1983 Canadian Grand Prix

The 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 1983. It was the eighth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

1983 Canadian Grand Prix
Race 8 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race details
Date	12 June 1983
Official name	XXII Grand Prix du Canada
Location	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Course	Temporary street circuit
Course length	4.410 km (2.740 miles)
Distance	70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles)
Weather	Warm with temperatures approaching 30 °C (86 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1]
Pole position
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:28.729
Fastest lap
Driver	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Time	1:30.851 on lap 42
Podium
First	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Second	Eddie Cheever	Renault
Third	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Frenchman René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari. American Eddie Cheever finished second in a Renault, with Arnoux's compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay third. Tambay moved to within three points of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost, who finished fifth in the other Renault.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:28.984	1:28.729
2	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:29.942	1:28.830	+0.101
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:30.366	1:28.887	+0.158
4	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:28.992	1:29.658	+0.263
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:31.227	1:29.549	+0.820
6	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:30.255	1:29.863	+1.134
7	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:31.756	1:30.966	+2.237
8	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:31.813	1:31.173	+2.444
9	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:31.583	1:31.480	+2.751
10	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:32.208	1:31.586	+2.857
11	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:33.231	1:31.822	+3.093
12	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:32.351	1:32.116	+3.387
13	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:32.185	1:32.632	+3.456
14	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:32.931	1:32.540	+3.811
15	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:32.643	1:32.576	+3.847
16	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:34.403	1:32.642	+3.913
17	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:33.664	1:33.175	+4.446
18	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:33.588	1:34.010	+4.859
19	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:34.452	1:33.671	+4.942
20	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:34.008	1:33.705	+4.976
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:35.283	1:33.721	+4.992
22	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:34.680	1:33.791	+5.062
23	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:36.260	1:34.314	+5.585
24	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:34.967	1:34.486	+5.757
25	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	1:35.554	1:34.544	+5.815
26	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:34.988	1:34.755	+6.026
27	17	Jacques Villeneuve	RAM-Ford	1:37.858	1:35.133	+6.404
28	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:35.493	1:35.171	+6.442
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	G	70	1:48:31.838	1	9
2	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	M	70	+ 42.029	6	6
3	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	G	70	+ 52.610	4	4
4	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	70	+ 1:17.048	9	3
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	69	+ 1 lap	2	2
6	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	69	+ 1 lap	20	1
7	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	G	69	+ 1 lap	15
8	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	68	+ 2 laps	17
9	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	G	67	+ 3 laps	7
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	M	67	+ 3 laps	26
DSQ	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	G	68	Car underweight	22
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	M	56	Gearbox	5
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P	47	Turbo	12
Ret	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	P	43	Engine	10
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	P	43	Handling	18
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	42	Engine	8
Ret	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	G	37	Gearbox	13
Ret	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	M	32	Halfshaft	24
Ret	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	G	27	Engine	21
Ret	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	M	26	Engine	25
Ret	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	G	17	Differential	23
Ret	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	M	15	Throttle	3
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	11	Spun off	19
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	P	1	Throttle	11
Ret	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	G	1	Transmission	14
Ret	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	M	0	Gearbox	16
DNQ	17	Jacques Villeneuve	RAM-Ford	P
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M
Source: [6][7]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 30 2 Nelson Piquet 27 3 Patrick Tambay 27 4 Keke Rosberg 25 5 René Arnoux 17 Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 44 2 Ferrari 44 3 Williams-Ford 35 4 Brabham-BMW 27 5 McLaren-Ford 26 Source: [8]

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