1983 Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach
Long Beach · · Formula 1
Race summary
| Winner | Grid | Cars | Margin | Laps | km | Fastest lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Watson | 22 | 26 | 27.993 | 75 | 245.6 | Niki Lauda |
Finishing order
Interval is the deficit to the winner: seconds where official timing recorded them, laps where a car finished down. ★ marks the fastest lap.
| Fin | Grid | No. | Driver | Constructor | Engine | Laps | FL | Interval | Status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 22 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren | Ford | 75 | Finished | 9 | ||
| 2 | 23 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Ford | 75 | ★ | +27.993s | Finished | 6 |
| 3 | 2 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | Ferrari | 75 | +73.638s | Finished | 4 | |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | Ford | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 3 | |
| 5 | 16 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows | Ford | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 2 | |
| 6 | 17 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | Ford | 74 | +1 lap | Finished | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Ford | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 8 | 9 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | Ford | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 9 | 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | Ford | 73 | +2 laps | Finished | ||
| 10 | 11 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | BMW | 72 | — | Distributor | ||
| 11 | 8 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | Renault | 72 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| 12 | 13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Ford | 72 | +3 laps | Finished | ||
| — | 15 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | Renault | 67 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 12 | 30 | Alan Jones | Arrows | Ford | 58 | — | Unwell | ||
| — | 20 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | BMW | 51 | — | Throttle | ||
| — | 19 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 48 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Renault | 29 | — | Handling | ||
| — | 18 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | Ford | 27 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | Ford | 26 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 14 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Hart | 26 | — | Battery | ||
| — | 21 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Alfa Romeo | 26 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | Ferrari | 25 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 3 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | Ford | 25 | — | Collision | ||
| — | 25 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | Ford | 25 | — | Gearbox | ||
| — | 6 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Hart | 11 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | 24 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS (Auto Technisches Zubehör) | BMW | 3 | — | Spun off | ||
| — | — | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified | |||
| — | — | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Ford | — | Not classified |