1983 British Grand Prix

Round

9/15

Date

Jul 16, 1983 at 00:00 CEST

Location

Silverstone, United Kingdom

Circuit

Silverstone Circuit

Circuit length

4.719 m (9 turns)

Race distance

316.173 km (67 laps)

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Prost

Winner

1:24:39.780

Winning time

Arnoux

Pole position

Prost

Fastest lap

1:14.212

Fastest lap time

Results

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid	Laps	Points
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:24:39.780	3rd	67	9
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	+19.161	6th	67	6
3	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	+26.246	2nd	67	4
4	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	+38.952	18th	67	3
5	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	+58.874	1st	67	2
6	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	+1 lap	15th	66	1
7	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	11th	66
8	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	9th	66
9	#7 John Watson	McLaren	+1 lap	24th	66
10	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	+2 laps	25th	65
11	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	+2 laps	13th	65
12	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	+2 laps	20th	65
13	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	+2 laps	16th	65
14	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	+2 laps	23rd	65
15	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	+2 laps	17th	65
16	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	+3 laps	21st	64
17	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	+3 laps	19th	64
DNF	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Engine	8th	49
DNF	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	Suspension	22nd	48
DNF	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Fuel system	26th	46
DNF	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	Gearbox	10th	27
DNF	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Turbo	5th	9
DNF	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	Fuel system	14th	5
DNF	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	Engine	7th	3
DNF	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Turbo	12th	3
DNF	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Turbo	4th	1
DNQ	#34 Johnny Cecotto	Theodore
DNQ	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella
DNQ	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:09.462
2	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.104	+0.642
3	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.170	+0.708
4	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:10.771	+1.309
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:10.881	+1.419
6	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:10.933	+1.471
7	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.055	+1.593
8	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:11.687	+2.225
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:12.150	+2.688
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:12.528	+3.066
11	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:12.860	+3.398
12	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.422	+3.960
13	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:13.755	+4.293
14	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:13.962	+4.500
15	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:14.267	+4.805
16	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:14.651	+5.189
17	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:14.964	+5.502
18	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.133	+5.671
19	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.135	+5.673
20	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:15.234	+5.772
21	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:15.317	+5.855
22	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:15.386	+5.924
23	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:15.449	+5.987
24	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:15.609	+6.147
25	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:15.767	+6.305
26	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:16.544	+7.082
27	#34 Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1:16.714	+7.252
28	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.594	+8.132
29	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:18.103	+8.641

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:09.462
2	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.104	+0.642
3	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.808	+1.346
4	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:10.881	+1.419
5	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:10.933	+1.471
6	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:11.114	+1.652
7	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.520	+2.058
8	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:11.687	+2.225
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:12.150	+2.688
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:12.541	+3.079
11	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:12.860	+3.398
12	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.422	+3.960
13	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:13.962	+4.500
14	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:14.970	+5.508
15	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:15.118	+5.656
16	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.133	+5.671
17	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:15.317	+5.855
18	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.350	+5.888
19	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:15.686	+6.224
20	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:15.767	+6.305
21	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:16.091	+6.629
22	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:16.134	+6.672
23	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:16.347	+6.885
24	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:16.544	+7.082
25	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:16.762	+7.300
26	#34 Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1:16.786	+7.324
27	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.594	+8.132
28	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:18.103	+8.641

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.170
2	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:10.436	+0.266
3	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:10.771	+0.601
4	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.874	+0.704
5	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.055	+0.885
6	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:11.098	+0.928
7	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:11.246	+1.076
8	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:12.528	+2.358
9	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:13.163	+2.993
10	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:13.493	+3.323
11	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:13.755	+3.585
12	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.792	+3.622
13	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.006	+3.836
14	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:14.267	+4.097
15	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:14.651	+4.481
16	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:14.964	+4.794
17	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.135	+4.965
18	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:15.234	+5.064
19	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:15.386	+5.216
20	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:15.441	+5.271
21	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:15.449	+5.279
22	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:15.535	+5.365
23	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:15.609	+5.439
24	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:16.377	+6.207
25	#34 Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1:16.714	+6.544
26	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:17.162	+6.992
27	#17 Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:19.267	+9.097
28	#31 Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:20.400	+10.230

