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 Patrick Tambay Ferrari1:30.3581:29.871 — 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari1:29.9951:29.935 +0.064 3 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault1:31.2631:30.457 +0.586 4 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW1:31.9121:30.566 +0.695 5 15 Alain Prost Renault1:30.8411:32.187 +0.970 6 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW1:31.7701:31.440 +1.569 7 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart1:33.3331:31.693 +1.822 8 16 Eddie Cheever Renault1:31.6951:31.962 +1.824 9 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo1:31.8021:31.769 +1.898 10 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart1:32.8881:31.962 +2.091 11 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo1:32.3591:32.720 +2.488 12 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault1:34.8181:32.451 +2.580 13 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW1:33.7541:33.211 +3.340 14 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford1:34.5181:36.604 +4.647 15 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford1:36.1361:35.380 +5.509 16 40 Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda1:40.3301:35.892 +6.021 17 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford1:36.0591:36.141 +6.188 18 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford1:36.3471:36.079 +6.208 19 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford1:37.2531:36.357 +6.486 20 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford1:36.4351:36.437 +6.564 21 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford1:36.9181:36.532 +6.661 22 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford1:37.1751:36.619 +6.748 23 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford1:37.8581:36.772 +6.901 24 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford1:37.5461:37.017 +7.146 25 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo1:38.4551:37.117 +7.246 26 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo1:37.6501:37.217 +7.346 27 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford1:37.4001:37.554 +7.529 28 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford1:37.6771:37.497 +7.626 29 17 Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford1:38.9741:39.138 +9.103Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 15 Alain Prost Renault 53 1:24:32.745 5 9 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 53 + 6.835 2 6 3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 53 + 27.659 4 4 4 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 53 + 28.395 8 3 5 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 52 + 1 Lap 3 2 6 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 14 1 7 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 20 8 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 15 9 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 51 + 2 Laps 17 10 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 50 + 3 Laps 26 11 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 49 + 4 Laps 25 12 40 Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 48 + 5 Laps 16 13 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 48 + 5 Laps 19 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 33 Water Leak 13 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 31 Out of Fuel 11 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 30 Ignition 1 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 29 Engine 6 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 25 Gearbox 21 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 21 Vibrations 24 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 13 Oil Leak 9 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 8 Collision 18 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 2 Turbo 10 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1 Radiator 7 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 0 Collision 12 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 0 Collision 22 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 0 Collision 23 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 17 Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 51 2 Nelson Piquet 37 3 René Arnoux 34 4 Patrick Tambay 31 5 Keke Rosberg 25Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 68 2 Ferrari 65 3 Brabham-BMW 41 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 30Source:
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