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1983 Race of Champions
1983 US West GP
1982 French GP
1983 French GP
1983 San Marino GP
1984 French GP
LXIX
Grand Prix de France
Overview -
Entry List
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Details
Date
Sunday 17 April 1983
Start time
14:00
Event
French GP
Circuit
Paul Ricard
Event Format
Race of 54 laps
Race
4 of
16
Championship race
376
Circuit
Laps
54
Circuit Perimeter
5810 m
Race Distance
5810 × 54 = 313.740 km
Grid Format
2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole Position
Left
First Corner
Left
Track Direction
Clockwise
Weather
Weather
Cloudy, Fresh
Participants
Entries
29
Qualifiers
26
Finishers
13
Championship Debutants
Jean-Louis Schlesser
(
Driver
)
Milestones
Eddie Cheever
- 50th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Elf
- 50th Fastest Lap (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Manfred Winkelhock
- 20th Race Entry (
Driver
)
Unipart
- 75th Race Entry (
Lubricant Manufacturer
)
Records Broken
None
Records Extended
1.
Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
304
),
2.
Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores
–
Ferrari
(
436
),
3.
Most Retirements
–
Lotus
(
415
),
4.
Most 4th Place Finishes
–
Ferrari
(
72
),
5.
Most Race Entries
–
Lotus
(
956
),
6.
Most 4th Place Qualifications
–
Ferrari
(
85
),
7.
Most 14th Place Qualifications
–
John Watson
(
14
),
8.
Most 18th Place Qualifications
–
Lotus
(
35
)
Championships
1
Nélson Piquet
15
2
Niki Lauda
10
3
John Watson
9
Alain Prost
9
5
Jacques Laffite
7
6
Patrick Tambay
5
7
Eddie Cheever
4
René Arnoux
4
9
Marc Surer
3
10
Keke Rosberg
2
11
Johnny Cecotto
1
1
McLaren
/
Ford
19
2
Brabham
/
BMW
15
3
Renault
/
Renault
13
4
Ferrari
/
Ferrari
9
5
Williams
/
Ford
9
6
Arrows
/
Ford
3
7
Theodore
/
Ford
1
Results
Winner
Pole Position
Fastest Lap
Car Number
Car 15
Car 15
Car 15
Entrant
Equipe Renault Elf
Equipe Renault Elf
Equipe Renault Elf
Driver
Alain Prost
Alain Prost
Alain Prost
Car
Renault
RE40
Renault
RE40
Renault
RE40
Engine
Renault
1.5 V6T
Renault
1.5 V6T
Renault
1.5 V6T
Time
1:34'13.913
1'36.672
1'42.695
Speed
199.767 km/h
216.360 km/h
203.671 km/h
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