1983 Formula One season

The 1983 Formula One season included the 34th FIA Formula One World Championship which commenced on March 13, and ended on October 15 after fifteen races. Nelson Piquet won the World Drivers' Championship, his second Formula One title and the first one ever won by a driver using a turbocharged engine. 1983 was notable as the last season in which a non-Championship Formula One race was held: the Race of Champions at Brands Hatch, won by Keke Rosberg in a Williams.

Drivers and constructors

Entrant	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	No	Driver
TAG Williams Racing Team	Williams	FW08C FW09	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 Honda RA163E 1.5 V6T	G	1	Keke Rosberg
					2	Jacques Laffite
					42	Jonathan Palmer
Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell	011B 012	Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8	G	3	Michele Alboreto
					4	Danny Sullivan
Fila Sport	Brabham	BT52 BT52B	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T	M	5	Nelson Piquet
					6	Riccardo Patrese
Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren	MP4/1C MP4/1E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8 TAG TTE PO1 1.5 V6T	M	7	John Watson
					8	Niki Lauda
Team ATS	ATS	D6	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4T	G	9	Manfred Winkelhock
John Player Team Lotus	Lotus	92 93T 94T	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T	P	11	Elio de Angelis
					12	Nigel Mansell
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault	RE30B RE30C RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1 1.5 V6T	M	15	Alain Prost
					16	Eddie Cheever
RAM Racing Team March	RAM	01	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	P	17	Kenny Acheson
						Eliseo Salazar
						Jacques Villeneuve
					18	Jean-Louis Schlesser
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	183T	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8T	M	22	Andrea de Cesaris
					23	Mauro Baldi
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier	JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	M	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier
					26	Raul Boesel
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari	126C2B 126C3	Ferrari 021 1.5 V6T	G	27	Patrick Tambay
					28	René Arnoux
Arrows Racing Team	Arrows	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	29	Marc Surer
					30	Chico Serra
						Alan Jones
						Thierry Boutsen
Osella Squadra Corse	Osella	FA1D FA1E	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8 Alfa Romeo 1260 3.0 V12	P	31	Corrado Fabi
					32	Piercarlo Ghinzani
Theodore Racing Team	Theodore	N183	Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8	G	33	Roberto Guerrero
					34	Johnny Cecotto
Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman	TG183B	Hart 415T 1.5 L4T	P	35	Derek Warwick
					36	Bruno Giacomelli
Spirit Racing	Spirit	201C	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6T	G	40	Stefan Johansson

FIA World Championship season review

Round	Race	Date	Location	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	March 13	Jacarepaguá	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
2	United States Grand Prix West	March 27	Long Beach	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Report
3	French Grand Prix	April 17	Paul Ricard	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
4	San Marino Grand Prix	May 1	Imola	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Report
5	Monaco Grand Prix	May 15	Monaco	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	Report
6	Belgian Grand Prix	May 22	Spa-Francorchamps	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
7	Detroit Grand Prix	June 5	Detroit	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	Report
8	Canadian Grand Prix	June 12	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Report
9	British Grand Prix	July 16	Silverstone	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
10	German Grand Prix	August 7	Hockenheimring	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Report
11	Austrian Grand Prix	August 14	Österreichring	Alain Prost	Renault	Report
12	Dutch Grand Prix	August 28	Zandvoort	René Arnoux	Ferrari	Report
13	Italian Grand Prix	September 11	Monza	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
14	European Grand Prix	September 25	Brands Hatch	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Report
15	South African Grand Prix	October 15	Kyalami	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	Report

1983 Constructors Championship final standings

Place	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Ferrari	126C2B 126C3	Ferrari 021	G	89	4	12	8
2	Renault	RE30C RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1	M	79	4	11	3
3	Brabham-BMW	BT52 BT52B	BMW M12/13	M	72	4	10	2
4	Williams-Ford	FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV	G	36	1	2	1
5	McLaren-Ford	MP4/1C	Ford Cosworth DFV	M	34	1	5
6	Alfa Romeo	183T	Alfa Romeo 890T	M	18		2
7	Tyrrell-Ford	011 012	Ford Cosworth DFY	G	12	1	1
8	Lotus-Renault	93T 94T	Renault-Gordini EF1	P	11		1	1
9	Toleman-Hart	TG183B	Hart 415T	P	10
10	Arrows-Ford	A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	G	4
11	Williams-Honda	FW09	Honda RA163E	G	2
12	Lotus-Ford	92	Ford Cosworth DFV	P	1
13	Theodore-Ford	N183	Ford Cosworth DFV	G	1
14	Osella-Ford	FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV	M
15	McLaren-TAG	MP4/1E	TAG Porsche P01	M
16	Spirit-Honda	201C	Honda RA163E	G
17	Osella-Alfa Romeo	FA1E	Alfa Romeo 1260	M
18	RAM-March-Ford	01	Ford Cosworth DFV	P
19	Ligier-Ford	JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV	M
20	ATS-BMW	D6	BMW M12/13	G

