Formula 1 World Championship 1983
World Champion | |
Driver: | Nelson Piquet |
Constructor: | Ferrari |
Season dates | |
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Number of races: | 15th |
<1982 season |
The 1983 Formula 1 World Championship was the 34th season of the Formula 1 World Championship . It was held over 15 races between March 13, 1983 and October 15, 1983.
In 1983 the European Grand Prix was held for the first time as an independent event at Brands Hatch . The last European Grand Prix was awarded as an additional FIA honorary title to the Great Britain Grand Prix in 1977 .
Nelson Piquet won the Drivers' World Championship for the second time, becoming the first driver to drive a vehicle powered by a turbo engine. Ferrari was the eighth time constructor world champion.
Teams and drivers
Racing calendar
No. | date | Grand Prix | route | Distance (km) |
Pole position | Fastest race lap | winner | Overall leading driver |
Overall leading designer |
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1 | March 13th | Brazil | Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet | 316,953 | Keke Rosberg | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW |
2 | 27th of March | USA West | Long Beach Grand Prix Circuit | 245.625 | Patrick Tambay | Niki Lauda | John Watson | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford |
3 | 17th April | France | Circuit Paul Ricard | 313.740 | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | |
4th | 1st of May | San Marino | Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari | 302,400 | René Arnoux | Riccardo Patrese | Patrick Tambay | Alain Prost | Ferrari |
5 | May 15 | Monaco | Circuit de Monaco | 251.712 | Alain Prost | Nelson Piquet | Keke Rosberg | Nelson Piquet | |
6th | May 22 | Belgium | Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps | 278.620 | Alain Prost | Andrea de Cesaris | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Renault |
7th | June 5th | United States | Detroit Street Circuit | 241,380 | René Arnoux | John Watson | Michele Alboreto | ||
8th | June 12 | Canada | Circuit Gilles-Villeneuve | 308,700 | René Arnoux | Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | ||
9 | 16th of July | Great Britain | Silverstone Circuit | 316.173 | René Arnoux | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | ||
10 | August 7th | Germany | Hockenheimring | 305.865 | Patrick Tambay | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
11 | August 14th | Austria | Österreichring | 314,926 | Patrick Tambay | Alain Prost | Alain Prost | Renault | |
12 | August 28th | Netherlands | Circuit Park Zandvoort | 306.144 | Nelson Piquet | René Arnoux | René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
13 | September 11 | Italy | Autodromo Nazionale Monza | 301,600 | Riccardo Patrese | Nelson Piquet | Nelson Piquet | ||
14th | 25th of September | Europe | Brands Hatch Circuit | 319.732 | Elio de Angelis | Nigel Mansell | Nelson Piquet | ||
15th | 15th October | South Africa | Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit | 316.008 | Patrick Tambay | Nelson Piquet | Riccardo Patrese | Nelson Piquet |
Race reports
Brazilian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 48.27.731 |
DSQ | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | + 20.631 |
3 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | + 51.883 |
PP | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1: 34.526 |
SR | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 39.829 |
The Brazilian Grand Prix in Jacarepaguá , a suburb of Rio de Janeiro in Brazil , took place on March 13, 1983 and went over 63 laps (316,953 km).
Second-placed Keke Rosberg was disqualified after the race because of unauthorized outside help (pushing in the pit lane), but the other classified drivers did not move up in the result.
US Grand Prix West
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1: 53: 34.889 |
2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | + 27.993 |
3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | +1: 13.638 |
PP | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 26.117 |
SR | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1: 28.330 |
The US Grand Prix in Long Beach (California) took place on March 27, 1983 and went over 75 laps (245.625 km).
French Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 34: 13.913 |
2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 29.720 |
3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | + 40.232 |
PP | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 36.672 |
SR | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 42.695 |
The French Grand Prix at the Paul Ricard Circuit in Le Castellet (Var) took place on April 17, 1983 and covered a distance of 54 laps (313.74 km).
