1983 Austrian Grand Prix

1983 Austrian Grand Prix
Race 11 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
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
Ferrari
Time 1:29.871
Fastest lap
Driver France Alain Prost Renault
Time 1:33.961 on lap 20
Podium
First
Renault
Second
Ferrari
Third
Brabham-BMW
Lap leaders

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

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:30.358 1:29.871 —
2 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari 1:29.995 1:29.935 +0.064
3 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:31.263 1:30.457 +0.586
4 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:31.912 1:30.566 +0.695
5 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:30.841 1:32.187 +0.970
6 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:31.770 1:31.440 +1.569
7 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:33.333 1:31.693 +1.822
8 16 United States Eddie Cheever Renault 1:31.695 1:31.962 +1.824
9 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:31.802 1:31.769 +1.898
10 35 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:32.888 1:31.962 +2.091
11 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:32.359 1:32.720 +2.488
12 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:34.818 1:32.451 +2.580
13 9 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:33.754 1:33.211 +3.340
14 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:34.518 1:36.604 +4.647
15 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:36.136 1:35.380 +5.509
16 40 Sweden Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 1:40.330 1:35.892 +6.021
17 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:36.059 1:36.141 +6.188
18 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:36.347 1:36.079 +6.208
19 30 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:37.253 1:36.357 +6.486
20 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:36.435 1:36.437 +6.564
21 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:36.918 1:36.532 +6.661
22 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:37.175 1:36.619 +6.748
23 4 United States Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:37.858 1:36.772 +6.901
24 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:37.546 1:37.017 +7.146
25 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:38.455 1:37.117 +7.246
26 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:37.650 1:37.217 +7.346
27 26 Brazil Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:37.400 1:37.554 +7.529
28 34 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:37.677 1:37.497 +7.626
29 17 United Kingdom 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 France Alain Prost Renault M 53 1:24:32.745 5 9
2 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari G 53 + 6.835 2 6
3 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 53 + 27.659 4 4
4 16 United States Eddie Cheever Renault M 53 + 28.395 8 3
5 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault P 52 + 1 Lap 3 2
6 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 51 + 2 Laps 14 1
7 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 51 + 2 Laps 20  
8 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 51 + 2 Laps 15  
9 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford M 51 + 2 Laps 17  
10 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo M 50 + 3 Laps 26  
11 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M 49 + 4 Laps 25  
12 40 Sweden Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda G 48 + 5 Laps 16  
13 30 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 48 + 5 Laps 19  
Ret 9 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 33 Water Leak 13  
Ret 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 31 Out of Fuel 11  
Ret 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 30 Ignition 1  
Ret 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 29 Engine 6  
Ret 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 25 Gearbox 21  
Ret 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 21 Vibrations 24  
Ret 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 13 Oil Leak 9  
Ret 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 8 Collision 18  
Ret 35 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 2 Turbo 10  
Ret 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 1 Radiator 7  
Ret 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 0 Collision 12  
Ret 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 0 Collision 22  
Ret 4 United States Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 0 Collision 23  
DNQ 26 Brazil Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M        
DNQ 34 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G        
DNQ 17 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford P        
Source: [5][6]

Championship standings after the race

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

References

  1. ^ "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  2. ^ "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "21. Grosser Preis Von Oesterreich - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 190. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
  5. ^ "1983 Austrian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  6. ^ "1983 Austrian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 14 August 1983. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  7. ^ a b "Austria 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 7 March 2019.


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