31.822+3.093
1235 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:32.3511:32.116+3.387
132 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:32.1851:32.632+3.456
1429 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:32.9311:32.540+3.811
1530 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:32.6431:32.576+3.847
1625 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:34.4031:32.642+3.913
173 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:33.6641:33.175+4.446
1812 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:33.5881:34.010+4.859
198 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:34.4521:33.671+4.942
207 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:34.0081:33.705+4.976
2133 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:35.2831:33.721+4.992
224 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.6801:33.791+5.062
2334 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:36.2601:34.314+5.585
2426 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:34.9671:34.486+5.757
2531 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 1:35.5541:34.544+5.815
2623 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:34.9881:34.755+6.026
2717 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve RAM-Ford 1:37.8581:35.133+6.404
2832 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:35.4931:35.171+6.442
Source: [2] [3] [4] [5]

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
128 Flag of France.svg René Arnoux Ferrari G 701:48:31.83819
216 Flag of the United States.svg Eddie Cheever Renault M 70+ 42.02966
327 Flag of France.svg Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 70+ 52.61044
41 Flag of Finland.svg Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 70+ 1:17.04893
515 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Renault M 69+ 1 lap22
67 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg John Watson McLaren-Ford M 69+ 1 lap201
730 Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 69+ 1 lap15 
83 Flag of Italy.svg Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 68+ 2 laps17 
99 Flag of Germany.svg Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 67+ 3 laps7 
1023 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 67+ 3 laps26 
DSQ4 Flag of the United States.svg Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 68Car underweight22 
Ret6 Flag of Italy.svg Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 56Gearbox5 
Ret35 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 47Turbo12 
Ret36 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 43Engine10 
Ret12 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford P 43Handling18 
Ret22 Flag of Italy.svg Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 42Engine8 
Ret2 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 37Gearbox13 
Ret26 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 32Halfshaft24 
Ret33 Flag of Colombia.svg Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 27Engine21 
Ret31 Flag of Italy.svg Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford M 26Engine25 
Ret34 Flag of Venezuela (1930-1954).svg Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G 17Differential23 
Ret5 Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 15Throttle3 
Ret8 Flag of Austria.svg Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 11Spun off19 
Ret11 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 1Throttle11 
Ret29 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 1Transmission14 
Ret25 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 0Gearbox16 
DNQ17 Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jacques Villeneuve RAM-Ford P   
DNQ32 Flag of Italy.svg Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M     
Source: [6] [7]

Championship standings after the race

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References

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  2. ↑ "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. ↑ "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
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  5. ↑ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 162. ISBN   0-905138-25-2.
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  7. ↑ "1983 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 12 June 1983. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  8. 1 2 "Canada 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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