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French Grand Prix

Grand Prix de France 1983

Round 3 of 15Circuit Paul Ricard, Le CastelletApr 17 198354 laps

Podium

PIQBrabham

PRORenault

CHERenault

Key facts

WinnerPRO1:34:13.913 from P1

PolePRO1:36.672

Fastest lapPRO1:42.695 on lap 34

Finishers13 / 26classified

Race result

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	+/-	Laps	Time / gap	Pts	Fastest lap
1	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1	–	54	1:34:13.913	9	1:42.695
2	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	6	▲4	54	+29.720s	6	1:43.552
3	CHEEddie Cheever	Renault	2	▼1	54	+40.232s	4	1:43.590
4	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	11	▲7	54	+66.880s	3	1:44.185
5	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	16	▲11	53	+1 lap	2	1:45.022
6	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	19	▲13	53	+1 lap	1	1:45.223
7	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	4	▼3	53	+1 lap		1:45.005
8	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	15	▲7	53	+1 lap		1:46.291
9	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	20	▲11	53	+1 lap		1:46.841
10	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	21	▲11	53	+1 lap		1:45.748
11	CECJohnny Cecotto	Theodore	17	▲6	52	+2 laps		1:46.526
12	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	7	▼5	50	+4 laps		1:44.106
13	GIABruno Giacomelli	Toleman	13	–	49	+5 laps		1:47.367
DNF	BOERaul Boesel	Ligier	25		47	Engine		1:49.893
DNF	FABCorrado Fabi	Osella	23		36	Engine		1:48.666
DNF	WINManfred Winkelhock	ATS	10		36	Turbo		1:46.546
DNF	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	12		29	Wheel bearing		1:45.974
DNF	BALMauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	8		28	Spun off		1:46.253
DNF	SERChico Serra	Arrows	26		26	Gearbox		1:48.101
DNF	GUERoberto Guerrero	Theodore	22		23	Engine		1:47.442
DNF	SULDanny Sullivan	Tyrrell	24		21	Clutch		1:47.759
DNF	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	5		20	Electrical		1:46.995
DNF	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	3		19	Water leak		1:43.803
DNF	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	9		14	Engine		1:47.344
DNF	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	18		6	Physical		1:48.723
DNF	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	14		3	Engine		1:46.818

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Team	Time	Gap to pole
1	PROAlain Prost	Renault	1:36.672
2	CHEEddie Cheever	Renault	1:38.980	+2.308s
3	PATRiccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:39.104	+2.432s
4	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	1:39.115	+2.443s
5	DEAElio De Angelis	Lotus	1:39.312	+2.640s
6	PIQNelson Piquet	Brabham	1:39.601	+2.929s
7	DECAndrea De Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:39.611	+2.939s
8	BALMauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:39.618	+2.946s
9	WARDerek Warwick	Toleman	1:39.881	+3.209s
10	WINManfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:40.233	+3.561s
11	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:40.393	+3.721s
12	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	1:41.065	+4.393s
13	GIABruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:41.775	+5.103s
14	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	1:41.838	+5.166s
15	ALBMichele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:42.177	+5.505s
16	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	1:42.450	+5.778s
17	CECJohnny Cecotto	Theodore	1:42.615	+5.943s
18	MANNigel Mansell	Lotus	1:42.650	+5.978s
19	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	1:42.678	+6.006s
20	JARJean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:42.737	+6.065s
21	SURMarc Surer	Arrows	1:42.962	+6.290s
22	GUERoberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:43.367	+6.695s
23	FABCorrado Fabi	Osella	1:43.411	+6.739s
24	SULDanny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:43.654	+6.982s
25	BOERaul Boesel	Ligier	1:44.470	+7.798s
26	SERChico Serra	Arrows	1:44.778	+8.106s
27	SALEliseo Salazar	RAM	1:45.073	+8.401s
28	GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:45.812	+9.140s
29	JEAJEA	RAM	1:45.866	+9.194s

Circuit Paul Ricard

Layout of the circuit as raced in 1983. Outline from F1DB.

Previous winners here

1982	René Arnoux	Renault
1980	Alan Jones	Williams
1978	Mario Andretti	Lotus
1976	James Hunt	McLaren
1975	Niki Lauda	Ferrari
1973	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus
1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell

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