1983 British Grand Prix
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1983 British Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
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| Race 9 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | 16 July 1983 | |
| Official name | XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix | |
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 4.719 km (2.932 mi) |
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| Distance | 67 laps, 316.173 km (196.461 mi) | |
| Pole position | ||
| Driver |  René Arnoux |
Ferrari |
| Time | 1:09.462[1] | |
| Fastest lap | ||
| Driver | Alain Prost |
Renault |
| Time | 1:14.212[2] on lap 32 | |
| Podium | ||
| First | Alain Prost |
Renault |
| Second |  Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW |
| Third | Patrick Tambay |
Ferrari |
The 1983 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. This was the last British Grand Prix event where the race took place on a Saturday rather than the usual Sunday.
Classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost |
Renault | 67 | 1:24:39.780 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet |
Brabham-BMW | 67 | + 19.161 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay |
Ferrari | 67 | + 26.246 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 12 |  Nigel Mansell |
Lotus-Renault | 67 | + 38.952 | 18 | 3 |
| 5 | 28 | René Arnoux |
Ferrari | 67 | + 58.874 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | 8 |  Niki Lauda |
McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 1 Lap | 15 | 1 |
| 7 | 23 |  Mauro Baldi |
Alfa Romeo | 66 | + 1 Lap | 11 | |
| 8 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris |
Alfa Romeo | 66 | + 1 Lap | 9 | |
| 9 | 7 | John Watson |
McLaren-Ford | 66 | + 1 Lap | 24 | |
| 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier |
Ligier-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 11 | 1 |  Keke Rosberg |
Williams-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 13 | |
| 12 | 2 | Jacques Laffite |
Williams-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 13 | 3 | Michele Alboreto |
Tyrrell-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 16 | |
| 14 | 4 |  Danny Sullivan |
Tyrrell-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 23 | |
| 15 | 30 |  Thierry Boutsen |
Arrows-Ford | 65 | + 2 Laps | 17 | |
| 16 | 33 |  Roberto Guerrero |
Theodore-Ford | 64 | + 3 Laps | 21 | |
| 17 | 29 |  Marc Surer |
Arrows-Ford | 64 | + 3 Laps | 19 | |
| Ret | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock |
ATS-BMW | 49 | Engine | 8 | |
| Ret | 26 | Raul Boesel |
Ligier-Ford | 48 | Suspension | 22 | |
| Ret | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 46 | Fuel System | 26 | |
| Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick |
Toleman-Hart | 27 | Gearbox | 10 | |
| Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese |
Brabham-BMW | 9 | Turbo | 5 | |
| Ret | 40 |  Stefan Johansson |
Spirit-Honda | 5 | Fuel System | 14 | |
| Ret | 16 | Eddie Cheever |
Renault | 3 | Engine | 7 | |
| Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli |
Toleman-Hart | 3 | Turbo | 12 | |
| Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis |
Lotus-Renault | 1 | Turbo | 4 | |
| DNQ | 34 |  Johnny Cecotto |
Theodore-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 31 | Corrado Fabi |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | ||||
| DNQ | 17 | Kenny Acheson |
RAM-Ford |
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 187. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
- ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 190. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/335/. Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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