1983 Drivers Championship final standings

Pos Driver BRA USW FRA SMR MON BEL DET CAN GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR RSA Points 1 Nelson Piquet 1 Ret 2 Ret 2 4 4 Ret 2 13 3 Ret 1 1 3 59 2 Alain Prost 7 11 1 2 3 1 8 5 1 4 1 Ret Ret 2 Ret 57 3 René Arnoux 10 3 7 3 Ret Ret Ret 1 5 1 2 1 2 9 Ret 49 4 Patrick Tambay 5 Ret 4 1 4 2 Ret 3 3 Ret Ret 2 4 Ret Ret 40 5 Keke Rosberg DSQ Ret 5 4 1 5 2 4 11 10 8 Ret 11 Ret 5 27 6 John Watson Ret 1 Ret 5 DNQ Ret 3 6 9 5 9 3 Ret Ret DSQ 22 7 Eddie Cheever Ret 13 3 Ret Ret 3 Ret 2 Ret Ret 4 Ret 3 10 6 22 8 Andrea de Cesaris DNQ Ret 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 8 2 Ret Ret Ret 4 2 15 9 Riccardo Patrese Ret 10 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 3 Ret 9 Ret 7 1 13 10 Niki Lauda 3 2 Ret Ret DNQ Ret 13 Ret 6 DSQ 6 Ret Ret Ret 11 12 11 Jacques Laffite 4 4 6 7 Ret 6 5 Ret 12 6 Ret Ret DNQ DNQ Ret 11 12 Michele Alboreto Ret 9 8 Ret Ret 14 1 8 13 Ret Ret 6 Ret Ret Ret 10 13 Nigel Mansell 12 12 Ret 12 Ret Ret 6 Ret 4 Ret 5 Ret 8 3 NC 10 14 Derek Warwick 8 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 4 6 5 4 9 15 Marc Surer 6 5 10 6 Ret 11 11 Ret 17 7 Ret 8 10 Ret 8 4 16 Mauro Baldi Ret Ret Ret 10 6 Ret 12 10 7 Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret Ret 3 17 Danny Sullivan 11 8 Ret Ret 5 12 Ret DSQ 14 12 Ret Ret Ret Ret 7 2 18 Elio de Angelis DSQ Ret Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 5 Ret Ret 2 19 Bruno Giacomelli Ret Ret 13 Ret DNQ 8 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret 13 7 6 Ret 1 20 Johnny Cecotto 13 6 11 Ret DNPQ 10 Ret Ret DNQ 11 DNQ DNQ 12 1 NC Thierry Boutsen Ret 7 7 15 9 13 14 Ret 11 9 0 NC Jean-Pierre Jarier Ret Ret 9 Ret Ret Ret Ret Ret 10 8 7 Ret 9 Ret 10 0 NC Chico Serra 9 Ret 8 7 0 NC Raul Boesel Ret 7 Ret 9 Ret 13 10 Ret Ret Ret DNQ 10 DNQ 15 NC 0 NC Stefan Johansson Ret Ret 12 7 Ret 14 0 NC Manfred Winkelhock 15 Ret Ret 11 Ret Ret Ret 9 Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret 8 Ret 0 NC Corrado Fabi Ret DNQ Ret Ret DNQ Ret Ret Ret DNQ DNQ 10 11 Ret DNQ Ret 0 NC Piercarlo Ghinzani DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ Ret DNQ Ret Ret 11 DNQ Ret Ret Ret 0 NC Roberto Guerrero NC Ret Ret Ret DNPQ Ret NC Ret 16 Ret Ret 12 13 12 0 NC Kenny Acheson DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 12 0 NC Jonathan Palmer 13 0 NC Eliseo Salazar 14 Ret DNQ DNQ DNQ DNQ 0 NC Alan Jones Ret 0 NC Jean-Louis Schlesser DNQ 0 NC Jacques Villeneuve (elder) DNQ 0 Pos Driver BRA USW FRA SMR MON BEL DET CAN GBR GER AUT NED ITA EUR RSA Points

Key Colour Result Gold Winner Silver 2nd place Bronze 3rd place Green Points finish Blue Non-points finish Non-classified finish (NC) Purple Did not finish (Ret) Red Did not qualify (DNQ) Did not pre-qualify (DNPQ) Black Disqualified (DSQ) White Did not start (DNS) Race cancelled (C) Light blue Practiced only (PO) Friday test driver (TD) (from 2003 onwards) Blank Did not practice (DNP) Excluded (EX) Did not arrive (DNA) Withdrew entry before the event (WD)

Place	Driver	Number	Country	Points	Wins	Podiums	Poles
1	Nelson Piquet	5	Brazil	59	3	8	1
2	Alain Prost	15	France	57	4	7	3
3	René Arnoux	28	France	49	3	7	4
4	Patrick Tambay	27	France	40	1	5	4
5	Keke Rosberg	1	Finland	27	1	2	1
6	John Watson	7	Britain	22	1	3
7	Eddie Cheever	16	USA	22		4
8	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Italy	15		2
9	Riccardo Patrese	6	Italy	13	1	2	1
10	Niki Lauda	8	Austria	12		2
11	Jacques Laffite	2	France	11
12	Michele Alboreto	3	Italy	10	1	1
13	Nigel Mansell	12	Britain	10		1
14	Derek Warwick	35	Britain	9
15	Marc Surer	29	Switzerland	4
16	Mauro Baldi	23	Italy	3
17	Danny Sullivan	4	USA	2
18	Elio de Angelis	11	Italy	2			1
19	Bruno Giacomelli	36	Italy	1
20	Johnny Cecotto	34	Venezuela	1

Non-Championship race results

Another Formula One race was also held in 1983, which did not count towards the World Championship. This was the last time a non-Championship Formula One race was held for cutting-edge F1 cars.

Race Name	Circuit	Date	Winning driver	Constructor	Report
Race of Champions	Brands Hatch	April 10	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Cosworth	Report

External links

• 1983 Formula 1 review