1983 San Marino Grand Prix

1983 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 4 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date	1 May 1983
Location	Autodromo Dino Ferrari Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.040 km (3.132 miles)
Distance	60 laps, 302.400 km (187.902 miles)
Pole position
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:31.238
Fastest lap
Driver	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:34.427 on lap 47
Podium
First	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Second	Alain Prost	Renault
Third	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Lap leaders

The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was a

Frenchman Patrick Tambay took a popular victory in his Ferrari in front of a delighted Tifosi. Driving the #27 car, Tambay dedicated his win to the man he had replaced in the Ferrari team, the late Gilles Villeneuve. It was almost a perfect weekend for the Maranello-based team with René Arnoux qualifying on pole and finishing third. Renault's Alain Prost finished in second place, passing Arnoux with three laps left after the #28 Ferrari spun at the Acque Minerali chicane.

Brabham driver Riccardo Patrese had taken the lead from Tambay with six laps remaining, but only held the lead for half a lap before crashing at Acque Minerali. He later described the accident as "purely my mistake". Showing their love for Ferrari more than for an Italian driver in a non-Italian car, the Tifosi cheered as Patrese handed the lead back to Tambay to take his second and last F1 victory.^[1]

This would be the last time that

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:33.419	1:31.238	—
2	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:33.542	1:31.964	+0.726
3	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:34.221	1:31.967	+0.729
4	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:33.653	1:32.138	+0.900
5	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:36.243	1:32.969	+1.731
6	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:33.888	1:33.450	+2.212
7	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:35.010	1:33.470	+2.232
8	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:34.345	1:33.528	+2.290
9	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:35.091	1:34.332	+3.094
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:35.000	1:36.620	+3.762
11	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.145	1:35.086	+3.848
12	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:35.723	1:35.411	+4.173
13	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:35.988	1:35.525	+4.287
14	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:35.676	1:36.881	+4.438
15	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	1:36.391	1:35.703	+4.465
16	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:36.630	1:35.707	+4.469
17	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:35.969	no time	+4.731
18	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	1:38.089	1:36.099	+4.861
19	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:37.544	1:36.116	+4.878
20	30	Chico Serra	Arrows-Ford	1:37.337	1:36.258	+5.020
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:36.792	1:36.324	+5.086
22	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.320	1:36.359	+5.121
23	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.554	1:36.638	+5.400
24	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:37.847	1:36.652	+5.414
25	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:39.435	1:37.332	+6.094
26	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	1:37.952	1:37.711	+6.473
27	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford	1:38.691	1:38.091	+6.853
28	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:39.248	1:38.873	+7.635
Source: [3][4][5][6]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Tyre	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	G	60	1:37:52.460	3	9
2	15	Alain Prost	Renault	M	60	+ 48.781	4	6
3	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	G	59	+ 1 Lap	1	4
4	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	G	59	+ 1 Lap	11	3
5	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	M	59	+ 1 Lap	24	2
6	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	G	59	+ 1 Lap	12	1
7	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	G	59	+ 1 Lap	16
8	30	Chico Serra	Arrows-Ford	G	58	+ 2 Laps	20
9	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	M	58	+ 2 Laps	25
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	M	57	Engine	10
11	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	G	57	+ 3 Laps	7
12	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Ford	P	56	Spun Off	15
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	M	54	Spun Off	5
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	M	45	Ignition	8
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	P	43	Handling	9
Ret	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	M	41	Engine	2
Ret	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	M	39	Radiator	19
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	G	37	Collision	22
Ret	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	P	27	Spun Off	14
Ret	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Ford	M	20	Spun Off	26
Ret	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	P	20	Suspension	17
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-Ford	M	11	Spun Off	18
Ret	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	G	11	Spun Off	23
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	G	10	Collision	13
Ret	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	G	3	Spun Off	21
Ret	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	M	1	Turbo	6
DNQ	17	Eliseo Salazar	RAM-Ford	P
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	M
Source: [7][8]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 15 2 Nelson Piquet 15 3 Patrick Tambay 14 4 John Watson 11 5 Niki Lauda 10 Source: [9]

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 22 2 McLaren-Ford 21 3 Renault 19 4 Brabham-BMW 15 5 Williams-Ford 12 Source: [9]

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

References