1983 British Grand Prix

Silverstone circuit shape

The British Grand Prix 1983 was the 9th round of the 1983 F1 season, and took place at the Silverstone Circuit in Silverstone, UK, on July 16th.

Alain Prost won the race after starting in the 3rd position, followed by Nelson Piquet, and Patrick Tambay completing the podium.

René Arnoux started from the pole position, but only managed to finish 5th.

Final results

1
2
Alain Prost
Renault
1:24:39.780
Finished
2
4
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
+19.161
Finished
3
1
Patrick Tambay
Ferrari
+26.246
Finished
4
14
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
+38.952
Finished
5
4
René Arnoux
Ferrari
+58.874
Finished
6
9
Niki Lauda
McLaren
+1 Lap
7
4
Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
8
1
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
+1 Lap
9
15
John Watson
McLaren
+1 Lap
10
15
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
+2 Laps
11
2
Keke Rosberg
Williams
+2 Laps
12
8
Jacques Laffite
Williams
+2 Laps
13
3
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
14
9
Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell
+2 Laps
15
2
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
+2 Laps
16
5
Roberto Guerrero
Theodore
+3 Laps
17
2
Marc Surer
Arrows
+3 Laps
18
10
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
Engine
19
3
Raul Boesel
Ligier
Suspension
20
6
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Fuel system
21
11
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Gearbox
22
17
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
Turbo
23
8
Stefan Johansson
Spirit
Fuel system
24
17
Eddie Cheever
Renault
Engine
25
13
Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman
Turbo
26
22
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Turbo
27
27
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore
Did not qualify
28
28
Corrado Fabi
Osella
Did not qualify
29
29
Kenny Acheson
RAM
Did not qualify
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Race evolution

We do not have lap by lap information for this race, therefore we can't analyze the evolution of the reace.

Pit Stops

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Strategy

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Incidents

There were some incidents during the race, with 9 drivers who didn't manage to cross the finish line.

These included, Manfred Winkelhock, and Eddie Cheever, both suffered an engine malfunction, Raul Boesel, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 48, Piercarlo Ghinzani, and Stefan Johansson, both had a fuel system failure, Derek Warwick, who experienced issues with the gearbox on lap 27, and Riccardo Patrese, Bruno Giacomelli, and Elio de Angelis, all of whom had a turbo failure.

Engine

  • Manfred Winkelhock
    Lap 49
  • Eddie Cheever
    Lap 3

Suspension

  • Raul Boesel
    Lap 48

Fuel system

  • Piercarlo Ghinzani
    Lap 46
  • Stefan Johansson
    Lap 5

Gearbox

  • Derek Warwick
    Lap 27

Turbo

  • Riccardo Patrese
    Lap 9
  • Bruno Giacomelli
    Lap 3
  • Elio de Angelis
    Lap 1

Qualifying

We do not have qualifying data for this race.