1983 British Grand Prix
Race 9 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	16 July 1983
Official name	XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix
Location	Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.719 km (2.932 miles)
Distance	67 laps, 316.173 km (196.461 miles)
Pole position
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:09.462[1]
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:14.212[2] on lap 32
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Third	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1983 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. It was the ninth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

The 67-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, after he started from third position. Nelson Piquet finished second in a Brabham-BMW, with Patrick Tambay third in a Ferrari. The win, Prost's third of the season, enabled him to extend his lead in the Drivers' Championship to six points.

The front row of the grid was filled by the Ferraris of René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay, Arnoux over 0.6 seconds ahead. Arnoux was the first driver ever to lap Silverstone in under 1:10. Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost was third in his Renault, with Elio de Angelis in the Lotus alongside him on the second row. The two Brabhams made up the third row with Riccardo Patrese ahead of Nelson Piquet, while on the fourth row were Eddie Cheever in the second Renault and Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS. Completing the top ten were Andrea de Cesaris in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick in the Toleman. Further down the grid, the Spirit team with its Honda turbo engine made an impressive debut as Stefan Johansson qualified 14th, ahead of both McLarens and just one place behind reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in the Williams.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:10.436	1:09.462
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.874	1:10.104	+0.642
3	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.170	1:10.808	+0.708
4	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:10.771	1:11.114	+1.309
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:11.246	1:10.881	+1.419
6	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:11.098	1:10.933	+1.471
7	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.055	1:11.520	+1.593
8	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:13.493	1:11.687	+2.225
9	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:13.163	1:12.150	+2.688
10	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:12.528	1:12.541	+3.066
11	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:14.006	1:12.860	+3.398
12	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:13.792	1:13.422	+3.960
13	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:13.755	no time	+4.293
14	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:15.535	1:13.962	+4.500
15	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:14.267	1:15.118	+4.805
16	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:14.651	1:14.970	+5.189
17	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:14.964	1:15.686	+5.502
18	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:16.377	1:15.133	+5.671
19	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:15.135	1:15.350	+5.673
20	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:15.234	1:16.762	+5.772
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:15.441	1:15.317	+5.855
22	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:15.386	1:16.134	+5.924
23	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:15.449	1:16.347	+5.987
24	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:15.609	1:16.091	+6.147
25	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:15.383†	1:15.767	+6.305
26	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:17.162	1:16.544	+7.082
27	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:16.714	1:16.786	+7.252
28	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:20.400	1:17.594	+8.132
29	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:19.267	1:18.103	+8.641
Source: [3][4][5][6]

• † — Time disallowed.

At the start of the race, Tambay moved ahead of Arnoux, while de Angelis quickly retired with a turbo failure. Cheever's engine failed on lap 4, while Johansson dropped out on lap 6 with fuel system problems. When Patrese's turbo gave up on lap 10, Piquet moved up to fourth behind the Ferraris and Prost, with de Cesaris fifth and Winkelhock sixth. Prost overtook Arnoux on lap 14, followed by Piquet five laps later. Then, on lap 20, Prost passed Tambay for the lead, with Piquet moving into second on lap 31. In the later stages of the race, Winkelhock's engine failed and de Cesaris dropped behind teammate Mauro Baldi, while Nigel Mansell, who had qualified only 18th in the second Lotus, made a charge through the field, passing Arnoux for fourth on lap 48. At the chequered flag, Prost was 19 seconds ahead of Piquet with Tambay, Mansell, Arnoux and Niki Lauda completing the top six.

In the Drivers' Championship, Prost doubled his lead over Piquet to six points, with Tambay two points further back. Renault moved into the outright lead of the Constructors' Championship, three points ahead of Ferrari.

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	67	1:24:39.780	3	9
2	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	M	67	+ 19.161	6	6
3	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	G	67	+ 26.246	2	4
4	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	P	67	+ 38.952	18	3
5	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	G	67	+ 58.874	1	2
6	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	66	+ 1 Lap	15	1
7	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	M	66	+ 1 Lap	11
8	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	66	+ 1 Lap	9
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	66	+ 1 Lap	24
10	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	M	65	+ 2 Laps	25
11	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	65	+ 2 Laps	13
12	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	G	65	+ 2 Laps	20
13	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	65	+ 2 Laps	16
14	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	G	65	+ 2 Laps	23
15	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	G	65	+ 2 Laps	17
16	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	G	64	+ 3 Laps	21
17	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	G	64	+ 3 Laps	19
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	G	49	Engine	8
Ret	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	M	48	Suspension	22
Ret	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M	46	Fuel system	26
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P	27	Gearbox	10
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	M	9	Turbo	5
Ret	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	G	5	Fuel system	14
Ret	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	M	3	Engine	7
Ret	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	P	3	Turbo	12
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	P	1	Turbo	4
DNQ	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	G
DNQ	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	P
Source: [7][8]

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 39 2 Nelson Piquet 33 3 Patrick Tambay 31 4 Keke Rosberg 25 5 René Arnoux 19 Source: [9]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 53 2 Ferrari 50 3 Williams-Ford 35 4 Brabham-BMW 33 5 McLaren-Ford 27 Source: [9]

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