05 Jun 1983 Detroit Grand Prix
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The 1983 Detroit Grand Prix was Round 7 of the 1983 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Detroit in Michigan, United States on Sunday, 5 June 1983. René Arnoux started on pole position for Ferrari and Michele Alboreto was the race winner in the Tyrrell Ford.
1983 Detroit Grand Prix II Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 60 | 1:50:53.669 | 1:50:53.669 | - | - | 1:48.443 | 54 | 130.611 | 6 | 9 |
| 2 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +7.702 | 1:51:01.371 | +7.702 | +7.702 | 1:47.969 | 55 | 130.460 | 12 | 6 |
| 3 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 60 | +9.283 | 1:51:02.952 | +9.283 | +1.581 | 1:47.668 | 55 | 130.429 | 21 | 4 |
| 4 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 60 | +1:12.185 | 1:52:05.854 | +1:12.185 | +1:02.902 | 1:48.332 | 46 | 129.209 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 60 | +1:32.603 | 1:52:26.272 | +1:32.603 | +20.418 | 1:49.252 | 28 | 128.818 | 20 | 2 |
| 6 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 1:50:57.646 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:50.029 | 36 | 128.357 | 14 | 1 |
| 7 | 30 | Thierry Boutsen | Belgium | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 59 | +1 lap | 1:51:21.418 | 1 lap | +23.772 | 1:50.296 | 21 | 127.901 | 10 | |
| 8 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 59 | +1 lap | 1:51:47.590 | 1 lap | +26.172 | 1:50.555 | 29 | 127.402 | 13 | |
| 9 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 59 | +1 lap | 1:52:16.830 | 1 lap | +29.240 | 1:50.150 | 41 | 126.849 | 17 | |
| 10 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 58 | +2 laps | 1:51:26.025 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:51.804 | 56 | 125.646 | 23 | |
| 11 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 58 | +2 laps | 1:51:26.963 | 2 laps | +0.938 | 1:49.809 | 57 | 125.629 | 5 | |
| 12 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 56 | +4 laps | 1:51:25.525 | 4 laps | 2 laps | 1:53.198 | 44 | 121.323 | 25 | |
| DNF | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 49 | Suspension | 1:39:29.430 | 1:51.318 | 17 | 118.892 | 18 | |||
| NC | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 38 | +22 laps | 1:50:58.695 | 1:50.351 | 36 | 82.658 | 11 | |||
| DNF | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Venezuela | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 34 | Gearbox | 1:04:42.263 | 1:51.768 | 34 | 126.848 | 26 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 33 | Turbo | 1:03:52.439 | 1:49.423 | 27 | 124.718 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 31 | Electrical | 57:31.282 | 1:48.934 | 23 | 130.098 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 4 | Danny Sullivan | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 30 | Electrical | 56:21.113 | 1:50.088 | 26 | 128.514 | 16 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 29 | Wheel | 57:05.490 | 1:49.340 | 21 | 122.621 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Goodyear | 26 | Collision | 50:35.698 | 1:52.093 | 19 | 124.052 | 22 | |||
| DNF | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 25 | Engine | 47:20.297 | 1:49.351 | 20 | 127.487 | 9 | |||
| DNF | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 24 | Brakes | 46:15.118 | 1:52.031 | 6 | 125.262 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 5 | Gearbox | 10:34.005 | 1:52.584 | 4 | 114.226 | 4 | |||
| DNF | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Renault | Michelin | 4 | Distributor | 7:47.149 | 1:53.926 | 3 | 124.021 | 7 | |||
| DNF | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 4 | Overheating | 8:04.162 | 1:55.000 | 4 | 119.663 | 24 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | Engine | 3 | ||||||||
| DNQ | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Italy | Osella Alfa Romeo | Michelin |