San Marino Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 37: 52.460 |
2 | Alain Prost | Renault | + 48.781 |
3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | + 1 lap |
PP | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 31.238 |
SR | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1: 34.437 |
The San Marino Grand Prix in Imola took place on May 1, 1983 and went over 60 laps (302.4 km).
Monaco Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1: 56: 38,121 |
2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 18.475 |
3 | Alain Prost | Renault | + 31,366 |
PP | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 24.840 |
SR | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 27.283 |
The Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo took place on May 15, 1983 and ran over 76 laps (251.712 km).
Belgian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 27: 11.502 |
2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | + 23.182 |
3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | + 39.869 |
PP | Alain Prost | Renault | 2: 04.615 |
SR | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 2: 07.493 |
The Belgian Grand Prix at the Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps took place on May 22, 1983 and covered 40 laps (277.96 km).
US Grand Prix East
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1: 50: 53.669 |
2 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | + 7.702 |
3 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | + 9.283 |
PP | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 44.734 |
SR | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1: 47.668 |
The US East Grand Prix on the Detroit Street Circuit in Detroit took place on June 5, 1983 and went over 60 laps (241.38 km).
Canadian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 48: 31.838 |
2 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | + 42.029 |
3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | + 52.610 |
PP | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 28.729 |
SR | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 30.851 |
The Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal took place on June 12, 1983 and went over 70 laps (308.7 km).
Great Britain Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 24: 39.780 |
2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 19,161 |
3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | + 26.246 |
PP | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 09.462 |
SR | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 14.212 |
The Great Britain Grand Prix in Silverstone took place on July 16, 1983 and went over a distance of 67 laps (316.173 km).
Grand Prix of Germany
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 27: 10.319 |
2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | +1: 10.652 |
3 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | +1: 44.093 |
PP | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 49.328 |
SR | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 53.938 |
The German Grand Prix at the Hockenheimring took place on August 7, 1983 and covered a distance of 45 laps (305.865 km).
Grand Prix of Austria
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 24: 32.745 |
2 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | + 6.835 |
3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 27.659 |
PP | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 29.871 |
SR | Alain Prost | Renault | 1: 33.961 |
The Austrian Grand Prix at the Österreichring in Zeltweg took place on August 14, 1983 and covered a distance of 53 laps (314.926 km).
Grand Prix of the Netherlands
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 38: 41.950 |
2 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | + 20.839 |
3 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | + 43.741 |
PP | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 15.630 |
SR | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 19.863 |
The Dutch Grand Prix in Zandvoort took place on August 28, 1983 and covered a distance of 72 laps (306.144 km).
Italian Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 23: 10.880 |
2 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | + 10.212 |
3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | + 18.612 |
PP | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1: 29.122 |
SR | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 34.431 |
The Italian Grand Prix in Monza took place on September 11, 1983 and went over a distance of 52 laps (301.60 km).
Grand Prix of Europe
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 36: 45.865 |
2 | Alain Prost | Renault | + 6.571 |
3 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus Renault | + 30.315 |
PP | Elio de Angelis | Lotus Renault | 1: 12.092 |
SR | Nigel Mansell | Lotus Renault | 1: 14.342 |
The European Grand Prix at Brands Hatch took place on September 25, 1983 and went over a distance of 76 laps (319.732 km).
South Africa Grand Prix
space | driver | team | time |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1: 33: 25.708 |
2 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | + 9.319 |
3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | + 21.969 |
PP | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1: 06.554 |
SR | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1: 09.948 |
The South African Grand Prix at the Kyalami Grand Prix Circuit took place on October 15, 1983 and covered a distance of 77 laps (316.008 km).
World championship ratings
Distribution of points | ||||||||||
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space | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4th | 5 | 6th | ||||
Points | 9 | 6th | 4th | 3 | 2 | 1 |
The best eleven results were counted in the drivers 'classification and all results in the constructors' classification.
