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1983 Canadian Grand Prix

FieldValue
TypeF1
CountryCanada
Grand PrixCanadian
Date12 June
Year1983
ImageGilles Villeneuve Circuit Montreal (78-86).svg
CaptionCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
Race_No8
Season_No15
Official nameXXII Grand Prix du Canada
LocationCircuit Gilles Villeneuve
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
CourseTemporary street circuit
Course_mi2.740
Course_km4.410
Distance_laps70
Distance_mi191.817
Distance_km308.700
WeatherWarm with temperatures approaching 30 C; wind speeds up to 15 km/h
Pole_DriverRené Arnoux
Pole_TeamFerrari
Pole_Time1:28.729
Pole_CountryFrance
Fast_DriverPatrick Tambay
Fast_TeamFerrari
Fast_Time1:30.851
Fast_Lap42
Fast_CountryFrance
First_DriverRené Arnoux
First_TeamFerrari
First_CountryFrance
Second_DriverEddie Cheever
Second_TeamRenault
Second_CountryUSA
Third_DriverPatrick Tambay
Third_TeamFerrari
Third_CountryFrance
Lapchart

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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.

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

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap12345678910111213141516171819202122232425262728Source:
28France René ArnouxFerrari1:28.984**1:28.729**
15France Alain ProstRenault1:29.942**1:28.830**+0.101
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:30.366**1:28.887**+0.158
27France Patrick TambayFerrari**1:28.992**1:29.658+0.263
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:31.227**1:29.549**+0.820
16USA Eddie CheeverRenault1:30.255**1:29.863**+1.134
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:31.756**1:30.966**+2.237
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:31.813**1:31.173**+2.444
1Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford1:31.583**1:31.480**+2.751
36Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:32.208**1:31.586**+2.857
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:33.231**1:31.822**+3.093
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:32.351**1:32.116**+3.387
2France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford**1:32.185**1:32.632+3.456
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford1:32.931**1:32.540**+3.811
30Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford1:32.643**1:32.576**+3.847
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford1:34.403**1:32.642**+3.913
3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:33.664**1:33.175**+4.446
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford**1:33.588**1:34.010+4.859
8Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford1:34.452**1:33.671**+4.942
7UK John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:34.008**1:33.705**+4.976
33Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford1:35.283**1:33.721**+4.992
4USA Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford1:34.680**1:33.791**+5.062
34Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford1:36.260**1:34.314**+5.585
26Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-Ford1:34.967**1:34.486**+5.757
31Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Ford1:35.554**1:34.544**+5.815
23Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:34.988**1:34.755**+6.026
17Canada Jacques VilleneuveRAM-Ford1:37.858**1:35.133**+6.404
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:35.493**1:35.171**+6.442

Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints12345678910DSQRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetRetDNQDNQSource:
28France **René Arnoux****Ferrari**701:48:31.8381**9**
16USA **Eddie Cheever****Renault**70+ 42.0296**6**
27France **Patrick Tambay****Ferrari**70+ 52.6104**4**
1Finland **Keke Rosberg****Williams-Ford**70+ 1:17.0489**3**
15France **Alain Prost****Renault**69+ 1 lap2**2**
7UK **John Watson****McLaren-Ford**69+ 1 lap20**1**
30Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford69+ 1 lap15
3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford68+ 2 laps17
9FRG Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW67+ 3 laps7
23Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo67+ 3 laps26
4USA Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford68Car underweight22
6Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW56Gearbox5
35UK Derek WarwickToleman-Hart47Turbo12
36Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart43Engine10
12UK Nigel MansellLotus-Ford43Handling18
22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo42Engine8
2France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford37Gearbox13
26Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-Ford32Halfshaft24
33Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford27Engine21
31Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Ford26Engine25
34Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford17Differential23
5Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW15Throttle3
8Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford11Spun off19
11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1Throttle11
29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford1Transmission14
25France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford0Gearbox16
17Canada Jacques VilleneuveRAM-Ford
32Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo

Championship standings after the race

;Drivers' Championship standings

PosDriverPointsSource:
1FRA Alain Prost30
2BRA Nelson Piquet27
3FRA Patrick Tambay27
4FIN Keke Rosberg25
5FRA René Arnoux17

;Constructors' Championship standings

PosConstructorPointsSource:
1FRA Renault44
2ITA Ferrari44
3UK Williams-Ford35
4UK Brabham-BMW27
5UK McLaren-Ford26
  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

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

References

  1. "Weather information for the "1983 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac.
  2. "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 1".
  3. "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 2".
  4. "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - OVERALL QUALIFYING".
  5. (1983). "[[AUTOCOURSE]] 1983–84". Hazleton Publishing Ltd.
  6. "1983 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com.
  7. (12 June 1983). "1983 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive".
  8. "Canada 1983 - Championship • STATS F1".
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