1983 Italian Grand Prix

1983 Italian Grand Prix
Race details
Race 13 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season

Date	11 September 1983
Official name	LIV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.800 km (3.60 mi)
Distance	52 laps, 301.600 km (187.400 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:29.122
Fastest lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:34.431 on lap 20
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Second	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Third	Eddie Cheever	Renault

The 1983 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 11 September 1983. The race, contested over 52 laps, was the thirteenth race of the 1983 Formula One season and was won by Nelson Piquet, driving a Brabham-BMW, with René Arnoux second in a Ferrari and Eddie Cheever third in a Renault. Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost retired with a turbo failure midway through the race, allowing Piquet and Arnoux to close to within five and two points of him respectively in the championship.

The race saw the occurrence of an unusual incident in the pit lane. After completing a pit stop, Niki Lauda's McLaren-TAG stalled in front of the Brabham garage. The Brabham crew, who were preparing for Piquet's stop, were joined by team owner and FOCA chief executive Bernie Ecclestone in giving Lauda a push start, to get him back into the race and to clear the area for Piquet.^[1] However, the Austrian driver retired shortly after with an electrical failure.

Another incident occurred at the end of the race, when the tifosi ran onto the track to celebrate Arnoux's second place with the cars still going round. Nigel Mansell, running seventh in his Lotus-Renault, slowed down to avoid running over any of the spectators, only to be overtaken by Bruno Giacomelli's Toleman-Hart. Infuriated, Mansell drove the wrong way into the pit lane.^[1]

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:30.253	1:29.122	—
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:31.036	1:29.650	+0.528
3	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.799	1:29.901	+0.779
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:30.202	1:30.475	+1.080
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:32.244	1:31.144	+2.022
6	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:31.295	1:31.272	+2.150
7	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:31.613	1:31.564	+2.442
8	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:32.590	1:31.628	+2.506
9	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:34.161	1:31.959	+2.837
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:32.407	1:32.593	+3.285
11	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:34.610	1:32.423	+3.301
12	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:33.738	1:32.677	+3.555
13	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:33.190	1:33.133	+4.011
14	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:35.489	1:33.384	+4.262
15	7	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	1:35.928	1:34.705	+5.583
16	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.631	1:35.291	+6.169
17	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:37.862	1:35.483	+6.361
18	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:36.968	1:35.624	+6.502
19	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:37.270	1:36.220	+7.098
20	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:36.796	1:36.435	+7.313
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:37.677	1:36.619	+7.497
22	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.565	1:36.644	+7.522
23	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:36.647	—	+7.525
24	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.788	1:37.319	+7.666
25	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:38.577	1:36.834	+7.712
26	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.105	1:37.634	+7.983
27	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:37.798	1:37.186	+8.064
28	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:37.277	1:37.245	+8.123
29	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:37.755	1:37.272	+8.150
Source:^[2]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	52	1:23:10.880	4	9
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	52	+ 10.212	3	6
3	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	52	+ 18.612	7	4
4	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	52	+ 29.023	2	3
5	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	52	+ 53.680	8	2
6	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	52	+ 1:13.348	12	1
7	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	52	+ 1:33.922	14
8	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	52	+ 1:36.035	11
9	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	19
10	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	20
11	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	16
12	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	26
13	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	21
Ret	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	45	Engine	25
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	44	Fuel System	22
Ret	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	41	Engine	18
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	35	Exhaust	9
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	28	Clutch	24
Ret	15	Alain Prost	Renault	26	Turbo	5
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	24	Electrical	13
Ret	7	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	13	Electrical	15
Ret	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	10	Gearbox	23
Ret	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	4	Turbo	10
Ret	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	4	Distributor	17
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	2	Engine	1
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	2	Collision	6
DNQ	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford
DNQ	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford
Source:^[3]

Notes

This was the first time a Cosworth-powered car failed to finish in the points since the 1967 French Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	51
2	René Arnoux	49
3	Nelson Piquet	46
4	Patrick Tambay	40
5	Keke Rosberg	25

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	89
2	Renault	72
3	Brabham-BMW	50
4	Williams-Ford	36
5	McLaren-Ford	34

Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1 2 "Formula One: The Italian Grand Prix". Motor Sport. London. October 1983. Retrieved 12 May 2017.
↑ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
↑ "1983 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

Awards
Previous race: 1983 Dutch Grand Prix	FIA Formula One World Championship 1983 season	Next race: 1983 European Grand Prix
Previous race: 1982 Italian Grand Prix	Italian Grand Prix	Next race: 1984 Italian Grand Prix
Preceded by 1982 British Grand Prix	Formula One Promotional Trophy for Race Promoter 1983	Succeeded by 1984 Detroit Grand Prix

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