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	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:30.358	1:29.871	—
2	28	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:29.995	1:29.935	+0.064
3	12	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:31.263	1:30.457	+0.586
4	5	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:31.912	1:30.566	+0.695
5	15	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	Renault	1:30.841	1:32.187	+0.970
6	6	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:31.770	1:31.440	+1.569
7	36	Template:Flagicon Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:33.333	1:31.693	+1.822
8	16	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:31.695	1:31.962	+1.824
9	23	Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:31.802	1:31.769	+1.898
10	35	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:32.888	1:31.962	+2.091
11	22	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:32.359	1:32.720	+2.488
12	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:34.818	1:32.451	+2.580
13	9	Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:33.754	1:33.211	+3.340
14	8	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:34.518	1:36.604	+4.647
15	1	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.136	1:35.380	+5.509
16	40	Template:Flagicon Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:40.330	1:35.892	+6.021
17	7	Template:Flagicon John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:36.059	1:36.141	+6.188
18	3	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.347	1:36.079	+6.208
19	30	Template:Flagicon Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:37.253	1:36.357	+6.486
20	25	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:36.435	1:36.437	+6.564
21	33	Template:Flagicon Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:36.918	1:36.532	+6.661
22	29	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:37.175	1:36.619	+6.748
23	4	Template:Flagicon Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.858	1:36.772	+6.901
24	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:37.546	1:37.017	+7.146
25	32	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:38.455	1:37.117	+7.246
26	31	Template:Flagicon Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:37.650	1:37.217	+7.346
27	26	Template:Flagicon Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:37.400	1:37.554	+7.529
28	34	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.677	1:37.497	+7.626
29	17	Template:Flagicon Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:38.974	1:39.138	+9.103
Source: <ref name="qual1">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="qual2">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="qual0">Template:Cite web</ref><ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	51
2	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	37
3	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	34
4	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	31
5	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	25
Source: <ref name="champ">Template:Cite web</ref>

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Renault	68
2	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	65
3	Template:Flagicon Brabham-BMW	41
4	Template:Flagicon Williams-Ford	36
5	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	30
Source: <ref name="champ"/>

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