1983 Formula One Season

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1983 FIA Formula One World Championship

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1983 World Champion, Nelson Piquet

Season data

Number of races

15

First race

Brazilian Grand Prix

Last race

South African Grand Prix

Drivers' World Championship

Champion

Nelson Piquet
59 points

Runners-up

Alain Prost
57 points

3rd

René Arnoux
49 points

Constructors' World Championship

Champions

Ferrari
89 points

Runners-up

Renault
79 points

3rd

Brabham-BMW
72 points

1 Background
2 Teams and Drivers
- 2.1 Entry List
3 Calendar
- 3.1 World Championship Schedule
- 3.2 Non-Championship Schedule
4 Season Review
5 Results
- 5.1 World Championship Results
- 5.2 Non-Championship Results
6 Final Standings
- 6.1 Drivers' World Championship Results
- 6.2 International Cup for Manufacturers
7 Refereces

The 1983 Formula One season was the 34th running of the World Drivers' Championship and 26th year of the Constructors' Championship. It began on March 13th 1983 in Brazil and ended on October 15th in South Africa after 15 races.

Background[edit | edit source]

Teams and Drivers[edit | edit source]

Entry List[edit | edit source]

Constructor	Chassis	Tyre	No.	Driver	Rounds
Team	Engine		No.	Driver	Rounds

Williams-Ford Cosworth Williams-Honda	FW08C FW09	G	1	Keke Rosberg	All
TAG Williams Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Honda RA163E V6t 1.5		2	Jacques Laffite	All
			42	Jonathan Palmer	14

Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth	011B 012	G	3	Michele Alboreto	All
Benetton Tyrrell Team	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0		4	Danny Sullivan	All

Brabham-BMW	BT52 BT52B	M	5	Nelson Piquet	All
Fila Sport	BMW M12/13 L4t 1.5		6	Riccardo Patrese	All

McLaren-Ford Cosworth McLaren-TAG	MP4/1C MP4/1E	M	7	John Watson	All
Marlboro McLaren International	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0 TAG TTE PO1 V6t 1.5		8	Niki Lauda	All

ATS-BMW	D6	G	9	Manfred Winkelhock	All
Team ATS	BMW M12/13 L4t 1.5		9	Manfred Winkelhock	All

Lotus-Ford Cosworth Lotus-Renault	92 93T 94T	P	11	Elio de Angelis	All
John Player Team Lotus	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0 Renault EF1 V6t 1.5		12	Nigel Mansell	All

Renault	RE30C RE40	M	15	Alain Prost	All
Equipe Renault Elf	Renault EF1 V6t 1.5		16	Eddie Cheever	All

RAM-Ford Cosworth	01	P	17	Eliseo Salazar	1-6
RAM Racing Team March	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0		17	Jacques Villeneuve, Sr.	8
			17	Kenny Acheson	9-15
			18	Jean-Louis Schlesser	3

Alfa Romeo	183T	M	22	Andrea de Cesaris	All
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo 890T V8t 1.5		23	Mauro Baldi	All

Ligier-Ford Cosworth	JS21	M	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	All
Equipe Ligier Gitanes	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFY V8 3.0		26	Raul Boesel	All

Ferrari	126C2B 126C3	G	27	Patrick Tambay	All
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC	Ferrari 021 V6t 1.5		28	René Arnoux	All

Arrows-Ford Cosworth	A6	G	29	Marc Surer	All
Arrows Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		30	Chico Serra	1, 3-5
			30	Alan Jones	2
			30	Thierry Boutsen	6-15

Osella-Alfa Romeo Osella-Ford Cosworth	FA1D FA1E	M	31	Corrado Fabi	All
Osella Squadra Corse	Alfa Romeo 1260 V12 3.0 Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	All

Theodore-Ford Cosworth	N183	G	33	Roberto Guerrero	1-14
Theodore Racing Team	Ford Cosworth DFV V8 3.0		34	Johnny Cecotto	1-13

