1983 season/Round 2
United States Grand Prix West 1983
- Long Beach
- 27 March 1983
- 75 laps
- 245.6 km
- 3.275 km a lap
- P1John WatsonMcLaren1:53:34.889
- P2Niki LaudaMcLaren+27.993
- P3René ArnouxFerrari+1:13.638
- Pole positionPatrick TambayFerrari · 1:26.117
- Fastest lapNiki Lauda1:28.330 · lap 42
- Winner started fromP22on 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 | Niki Lauda | 42 | 1:28.330 | |
| 2 | René Arnoux | 62 | 1:28.370 | +0.040 |
| 3 | John Watson | 41 | 1:28.652 | +0.322 |
| 4 | Alain Prost | 67 | 1:28.717 | +0.387 |
| 5 | Michele Alboreto | 70 | 1:29.032 | +0.702 |
| 6 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | 8 | 1:29.264 | +0.934 |
| 7 | Riccardo Patrese | 40 | 1:29.718 | +1.388 |
| 8 | Eddie Cheever | 40 | 1:30.104 | +1.774 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | 40 | 1:30.163 | +1.833 |
| 10 | Keke Rosberg | 4 | 1:30.256 | +1.926 |
Championship after this race
The official standings after round 2. Arrows show the change against the round before.
| Pos | Driver | Points | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | 10 | ▲1 |
| 2 | John Watson | 9 | |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | 9 | ▼1 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | 6 | ▼1 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | 4 | |
| 6 | Marc Surer | 3 | ▼1 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | 2 | ▼3 |
| 8 | Johnny Cecotto | 1 |