Pit Lane F1
1983 Season - Round 9 - 1983-07-16
Alain Prost won the 1983 British Grand Prix for Renault, with Nelson Piquet (Brabham) second and Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) third. The win came from P3 on the grid.
John Watson (McLaren) made the biggest gain of the race, climbing from P24 on the grid to P9 at the flag — a 15-place improvement. Attrition was high, with 9 drivers failing to finish.
26 drivers were classified at the chequered flag of the 1983 British Grand Prix, completing round 9 of the season.
How good was this Grand Prix?
Pick your score, 1 to 10.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Status | Fastest Lap | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 3 | Finished | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | Finished | 6 | |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 2 | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 |
| Nigel Mansell |
| Team Lotus |
| 18 |
| Finished |
| 3 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1 | Finished | 2 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 15 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 11 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 9 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | John Watson | McLaren | 24 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 25 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 11 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 13 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 20 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 16 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 14 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 23 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 15 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows | 17 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 16 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 21 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 17 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 19 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 18 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 8 | Engine | 0 |
| 19 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 22 | Suspension | 0 |
| 20 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 26 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 21 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 10 | Gearbox | 0 |
| 22 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 5 | Turbo | 0 |
| 23 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit | 15 | Fuel system | 0 |
| 24 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 7 | Engine | 0 |
| 25 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 12 | Turbo | 0 |
| 26 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 4 | Turbo | 0 |
