1983 British Grand Prix
| Race details | |||
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| Race 9 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | |||
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| Date | 16 July 1983 | ||
| Official name | XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix | ||
| Location | Silverstone Circuit, Northamptonshire, Great Britain | ||
| Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
| Course length | 4.719 km (2.932 mi) | ||
| Distance | 67 laps, 316.173 km (196.461 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:09.462 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Alain Prost
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Renault | |
| Time | 1:14.212 on lap 32 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Renault | ||
| Second | Brabham-BMW | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1983 British Grand Prix (formally the XXXVI Marlboro British Grand Prix) was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. It was the ninth race of the 1983 Formula One season. The 67-lap race was won by Renault driver Alain Prost after he started from third position. Nelson Piquet finished second for the Brabham team and Ferrari driver Patrick Tambay came in third.
Qualifying saw the Ferraris fill the front row with René Arnoux beating Patrick Tambay by over 0.6 seconds with Arnoux becoming the first driver to ever lap Silverstone in under 1:10.000. Championship leader Alain Prost in the Renault was third, with Elio de Angelis in the Lotus alongside him on the second row. The two Brabhams made up the third row with Riccardo Patrese ahead of Nelson Piquet, while on the fourth row were Eddie Cheever in the second Renault and Manfred Winkelhock in the ATS. Completing the top ten were Andrea de Cesaris in the Alfa Romeo and Derek Warwick in the Toleman. Further down the grid, the Spirit team with its Honda turbo engine made an impressive debut as Stefan Johansson qualified 14th, ahead of both McLarens and just one place behind reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg in the Williams.
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