1983 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1983 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 14 August 1983. It was the eleventh race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1983 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
Race details
Date	14 August 1983
Official name	XXI Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location	Österreichring Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.942 km (3.692 miles)
Distance	53 laps, 314.926 km (195.686 miles)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Time	1:29.871
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:33.961 on lap 20
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Third	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Lap leaders

The 53-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, with Drivers' Championship rivals René Arnoux and Nelson Piquet second and third in a Ferrari and a Brabham-BMW respectively. With the win, Prost extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 14 points with four races remaining. However, this would turn out to be the final victory for the original factory Renault team.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:30.358	1:29.871	—
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:29.995	1:29.935	+0.064
3	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:31.263	1:30.457	+0.586
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:31.912	1:30.566	+0.695
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:30.841	1:32.187	+0.970
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:31.770	1:31.440	+1.569
7	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:33.333	1:31.693	+1.822
8	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:31.695	1:31.962	+1.824
9	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:31.802	1:31.769	+1.898
10	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:32.888	1:31.962	+2.091
11	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:32.359	1:32.720	+2.488
12	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:34.818	1:32.451	+2.580
13	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:33.754	1:33.211	+3.340
14	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:34.518	1:36.604	+4.647
15	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.136	1:35.380	+5.509
16	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:40.330	1:35.892	+6.021
17	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:36.059	1:36.141	+6.188
18	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.347	1:36.079	+6.208
19	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:37.253	1:36.357	+6.486
20	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:36.435	1:36.437	+6.564
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:36.918	1:36.532	+6.661
22	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:37.175	1:36.619	+6.748
23	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.858	1:36.772	+6.901
24	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:37.546	1:37.017	+7.146
25	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:38.455	1:37.117	+7.246
26	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:37.650	1:37.217	+7.346
27	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:37.400	1:37.554	+7.529
28	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.677	1:37.497	+7.626
29	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:38.974	1:39.138	+9.103
Source: [1][2][3][4]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	53	1:24:32.745	5	9
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	G	53	+ 6.835	2	6
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	M	53	+ 27.659	4	4
4	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	M	53	+ 28.395	8	3
5	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	P	52	+ 1 Lap	3	2
6	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	51	+ 2 Laps	14	1
7	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	M	51	+ 2 Laps	20
8	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	51	+ 2 Laps	15
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	51	+ 2 Laps	17
10	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M	50	+ 3 Laps	26
11	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M	49	+ 4 Laps	25
12	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	G	48	+ 5 Laps	16
13	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	G	48	+ 5 Laps	19
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	G	33	Water Leak	13
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	31	Out of Fuel	11
Ret	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	G	30	Ignition	1
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	M	29	Engine	6
Ret	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	G	25	Gearbox	21
Ret	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	G	21	Vibrations	24
Ret	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	M	13	Oil Leak	9
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	8	Collision	18
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P	2	Turbo	10
Ret	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	P	1	Radiator	7
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	P	0	Collision	12
Ret	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	G	0	Collision	22
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	G	0	Collision	23
DNQ	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	M
DNQ	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	G
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	P
Source: [5][6]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 51 2 Nelson Piquet 37 3 René Arnoux 34 4 Patrick Tambay 31 5 Keke Rosberg 25 Source: [7]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 68 2 Ferrari 65 3 Brabham-BMW 41 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 30 Source: [7]

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.