The 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 1983. It was the eighth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Frenchman René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari. American Eddie Cheever finished second in a Renault, with Arnoux's compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay third. Tambay moved to within three points of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost, who finished fifth in the other Renault.
Classification Qualifying Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap 1 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:28.984 1:28.729 2 15 Alain Prost Renault 1:29.942 1:28.830 +0.101 3 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:30.366 1:28.887 +0.158 4 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:28.992 1:29.658 +0.263 5 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:31.227 1:29.549 +0.820 6 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:30.255 1:29.863 +1.134 7 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:31.756 1:30.966 +2.237 8 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:31.813 1:31.173 +2.444 9 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:31.583 1:31.480 +2.751 10 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:32.208 1:31.586 +2.857 11 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:33.231 1:31.822 +3.093 12 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:32.351 1:32.116 +3.387 13 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:32.185 1:32.632 +3.456 14 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:32.931 1:32.540 +3.811 15 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:32.643 1:32.576 +3.847 16 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:34.403 1:32.642 +3.913 17 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:33.664 1:33.175 +4.446 18 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:33.588 1:34.010 +4.859 19 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:34.452 1:33.671 +4.942 20 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:34.008 1:33.705 +4.976 21 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:35.283 1:33.721 +4.992 22 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:34.680 1:33.791 +5.062 23 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:36.260 1:34.314 +5.585 24 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:34.967 1:34.486 +5.757 25 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 1:35.554 1:34.544 +5.815 26 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:34.988 1:34.755 +6.026 27 17 Jacques Villeneuve RAM-Ford 1:37.858 1:35.133 +6.404 28 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:35.493 1:35.171 +6.442Source:
Race Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points 1 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 70 1:48:31.838 1 9 2 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 70 + 42.029 6 6 3 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 70 + 52.610 4 4 4 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 70 + 1:17.048 9 3 5 15 Alain Prost Renault 69 + 1 lap 2 2 6 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 69 + 1 lap 20 1 7 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 69 + 1 lap 15 8 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 68 + 2 laps 17 9 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 67 + 3 laps 7 10 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 67 + 3 laps 26 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 68 Car underweight 22 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 56 Gearbox 5 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 47 Turbo 12 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 43 Engine 10 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 43 Handling 18 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 42 Engine 8 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 37 Gearbox 13 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 32 Halfshaft 24 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 27 Engine 21 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 26 Engine 25 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 17 Differential 23 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 15 Throttle 3 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 11 Spun off 19 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1 Throttle 11 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1 Transmission 14 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 0 Gearbox 16 17 Jacques Villeneuve RAM-Ford 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo Source:
Championship standings after the race
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 30 2 Nelson Piquet 27 3 Patrick Tambay 27 4 Keke Rosberg 25 5 René Arnoux 17Source:
Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Renault 44 2 Ferrari 44 3 Williams-Ford 35 4 Brabham-BMW 27 5 McLaren-Ford 26Source:
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