1983 Italian Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
Championship standings
Prost leads with Arnoux eight points behind in second. Tambay and Piquet are joint third, 14 points behind the leader. Ferrari leads the Constructors’ Championship by 12 points from Renault, with three races remaining.
Previous race
Arnoux won the Dutch Grand Prix after Prost and Piquet collided on lap 41 while fighting for the lead, eliminating both. Tambay inherited second in what became a Ferrari 1–2 until Patrese, running close behind, suffered a problem near the end and dropped back. Watson finished third in the Cosworth-powered McLaren. Lauda debuted the TAG Porsche turbo but retired with brake failure on lap 26.
Between-race developments
John Watson also moves to the TAG Porsche turbo engine for Monza, making this McLaren’s first race with both cars on turbo power.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “1983 Italian 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | 12 Jun | 🇨🇦 Canadian Grand Prix | Arnoux | Arnoux | Cheever | Tambay |
| 9 | 16 Jul | 🇬🇧 British Grand Prix | Arnoux | Prost | Piquet | Tambay |
| 10 | 7 Aug | 🇩🇪 German Grand Prix | Tambay | Arnoux | de Cesaris | Patrese |
| 11 | 14 Aug | 🇦🇹 Austrian Grand Prix | Tambay | Prost | Arnoux | Piquet |
| 12 | 28 Aug | 🇳🇱 Dutch Grand Prix | Piquet | Arnoux | Tambay | Watson |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 51 | 4 |
| 2 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 43 | 3 |
| 3 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 37 | 1 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 37 | 1 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 25 | 1 |
| 6 | John Watson | McLaren | 22 | 1 |
| 7 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 17 | 0 |
| 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | 0 |
| 9 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 11 | 0 |
| 10 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 10 | 1 |