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1983 French Grand Prix

Round
3/15
Date
Apr 17, 1983 at 00:00
Location
Le Castellet, France
Circuit length
5.809 m
Race distance
313.686 km
Prost
Winner
1:34:13.913
Winning time
Prost
Pole position
Prost
Fastest lap
1:42.695
Fastest lap time
Pos. Driver Constructor Time/Retired Grid Laps Points
1 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:34:13.913 1st 54 9
2 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham +29.720 6th 54 6
3 #16 Eddie Cheever Renault +40.232 2nd 54 4
4 #27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari +1:06.880 11th 54 3
5 #1 Keke Rosberg Williams +1 lap 16th 53 2
6 #2 Jacques Laffite Williams +1 lap 19th 53 1
7 #28 René Arnoux Ferrari +1 lap 4th 53
8 #3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell +1 lap 15th 53
9 #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier +1 lap 20th 53
10 #29 Marc Surer Arrows +1 lap 21st 53
11 #34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore +2 laps 17th 52
12 #22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo +4 laps 7th 50
13 #36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman Gearbox 13th 49
DNF #26 Raul Boesel Ligier Engine 25th 47
DNF #31 Corrado Fabi Osella Engine 23rd 36
DNF #9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS Turbo 10th 36
DNF #8 Niki Lauda McLaren Wheel bearing 12th 29
DNF #23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo Spun off 8th 28
DNF #30 Chico Serra Arrows Gearbox 26th 26
DNF #33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore Engine 22nd 23
DNF #4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell Clutch 24th 21
DNF #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus Electrical 5th 20
DNF #6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham Water leak 3rd 19
DNF #35 Derek Warwick Toleman Engine 9th 14
DNF #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus Physical 18th 6
DNF #7 John Watson McLaren Engine 14th 3
DNQ #17 Eliseo Salazar RAM
DNQ #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella
DNQ #18 Jean-Louis Schlesser RAM
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:36.672
2 #16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:38.980 +2.308
3 #6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:39.104 +2.432
4 #28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:39.115 +2.443
5 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:39.312 +2.640
6 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:39.601 +2.929
7 #22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:39.611 +2.939
8 #23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:39.618 +2.946
9 #35 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:39.881 +3.209
10 #9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:40.233 +3.561
11 #27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:40.393 +3.721
12 #8 Niki Lauda McLaren 1:41.065 +4.393
13 #36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:41.775 +5.103
14 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:41.838 +5.166
15 #3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:42.177 +5.505
16 #1 Keke Rosberg Williams 1:42.450 +5.778
17 #34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 1:42.615 +5.943
18 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:42.650 +5.978
19 #2 Jacques Laffite Williams 1:42.678 +6.006
20 #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:42.737 +6.065
21 #29 Marc Surer Arrows 1:42.962 +6.290
22 #33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 1:43.367 +6.695
23 #31 Corrado Fabi Osella 1:43.411 +6.739
24 #4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:43.654 +6.982
25 #26 Raul Boesel Ligier 1:44.470 +7.798
26 #30 Chico Serra Arrows 1:44.778 +8.106
27 #17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 1:45.073 +8.401
28 #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:45.812 +9.140
29 #18 Jean-Louis Schlesser RAM 1:45.866 +9.194
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:36.672
2 #6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:39.104 +2.432
3 #28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:39.115 +2.443
4 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:39.312 +2.640
5 #22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:39.611 +2.939
6 #23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:39.618 +2.946
7 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:39.746 +3.074
8 #16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:39.785 +3.113
9 #35 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:39.881 +3.209
10 #27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:40.488 +3.816
11 #8 Niki Lauda McLaren 1:41.492 +4.820
12 #36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:41.775 +5.103
13 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:42.448 +5.776
14 #1 Keke Rosberg Williams 1:42.551 +5.879
15 #34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 1:42.615 +5.943
16 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:42.650 +5.978
17 #2 Jacques Laffite Williams 1:42.678 +6.006
18 #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:42.737 +6.065
19 #3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:43.317 +6.645
20 #31 Corrado Fabi Osella 1:43.411 +6.739
21 #33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 1:43.602 +6.930
22 #4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:43.654 +6.982
23 #29 Marc Surer Arrows 1:44.346 +7.674
24 #26 Raul Boesel Ligier 1:44.905 +8.233
25 #9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:44.987 +8.315
26 #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:45.812 +9.140
27 #30 Chico Serra Arrows 1:45.859 +9.187
28 #18 Jean-Louis Schlesser RAM 1:46.102 +9.430
29 #17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 2:02.335 +25.663
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:38.358
2 #16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:38.980 +0.622
3 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:39.512 +1.154
4 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:39.601 +1.243
5 #28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:40.027 +1.669
6 #9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:40.233 +1.875
7 #27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:40.393 +2.035
8 #8 Niki Lauda McLaren 1:41.065 +2.707
9 #6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:41.095 +2.737
10 #23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:41.215 +2.857
11 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:41.838 +3.480
12 #3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:42.177 +3.819
13 #36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:42.219 +3.861
14 #1 Keke Rosberg Williams 1:42.450 +4.092
15 #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:42.808 +4.450
16 #29 Marc Surer Arrows 1:42.962 +4.604
17 #35 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:43.038 +4.680
18 #2 Jacques Laffite Williams 1:43.295 +4.937
19 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:43.320 +4.962
20 #33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 1:43.367 +5.009
21 #34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 1:43.552 +5.194
22 #4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:44.317 +5.959
23 #26 Raul Boesel Ligier 1:44.470 +6.112
24 #30 Chico Serra Arrows 1:44.778 +6.420
25 #17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 1:45.073 +6.715
26 #31 Corrado Fabi Osella 1:45.638 +7.280
27 #18 Jean-Louis Schlesser RAM 1:45.866 +7.508
28 #32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 1:46.541 +8.183
Pos. Driver Constructor Time Gap Lap
1 #15 Alain Prost Renault 1:42.695 34
2 #5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1:43.552 +0.857 6
3 #16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:43.590 +0.895 6
4 #6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 1:43.803 +1.108 14
5 #22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:44.106 +1.411 22
6 #27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:44.185 +1.490 36
7 #28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:45.005 +2.310 26
8 #1 Keke Rosberg Williams 1:45.022 +2.327 37
9 #2 Jacques Laffite Williams 1:45.223 +2.528 30
10 #29 Marc Surer Arrows 1:45.748 +3.053 51
11 #8 Niki Lauda McLaren 1:45.974 +3.279 21
12 #23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:46.253 +3.558 28
13 #3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 1:46.291 +3.596 45
14 #34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 1:46.526 +3.831 46
15 #9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 1:46.546 +3.851 9
16 #7 John Watson McLaren 1:46.818 +4.123 3
17 #25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 1:46.841 +4.146 6
18 #11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 1:46.995 +4.300 4
19 #35 Derek Warwick Toleman 1:47.344 +4.649 12
20 #36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 1:47.367 +4.672 14
21 #33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 1:47.442 +4.747 19
22 #4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 1:47.759 +5.064 14
23 #30 Chico Serra Arrows 1:48.101 +5.406 15
24 #31 Corrado Fabi Osella 1:48.666 +5.971 11
25 #12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 1:48.723 +6.028 3
26 #26 Raul Boesel Ligier 1:49.893 +7.198 34

