The 1983 French Grand Prix was Round 3 of the 1983 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held at Paul Ricard, Le Castellet, France on Sunday, 17 April 1983. Alain Prost started on pole position for Renault and was the race winner.
69e Grand Prix De France De Formule 1 1983 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 54 | 1:34:13.913 | 1:34:13.913 | - | - | 1:42.695 | 34 | 199.766 | 1 | 9 |
| 2 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 54 | +29.720 | 1:34:43.633 | +29.720 | +29.720 | 1:43.552 | 6 | 198.722 | 6 | 6 |
| 3 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Renault | Michelin | 54 | +40.232 | 1:34:54.145 | +40.232 | +10.512 | 1:43.590 | 6 | 198.355 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 54 | +1:06.880 | 1:35:20.793 | +1:06.880 | +26.648 | 1:44.185 | 36 | 197.431 | 11 | 3 |
| 5 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:34:40.057 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:45.022 | 37 | 195.164 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:34:50.069 | 1 lap | +10.012 | 1:45.223 | 30 | 194.821 | 19 | 1 |
| 7 | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:34:52.493 | 1 lap | +2.424 | 1:45.005 | 26 | 194.738 | 4 | |
| 8 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:35:07.463 | 1 lap | +14.970 | 1:46.291 | 45 | 194.227 | 15 | |
| 9 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 53 | +1 lap | 1:35:13.646 | 1 lap | +6.183 | 1:46.841 | 6 | 194.017 | 20 | |
| 10 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 53 | +1 lap | 1:35:15.060 | 1 lap | +1.414 | 1:45.748 | 51 | 193.969 | 21 | |
| 11 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Venezuela | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 52 | +2 laps | 1:34:56.102 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:46.526 | 46 | 190.943 | 17 | |
| 12 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 50 | +4 laps | 1:35:21.598 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:44.106 | 22 | 182.781 | 7 | |
| 13 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 49 | Gearbox | 1:29:29.115 | 5 laps | 1 lap | 1:47.367 | 14 | 190.885 | 13 | |
| DNF | 26 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 47 | Engine | 1:26:53.470 | 1:49.893 | 34 | 188.560 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin | 36 | Engine | 1:06:02.222 | 1:48.666 | 11 | 190.038 | 23 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Goodyear | 36 | Turbo | 1:15:11.518 | 1:46.546 | 9 | 166.900 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 29 | Wheel Bearing | 52:05.839 | 1:45.974 | 21 | 194.048 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 28 | Spun Off | 52:07.002 | 1:46.253 | 28 | 187.287 | 8 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Chico Serra | Brazil | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 26 | Gearbox | 47:25.920 | 1:48.101 | 15 | 191.086 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 23 | Engine | 41:43.441 | 1:47.442 | 19 | 192.162 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Danny Sullivan | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 21 | Clutch | 38:23.838 | 1:47.759 | 14 | 190.654 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 20 | Electrical | 36:05.475 | 1:46.995 | 4 | 193.177 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 19 | Water Leak | 33:32.170 | 1:43.803 | 14 | 197.500 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 14 | Engine | 27:03.283 | 1:47.344 | 12 | 180.389 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | 6 | Physical | 11:13.159 | 1:48.723 | 3 | 186.428 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 3 | Engine | 6:43.448 | 1:46.818 | 3 | 155.529 | 14 | |||
| DNQ | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | RAM Ford | Pirelli | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 18 | Jean Louis Schlesser | France | RAM Ford | Pirelli |