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time	Gap	Lap
1	#15 Alain Prost	Renault	1:14.212		32
2	#5 Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:14.327	+0.115	36
3	#12 Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:14.434	+0.222	49
4	#27 Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:14.805	+0.593	62
5	#6 Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:14.857	+0.645	4
6	#22 Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:15.032	+0.820	64
7	#9 Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:15.144	+0.932	28
8	#23 Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:15.207	+0.995	65
9	#28 René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:15.214	+1.002	7
10	#35 Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:15.856	+1.644	24
11	#8 Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:15.923	+1.711	60
12	#7 John Watson	McLaren	1:16.090	+1.878	14
13	#2 Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:16.228	+2.016	36
14	#16 Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:16.261	+2.049	2
15	#25 Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:16.477	+2.265	53
16	#1 Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:16.887	+2.675	52
17	#3 Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:17.456	+3.244	55
18	#26 Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:17.659	+3.447	47
19	#4 Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:17.858	+3.646	60
20	#30 Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:17.913	+3.701	59
21	#40 Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:17.934	+3.722	3
22	#33 Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:18.351	+4.139	56
23	#29 Marc Surer	Arrows	1:18.552	+4.340	63
24	#32 Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:19.920	+5.708	37
25	#11 Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:23.401	+9.189	1
26	#36 Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:29.957	+15.745	1

Standings

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Alain Prost	Renault	3	5	39
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1	4	33	-6
3	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1	4	31	-8
4	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1	2	25	-14
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1	3	19	-20
6	John Watson	McLaren	1	2	16	-23
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	0	3	14	-25
8	Niki Lauda	McLaren	0	2	11	-28
9	Jacques Laffite	Williams	0	0	10	-29
10	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1	1	9	-30
11	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	0	0	4	-35
12	Marc Surer	Arrows	0	0	4	-35
13	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	0	0	2	-37
14	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	0	0	1	-38
15	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	0	0	1	-38

Pos.	Constructor	Engine	Wins	Podiums	Points	Gap
1	Renault	Renault	3	8	53
2	Ferrari	Ferrari	2	7	50	-3
3	Williams	Ford	1	2	35	-18
4	Brabham	BMW	1	4	33	-20
5	McLaren	Ford	1	4	27	-26
6	Tyrrell	Ford	1	1	11	-42
7	Arrows	Ford	0	0	4	-49
8	Lotus	Renault	0	0	3	-50
9	Theodore	Ford	0	0	1	-52
10	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	0	0	1	-52
11	Lotus	Ford	0	0	1	-52

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1968	#22 Jo Siffert	Chris Amon	Jacky Ickx	1:29.700 - Jo Siffert	Graham Hill
1967	#5 Jim Clark	Denny Hulme	Chris Amon	1:27.000 - Denny Hulme	Jim Clark
1966	#5 Jack Brabham	Denny Hulme	Graham Hill	1:37.000 - Jack Brabham	Jack Brabham
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1964	#1 Jim Clark	Graham Hill	John Surtees	1:38.800 - Jim Clark	Jim Clark
1963	#4 Jim Clark	John Surtees	Graham Hill	1:36.000 - John Surtees	Jim Clark
1962	#20 Jim Clark	John Surtees	Bruce McLaren	1:55.000 - Jim Clark	Jim Clark
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1959	#12 Jack Brabham	Stirling Moss	Bruce McLaren	1:57.000 - Stirling Moss	Jack Brabham
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1953	#5 Alberto Ascari	Juan Manuel Fangio	Nino Farina	1:50.000 - Alberto Ascari	Alberto Ascari
1952	#15 Alberto Ascari	Piero Taruffi	Mike Hawthorn	1:52.000 - Alberto Ascari	Nino Farina
1951	#12 José Froilán González	Juan Manuel Fangio	Luigi Villoresi	1:44.000 - Nino Farina	José Froilán González
1950	#2 Nino Farina	Luigi Fagioli	Reg Parnell	1:50.600 - Nino Farina	Nino Farina

The 1983 British Grand Prix started Jul 16, 1983 on Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, United Kingdom. René Arnoux started from pole position with Patrick Tambay next to him. Alain Prost started from third place.

In 1 hour, 24 minutes and 39 seconds Alain Prost finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nelson Piquet in second and Patrick Tambay in third place.

After the 1983 British Grand Prix, Alain Prost is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 39 points. Prost is 6 points ahead of Nelson Piquet.