1983 season/ Round 2
United States Grand Prix West
Long Beach, California, USA. Sun, 27 Mar 1983. 75 laps.
USA- Winner
WATMcLaren- Pole
TAMFerrari- Fastest lap
- LAU1:28.330
Weekend
Race
- Niki LaudaMcLaren+27.9932
- John WatsonMcLaren1:53:34.8891
- René ArnouxFerrari+1:13.6383
Overtakes
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No overtake data
Biggest mover
WAT
+21 places, P22 to P1
Beat our forecast
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No forecast for this race
Fastest Pit Stop
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No pit stop data
Fastest lap
LAU
1:28.330, lap 42
DNFs
13
JON, PIQ, DE , DE , GUE, JAR, GIA, BAL, TAM, ROS, SAL, WAR, WIN
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAT | McLaren | 22+21 | 1:53:34.889 | 9 |
| 2 | LAU | McLaren | 23+21 | +27.993 | 6 |
| 3 | ARN | Ferrari | 2-1 | +1:13.638 | 4 |
| 4 |  LAF | Williams | 4 | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 5 | ARSUR | ARArrows | 16+11 | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | THCEC | THTheodore | 17+11 | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | LIBOE | LILigier | 26+19 | +2 Laps | |
| 8 | TYSUL | TYTyrrell | 9+1 | +2 Laps | |
| 9 | TYALB | TYTyrrell | 7-2 | +2 Laps | |
| 10 | BRPAT | BRBrabham | 11+1 | Distributor | |
| 11 | REPRO | RERenault | 8-3 | +3 Laps | |
| 12 | LOMAN | LOTeam Lotus | 13+1 | +3 Laps | |
| 13 | RECHE | RERenault | 15+2 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | ARJON | ARArrows | 12 | Driver unwell | |
| DNF | BRPIQ | BRBrabham | 20 | Throttle | |
| DNF | ARDE | ARAlfa Romeo | 19 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | LODE | LOTeam Lotus | 5 | Handling | |
| DNF | THGUE | THTheodore | 18 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | LIJAR | LILigier | 10 | Collision | |
| DNF | TOGIA | TOToleman | 14 | Battery | |
| DNF | ARBAL | ARAlfa Romeo | 21 | Spun off | |
| DNF | TAM | Ferrari | 1 | Collision | |
| DNF | ROS | Williams | 3 | Collision | |
| DNF | RASAL | RARAM | 25 | Gearbox | |
| DNF | TOWAR | TOToleman | 6 | Spun off | |
| DNF | ATWIN | ATATS | 24 | Spun off |
Fastest laps
| Rank | Driver | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 1:28.330 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | 1:28.370 | +0.040 |
| 3 | John Watson | 1:28.652 | +0.322 |
| 4 | REAlain Prost | 1:28.717 | +0.387 |
| 5 | TYMichele Alboreto | 1:29.032 | +0.702 |
| 6 | LIJean-Pierre Jarier | 1:29.264 | +0.934 |
| 7 | BRRiccardo Patrese | 1:29.718 | +1.388 |
| 8 | REEddie Cheever | 1:30.104 | +1.774 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 1:30.163 | +1.833 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | 1:30.256 | +1.926 |