1983 Italian Grand Prix

  1983 Italian Grand Prix

Race details
Race 13 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season
Date	September 11, 1983
Official name	LIV Gran Premio d'Italia
Location	Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	5.800 km (3.60 mi)
Distance	52 laps, 301.600 km (187.400 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:29.122
Fastest lap
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:34.431 on lap 20
Podium
First	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Second	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Third	Eddie Cheever	Renault

The 1983 Italian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monza on 11 September 1983.

The race was the scene of a very unusual sight in the pits. After completing his pitstop Niki Lauda's McLaren-TAG stalled in front of the Brabham pits. Brabham team owner (and the head of the Formula One Constructors Association) Bernie Ecclestone came out and helped give the McLaren a push start to get back into the race.

During qualifying Nelson Piquet recorded 306 km/h (190 mph) in his BMW powered Brabham BT52. The only other drivers to break the 300 km/h (186 mph) barrier were his team mate Riccardo Patrese and the McLarens of Niki Lauda and John Watson. This was the first race in which both McLarens used the new turbocharged TAG-Porsche engine instead of the Cosworth DFV V8 engines the team had used since 1968 (Lauda had debuted the TAG engine in the previous race in the Netherlands while Watson still used the DFV).

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:30.253	1:29.122	—
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:31.036	1:29.650	+0.528
3	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:30.799	1:29.901	+0.779
4	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:30.202	1:30.475	+1.080
5	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:32.244	1:31.144	+2.022
6	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:31.295	1:31.272	+2.150
7	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:31.613	1:31.564	+2.442
8	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:32.590	1:31.628	+2.506
9	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:34.161	1:31.959	+2.837
10	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:32.407	1:32.593	+3.285
11	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:34.610	1:32.423	+3.301
12	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:33.738	1:32.677	+3.555
13	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:33.190	1:33.133	+4.011
14	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:35.489	1:33.384	+4.262
15	7	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	1:35.928	1:34.705	+5.583
16	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:36.631	1:35.291	+6.169
17	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:37.862	1:35.483	+6.361
18	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:36.968	1:35.624	+6.502
19	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:37.270	1:36.220	+7.098
20	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:36.796	1:36.435	+7.313
21	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:37.677	1:36.619	+7.497
22	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:37.565	1:36.644	+7.522
23	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:36.647	—	+7.525
24	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:36.788	1:37.319	+7.666
25	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:38.577	1:36.834	+7.712
26	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:37.105	1:37.634	+7.983
27	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:37.798	1:37.186	+8.064
28	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:37.277	1:37.245	+8.123
29	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:37.755	1:37.272	+8.150
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	52	1:23:10.880	4	9
2	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	52	+ 10.212	3	6
3	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	52	+ 18.612	7	4
4	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	52	+ 29.023	2	3
5	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	52	+ 53.680	8	2
6	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	52	+ 1:13.348	12	1
7	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	52	+ 1:33.922	14
8	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	52	+ 1:36.035	11
9	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	19
10	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	20
11	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	51	+ 1 Lap	16
12	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	26
13	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	50	+ 2 Laps	21
Ret	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	45	Engine	25
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	44	Fuel System	22
Ret	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	41	Engine	18
Ret	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	35	Exhaust	9
Ret	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	28	Clutch	24
Ret	15	Alain Prost	Renault	26	Turbo	5
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	24	Electrical	13
Ret	7	John Watson	McLaren-TAG	13	Electrical	15
Ret	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	10	Gearbox	23
Ret	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	4	Turbo	10
Ret	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	4	Distributor	17
Ret	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	2	Engine	1
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	2	Collision	6
DNQ	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford
DNQ	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford
Source:[2]

Notes

• This was the first time a Cosworth powered car failed to finish in the points since the 1967 French Grand Prix.

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 51 2 René Arnoux 49 3 Nelson Piquet 46 4 Patrick Tambay 40 5 Keke Rosberg 25

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 89 2 Renault 72 3 Brabham-BMW 50 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 34

• Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

1. Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 202. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
2. "1983 Italian Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.