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41e Grand Prix de Monaco

15 May 1983Monte Carlo251.712 km (3312 m x 76 Laps)

 Pole Position: Alain Prost, Renault RE40, 1:24.840 (140.537 km/h) Fastest Lap: Nelson Piquet, Brabham BT52-BMW, 1:27.283 (136.604 km/h lap 69) Race Results: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:56:38.121 129.487 km/h 2 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:56:56.596 129.146 km/h 3 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:57:09.487 128.909 km/h 4 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:57:42.418 128.308 km/h 5 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford -2 Laps 6 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T -2 Laps 7 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford -2 Laps Did Not Finish: 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 64 Electrical 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 53 Gearbox 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 49 Collision with Warwick 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 49 Collision with Surer 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 49 Halfshaft 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 32 Suspension hydraulics 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 30 Engine 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 13 Gearbox 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 6 Suspension 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 3 Collision with Winkelhock 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 3 Collision with Boesel 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 0 Collision with Mansell 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 0 Collision with Alboreto Did Not Qualify: 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 31 Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D-Ford 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E-Alfa Romeo Did Not Pre-Qualify: 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore N183-Ford 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore N183-Ford Lap Leaders: Car# Driver Car Laps Total 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1 1 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 2-76 75 Fastest Laps: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Lap 1 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:27.283 136.604 69 2 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:27.645 136.040 60 3 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:27.911 135.628 55 4 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:27.922 135.611 48 5 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:28.655 134.490 39 6 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:28.705 134.414 49 7 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:28.719 134.393 21 8 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:29.124 133.782 49 9 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:29.159 133.730 41 10 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:29.757 132.839 43 11 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:30.159 132.246 39 12 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:30.160 132.245 46 13 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:30.635 131.552 17 14 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:30.772 131.353 46 15 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:32.633 128.714 13 16 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:44.184 114.444 4 17 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:51.607 106.832 3 18 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:52.126 106.338 3 Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:24.840 140.537 Equipe Renault Elf 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:25.182 139.973 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 3 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:26.279 138.194 Equipe Renault Elf 4 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:26.298 138.163 Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC 5 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:26.307 138.149 TAG Williams Team 6 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:27.273 136.620 Fila Sport 7 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:27.680 135.985 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 8 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:27.726 135.914 TAG Williams Team 9 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:27.906 135.636 Equipe Ligier Gitanes 10 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:28.017 135.465 Candy Toleman Motorsport 11 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:28.256 135.098 Benetton Tyrrell Team 12 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:28.346 134.960 Arrows Racing Team 13 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:28.639 134.514 Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo 14 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:28.721 134.390 John Player Team Lotus 15 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:28.784 134.294 Arrows Racing Team 16 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:28.975 134.006 Team ATS 17 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:29.200 133.668 Fila Sport 18 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:29.222 133.635 Equipe Ligier Gitanes 19 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:29.518 133.193 John Player Team Lotus 20 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:29.530 133.175 Benetton Tyrrell Team Did Not Qualify: 21 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:29.552 133.143 Candy Toleman Motorsport 22 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:29.898 132.630 Marlboro McLaren International 23 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:30.283 132.065 Marlboro McLaren International 24 31 Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D-Ford 1:30.495 131.755 Osella Squadra Corse 25 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 1:31.229 130.695 RAM Automotive Team March 26 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E-Alfa Romeo 1:35.572 124.756 Osella Squadra Corse Pre-Qualifying Times: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed Entrant 1 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:32.190 129.333 Candy Toleman Motorsport 2 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 1:32.502 128.897 RAM Automotive Team March 3 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:33.453 127.585 Candy Toleman Motorsport Did Not Pre-Qualify: 4 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore N183-Ford 1:33.817 127.090 Theodore Racing Team 5 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore N183-Ford 1:38.389 121.184 Theodore Racing Team 1st Thursday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:26.539 137.778 2 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:26.879 137.239 3 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:27.685 135.978 4 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:27.771 135.844 5 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:27.802 135.796 6 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:27.810 135.784 7 