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1983 Australian Grand Prix

Field	Value
Type	CUST
Description	Race 6 of 6 in 1983 Australian Drivers' Championship
Grand Prix	Australian
Country	Australia
Image	File:Calder Park Map 002.png
Official name	XLVIII Australian Grand Prix
Location	Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria
Date	13 November
Year	1983
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course_mi	1.000
Course_km	1.609
Distance_laps	100
Distance_mi	100
Distance_km	160.9
Weather	Sunny
Pole_Driver	Roberto Moreno
Pole_Country	BRA
Pole_Team	Ralt-Ford
Pole_Time	0'39.49
Fast_Driver	Alan Jones
Fast_Team	Ralt-Ford
Fast_Time	0'39.54
Fast_Country	AUS
First_Driver	Roberto Moreno
First_Country	BRA
First_Team	Ralt-Ford
Second_Driver	John Smith
Second_Country	AUS
Second_Team	Ralt-Ford
Third_Driver	Jacques Laffite
Third_Country	FRA
Third_Team	Ralt-Ford

The 1983 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 cars held at Calder Park Raceway in Victoria, Australia on 13 November 1983.

It was the forty eighth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Calder. The race was also the sixth and final round of the 1983 Australian Drivers' Championship. The title had already been secured by Alfredo Costanzo as he had been twenty points ahead of Andrew Miedecke after winning the previous event at Winton Raceway.

Brazilian driver Roberto Moreno won his second Australian Grand Prix in three years. Local Ralt RT4 driver John Smith finished second, with French Formula One driver Jacques Laffite finishing third.

As of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, Smith's second placing is the last time an Australian driver has finished on the podium of the Australian Grand Prix. The best finish since by an Australian was Alfie Costanzo's fourth place in 1984 and Mark Webber finishing fourth in 2012. Daniel Ricciardo finished second on the road in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix but was disqualified post race for breaching the maximum fuel limit and using an unauthorised method of measuring fuel consumption.

Classification

Results as follows:

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Qual
19	BRA Roberto Moreno	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:39.49	—
1	AUS Alfredo Costanzo	Tiga FA81 Ford	0:39.65	+0.16
71	AUS John Smith	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:39.90	+0.41
27	AUS Alan Jones	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:39.90	+0.41
9	NZL Paul Radisich	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:39.97	+0.48
15	FRA Jacques Laffite	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.07	+0.58
10	CAN Allen Berg	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.07	+0.58
5	AUS Geoff Brabham	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.13	+0.64
25	AUS Peter Macrow	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	0:40.20	+0.71
4	AUS John Bowe	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.23	+0.74
2	AUS Andrew Miedecke	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.53	+1.04
22	AUS Peter Hopwood	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.67	+1.18
12	AUS Doug MacArthur	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.67	+1.18
8	MEX Josele Garza	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.71	+1.22
64	AUS Phillip Revell	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.84	+1.36
17	NZL Brett Riley	Dart 83M Ford	0:40.86	+1.38
14	NZL David Oxton	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:40.87	+1.39
7	AUS Peter Williamson	Toleman TG860 Toyota	0:41.00	+1.51
74	AUS Chris Hocking	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	0:41.36	+1.87
68	AUS Ian Bland	Kaditcha FA83A Ford	0:41.53	+2.04
3	AUS Charlie O'Brien	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:41.77	+2.28
78	AUS Brian Sampson	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	0:41.90	+2.41
13	AUS Brett Fisher	Liston BF2 Ford	0:42.24	+2.75
16	AUS Bob Creasy	Ralt RT4 Ford	0:42.76	+3.27

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Car	Entrant	Laps	Time /
Remarks	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	Ret	DNS	DNS
19	BRA Roberto Moreno	Ralt RT4 Ford	Goold Motorsport	100	1h 07m 25.29s
71	AUS John Smith	Ralt RT4 Ford	J Smith	100	1h 07m 38.39s
15	FRA Jacques Laffite	Ralt RT4 Ford	Melbourne International Raceway	100	1h 07m 38.55s
5	AUS Geoff Brabham	Ralt RT4 Ford	Melbourne International Raceway	100	1h 07m 52.06s
27	AUS Alan Jones	Ralt RT4 Ford	Goold Motorsport	100	1h 07m 58.79s
3	AUS Charlie O'Brien	Ralt RT4 Ford	C O'Brien	98
9	NZL Paul Radisich	Ralt RT4 Ford	Watson Motor Racing	97
8	MEX Josele Garza	Ralt RT4 Ford	Watson Motor Racing	97
25	AUS Peter Macrow	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	P Macrow	97
14	NZL David Oxton	Ralt RT4 Ford	Re-Car Racing	97
10	CAN Allen Berg	Ralt RT4 Ford	Graeme Lawrence Racing	97
7	AUS Peter Williamson	Toleman TG860 Toyota	P Williamson	97
4	AUS John Bowe	Ralt RT4 Ford	Chris Leach Enterprises	95
78	AUS Brian Sampson	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	Speco Thomas	95
16	AUS Bob Creasy	Ralt RT4 Ford	RW Creasy	91
68	AUS Ian Bland	Kaditcha FA83A Ford	Kaditcha Racing Team	77
22	AUS Peter Hopwood	Ralt RT4 Ford	S Webb	84	fuel pickup
2	AUS Andrew Miedecke	Ralt RT4 Ford	A Miedecke	64	rotor
13	AUS Brett Fisher	Liston BF2 Ford	P Liston	51	half shaft
17	NZL Brett Riley	Dart 83M Ford	Dart Racing	33	gear linkage
64	AUS Phillip Revell	Ralt RT4 Ford	A Revell	27	gear selection
1	AUS Alfredo Costanzo	Tiga FA81 Ford	Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd	25	diff
12	AUS Doug MacArthur	Ralt RT4 Ford	DM MacArthur	0	half shaft
74	AUS Chris Hocking	Cheetah Mk.8 Ford	C Hocking		engine
20	USA Mike Rosen	Ralt RT4 Ford	Garvin Brown Racing		accident

Notes

Pole position: Roberto Moreno – 0'39.49
Fastest lap: Alan Jones – 0'39.54

References

"Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo disqualified from the results of the Australian GP". Skysports F1.
(1986). "The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix". R & T Publishing.
The race program includes a No 8 Ralt RT4 entry for Graham Watson Racing with the driver listed as "TBA"; the official 50-race history states that Josele Garza drove a Graham Watson-entered RT4
Program, John Sands Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 12th and 13th November 1983

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