Driver ranking
Item | driver | constructor | Points | |||||||||||||||
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1 | N. Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1 | DNF | 2 | DNF | 2 | 4th | 4th | DNF | 2 | 13 | 3 | DNF | 1 | 1 | 3 | 59 |
2 | A. Cheers | Renault | 7th | 11 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8th | 5 | 1 | 4th | 1 | DNF | DNF | 2 | DNF | 57 |
3 | R. Arnoux | Ferrari | 10 | 3 | 7th | 3 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | DNF | 49 |
4th | P. Tambay | Ferrari | 5 | DNF | 4th | 1 | 4th | 2 | DNF | 3 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 2 | 4th | DNF | DNF | 40 |
5 | K. Rosberg | Williams-Ford / Honda | DSQ | DNF | 5 | 4th | 1 | 5 | 2 | 4th | 11 | 10 | 8th | DNF | 11 | DNF | 5 | 27 |
6th | J. Watson | McLaren-Ford / -TAG-Porsche | DNF | 1 | DNF | 5 | DNQ | DNF | 3 | 6th | 9 | 5 | 9 | 3 | DNF | DNF | DSQ | 22nd |
7th | E. Cheever | Renault | DNF | 13 | 3 | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 2 | DNF | DNF | 4th | DNF | 3 | 10 | 6th | 22nd |
8th | A. de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | EX | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 8th | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 2 | 15th |
9 | R. Patrese | Brabham-BMW | DNF | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 3 | DNF | 9 | DNF | 7th | 1 | 13 |
10 | N. Lauda | McLaren-Ford / -TAG-Porsche | 3 | 2 | DNF | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | DNF | 6th | DSQ | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 11 | 12 |
11 | J. Laffite | Williams-Ford / Honda | 4th | 4th | 6th | 7th | DNF | 6th | 5 | DNF | 12 | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNQ | DNQ | DNF | 11 |
12 | M. Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | DNF | 9 | 8th | DNF | DNF | 14th | 1 | 8th | 13 | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 |
13 | N. Mansell | Lotus-Ford / Renault | 12 | 12 | DNF | 12 | DNF | DNF | 6th | DNF | 4th | DNF | 5 | DNF | 8th | 3 | NC | 10 |
14th | D. Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 8th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 4th | 6th | 5 | 4th | 9 |
15th | M. Surer | Arrows Ford | 6th | 5 | 10 | 6th | DNF | 11 | 11 | DNF | 17th | 7th | DNF | 8th | 10 | DNF | 8th | 4th |
16 | M. Baldi | Alfa Romeo | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 6th | DNF | 12 | 10 | 7th | DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 3 |
17th | D. Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 11 | 8th | DNF | DNF | 5 | 12 | DNF | DSQ | 14th | 12 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 7th | 2 |
18th | E. de Angelis | Lotus-Ford / Renault | DSQ | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 5 | DNF | DNF | 2 |
19th | B. Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | DNF | DNF | 13 | DNF | DNQ | 8th | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 13 | 7th | 6th | DNF | 1 |
20th | J. Cecotto | Theodore Ford | 13 | 6th | 11 | DNF | DNPQ | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNQ | 11 | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 1 | ||
- | T. Boutsen | Arrows Ford | DNF | 7th | 7th | 15th | 9 | 13 | 14th | DNF | 11 | 9 | 0 | |||||
- | J.-P. Jarier | Ligier-Ford | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNF | 10 | 8th | 7th | DNF | 9 | DNF | 10 | 0 |
- | C. Serra | Arrows Ford | 9 | DNF | 8th | 7th | 0 | |||||||||||
- | R. Boesel | Ligier-Ford | DNF | 7th | DNF | 9 | DNF | 13 | 10 | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNQ | 10 | DNQ | 15th | NC | 0 |
- | S. Johansson | Spirit-Hart | DNF | DNF | 12 | 7th | DNF | 14th | 0 | |||||||||
- | M. Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 15th | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNF | DNF | DNF | 9 | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DSQ | DNF | 8th | DNF | 0 |
- | C. Fabi | Osella-Ford / -Alfa Romeo | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNQ | DNQ | 10 | 11 | DNF | DNQ | DNF | 0 |
- | P. Ghinzani | Osella-Ford / -Alfa Romeo | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNF | DNQ | DNF | DNF | 11 | DNQ | DNF | DNF | DNF | 0 |
