1983 San Marino Grand Prix

The 1983 San Marino Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Imola on 1 May 1983. It was the fourth race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.

1983 San Marino Grand Prix
Race 4 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 1 May 1983
Location Autodromo Dino Ferrari
Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.040 km (3.132 mi)
Distance 60 laps, 302.400 km (187.902 mi)
Pole position
Driver
Ferrari
Time 1:31.238
Fastest lap
Driver Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW
Time 1:34.427 on lap 47
Podium
First
Ferrari
Second
Renault
Third
Ferrari

Frenchman Patrick Tambay took a popular victory in his Ferrari in front of a delighted Tifosi. Driving the #27 car, Tambay dedicated his win to the man he had replaced in the Ferrari team, the late Gilles Villeneuve. It was almost a perfect weekend for the Maranello-based team with René Arnoux qualifying on pole and finishing third. Renault's Alain Prost finished in second place, passing Arnoux with three laps left after the #28 Ferrari spun at the Acque Minerali chicane.

Brabham driver Riccardo Patrese had taken the lead from Tambay with six laps remaining, but only held the lead for half a lap before crashing at Acque Minerali. He later described the accident as "purely my mistake". Showing their love for Ferrari more than for an Italian driver in a non-Italian car, the Tifosi cheered as Patrese handed the lead back to Tambay.[1]

This would be the last time that Ferrari founder Enzo Ferrari saw his Formula One team score a victory in person. Enzo never attended races outside Italy at the time, and Ferrari would not win on Italian soil again until after Enzo died in 1988. Ferrari would not win at Imola again until 1999.

Classification

Qualifying
Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1:33.419 1:31.238 —
2 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:33.542 1:31.964 +0.726
3 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:34.221 1:31.967 +0.729
4 15 Alain Prost Renault 1:33.653 1:32.138 +0.900
5 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:36.243 1:32.969 +1.731
6 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1:33.888 1:33.450 +2.212
7 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 1:35.010 1:33.470 +2.232
8 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:34.345 1:33.528 +2.290
9 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:35.091 1:34.332 +3.094
10 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:35.000 1:36.620 +3.762
11 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:36.145 1:35.086 +3.848
12 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:35.723 1:35.411 +4.173
13 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:35.988 1:35.525 +4.287
14 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:35.676 1:36.881 +4.438
15 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 1:36.391 1:35.703 +4.465
16 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:36.630 1:35.707 +4.469
17 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:35.969 no time +4.731
18 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:38.089 1:36.099 +4.861
19 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:37.544 1:36.116 +4.878
20 30 Chico Serra Arrows-Ford 1:37.337 1:36.258 +5.020
21 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:36.792 1:36.324 +5.086
22 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:37.320 1:36.359 +5.121
23 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:37.554 1:36.638 +5.400
24 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:37.847 1:36.652 +5.414
25 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:39.435 1:37.332 +6.094
26 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 1:37.952 1:37.711 +6.473
27 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford 1:38.691 1:38.091 +6.853
28 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:39.248 1:38.873 +7.635
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Race
PosNoDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
1 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 60 1:37:52.460 3 9
2 15 Alain Prost Renault 60 + 48.781 4 6
3 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 59 + 1 Lap 1 4
4 1 Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 11 3
5 7 John Watson McLaren-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 24 2
6 29 Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 12 1
7 2 Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 59 + 1 Lap 16  
8 30 Chico Serra Arrows-Ford 58 + 2 Laps 20  
9 26 Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 58 + 2 Laps 25  
10 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 57 Engine 10  
11 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW 57 + 3 Laps 7  
12 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus-Ford 56 Spun Off 15  
Ret 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 54 Spun Off 5  
Ret 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 45 Ignition 8  
Ret 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 43 Handling 9  
Ret 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 41 Engine 2  
Ret 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 39 Radiator 19  
Ret 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 37 Collision 22  
Ret 35 Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 27 Spun Off 14  
Ret 31 Corrado Fabi Osella-Ford 20 Spun Off 26  
Ret 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 20 Suspension 17  
Ret 8 Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 11 Spun Off 18  
Ret 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 11 Spun Off 23  
Ret 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 10 Collision 13  
Ret 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 3 Spun Off 21  
Ret 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 1 Turbo 6  
DNQ 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM-Ford    
DNQ 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo        
Source: [6]

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

Trivia
  • Tambay's win was the last for Ferrari at Imola until Michael Schumacher won the 1999 race.
  • As of 2020, this remains the last race where all three drivers on the podium were of the same nationality.[8]

References
  1. "The One that Got Away". Riccardo Patrese Official Website. March 2004. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
  2. "30 Gran Premio di San Marino - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  3. "30 Gran Premio di San Marino - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  4. "30 Gran Premio di San Marino - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 12 September 2019.
  5. Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 126. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
  6. "1983 San Marino Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. "San Marino 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 20 March 2019.
  8. "Statistics Nations - Podiums - By one-two-three". statsf1.com. Retrieved 2020-03-30.
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