1983 Monaco Grand Prix

43°44′4.74″N 7°25′16.8″E / 43.7346500°N 7.421333°E / 43.7346500; 7.421333

1983 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 5 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 15 May 1983
Official name 41e Grand Prix de Monaco
Location Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.312 km (2.057 miles)
Distance 76 laps, 251.712 km (156.406 miles)
Weather Wet track at the start
Pole position
Driver Renault
Time 1:24.840[1]
Fastest lap
Driver Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW
Time 1:27.283[2] on lap 69
Podium
First Williams-Ford
Second Brabham-BMW
Third Renault
Lap leaders

The 1983 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 15 May 1983. It was the fifth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship. The 76-lap race was won by Finnish driver Keke Rosberg, driving a Williams-Ford, with Brazilian Nelson Piquet second in a Brabham-BMW and Frenchman Alain Prost third in a Renault. This was only time that both works McLaren cars failed to qualify for a race.

Thirty years later, Rosberg's son Nico won the 2013 race, making them the first father and son to win in the principality.

Classification edit

Pre-qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Time Gap
1 36   Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:32.190
2 17   Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford 1:32.502 +0.312
3 35   Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:33.453 +1.263
4 34   Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:33.817 +1.627
5 33   Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:38.389 +6.199

Qualifying edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 15   Alain Prost Renault 1:24.840 1:52.845
2 28   René Arnoux Ferrari 1:25.182 1:52.183 +0.342
3 16   Eddie Cheever Renault 1:26.279 1:52.434 +1.439
4 27   Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:26.298 1:53.987 +1.458
5 1   Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:26.307 1:52.030 +1.467
6 5   Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:27.273 1:56.736 +2.433
7 22   Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:27.680 1:54.335 +2.840
8 2   Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:27.726 1:53.580 +2.886
9 25   Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:27.906 1:55.986 +3.066
10 35   Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:28.017 no time +3.177
11 3   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:28.256 2:00.969 +3.416
12 29   Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:28.346 1:56.836 +3.506
13 23   Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:28.639 1:56.398 +3.799
14 12   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:28.721 1:56.560 +3.881
15 30   Chico Serra Arrows-Ford 1:28.784 no time +3.944
16 9   Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:28.975 2:01.178 +4.135
17 6   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:29.200 no time +4.360
18 26   Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:29.222 1:59.110 +4.382
19 11   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:29.518 1:56.762 +4.678
20 4   Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:29.530 2:09.076 +4.690
21 36   Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:29.552 no time +4.712
22 8   Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:29.898 1:52.448 +5.058
23 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:30.283 1:53.772 +5.443
24 31   Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 1:30.495 no time +5.655
25 17   Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford 1:31.229 no time +6.389
26 32   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:35.572 no time +10.732
Source: [3][4][5][6]

Race edit

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1   Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 76 1:56:38.121 5 9
2 5   Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 76 + 18.475 6 6
3 15   Alain Prost Renault M 76 + 31.366 1 4
4 27   Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 76 + 1:04.297 4 3
5 4   Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 74 + 2 Laps 20 2
6 23   Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 74 + 2 Laps 13 1
7 30   Chico Serra Arrows-Ford G 74 + 2 Laps 15  
Ret 6   Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 64 Electrical 17  
Ret 2   Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 53 Gearbox 8  
Ret 29   Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 49 Collision 12  
Ret 35   Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 49 Collision 10  
Ret 11   Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 49 Halfshaft 19  
Ret 25   Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 32 Suspension 9  
Ret 16   Eddie Cheever Renault M 30 Engine 3  
Ret 22   Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 13 Gearbox 7  
Ret 28   René Arnoux Ferrari G 6 Suspension 2  
Ret 26   Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 3 Collision 18  
Ret 9   Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G 3 Collision 16  
Ret 3   Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 0 Collision 11  
Ret 12   Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford P 0 Collision 14  
DNQ 36   Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P    
DNQ 8   Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M    
DNQ 7   John Watson McLaren-Ford M    
DNQ 31   Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford M    
DNQ 17   Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford P    
DNQ 32   Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M    
DNPQ 34   Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G    
DNPQ 33   Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G        
Source: [7][8]

Championship standings after the race edit

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

References edit

  1. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 171. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
  2. ^ Lang, Mike (1992). Grand Prix! Vol 4. Haynes Publishing Group. p. 174. ISBN 0-85429-733-2.
  3. ^ "41e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. ^ "41e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. ^ "41e Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  6. ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 138. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
  7. ^ "1983 Monaco Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  8. ^ "1983 Monaco Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 15 May 1983. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  9. ^ a b "Monaco 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 19 March 2019.


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