1983 San Marino Grand Prix
| 1983 San Marino Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 4 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| 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 mi) | ||
| Distance | 60 laps, 302.400 km (187.902 mi) | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:31.238 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 | Brabham-BMW | |
| Time | 1:34.427 on lap 47 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 1 May 1983. It was the fourth race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.
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. 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.
This would be the last time that Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari saw his Formula One team score a victory in person. Enzo never attended races outside Italy at the time, and Ferrari would not win on Italian soil again until after Enzo died in 1988.
Classification
Qualifying
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 28 |  |
Ferrari | 1:33.419 | 1:31.238 | — |
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Brabham-BMW | 1:33.542 | 1:31.964 | +0.726 |
| 3 | 27 | |
Ferrari | 1:34.221 | 1:31.967 | +0.729 |
| 4 | 15 | |
Renault | 1:33.653 | 1:32.138 | +0.900 |
| 5 | 6 | |
Brabham-BMW | 1:36.243 | 1:32.969 | +1.731 |
| 6 | 16 |  |
Renault | 1:33.888 | 1:33.450 | +2.212 |
| 7 | 9 |  |
ATS-BMW | 1:35.010 | 1:33.470 | +2.232 |
| 8 | 22 | |
Alfa Romeo | 1:34.345 | 1:33.528 | +2.290 |
| 9 | 11 | |
Lotus-Renault | 1:35.091 | 1:34.332 | +3.094 |
| 10 | 23 | |
Alfa Romeo | 1:35.000 | 1:36.620 | +3.762 |
| 11 | 1 |  |
Williams-Ford | 1:36.145 | 1:35.086 | +3.848 |
| 12 | 29 |  |
Arrows-Ford | 1:35.723 | 1:35.411 | +4.173 |
| 13 | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:35.988 | 1:35.525 | +4.287 |
| 14 | 35 |  |
Toleman-Hart | 1:35.676 | — | +4.438 |
| 15 | 12 | |
Lotus-Ford | 1:36.391 | 1:35.703 | +4.465 |
| 16 | 2 | |
Williams-Ford | 1:36.630 | 1:35.707 | +4.469 |
| 17 | 36 | |
Toleman-Hart | 1:35.969 | — | +4.731 |
| 18 | 8 |  |
McLaren-Ford | 1:38.089 | 1:36.099 | +4.861 |
| 19 | 25 | |
Ligier-Ford | 1:37.544 | 1:36.116 | +4.878 |
| 20 | 30 | |
Arrows-Ford | 1:37.337 | 1:36.258 | +5.020 |
| 21 | 33 |  |
Theodore-Ford | 1:36.792 | 1:36.324 | +5.086 |
| 22 | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 1:37.320 | 1:36.359 | +5.121 |
| 23 | 34 | .svg.png){kind=small} |
Theodore-Ford | 1:37.554 | 1:36.638 | +5.400 |
| 24 | 7 | |
McLaren-Ford | 1:37.847 | 1:36.652 | +5.414 |
| 25 | 26 | |
Ligier-Ford | 1:39.435 | 1:37.332 | +6.094 |
| 26 | 31 | |
Osella-Ford | 1:37.952 | 1:37.711 | +6.473 |
| 27 | 17 |  |
RAM-Ford | 1:38.691 | 1:38.091 | +6.853 |
| 28 | 32 | |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:39.248 | 1:38.873 | +7.635 |
Source:[1] | ||||||
Race
| Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 27 | |
Ferrari | 60 | 1:37:52.460 | 3 | 9 |
| 2 | 15 | |
Renault | 60 | + 48.781 | 4 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | |
Ferrari | 59 | + 1 Lap | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | 1 | |
Williams-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 7 | |
McLaren-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 24 | 2 |
| 6 | 29 | |
Arrows-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 12 | 1 |
| 7 | 2 | |
Williams-Ford | 59 | + 1 Lap | 16 | |
| 8 | 30 | |
Arrows-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 20 | |
| 9 | 26 | |
Ligier-Ford | 58 | + 2 Laps | 25 | |
| 10 | 23 | |
Alfa Romeo | 57 | Engine | 10 | |
| 11 | 9 | |
ATS-BMW | 57 | + 3 Laps | 7 | |
| 12 | 12 | |
Lotus-Ford | 56 | Spun Off | 15 | |
| Ret | 6 | |
Brabham-BMW | 54 | Spun Off | 5 | |
| Ret | 22 | |
Alfa Romeo | 45 | Ignition | 8 | |
| Ret | 11 | |
Lotus-Renault | 43 | Handling | 9 | |
| Ret | 5 | |
Brabham-BMW | 41 | Engine | 2 | |
| Ret | 25 | |
Ligier-Ford | 39 | Radiator | 19 | |
| Ret | 4 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 37 | Collision | 22 | |
| Ret | 35 | |
Toleman-Hart | 27 | Spun Off | 14 | |
| Ret | 31 | |
Osella-Ford | 20 | Spun Off | 26 | |
| Ret | 36 | |
Toleman-Hart | 20 | Suspension | 17 | |
| Ret | 8 | |
McLaren-Ford | 11 | Spun Off | 18 | |
| Ret | 34 | |
Theodore-Ford | 11 | Spun Off | 23 | |
| Ret | 3 | |
Tyrrell-Ford | 10 | Collision | 13 | |
| Ret | 33 | |
Theodore-Ford | 3 | Spun Off | 21 | |
| Ret | 16 | |
Renault | 1 | Turbo | 6 | |
| DNQ | 17 | |
RAM-Ford | ||||
| DNQ | 32 | |
Osella-Alfa Romeo | ||||
Source:[2] | |||||||
Championship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
Notes
- Tambay's win was the last for Ferrari at Imola until Michael Schumacher won the 1999 race.
- As of 2017, this remains the last race where all three drivers on the podium were of the same nationality.
References
- ↑ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
- ↑ "1983 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
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