1983 Grand Prix de France

Race 3 of 15

Paul Ricard
54 laps
Time of race: 1:34:13.913
Average speed of winner: 199.767 kph
Margin of victory: 29.720 sec
Lead changes: 2 between 2 drivers
Fastest lap: Alain Prost 1:42.695
Lap leaders: Prost 1-29, Piquet 30-32, Prost 33-54

Race notes: Nelson Piquet took the points lead from Niki Lauda.

Finish	Start	Driver	Car #	Team	Chassis	Engine	Tyre	Owner	Qualifying Time	Laps	X Led	Laps Led	Status	Points
1	1	Alain Prost	15	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:36.672	54	2	51	1:34:13.913	9
2	6	Nelson Piquet	5	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12	Michelin	Brabham	1:39.601	54	1	3	+29.720	6
3	2	Eddie Cheever	16	Equipe Renault Elf	Renault RE40	Renault-Gordini EF1	Michelin	Renault	1:38.980	54	0	0	+40.232	4
4	11	Patrick Tambay	27	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:40.393	54	0	0	+66.880	3
5	16	Keke Rosberg	1	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:42.450	53	0	0	+1 lap	2
6	19	Jacques Laffite	2	TAG Williams	Williams FW08C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Williams	1:42.678	53	0	0	+1 lap	1
7	4	René Arnoux	28	Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 126C2B	Ferrari 021	Goodyear	Ferrari	1:39.115	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
8	15	Michele Alboreto	3	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:42.177	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
9	20	Jean-Pierre Jarier	25	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ligier	1:42.737	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
10	21	Marc Surer	29	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:42.962	53	0	0	+1 lap	0
11	17	Johnny Cecotto	34	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	1:42.615	52	0	0	+2 laps	0
12	7	Andrea de Cesaris	22	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:39.611	50	0	0	+4 laps	0
13	13	Bruno Giacomelli	36	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T	Pirelli	Toleman	1:41.775	49	0	0	gearbox (classified)	0
14	25	Raul Boesel	26	Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ligier JS21	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Ligier	1:44.470	47	0	0	engine	0
15	23	Corrado Fabi	31	Osella Squadra Corse	Osella FA1D	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	Osella	1:43.411	36	0	0	engine	0
16	10	Manfred Winkelhock	9	Team ATS	ATS D6	BMW M12	Goodyear	ATS	1:40.233	36	0	0	turbo	0
17	12	Niki Lauda	8	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:41.065	29	0	0	wheel bearing	0
18	8	Mauro Baldi	23	Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 183T	Alfa Romeo 890T	Michelin	Alfa Romeo	1:39.618	28	0	0	spun off	0
19	26	Chico Serra	30	Arrows Racing Team	Arrows A6	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Arrows	1:44.778	26	0	0	gearbox	0
20	22	Roberto Guerrero	33	Theodore Racing Team	Theodore N183	Ford Cosworth DFV	Goodyear	Theodore	1:43.367	23	0	0	engine	0
21	24	Danny Sullivan	4	Benetton Tyrrell Team	Tyrrell 011	Ford Cosworth DFY	Goodyear	Tyrrell	1:43.654	21	0	0	clutch	0
22	5	Elio de Angelis	11	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 93T	Renault-Gordini EF1	Pirelli	Lotus	1:39.312	20	0	0	electrical	0
23	3	Riccardo Patrese	6	Fila Sport	Brabham BT52	BMW M12	Michelin	Brabham	1:39.104	19	0	0	water leak	0
24	9	Derek Warwick	35	Candy Toleman Motorsport	Toleman TG183B	Hart 415T	Pirelli	Toleman	1:39.881	14	0	0	engine	0
25	18	Nigel Mansell	12	John Player Team Lotus	Lotus 92	Ford Cosworth DFV	Pirelli	Lotus	1:42.650	6	0	0	physical	0
26	14	John Watson	7	Marlboro McLaren International	McLaren MP4-1C	Ford Cosworth DFV	Michelin	McLaren	1:41.838	3	0	0	engine	0

Points standings

Rank	Driver	Points	Starts	Poles	Wins	Podiums
1	Nelson Piquet	15	3	0	1	2
2	Niki Lauda	10	3	0	0	2
3	John Watson	9	3	0	1	1
4	Alain Prost	9	3	1	1	1
5	Jacques Laffite	7	3	0	0	0
6	Patrick Tambay	5	3	1	0	0
7	Eddie Cheever	4	3	0	0	1
8	René Arnoux	4	3	0	0	1
9	Marc Surer	3	3	0	0	0
10	Keke Rosberg	2	3	1	0	0
11	Johnny Cecotto	1	3	0	0	0
12	Raul Boesel	0	3	0	0	0
13	Michele Alboreto	0	3	0	0	0
14	Danny Sullivan	0	3	0	0	0
15	Derek Warwick	0	3	0	0	0
16	Jean-Pierre Jarier	0	3	0	0	0
17	Chico Serra	0	2	0	0	0
18	Riccardo Patrese	0	3	0	0	0
19	Nigel Mansell	0	3	0	0	0
20	Andrea de Cesaris	0	2	0	0	0
21	Bruno Giacomelli	0	3	0	0	0
22	Eliseo Salazar	0	2	0	0	0
23	Alan Jones	0	1	0	0	0
24	Corrado Fabi	0	2	0	0	0
25	Manfred Winkelhock	0	3	0	0	0