1983 Austrian Grand Prix

  1983 Austrian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 11 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season
The Österreichring (last modified in 1977)
Date	August 14, 1983
Official name	XX Holiday Großer Preis von Osterreich
Location	Österreichring, Spielberg, Styria, Austria
Course	Permanent racing facility 5.942 km (3.692 mi)
Distance	53 laps, 314.926 km (195.686 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Time	1:29.871
Fastest lap
Driver	Alain Prost	Renault
Time	1:33.961 on lap 20
Podium
First	Alain Prost	Renault
Second	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Third	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW

The 1983 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Österreichring on August 14, 1983.

Classification

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	15	Alain Prost	Renault	53	1:24:32.745	5	9
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	53	+ 6.835	2	6
3	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	53	+ 27.659	4	4
4	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	53	+ 28.395	8	3
5	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	52	+1 Lap	3	2
6	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	51	+2 Laps	14	1
7	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	51	+2 Laps	20
8	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	51	+2 Laps	15
9	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	51	+2 Laps	17
10	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	50	+3 Laps	26
11	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	49	+4 Laps	25
12	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	48	+5 Laps	16
13	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	48	+5 Laps	19
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	33	Water Leak	13
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	31	Out of Fuel	11
Ret	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	30	Ignition	1
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	29	Engine	6
Ret	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	25	Gearbox	21
Ret	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	21	Vibrations	24
Ret	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	13	Oil Leak	9
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	8	Collision	18
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	2	Turbo	10
Ret	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1	Radiator	7
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	0	Collision	12
Ret	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	0	Collision	22
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	0	Collision	23
DNQ	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford
DNQ	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford

Standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	51
2	Nelson Piquet	37
3	René Arnoux	34
4	Patrick Tambay	31
5	Keke Rosberg	25

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Renault	68
2	Ferrari	65
3	Brabham-BMW	41
4	Williams-Ford	36
5	McLaren-Ford	30

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

References

Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". http://www.formula1.com/results/season/1983/337/. Retrieved 2007-06-17. 

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