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1983 Marlboro British Grand Prix

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THE HISTORICAL RECORD

Profile & context

Event date: 16 Jul 1983

Name: 1983 Marlboro British Grand Prix

PROVENANCE

Sources behind this page

F1DB

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Historical source & scope

F1DB v2026.17.0 · CC BY 4.0. Normalisation, links and calculations by MotorPedia. Original source observations retained.

Source-reported facts are not independent historical confirmation. Missing times and points remain unknown; source-rounded points retain their published precision. Constructor, entrant and team identities are kept distinct.

Recorded qualifying format: TWO_SESSION

Grand Prix context

1983 Marlboro British Grand Prix · Silverstone Circuit

Technical formula: Formula 1. World Championship membership is separate from technical regulations.

1983 Formula 1 World Championship · round 9

Race classification

Source participant rows: shared cars and nonstarters retained
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Renault	1:24:39.780 · 67 laps · renault	9
2	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:24:58.941 · 67 laps · bmw	6
3	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:25:06.026 · 67 laps · ferrari	4
4	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:25:18.732 · 67 laps · renault	3
5	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:25:38.654 · 67 laps · ferrari	2
6	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	1
7	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 66 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
8	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Time not recorded · 66 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
9	John Watson	McLaren	Time not recorded · 66 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
10	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
11	Keke Rosberg	Williams	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
12	Jacques Laffite	Williams	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
13	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
14	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
15	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	Time not recorded · 65 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
16	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
17	Marc Surer	Arrows	Time not recorded · 64 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	Engine · Time not recorded · 49 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Raul Boesel	Ligier	Suspension · Time not recorded · 48 laps · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 46 laps · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Derek Warwick	Toleman	Gearbox · Time not recorded · 27 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	Turbo · Time not recorded · 9 laps · bmw	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	Fuel system · Time not recorded · 5 laps · honda	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Eddie Cheever	Renault	Engine · Time not recorded · 3 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	Turbo · Time not recorded · 3 laps · hart	Unknown / not applicable
DNF	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	Turbo · Time not recorded · 1 laps · renault	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Corrado Fabi	Osella	Time not recorded · alfa-romeo	Unknown / not applicable
DNQ	Kenny Acheson	RAM	Time not recorded · ford	Unknown / not applicable

Qualifying

Recorded qualifying order; Q1/Q2/Q3 and earlier formats remain distinct in original evidence
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:09.462 · ferrari
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.104 · ferrari
3	Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.170 · renault
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:10.771 · renault
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:10.881 · bmw
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:10.933 · bmw
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.055 · renault
8	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:11.687 · bmw
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:12.150 · alfa-romeo
10	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:12.528 · hart
11	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:12.860 · alfa-romeo
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.422 · hart
13	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:13.755 · ford
14	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:13.962 · honda
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:14.267 · ford
16	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:14.651 · ford
17	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:14.964 · ford
18	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.133 · renault
19	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.135 · ford
20	Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:15.234 · ford
21	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:15.317 · ford
22	Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:15.386 · ford
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:15.449 · ford
24	John Watson	McLaren	1:15.609 · ford
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:15.767 · ford
26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:16.544 · alfa-romeo
27	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore	1:16.714 · ford
28	Corrado Fabi	Osella	1:17.594 · alfa-romeo
29	Kenny Acheson	RAM	1:18.103 · ford

Starting grid

Recorded grid; pole awards are not inferred from starting position
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details
1	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:09.462 · ferrari
2	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:10.104 · ferrari
3	Alain Prost	Renault	1:10.170 · renault
4	Elio de Angelis	Lotus	1:10.771 · renault
5	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	1:10.881 · bmw
6	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	1:10.933 · bmw
7	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:11.055 · renault
8	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS	1:11.687 · bmw
9	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:12.150 · alfa-romeo
10	Derek Warwick	Toleman	1:12.528 · hart
11	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:12.860 · alfa-romeo
12	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman	1:13.422 · hart
13	Keke Rosberg	Williams	1:13.755 · ford
14	Stefan Johansson	Spirit	1:13.962 · honda
15	Niki Lauda	McLaren	1:14.267 · ford
16	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell	1:14.651 · ford
17	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows	1:14.964 · ford
18	Nigel Mansell	Lotus	1:15.133 · renault
19	Marc Surer	Arrows	1:15.135 · ford
20	Jacques Laffite	Williams	1:15.234 · ford
21	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore	1:15.317 · ford
22	Raul Boesel	Ligier	1:15.386 · ford
23	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell	1:15.449 · ford
24	John Watson	McLaren	1:15.609 · ford
25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier	1:15.767 · ford
26	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella	1:16.544 · alfa-romeo

Championship progression

Driver standings after this championship round
Position	Driver	Constructor	Recorded details	Points
1	Alain Prost	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	39
2	Nelson Piquet	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	33
3	Patrick Tambay	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	31
4	Keke Rosberg	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	25
5	René Arnoux	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	19
6	John Watson	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	16
7	Eddie Cheever	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	14
8	Niki Lauda	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	11
9	Jacques Laffite	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	10
10	Michele Alboreto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	9
11	Nigel Mansell	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
12	Marc Surer	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	4
13	Danny Sullivan	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	2
14	Johnny Cecotto	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1
14	Mauro Baldi	Not applicable / not recorded	Time not recorded	1

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