Toleman-Hart	TG183	P	35	Derek Warwick	All
Candy Toleman Motorsport	Hart 415T L4t 1.5		36	Bruno Giacomelli	All

Spirit-Honda	201 201C	G	40	Stefan Johansson	9-14
Spirit Racing	Honda RA163E V6t 1.5		40	Stefan Johansson	9-14

Calendar[edit | edit source]

World Championship Schedule[edit | edit source]

Non-Championship Schedule[edit | edit source]

Season Review[edit | edit source]

Pre-Season[edit | edit source]

Race 1: 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 2: 1983 United States Grand Prix West[edit | edit source]

Race 3: 1983 French Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 4: 1983 San Marino Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 5: 1983 Monaco Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 6: 1983 Belgian Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 7: 1983 Detroit Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 8: 1983 Canadian Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 9: 1983 British Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 10: 1983 German Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 11: 1983 Austrian Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 12: 1983 Dutch Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 13: 1983 Italian Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 14: 1983 European Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Race 15: 1983 South African Grand Prix[edit | edit source]

Post-Season[edit | edit source]

Results[edit | edit source]

World Championship Results[edit | edit source]

Non-Championship Results[edit | edit source]

Final Standings[edit | edit source]

Drivers' World Championship Results[edit | edit source]

International Cup for Manufacturers[edit | edit source]

Refereces[edit | edit source]

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V T E	1983 Formula One Season
Teams	Williams • Tyrrell • Brabham • McLaren • ATS • Lotus • Renault • RAM • Alfa Romeo • Ligier • Ferrari • Arrows • Osella • Theodore • Toleman • Spirit
Engines	Alfa Romeo • BMW • Ferrari • Ford • Hart • Honda • Renault • TAG
Drivers alphabetically	Acheson • Alboreto • De Angelis • Arnoux • Baldi • Boesel • Boutsen • Cecotto • De Cesaris • Cheever • Fabi • Ghinzani • Giacomelli • Guerrero • Jarier • Johansson • Jones • Laffite • Lauda • Mansell • Palmer • Patrese • Piquet • Prost • Rosberg • Salazar • Schlesser • Serra • Sullivan • Surer • Tambay • Villeneuve • Warwick • Watson • Winkelhock
Drivers by number	1 Rosberg • 2 Laffite • 42 Palmer • 3 Alboreto • 4 Sullivan • 5 Piquet • 6 Patrese • 7 Watson • 8 Lauda • 9 Winkelhock • 11 De Angelis • 12 Mansell • 15 Prost • 16 Cheever • 17 Salazar • 17 Villeneuve • 17 Acheson • 18 Schlesser • 22 De Cesaris • 23 Baldi • 25 Jarier • 26 Boesel • 27 Tambay • 28 Arnoux • 29 Surer • 30 Serra • 30 Jones • 30 Boutsen • 31 Fabi • 32 Ghinzani • 33 Guerrero • 34 Cecotto • 35 Warwick • 36 Giacomelli • 40 Johansson
Cars	Ferrari 126C2B • Ferrari 126C3 • Renault RE30B • Renault RE30C • Renault RE40 • Brabham BT52 • Williams FW08C • Williams FW09 • McLaren MP4/1C • McLaren MP4/1E • Alfa Romeo 183T • Tyrrell 011B • Tyrrell 012 • Lotus 92 • Lotus 93T • Lotus 94T • Toleman TG183B • Arrows A6 • Theodore N183 • Ligier JS21 • Spirit 201 • ATS D6 • Osella FA1D • Osella FA1E • RAM 01
Tyres	Goodyear • Michelin • Pirelli
Races	Brazil • U.S. West • France • San Marino • Monaco • Belgium • Detroit • Canada • Britain • Germany • Austria • Netherlands • Italy • Europe • South Africa
Non-championship races	Race of Champions
See also	1982 Formula One Season • 1984 Formula One Season • Category

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