- | R. Guerrero | Theodore Ford | NC | DNF | DNF | DNF | DNPQ | DNF | NC | DNF | 16 | DNF | DNF | 12 | 13 | 12 | 0 | |
- | K. Acheson | RAM Ford | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 12 | 0 | ||||||||
- | J. Palmer | Williams-Ford / Honda | 13 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
- | E. Salazar | RAM Ford | 14th | DNF | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | DNQ | 0 | |||||||||
- | A. Jones | Arrows Ford | DNF | 0 | ||||||||||||||
- | J. Villeneuve sr. | RAM Ford | DNQ | 0 | ||||||||||||||
- | J.-L. Schlesser | RAM Ford | DNQ | 0 |
Legend | ||
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colour | abbreviation | meaning |
gold | - | victory |
silver | - | 2nd place |
bronze | - | 3rd place |
green | - | Placement in the points |
blue | - | Classified outside the point ranks |
violet | DNF | Race not finished (did not finish) |
NC | not classified | |
red | DNQ | did not qualify |
DNPQ | failed in pre-qualification (did not pre-qualify) | |
black | DSQ | disqualified |
White | DNS | not at the start (did not start) |
WD | withdrawn | |
Light Blue | PO | only participated in the training (practiced only) |
TD | Friday test driver | |
without | DNP | did not participate in the training (did not practice) |
INJ | injured or sick | |
EX | excluded | |
DNA | did not arrive | |
C. | Race canceled | |
no participation in the World Cup | ||
other | P / bold | Pole position |
SR / italic | Fastest race lap | |
* | not at the finish, but counted due to the distance covered |
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() | Streak results | |
underlined | Leader in the overall standings |
Constructors' championship
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T = turbo engine
Race without championship status
In addition to the 15 world championship races, the 14th Race of Champions took place in April 1983 . The race did not have a world championship status . It was the last time that a race that was not part of the world championship was added to the racing calendar.
space | driver | team | time |
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1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 0: 53.15'2 " |
2 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 0: 53.15'7 " |
3 | Alan Jones | Arrows | 0: 53.43'8 " |
PP | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 1: 15.839 |
SR | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1: 17.826 |
The XIV. Race of Champions took place on April 10, 1983 at the Brands Hatch Circuit in Great Britain , one week before the first European World Championship round in France . Most of the racing teams that also took part in the World Championship were registered. With the exception of Theodore and Arrows , who competed with two cars, the teams only sent one car into the race. A total of 13 vehicles were at the start. The British Spirit team made their debut in this race, using a six-cylinder turbo engine developed by Honda for Stefan Johansson for the first time. In qualifying, the reigning world champion Keke Rosberg with his Williams FW08C - Cosworth took pole position ahead of René Arnoux in the turbo- powered 126C of Scuderia Ferrari . The last starter was Jean-Louis Schlesser , who drove for the underfunded RAM Racing team and did not complete a timed lap in qualifying. The race was won by Williams driver Rosberg half a second ahead of Danny Sullivan in the Tyrrell 011 . A total of seven drivers crossed the finish line; the last was Roberto Guerrero in Theodore N183 .
News in brief Formula 1
- Honda entered Formula 1 with Spirit Racing .
- Premiere for Niki Lauda : He could not qualify at the Monaco Grand Prix .
- At the Grand Prix of the Netherlands celebrated DAY - Porsche -Motor in McLaren its premiere.
- Nelson Piquet became the first turbo world champion with BMW.
- In the provisional racing calendar for the 1983 season, the Grand Prix of the Soviet Union was noted, but this race failed.
Web links
Individual evidence
- ^ Sven Haidinger: 1983: (Not) a Soviet Grand Prix for eternity. In: Motorsport-total.com. April 26, 2016, accessed April 27, 2016 .