1983 season/ Round 3

French Grand Prix

Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France. Sun, 17 Apr 1983. 54 laps.

Winner: REPRORenault
Pole: REPRORenault
Fastest lap: REPRO1:42.695

Weekend

Race

Nelson PiquetBRBrabham+29.7202
Alain ProstRERenault1:34:13.9131
Eddie CheeverRERenault+40.2323

Overtakes

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No overtake data

Biggest mover

LAF

+13 places, P19 to P6

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

REPRO

1:42.695, lap 34

DNFs

BOE, FAB, WIN, LAU, BAL, SER, GUE, SUL, DE , PAT, WAR, MAN, WAT

Pos	Driver	Team	Grid	Laps	Time / status	Pts	Fastest lap
1	REPROAlain Prost	RERenault	1	54	1:34:13.913	9	1:42.695L34
2	BRPIQNelson Piquet	BRBrabham	6+4	54	+29.720	6	1:43.552L6
3	RECHEEddie Cheever	RERenault	2-1	54	+40.232	4	1:43.590L6
4	TAMPatrick Tambay	Ferrari	11+7	54	+1:06.880	3	1:44.185L36
5	ROSKeke Rosberg	Williams	16+11	53	+1 Lap	2	1:45.022L37
6	LAFJacques Laffite	Williams	19+13	53	+1 Lap	1	1:45.223L30
7	ARNRené Arnoux	Ferrari	4-3	53	+1 Lap		1:45.005L26
8	TYALBMichele Alboreto	TYTyrrell	15+7	53	+1 Lap		1:46.291L45
9	LIJARJean-Pierre Jarier	LILigier	20+11	53	+1 Lap		1:46.841L6
10	ARSURMarc Surer	ARArrows	21+11	53	+1 Lap		1:45.748L51
11	THCECJohnny Cecotto	THTheodore	17+6	52	+2 Laps		1:46.526L46
12	ARDE Andrea de Cesaris	ARAlfa Romeo	7-5	50	+4 Laps		1:44.106L22
13	TOGIABruno Giacomelli	TOToleman	13	49	Gearbox		1:47.367L14
DNF	LIBOERaul Boesel	LILigier	25	47	Engine		1:49.893L34
DNF	OSFABCorrado Fabi	OSOsella	23	36	Engine		1:48.666L11
DNF	ATWINManfred Winkelhock	ATATS	10	36	Turbo		1:46.546L9
DNF	LAUNiki Lauda	McLaren	12	29	Wheel bearing		1:45.974L21
DNF	ARBALMauro Baldi	ARAlfa Romeo	8	28	Spun off		1:46.253L28
DNF	ARSERChico Serra	ARArrows	26	26	Gearbox		1:48.101L15
DNF	THGUERoberto Guerrero	THTheodore	22	23	Engine		1:47.442L19
DNF	TYSULDanny Sullivan	TYTyrrell	24	21	Clutch		1:47.759L14
DNF	LODE Elio de Angelis	LOTeam Lotus	5	20	Electrical		1:46.995L4
DNF	BRPATRiccardo Patrese	BRBrabham	3	19	Water leak		1:43.803L14
DNF	TOWARDerek Warwick	TOToleman	9	14	Engine		1:47.344L12
DNF	LOMANNigel Mansell	LOTeam Lotus	18	6	Physical		1:48.723L3
DNF	WATJohn Watson	McLaren	14	3	Engine		1:46.818L3

Fastest laps

Rank	Driver	Lap	Time	Gap
1	REAlain Prost	34	1:42.695
2	BRNelson Piquet	6	1:43.552	+0.857
3	REEddie Cheever	6	1:43.590	+0.895
4	BRRiccardo Patrese	14	1:43.803	+1.108
5	ARAndrea de Cesaris	22	1:44.106	+1.411
6	Patrick Tambay	36	1:44.185	+1.490
7	René Arnoux	26	1:45.005	+2.310
8	Keke Rosberg	37	1:45.022	+2.327
9	Jacques Laffite	30	1:45.223	+2.528
10	ARMarc Surer	51	1:45.748	+3.053