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.
1983 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
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Race 8 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
Race details | |||
Date | 12 June 1983 | ||
Official name | XXII Grand Prix du Canada | ||
Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
Course length | 4.410 km (2.740 miles) | ||
Distance | 70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles) | ||
Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 30 °C (86 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1] | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Ferrari | ||
Time | 1:28.729 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:30.851 on lap 42 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Ferrari | ||
Second | Renault | ||
Third | Ferrari | ||
Lap leaders |
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 edit
Qualifying edit
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
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1 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:28.984 | 1:28.729 | |
2 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:29.942 | 1:28.830 | +0.101 |
3 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:30.366 | 1:28.887 | +0.158 |
4 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:28.992 | 1:29.658 | +0.263 |
5 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.227 | 1:29.549 | +0.820 |
6 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:30.255 | 1:29.863 | +1.134 |
7 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:31.756 | 1:30.966 | +2.237 |
8 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.813 | 1:31.173 | +2.444 |
9 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:31.583 | 1:31.480 | +2.751 |
10 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:32.208 | 1:31.586 | +2.857 |
11 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:33.231 | 1:31.822 | +3.093 |
12 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:32.351 | 1:32.116 | +3.387 |
13 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | 1:32.185 | 1:32.632 | +3.456 |
14 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:32.931 | 1:32.540 | +3.811 |
15 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | 1:32.643 | 1:32.576 | +3.847 |
16 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:34.403 | 1:32.642 | +3.913 |
17 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:33.664 | 1:33.175 | +4.446 |
18 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | 1:33.588 | 1:34.010 | +4.859 |
19 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:34.452 | 1:33.671 | +4.942 |
20 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:34.008 | 1:33.705 | +4.976 |
21 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | 1:35.283 | 1:33.721 | +4.992 |
22 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:34.680 | 1:33.791 | +5.062 |
23 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | 1:36.260 | 1:34.314 | +5.585 |
24 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:34.967 | 1:34.486 | +5.757 |
25 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | 1:35.554 | 1:34.544 | +5.815 |
26 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:34.988 | 1:34.755 | +6.026 |
27 | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | RAM-Ford | 1:37.858 | 1:35.133 | +6.404 |
28 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:35.493 | 1:35.171 | +6.442 |
Source: [2][3][4][5] |
Race edit
Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
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1 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | G | 70 | 1:48:31.838 | 1 | 9 |
2 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | M | 70 | + 42.029 | 6 | 6 |
3 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 70 | + 52.610 | 4 | 4 |
4 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 70 | + 1:17.048 | 9 | 3 |
5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | M | 69 | + 1 lap | 2 | 2 |
6 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 69 | + 1 lap | 20 | 1 |
7 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | G | 69 | + 1 lap | 15 | |
8 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 68 | + 2 laps | 17 | |
9 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | G | 67 | + 3 laps | 7 | |
10 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | M | 67 | + 3 laps | 26 | |
DSQ | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 68 | Car underweight | 22 | |
Ret | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | M | 56 | Gearbox | 5 | |
Ret | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 47 | Turbo | 12 | |
Ret | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | P | 43 | Engine | 10 | |
Ret | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Ford | P | 43 | Handling | 18 | |
Ret | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 42 | Engine | 8 | |
Ret | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | G | 37 | Gearbox | 13 | |
Ret | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | M | 32 | Halfshaft | 24 | |
Ret | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | G | 27 | Engine | 21 | |
Ret | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Ford | M | 26 | Engine | 25 | |
Ret | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | G | 17 | Differential | 23 | |
Ret | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | M | 15 | Throttle | 3 | |
Ret | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 11 | Spun off | 19 | |
Ret | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | P | 1 | Throttle | 11 | |
Ret | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | G | 1 | Transmission | 14 | |
Ret | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | M | 0 | Gearbox | 16 | |
DNQ | 17 | Jacques Villeneuve | RAM-Ford | P | ||||
DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | M | ||||
Source: [6][7] |
Championship standings after the race edit
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References edit
- ^ "Weather information for the "1983 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 26 June 2013.
- ^ "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ "Labatt Grand Prix of Canada - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
- ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 162. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
- ^ "1983 Canadian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
- ^ "1983 Canadian Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 12 June 1983. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Canada 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 14 March 2019.