French Grand Prix
1983 · Round 3 · Le Castellet, France · Apr 17, 1983Race summary
Victory went to Prost (from 1st on the grid), with a 29.7s margin. Laffite made the biggest gain, from 19th on the grid to 6th (up 13 places). de Cesaris had a difficult race, dropping from 7th to 12th.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 54 | 1:34:13.913 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | 54 | +29.720 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 2 | 54 | +40.232 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 11 | 54 | +1:06.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | 53 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | 53 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 15 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 20 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | 53 | +1 Lap | 0 |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | 52 | +2 Laps | 0 |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 50 | +4 Laps | 0 |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 13 | 49 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 25 | 47 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 23 | 36 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 10 | 36 | Turbo | 0 |
| – | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 29 | Wheel bearing | 0 |
| – | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 8 | 28 | Spun off | 0 |
| – | Chico Serra | Arrows | 26 | 26 | Gearbox | 0 |
| – | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 22 | 23 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 24 | 21 | Clutch | 0 |
| – | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 20 | Electrical | 0 |
| – | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | 19 | Water leak | 0 |
| – | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 9 | 14 | Engine | 0 |
| – | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | 6 | Physical | 0 |
| – | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | 3 | Engine | 0 |