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1983 Austrian Grand Prix


FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryAustria
Grand PrixAustrian
ImageÖsterreichring 1977-1987.svg
CaptionThe Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
Date14 August
Year1983
Official nameXXI Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich
Race_No11
Season_No15
LocationÖsterreichring
Spielberg, Styria, Austria
CoursePermanent racing facility
Course_mi3.692
Course_km5.942
Distance_laps53
Distance_mi195.686
Distance_km314.926
WeatherDry
Pole_DriverPatrick Tambay
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:29.871
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverAlain Prost
Fast_TeamRenault
Fast_Time1:33.961
Fast_Lap20
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverAlain Prost
First_TeamRenault
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverRené Arnoux
Second_TeamFerrari
Second_CountryFrance
Third_DriverNelson Piquet
Third_TeamBrabham-BMW
Third_CountryBrazil
third_flag_suffix1968
Lapchart

Spielberg, Styria, Austria

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.

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

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap1234567891011121314151617181920212223242526272829Source:
27France Patrick TambayFerrari1:30.358**1:29.871**
28France René ArnouxFerrari1:29.995**1:29.935**+0.064
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:31.263**1:30.457**+0.586
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:31.912**1:30.566**+0.695
15France Alain ProstRenault**1:30.841**1:32.187+0.970
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:31.770**1:31.440**+1.569
36Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:33.333**1:31.693**+1.822
16USA Eddie CheeverRenault**1:31.695**1:31.962+1.824
23Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:31.802**1:31.769**+1.898
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:32.888**1:31.962**+2.091
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo**1:32.359**1:32.720+2.488
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:34.818**1:32.451**+2.580
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:33.754**1:33.211**+3.340
8Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford**1:34.518**1:36.604+4.647
1Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford1:36.136**1:35.380**+5.509
40Sweden Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:40.330**1:35.892**+6.021
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford**1:36.059**1:36.141+6.188
3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:36.347**1:36.079**+6.208
30Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford1:37.253**1:36.357**+6.486
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford**1:36.435**1:36.437+6.564
33Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford1:36.918**1:36.532**+6.661
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford1:37.175**1:36.619**+6.748
4USA Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford1:37.858**1:36.772**+6.901
2France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford1:37.546**1:37.017**+7.146
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:38.455**1:37.117**+7.246
31Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:37.650**1:37.217**+7.346
26Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-Ford**1:37.400**1:37.554+7.529
34Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford1:37.677**1:37.497**+7.626
17UK Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford**1:38.974**1:39.138+9.103

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910111213RetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQDNQSource:
15France **Alain Prost****Renault**531:24:32.7455**9**
28France **René Arnoux****Ferrari**53+ 6.8352**6**
5Brazil **Nelson Piquet****Brabham-BMW**53+ 27.6594**4**
16USA **Eddie Cheever****Renault**53+ 28.3958**3**
12UK **Nigel Mansell****Lotus-Renault**52+ 1 Lap3**2**
8Austria **Niki Lauda****McLaren-Ford**51+ 2 Laps14**1**
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford51+ 2 Laps20
1Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford51+ 2 Laps15
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford51+ 2 Laps17
31Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo50+ 3 Laps26
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo49+ 4 Laps25
40Sweden Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda48+ 5 Laps16
30Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford48+ 5 Laps19
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW33Water Leak13
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo31Out of Fuel11
27France Patrick TambayFerrari30Ignition1
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW29Engine6
33Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford25Gearbox21
2France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford21Vibrations24
23Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo13Oil Leak9
3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford8Collision18
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart2Turbo10
36Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1Radiator7
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault0Collision12
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford0Collision22
4USA Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford0Collision23
26Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-Ford
34Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford
17UK Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost51
2BRA Nelson Piquet37
3FRA René Arnoux34
4FRA Patrick Tambay31
5FIN Keke Rosberg25

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1FRA Renault68
2ITA Ferrari65
3UK Brabham-BMW41
4UK Williams-Ford36
5UK McLaren-Ford30
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

| Previous_year's_race = 1982 Austrian Grand Prix | Next_year's_race = 1984 Austrian Grand Prix

References

  1. "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - QUALIFYING 1".
  2. "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - QUALIFYING 2".
  3. "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - OVERALL QUALIFYING".
  4. (1983). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1983–84". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  5. "1983 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  6. (14 August 1983). "1983 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  7. "Austria 1983 - Championship • STATS F1".
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