1983 British GP


Entry list Qualifying results Starting grid
Fastest Laps Classification Lap Leaders


Race details
Official Race Name  XXXVI  Marlboro British Grand Prix
Date Sunday, 16 July 1983
Local Start Time 14:00 h
Grand Prix British GP
Circuit Silverstone
Round 9 of 15
Entries 29
Qualifiers 26
Finishers 17
Race distance 4719 m × 67 laps = 316.173 km
Pole position Right
First corner Right
Track direction Clockwise
Weather Sunny, Hot, Dry



Entry List
Car
No.		 Entrant Driver Car Engine Tyres Lubricant
1
 TAG Williams Team Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
2
 TAG Williams Team Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Mobil
3
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011 Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
4
 Benetton Tyrrell Team Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
5
 Fila Sport Nélson Piquet Brabham BT52B BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
6
 Fila Sport Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52B BMW 1.5 L4TMichelin Castrol
7
 Marlboro McLaren International John Watson McLaren MP4/1C Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Michelin Unipart
8
 Marlboro McLaren International Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C Ford Cosworth DFY 3.0 V8Michelin Unipart
9
 Team ATS Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6 BMW 1.5 L4TGoodyear Shell
11
 John Player Team Lotus Elio de Angelis Lotus 94T Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
12
 John Player Team Lotus Nigel Mansell Lotus 94T Renault 1.5 V6TPirelli Elf
15
 Equipe Renault Elf Alain Prost Renault RE40 Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
16
 Equipe Renault Elf Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 Renault 1.5 V6TMichelin Elf
17
 RAM Automotive Team March Kenny Acheson RAM 01 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Pirelli Valvoline
22
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
23
 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T Alfa Romeo 1.5 V8TMichelin Agip
25
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
26
 Equipe Ligier Gitanes Raul Boesel Ligier JS21 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Michelin Elf
27
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C3 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
28
 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC René Arnoux Ferrari 126C3 Ferrari 1.5 V6TGoodyear Agip
29
 Arrows Racing Team Marc Surer Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
30
 Arrows Racing Team Thierry Boutsen Arrows A6 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
31
 Osella Squadra Corse Corrado Fabi Osella FA1E Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12Michelin Agip
32
 Osella Squadra Corse Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E Alfa Romeo 3.0 V12Michelin Agip
33
 Theodore Racing Team Roberto Guerrero Theodore N183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
34
 Theodore Racing Team Johnny Cecotto Theodore N183 Ford Cosworth DFV 3.0 V8Goodyear Valvoline
35
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP
36
 Candy Toleman Motorsport Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B Hart 1.5 L4TPirelli BP
40
 Spirit Racing Stefan Johansson Spirit 201C Honda 1.5 V6TGoodyear Shell


Qualification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
1'09.462
 - 100.0% 244.571
2
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
1'10.104
 0.642 100.9% 242.331
3
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
1'10.170
 0.708 101.0% 242.103
4
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1'10.771
 1.309 101.9% 240.047
5
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
1'10.881
 1.419 102.0% 239.675
6
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
1'10.933
 1.471 102.1% 239.499
7
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
1'11.055
 1.593 102.3% 239.088
8
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
1'11.687
 2.225 103.2% 236.980
9
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'12.150
 2.688 103.9% 235.459
10
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
1'12.528
 3.066 104.4% 234.232
11
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'12.860
 3.398 104.9% 233.165
12
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
1'13.422
 3.960 105.7% 231.380
13
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
1'13.755
 4.293 106.2% 230.336
14
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
1'13.962
 4.500 106.5% 229.691
15
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
1'14.267
 4.805 106.9% 228.748
16
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
1'14.651
 5.189 107.5% 227.571
17
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
1'14.964
 5.502 107.9% 226.621
18
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
1'15.133
 5.671 108.2% 226.111
19
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
1'15.135
 5.673 108.2% 226.105
20
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
1'15.234
 5.772 108.3% 225.807
21
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
1'15.317
 5.855 108.4% 225.559
22
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
1'15.386
 5.924 108.5% 225.352
23
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
1'15.449
 5.987 108.6% 225.164
24
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
1'15.609
 6.147 108.8% 224.688
25
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
1'15.767
 6.305 109.1% 224.219
26
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'16.544
 7.082 110.2% 221.943
dnq
34
 Johnny Cecotto Theodore / Ford
1'16.714
 7.252 110.4% 221.451
dnq
31
 Corrado Fabi Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'17.594
 8.132 111.7% 218.940
dnq
17
 Kenny Acheson RAM / Ford
1'18.103
 8.641 112.4% 217.513


Starting grid

2

Patrick Tambay
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'10.104
1

René Arnoux
Ferrari / Ferrari
1'09.462

4

Elio de Angelis
Lotus / Renault
1'10.771
3

Alain Prost
Renault / Renault
1'10.170

6

Nélson Piquet
Brabham / BMW
1'10.933
5

Riccardo Patrese
Brabham / BMW
1'10.881

8

Manfred Winkelhock
ATS / BMW
1'11.687
7

Eddie Cheever
Renault / Renault
1'11.055

10

Derek Warwick
Toleman / Hart
1'12.528
9

Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'12.150

12

Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman / Hart
1'13.422
11

Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
1'12.860

14

Stefan Johansson
Spirit / Honda
1'13.962
13

Keke Rosberg
Williams / Ford
1'13.755

16

Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell / Ford
1'14.651
15

Niki Lauda
McLaren / Ford
1'14.267

18

Nigel Mansell
Lotus / Renault
1'15.133
17

Thierry Boutsen
Arrows / Ford
1'14.964

20

Jacques Laffite
Williams / Ford
1'15.234
19

Marc Surer
Arrows / Ford
1'15.135

22

Raul Boesel
Ligier / Ford
1'15.386
21

Roberto Guerrero
Theodore / Ford
1'15.317

24

John Watson
McLaren / Ford
1'15.609
23

Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell / Ford
1'15.449

26

Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella / Alfa Romeo
1'16.544
25

Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier / Ford
1'15.767


Fastest Laps
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Lap Time Gap Percentage Speed
(km/h)
1
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
32
 1'14.212 - 100.0% 228.917
2
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
36
 1'14.327 0.115 100.2% 228.563
3
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
49
 1'14.434 0.222 100.3% 228.234
4
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
62
 1'14.805 0.593 100.8% 227.102
5
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
4
 1'14.857 0.645 100.9% 226.945
6
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
64
 1'15.032 0.820 101.1% 226.415
7
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
28
 1'15.144 0.932 101.3% 226.078
8
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
65
 1'15.207 0.995 101.3% 225.889
9
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
7
 1'15.214 1.002 101.4% 225.868
10
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
24
 1'15.856 1.644 102.2% 223.956
11
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
60
 1'15.923 1.711 102.3% 223.758
12
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
14
 1'16.090 1.878 102.5% 223.267
13
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
36
 1'16.228 2.016 102.7% 222.863
14
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
2
 1'16.261 2.049 102.8% 222.767
15
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
53
 1'16.477 2.265 103.1% 222.137
16
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
52
 1'16.887 2.675 103.6% 220.953
17
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
55
 1'17.456 3.244 104.4% 219.330
18
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
47
 1'17.659 3.447 104.6% 218.756
19
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
60
 1'17.858 3.646 104.9% 218.197
20
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
59
 1'17.913 3.701 105.0% 218.043
21
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
3
 1'17.934 3.722 105.0% 217.984
22
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
56
 1'18.351 4.139 105.6% 216.824
23
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
63
 1'18.552 4.340 105.8% 216.269
24
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
37
 1'19.920 5.708 107.7% 212.568
25
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1
 1'23.401 9.189 112.4% 203.695
26
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
1
 1'29.957 15.745 121.2% 188.850


Classification
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Time Gap/
Retirement		 Speed
(km/h)
1
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
67
 1:24'39.780 - 224.069
2
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
67
 1:24'58.941 19.161 223.227
3
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
67
 1:25'06.026 26.246 222.918
4
12
 Nigel Mansell Lotus / Renault
67
 1:25'18.732 38.952 222.364
5
28
 René Arnoux Ferrari / Ferrari
67
 1:25'38.654 58.874 221.502
6
8
 Niki Lauda McLaren / Ford
66
 1:25'13.450 1 Lap 219.272
7
23
 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
66
 1:25'19.074 1 Lap 219.031
8
22
 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo / Alfa Romeo
66
 1:25'19.321 1 Lap 219.020
9
7
 John Watson McLaren / Ford
66
 1:25'52.687 1 Lap 217.602
10
25
 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier / Ford
65
 1:24'44.366 2 Laps 217.185
11
1
 Keke Rosberg Williams / Ford
65
 1:25'02.154 2 Laps 216.427
12
2
 Jacques Laffite Williams / Ford
65
 1:25'30.009 2 Laps 215.252
13
3
 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell / Ford
65
 1:25'30.987 2 Laps 215.211
14
4
 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell / Ford
65
 1:25'55.497 2 Laps 214.188
15
30
 Thierry Boutsen Arrows / Ford
65
 1:25'57.145 2 Laps 214.120
16
33
 Roberto Guerrero Theodore / Ford
64
 1:25'18.185 3 Laps 212.430
17
29
 Marc Surer Arrows / Ford
64
 1:25'50.167 3 Laps 211.111
ret
9
 Manfred Winkelhock ATS / BMW
49
 1:05'10.899 Engine 212.849
ret
26
 Raul Boesel Ligier / Ford
48
 1:04'06.845 Suspension 211.977
ret
32
 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella / Alfa Romeo
46
 1:03'01.190 Fuel system 206.672
ret
35
 Derek Warwick Toleman / Hart
27
 34'44.981 Gearbox 219.996
ret
6
 Riccardo Patrese Brabham / BMW
9
 12'25.277 Turbo 205.153
ret
40
 Stefan Johansson Spirit / Honda
5
 6'57.349 Fuel pump 203.528
ret
16
 Eddie Cheever Renault / Renault
3
 4'09.115 Engine 204.585
ret
36
 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman / Hart
3
 9'55.535 Turbo 85.579
ret
11
 Elio de Angelis Lotus / Renault
1
 1'23.401 Turbo 203.695


Lap Leaders
Pos. Car
No.		 Driver Car / Engine Laps Led Percentage
1
15
 Alain Prost Renault / Renault
43
 64%
2
27
 Patrick Tambay Ferrari / Ferrari
19
 28%
3
5
 Nélson Piquet Brabham / BMW
5
 7%

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