United States Grand Prix West
1983 · Round 2 · California, United States · Mar 27, 1983Race summary
Watson won the race from 22nd on the grid, 28.0s ahead of Lauda. Watson was the standout mover, climbing from 22nd to 1st. Prost lost the most ground, from 8th on the grid down to 11th (down 3 places).
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 22 | 75 | 1:53:34.889 | 9 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 23 | 75 | +27.993 | 6 |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | 75 | +1:13.638 | 4 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 26 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 8 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 9 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 72 | Distributor | 0 |
| 11 | Alain Prost | Renault | 8 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 15 | 67 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Alan Jones | Arrows | 12 | 58 | Driver unwell | 0 |
| – | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | 51 | Throttle | 0 |
| – | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 29 | Handling | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 18 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 10 | 26 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 14 | 26 | Battery | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 26 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 25 | Collision | 0 |
| – | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 25 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 6 | 11 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 24 | 3 | Spun off | 0 |