1983 French Grand Prix
The 1983 French Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Paul Ricard on April 17, 1983.
| 1983 French Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 3 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | April 17, 1983 | ||
| Location | Paul Ricard Circuit | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 5.810 km (3.610 miles) | ||
| Distance | 54 laps, 313.740 km (194.949 miles) | ||
| Weather | Dry, grey and cool | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Renault | ||
| Time | 1:36.672 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Alain Prost | Renault | |
| Time | 1:42.695 on lap 34 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Third | Renault | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
French driver Alain Prost won the race for the Renault team, and this was the French marque's 3rd French Grand Prix win in a row and the 4th in 5 seasons. Second was the Brabham-BMW of 1981 World Champion Nelson Piquet, with Prost's Renault teammate Eddie Cheever finishing third. Rounding out the points finishers were Patrick Tambay in his Ferrari, and the non-turbo Williamses of Keke Rosberg and Jacques Laffite. This was the final time that both Renault cars started on the front row until the 2003 Malaysian Grand Prix, when young Spaniard Fernando Alonso and Jarno Trulli started on the front row.
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