1983 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 1 May 1983. It was the fourth race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.

Patrick Tambay took a popular victory in his Ferrari in front of a delighted Tifosi. Driving the #27 car, Tambay dedicated his win to the man he had replaced in the Ferrari team, the late Gilles Villeneuve. It was almost a perfect weekend for the Maranello-based team with René Arnoux qualifying on pole and finishing third. Renault's Alain Prost finished in second place, passing Arnoux with three laps left after the #28 Ferrari spun at the Acque Minerali chicane.

Brabham driver Riccardo Patrese had taken the lead from Tambay with six laps remaining, but only held the lead for half a lap before crashing at Acque Minerali. He later described the accident as "purely my mistake". Showing their love for Ferrari more than for an Italian driver in a non-Italian car, the Tifosi cheered as Patrese handed the lead back to Frenchman Tambay in his Ferrari to take his second and last F1 victory.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

This would be the last time that Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari saw his Formula One team score a victory in person. 85 years old at the time of the 1983 San Marino Grand Prix, Enzo never attended races outside Italy anymore, and Ferrari would not win again on Italian soil again until the month after Enzo died in August 1988. Ferrari would not win at Imola again until Michael Schumacher in 1999. Template:As of, this remains the last race where all three drivers on the podium were of the same nationality.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>Template:Better citation needed

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	28	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:33.419	1:31.238	—
2	5	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:33.542	1:31.964	+0.726
3	27	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:34.221	1:31.967	+0.729
4	15	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	Renault	1:33.653	1:32.138	+0.900
5	6	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:36.243	1:32.969	+1.731
6	16	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:33.888	1:33.450	+2.212
7	9	Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:35.010	1:33.470	+2.232
8	22	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:34.345	1:33.528	+2.290
9	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:35.091	1:34.332	+3.094
10	23	Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:35.000	1:36.620	+3.762
11	1	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.145	1:35.086	+3.848
12	29	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:35.723	1:35.411	+4.173
13	3	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:35.988	1:35.525	+4.287
14	35	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:35.676	1:36.881	+4.438
15	12	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:36.391	1:35.703	+4.465
16	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:36.630	1:35.707	+4.469
17	36	Template:Flagicon Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:35.969	no time	+4.731
18	8	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:38.089	1:36.099	+4.861
19	25	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:37.544	1:36.116	+4.878
20	30	Template:Flagicon Chico Serra	Arrows-Ford	1:37.337	1:36.258	+5.020
21	33	Template:Flagicon Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:36.792	1:36.324	+5.086
22	4	Template:Flagicon Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.320	1:36.359	+5.121
23	34	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.554	1:36.638	+5.400
24	7	Template:Flagicon John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:37.847	1:36.652	+5.414
25	26	Template:Flagicon Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:39.435	1:37.332	+6.094
26	31	Template:Flagicon Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	1:37.952	1:37.711	+6.473
27	17	Template:Flagicon Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford	1:38.691	1:38.091	+6.853
28	32	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:39.248	1:38.873	+7.635
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Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	60	1:37:52.460	3	9
2	15	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	Renault	Template:Michelin	60	+ 48.781	4	6
3	28	Template:Flagicon René Arnoux	Ferrari	Template:Goodyear	59	+ 1 Lap	1	4
4	1	Template:Flagicon Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	Template:Goodyear	59	+ 1 Lap	11	3
5	7	Template:Flagicon John Watson	McLaren-Ford	Template:Michelin	59	+ 1 Lap	24	2
6	29	Template:Flagicon Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	Template:Goodyear	59	+ 1 Lap	12	1
7	2	Template:Flagicon Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	Template:Goodyear	59	+ 1 Lap	16
8	30	Template:Flagicon Chico Serra	Arrows-Ford	Template:Goodyear	58	+ 2 Laps	20
9	26	Template:Flagicon Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	Template:Michelin	58	+ 2 Laps	25
10	23	Template:Flagicon Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	Template:Michelin	57	Engine	10
11	9	Template:Flagicon Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	Template:Goodyear	57	+ 3 Laps	7
12	12	Template:Flagicon Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	Template:Pirelli	56	Spun Off	15
Ret	6	Template:Flagicon Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	Template:Michelin	54	Spun Off	5
Ret	22	Template:Flagicon Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	Template:Michelin	45	Ignition	8
Ret	11	Template:Flagicon Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	Template:Pirelli	43	Handling	9
Ret	5	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	Template:Michelin	41	Engine	2
Ret	25	Template:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	Template:Michelin	39	Radiator	19
Ret	4	Template:Flagicon Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	Template:Goodyear	37	Collision	22
Ret	35	Template:Flagicon Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	Template:Pirelli	27	Spun Off	14
Ret	31	Template:Flagicon Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	Template:Michelin	20	Spun Off	26
Ret	36	Template:Flagicon Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	Template:Pirelli	20	Suspension	17
Ret	8	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	Template:Michelin	11	Spun Off	18
Ret	34	Template:Flagicon Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	Template:Goodyear	11	Spun Off	23
Ret	3	Template:Flagicon Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	Template:Goodyear	10	Collision	13
Ret	33	Template:Flagicon Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	Template:Goodyear	3	Spun Off	21
Ret	16	Template:Flagicon Eddie Cheever	Renault	Template:Michelin	1	Turbo	6
DNQ	17	Template:Flagicon Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford	Template:Pirelli
DNQ	32	Template:Flagicon Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	Template:Michelin
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Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Alain Prost	15
2	Template:Flagicon Nelson Piquet	15
3	Template:Flagicon Patrick Tambay	14
4	Template:Flagicon John Watson	11
5	Template:Flagicon Niki Lauda	10
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Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Template:Flagicon Ferrari	22
2	Template:Flagicon McLaren-Ford	21
3	Template:Flagicon Renault	19
4	Template:Flagicon Brabham-BMW	15
5	Template:Flagicon Williams-Ford	12
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