The 1983 USA West Grand Prix was Round 2 of the 1983 FIA Formula 1 World Championship. The event was held on the streets of Long Beach, California, United States on Sunday, 27 March 1983. Patrick Tambay started on pole position for Ferrari and John Watson was the race winner in the McLaren Ford.
Toyota Grand Prix Of Long Beach 1983 Race Result
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Race Time | Gap | Interval | Best Lap | Lap | Speed | Started | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | John Watson | Great Britain | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 75 | 1:53:34.889 | 1:53:34.889 | - | - | 1:28.652 | 41 | 129.752 | 22 | 9 |
| 2 | 8 | Niki Lauda | Austria | McLaren Ford | Michelin | 75 | +27.993 | 1:54:02.882 | +27.993 | +27.993 | 1:28.330 | 42 | 129.221 | 23 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | René Arnoux | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 75 | +1:13.638 | 1:54:48.527 | +1:13.638 | +45.645 | 1:28.370 | 62 | 128.365 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | France | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:53:48.320 | 1 lap | 1 lap | 1:30.163 | 40 | 127.770 | 4 | 3 |
| 5 | 29 | Marc Surer | Switzerland | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:54:08.727 | 1 lap | +20.407 | 1:30.617 | 18 | 127.390 | 16 | 2 |
| 6 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Venezuela | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 74 | +1 lap | 1:54:30.110 | 1 lap | +21.383 | 1:30.382 | 40 | 126.993 | 17 | 1 |
| 7 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Brazil | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 73 | +2 laps | 1:54:03.427 | 2 laps | 1 lap | 1:31.263 | 41 | 125.765 | 26 | |
| 8 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | United States | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 1:54:11.217 | 2 laps | +7.790 | 1:30.372 | 11 | 125.622 | 9 | |
| 9 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Italy | Tyrrell Ford | Goodyear | 73 | +2 laps | 1:54:24.190 | 2 laps | +12.973 | 1:29.032 | 70 | 125.385 | 7 | |
| 10 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Italy | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 72 | Distributor | 1:50:51.995 | 3 laps | 1 lap | 1:29.718 | 40 | 127.612 | 11 | |
| 11 | 15 | Alain Prost | France | Renault | Michelin | 72 | +3 laps | 1:54:04.802 | 3 laps | +3:12.807 | 1:28.717 | 67 | 124.018 | 8 | |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Great Britain | Lotus Ford | Pirelli | 72 | +3 laps | 1:55:04.410 | 3 laps | +59.608 | 1:31.883 | 22 | 122.947 | 13 | |
| DNF | 16 | Eddie Cheever | United States | Renault | Michelin | 67 | Gearbox | 1:42:41.223 | 1:30.104 | 40 | 128.209 | 15 | |||
| DNF | 30 | Alan Jones | Australia | Arrows Ford | Goodyear | 58 | Driver unwell | 1:35:30.379 | 1:30.261 | 37 | 119.332 | 12 | |||
| DNF | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brazil | Brabham BMW | Michelin | 51 | Throttle | 1:18:54.630 | 1:30.256 | 41 | 126.998 | 20 | |||
| DNF | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 48 | Gearbox | 1:17:47.497 | 1:31.280 | 6 | 121.246 | 19 | |||
| DNF | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Italy | Lotus Renault | Pirelli | 29 | Handling | 46:35.409 | 1:31.344 | 27 | 122.311 | 5 | |||
| DNF | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Colombia | Theodore Ford | Goodyear | 27 | Gearbox | 42:35.463 | 1:30.645 | 8 | 124.568 | 18 | |||
| DNF | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | France | Ligier Ford | Michelin | 26 | Collision | 39:44.814 | 1:29.264 | 8 | 128.538 | 10 | |||
| DNF | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Italy | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 26 | Battery | 41:30.216 | 1:33.512 | 5 | 123.097 | 14 | |||
| DNF | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Italy | Alfa Romeo | Michelin | 26 | Spun Off | 42:31.639 | 1:32.185 | 19 | 120.134 | 21 | |||
| DNF | 27 | Patrick Tambay | France | Ferrari | Goodyear | 25 | Collision | 38:08.392 | 1:30.370 | 12 | 128.802 | 1 | |||
| DNF | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Finland | Williams Ford | Goodyear | 25 | Collision | 38:08.827 | 1:30.256 | 4 | 128.777 | 3 | |||
| DNF | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | Chile | RAM Ford | Pirelli | 25 | Gearbox | 39:48.205 | 1:32.506 | 22 | 123.419 | 25 | |||
| DNF | 35 | Derek Warwick | Great Britain | Toleman Hart | Pirelli | 11 | Spun Off | 17:05.883 | 1:30.771 | 10 | 126.417 | 6 | |||
| DNF | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | Germany | ATS BMW | Goodyear | 3 | Spun Off | 5:06.377 | 1:33.792 | 3 | 115.446 | 24 | |||
| DNQ | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin | ||||||||||
| DNQ | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Italy | Osella Ford | Michelin |