1983 Detroit Grand Prix

The Detroit Grand Prix 1983 was the 7th round of the 1983 F1 season, and took place at the Detroit Street Circuit in Detroit, USA, on June 5th.

Michele Alboreto won the race after starting in the 6th position, followed by Keke Rosberg, and John Watson completing the podium with an expectacular comeback, all the way from the 21st position of the grid.

René Arnoux started from the pole position, but didn't manage to cross the finish line, as he suffered from electrical problems, and had to retire on lap 31st.

Final results

Race evolution

Pit Stops

Strategy

Unfortunately we do not have strategy information for this race..

Incidents

The reace did not end without incidents... 16 drivers out of the original 27 who started did not managed to cross the finish line.

These included, Niki Lauda, who suffered a suspension problem on lap 49, Roberto Guerrero, who did not classify on lap 38, Johnny Cecotto, and Elio de Angelis, both experienced issues with the gearbox, Andrea de Cesaris, who had a turbo failure on lap 33, René Arnoux, and Danny Sullivan, both suffered from electrical problems, Jean-Pierre Jarier, who had a wheel problem on lap 29, Manfred Winkelhock, who retired dure to damage caused by a collision with other cars on lap 26, Derek Warwick, and Patrick Tambay, both suffered an engine malfunction, Riccardo Patrese, who saw the breaks of the car give up on lap 24, Eddie Cheever, who had a problem with the distributor on lap 4, Piercarlo Ghinzani, who suffered from an overall car overhating on lap 4, and Corrado Fabi, who withdrew on lap 0.

Qualifying