1983 season/Round 3
French Grand Prix 1983
- Paul Ricard
- Le Castellet
- 17 April 1983
- 54 laps
- 313.7 km
- 5.809 km a lap
- P1Alain ProstRenault1:34:13.913
- P2Nelson PiquetBrabham+29.720
- P3Eddie CheeverRenault+40.232
- Pole positionAlain ProstRenault · 1:36.672
- Fastest lapAlain Prost1:42.695 · lap 34
- Winner started fromP1on the grid
Result
A number in the first column means classified. DNF, DNQ and DNS stand for retirement, did not qualify and did not start. ‘shared’ marks a car that two drivers shared between them – permitted in the 1950s, and both were classified.
Qualifying
Fastest laps
Each driver's quickest lap of the race.
| Pos | Driver | Lap | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | 34 | 1:42.695 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 6 | 1:43.552 | +0.857 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | 6 | 1:43.590 | +0.895 |
| 4 | Riccardo Patrese | 14 | 1:43.803 | +1.108 |
| 5 | Andrea 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 | Marc Surer | 51 | 1:45.748 | +3.053 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 3. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nelson Piquet | 15 | ▲1 |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | 10 | ▼1 |
| 3 | Alain Prost | 9 | |
| 3 | John Watson | 9 | ▼1 |
| 5 | Jacques Laffite | 7 | ▼1 |
| 6 | Patrick Tambay | 5 | ▲1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | 4 | |
| 7 | René Arnoux | 4 | ▼2 |
| 9 | Marc Surer | 3 | ▼3 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | 2 |