1983 Season

Races

Champion

Nelson Piquet

Constructor

Ferrari

The 1983 Formula 1 World Championship featured 15 Grand Prix races across the season. Nelson Piquet of Brazilian claimed the Drivers' Championship with 59 points and 3 race victories. Alain Prost finished as runner-up, 2 points behind. Ferrari won the Constructors' Championship with 89 points. The season saw 8 different race winners, making it one of the more competitive years in F1 history. The top three in the final standings were Nelson Piquet, Alain Prost, René Arnoux.

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What races were in the 1983 F1 season?

Rd	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date	Winner
1	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional Nelson Piquet	1983-03-13	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
2	United States Grand Prix West	Long Beach	1983-03-27	John Watson(McLaren)
3	French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard	1983-04-17	Alain Prost(Renault)
4	San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari	1983-05-01	Patrick Tambay(Ferrari)
5	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	1983-05-15	Keke Rosberg(Williams)
6	Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps	1983-05-22	Alain Prost(Renault)
7	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit	1983-06-05	Michele Alboreto(Tyrrell)
8	Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve	1983-06-12	René Arnoux(Ferrari)
9	British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit	1983-07-16	Alain Prost(Renault)
10	German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	1983-08-07	René Arnoux(Ferrari)
11	Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring	1983-08-14	Alain Prost(Renault)
12	Dutch Grand Prix	Circuit Park Zandvoort	1983-08-28	René Arnoux(Ferrari)
13	Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza	1983-09-11	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
14	European Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	1983-09-25	Nelson Piquet(Brabham)
15	South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	1983-10-15	Riccardo Patrese(Brabham)

Championship Battle

Championship Progression

Round	Piquet	Lauda	Laffite	Watson	Prost
R1Brazilian Grand Prix	9	4	3	—	—
R2United States Grand Prix West	9	10	6	9	—
R3French Grand Prix	15	10	7	9	9
R4San Marino Grand Prix	15	10	—	11	15
R5Monaco Grand Prix	21	—	—	11	19
R6Belgian Grand Prix	24	—	—	11	28
R7Detroit Grand Prix	27	—	—	15	28
R8Canadian Grand Prix	27	—	—	—	30
R9British Grand Prix	33	—	—	—	39
R10German Grand Prix	33	—	—	—	42
R11Austrian Grand Prix	37	—	—	—	51
R12Dutch Grand Prix	37	—	—	—	51
R13Italian Grand Prix	46	—	—	—	51
R14European Grand Prix	55	—	—	—	57
R15South African Grand Prix	59	—	—	—	57

Who won the 1983 F1 driver championship?

Pos	Driver	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Nelson Piquet	Brazilian	3	59
2	Alain Prost	French	4	57
3	René Arnoux	French	3	49
4	Patrick Tambay	French	1	40
5	Keke Rosberg	Finnish	1	27
6	John Watson	British	1	22
7	Eddie Cheever	American	0	22
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Italian	0	15
9	Riccardo Patrese	Italian	1	13
10	Niki Lauda	Austrian	0	12
11	Jacques Laffite	French	0	11
12	Michele Alboreto	Italian	1	10
13	Nigel Mansell	British	0	10
14	Derek Warwick	British	0	9
15	Marc Surer	Swiss	0	4
16	Mauro Baldi	Italian	0	3
17	Danny Sullivan	American	0	2
18	Elio de Angelis	Italian	0	2
19	Bruno Giacomelli	Italian	0	1
20	Johnny Cecotto	Venezuelan	0	1
21	Thierry Boutsen	Belgian	0	0
22	Jean-Pierre Jarier	French	0	0
23	Chico Serra	Brazilian	0	0
24	Raul Boesel	Brazilian	0	0
25	Stefan Johansson	Swedish	0	0
26	Manfred Winkelhock	German	0	0
27	Corrado Fabi	Italian	0	0
28	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Italian	0	0
29	Roberto Guerrero	Colombian	0	0
30	Kenny Acheson	British	0	0
31	Jonathan Palmer	British	0	0
32	Eliseo Salazar	Chilean	0	0
33	Alan Jones	Australian	0	0
34	Jacques Villeneuve Sr.	Canadian	0	0
35	Jean-Louis Schlesser	French	0	0

Who won the 1983 constructors' championship?

Pos	Constructor	Nationality	Wins	Points
1	Ferrari	Italian	4	89
2	Renault	French	4	79
3	Brabham	British	4	72
4	Williams	British	1	38
5	McLaren	British	1	34
6	Alfa Romeo	Swiss	0	18
7	Tyrrell	British	1	12
8	Team Lotus	British	0	12
9	Toleman	British	0	10
10	Arrows	British	0	4
11	Theodore	Hong Kong	0	1
12	Ligier	French	0	0
13	Spirit	British	0	0
14	ATS	Italian	0	0
15	Osella	Italian	0	0
16	RAM	British	0	0

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