1983 Canadian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Prost leads by one point from Piquet after Alboreto’s victory in Detroit left both championship contenders off the scoresheet. Tambay and Rosberg are both in close attendance.
Previous race
Michele Alboreto won Detroit for Tyrrell-Ford after Piquet picked up a slow rear puncture on lap 51 while leading. Arnoux had led from early on but retired with an electrical failure. Prost failed to score; Rosberg ran second and Watson third — both making late charges through the field from deep on the grid.
Entrants
Jacques Villeneuve, brother of the late Gilles Villeneuve for whom this circuit is named, makes his Formula One debut at his home race, given a drive by RAM Racing. The race is held at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1983 Canadian Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 17 Apr | 🇫🇷 French Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Piquet | Cheever |
| 4 | 1 May | 🇸🇲 San Marino Grand Prix | Arnoux | Tambay | Prost | Arnoux |
| 5 | 15 May | 🇲🇨 Monaco Grand Prix | Prost | Rosberg | Piquet | Prost |
| 6 | 22 May | 🇧🇪 Belgian Grand Prix | Prost | Prost | Tambay | Cheever |
| 7 | 5 Jun | 🇺🇸 Detroit Grand Prix | Arnoux | Alboreto | Rosberg | Watson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 28 | 2 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 27 | 1 |
| 3 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 23 | 1 |
| 4 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 22 | 1 |
| 5 | John Watson | McLaren | 15 | 1 |
| 6 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 10 | 0 |
| 7 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 10 | 0 |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 9 | 1 |
| 9 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 8 | 0 |
| 10 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 8 | 0 |