Standings

Driver standings
Pos. Driver Constructor Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 Nelson Piquet Brabham 1 2 15
2 Niki Lauda McLaren 0 2 10 -5
3 John Watson McLaren 1 1 9 -6
4 Alain Prost Renault 1 1 9 -6
5 Jacques Laffite Williams 0 0 7 -8
6 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 0 0 5 -10
7 René Arnoux Ferrari 0 1 4 -11
8 Eddie Cheever Renault 0 1 4 -11
9 Marc Surer Arrows 0 0 3 -12
10 Keke Rosberg Williams 0 0 2 -13
11 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 0 0 1 -14
Pos. Constructor Engine Wins Podiums Points Gap
1 McLaren Ford 1 3 19
2 Brabham BMW 1 2 15 -4
3 Renault Renault 1 2 13 -6
4 Ferrari Ferrari 0 1 9 -10
5 Williams Ford 0 0 9 -10
6 Arrows Ford 0 0 3 -16
7 Theodore Ford 0 0 1 -18

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The 1983 French Grand Prix started Apr 17, 1983 on Circuit Paul Ricard in Le Castellet, France. Alain Prost started from pole position with Eddie Cheever next to him. Riccardo Patrese started from third place.

In 1 hour, 34 minutes and 13 seconds Alain Prost finished the race in first place.The podium was completed with Nelson Piquet in second and Eddie Cheever in third place.

After the 1983 French Grand Prix, Nelson Piquet is first in the Formula 1 World Championship with 15 points. Piquet is 5 points ahead of Niki Lauda.