1983 Austrian Grand Prix
# 1983 Austrian Grand Prix

The 1983 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 14 August 1983. It was the eleventh race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The 53-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, with Drivers' Championship rivals René Arnoux and Nelson Piquet second and third in a Ferrari and a Brabham-BMW respectively. With the win, Prost extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 14 points with four races remaining. However, this would turn out to be the final victory for the original factory Renault team.

## Classification

### Qualifying

| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1:30.358 | 1:29.871 | — |
| 2 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 1:29.995 | 1:29.935 | +0.064 |
| 3 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | 1:31.263 | 1:30.457 | +0.586 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.912 | 1:30.566 | +0.695 |
| 5 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:30.841 | 1:32.187 | +0.970 |
| 6 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | 1:31.770 | 1:31.440 | +1.569 |
| 7 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | 1:33.333 | 1:31.693 | +1.822 |
| 8 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 1:31.695 | 1:31.962 | +1.824 |
| 9 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 1:31.802 | 1:31.769 | +1.898 |
| 10 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | 1:32.888 | 1:31.962 | +2.091 |
| 11 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 1:32.359 | 1:32.720 | +2.488 |
| 12 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | 1:34.818 | 1:32.451 | +2.580 |
| 13 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | 1:33.754 | 1:33.211 | +3.340 |
| 14 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | 1:34.518 | 1:36.604 | +4.647 |
| 15 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | 1:36.136 | 1:35.380 | +5.509 |
| 16 | 40 | Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | 1:40.330 | 1:35.892 | +6.021 |
| 17 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren-Ford | 1:36.059 | 1:36.141 | +6.188 |
| 18 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:36.347 | 1:36.079 | +6.208 |
| 19 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | 1:37.253 | 1:36.357 | +6.486 |
| 20 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | 1:36.435 | 1:36.437 | +6.564 |
| 21 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | 1:36.918 | 1:36.532 | +6.661 |
| 22 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | 1:37.175 | 1:36.619 | +6.748 |
| 23 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.858 | 1:36.772 | +6.901 |
| 24 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | 1:37.546 | 1:37.017 | +7.146 |
| 25 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:38.455 | 1:37.117 | +7.246 |
| 26 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:37.650 | 1:37.217 | +7.346 |
| 27 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | 1:37.400 | 1:37.554 | +7.529 |
| 28 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | 1:37.677 | 1:37.497 | +7.626 |
| 29 | 17 | Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford | 1:38.974 | 1:39.138 | +9.103 |
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### Race

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

| Pos | Driver | Points |
| - | - | - |
| 1 | Alain Prost | 51 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 37 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | 34 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | 31 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | 25 |
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| Pos | Constructor | Points |
| 1 | Renault | 68 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 65 |
| 3 | Brabham-BMW | 41 |
| 4 | Williams-Ford | 36 |
| 5 | McLaren-Ford | 30 |
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* Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
