Round 3 · 17 April 1983
French Grand Prix
Circuit Paul Ricard · Le Castellet, France
Championship progression
Drivers' standings
Before the race
28 drivers
After Round 2
1
Niki Lauda
McLaren
10
pts
2
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
9
pts
3
John Watson
McLaren
9
pts
4
Jacques Laffite
Williams
6
pts
5
René Arnoux
Ferrari
4
pts
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6
Marc Surer
Arrows
3
pts
7
Patrick Tambay
Ferrari
2
pts
8
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore
1
pts
-
Alain Prost
Renault
0
pts
-
Raul Boesel
Ligier
0
pts
-
Derek Warwick
Toleman
0
pts
-
Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Chico Serra
Arrows
0
pts
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
0
pts
-
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
0
pts
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Eddie Cheever
Renault
0
pts
-
Eliseo Salazar
RAM
0
pts
-
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
0
pts
-
Alan Jones
Arrows
0
pts
-
Keke Rosberg
Williams
0
pts
-
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
0
pts
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Roberto Guerrero
Theodore
0
pts
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
0
pts
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman
0
pts
-
Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo
0
pts
-
Corrado Fabi
Osella
0
pts
After the race
28 drivers
After Round 3
1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
↑1
15
+6
2
Niki Lauda
McLaren
↓1
10
+0
3
Alain Prost
Renault
↑996
9
+9
4
John Watson
McLaren
↓1
9
+0
5
Jacques Laffite
Williams
↓1
7
+1
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6
Patrick Tambay
Ferrari
↑1
5
+3
7
René Arnoux
Ferrari
↓2
4
+0
8
Eddie Cheever
Renault
↑991
4
+4
9
Marc Surer
Arrows
↓3
3
+0
10
Keke Rosberg
Williams
↑989
2
+2
11
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore
↓3
1
+0
-
Raul Boesel
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Derek Warwick
Toleman
—
0
+0
-
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell
—
0
+0
-
Chico Serra
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
—
0
+0
-
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
—
0
+0
-
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
-
Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman
—
0
+0
-
Eliseo Salazar
RAM
—
0
+0
-
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
—
0
+0
-
Alan Jones
Arrows
—
0
+0
-
Corrado Fabi
Osella
—
0
+0
-
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
—
0
+0
-
Roberto Guerrero
Theodore
—
0
+0
-
Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo
—
0
+0
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Race classification
26 starters| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Status / time | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRO Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 1:34:13.913 | 9 |
| 2 | PIQ Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | +29.720 | 6 |
| 3 | CHE Eddie Cheever | Renault | 2 | +40.232 | 4 |
| 4 | TAM Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 11 | +1:06.880 | 3 |
| 5 | ROS Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | 1L | 2 |
| 6 | LAF Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | 1L | 1 |
| 7 | ARN René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | 1L | 0 |
| 8 | ALB Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 15 | 1L | 0 |
| 9 | JAR Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 20 | 1L | 0 |
| 10 | SUR Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | 1L | 0 |
| 11 | CEC Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | 2L | 0 |
| 12 | DE Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 7 | 4L | 0 |
| 13 | GIA Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 13 | 5L | 0 |
| R | BOE Raul Boesel | Ligier | 25 | — | 0 |
| R | FAB Corrado Fabi | Osella | 23 | — | 0 |
| R | WIN Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 10 | — | 0 |
| R | LAU Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | — | 0 |
| R | BAL Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | 0 |
| R | SER Chico Serra | Arrows | 26 | — | 0 |
| R | GUE Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 22 | — | 0 |
| R | SUL Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 24 | — | 0 |
| R | DE Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | — | 0 |
| R | PAT Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | — | 0 |
| R | WAR Derek Warwick | Toleman | 9 | — | 0 |
| R | MAN Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | — | 0 |
| R | WAT John Watson | McLaren | 14 | — | 0 |