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:28.170 135.230 8 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:28.321 134.998 9 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:28.395 134.885 10 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:29.084 133.842 11 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:29.148 133.746 12 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:29.745 132.856 13 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:29.752 132.846 14 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:29.820 132.745 15 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:30.025 132.443 16 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:30.090 132.348 17 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:30.093 132.343 18 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:30.124 132.298 19 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 1:30.334 131.990 20 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:30.567 131.651 21 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:31.036 130.972 22 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:31.126 130.843 23 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:31.287 130.612 24 31 Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D-Ford 1:32.027 129.562 25 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:32.132 129.414 2nd Thursday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:24.840 140.537 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:25.182 139.973 3 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:26.279 138.194 4 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:26.298 138.163 5 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:26.307 138.149 6 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:27.273 136.620 7 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:27.680 135.985 8 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:27.726 135.914 9 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:27.906 135.636 10 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:28.017 135.465 11 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:28.256 135.098 12 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:28.346 134.960 13 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:28.639 134.514 14 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:28.721 134.390 15 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:28.784 134.294 16 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:28.975 134.006 17 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:29.200 133.668 18 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:29.222 133.635 19 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:29.518 133.193 20 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:29.530 133.175 21 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:29.552 133.143 22 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:29.898 132.630 23 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:30.283 132.065 24 31 Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D-Ford 1:30.495 131.755 25 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 1:31.229 130.695 26 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E-Alfa Romeo 1:35.572 124.756 1st Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:25.945 138.731 2 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:25.997 138.647 3 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:26.289 138.178 4 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:26.693 137.534 5 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:26.698 137.526 6 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:26.890 137.222 7 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:27.225 136.695 8 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:27.279 136.610 9 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:27.385 136.444 10 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:27.497 136.270 11 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:27.567 136.161 12 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:27.569 136.158 13 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:27.591 136.124 14 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:27.844 135.732 15 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:28.007 135.480 16 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:28.207 135.173 17 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:28.290 135.046 18 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:28.399 134.879 19 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:28.516 134.701 20 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:29.113 133.799 21 31 Corrado Fabi Osella FA1D-Ford 1:29.397 133.374 22 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella FA1E-Alfa Romeo 1:29.519 133.192 23 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:29.872 132.669 24 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:30.329 131.997 25 17 Eliseo Salazar RAM 01-Ford 1:32.229 129.278 26 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:32.484 128.922 2nd Saturday Practice: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:52.030 106.429 2 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:52.183 106.283 3 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:52.434 106.046 4 8 Niki Lauda McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:52.448 106.033 5 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:52.845 105.660 6 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:53.580 104.976 7 7 John Watson McLaren MP4/1C-Ford 1:53.772 104.799 8 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:53.987 104.601 9 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:54.335 104.283 10 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:55.986 102.799 11 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:56.398 102.435 12 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:56.560 102.292 13 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:56.736 102.138 14 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:56.762 102.115 15 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:56.836 102.051 16 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:59.110 100.102 17 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 2:00.969 98.564 18 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 2:01.178 98.394 19 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 2:09.076 92.373 Warm Up: Pos Car# Driver Car Time Speed 1 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 126C2B 1:28.090 135.352 2 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham BT52-BMW 1:28.558 134.637 3 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 126C2B 1:28.692 134.434 4 15 Alain Prost Renault RE40 1:28.922 134.086 5 16 Eddie Cheever Renault RE40 1:28.975 134.006 6 1 Keke Rosberg Williams FW08C-Ford 1:29.548 133.149 7 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham BT52-BMW 1:29.635 133.019 8 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:30.032 132.433 9 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier JS21-Ford 1:30.124 132.298 10 29 Marc Surer Arrows A6-Ford 1:30.272 132.081 11 11 Elio de Angelis Lotus 93T-Renault 1:30.467 131.796 12 2 Jacques Laffite Williams FW08C-Ford 1:31.045 130.959 13 30 Chico Serra Arrows A6-Ford 1:31.693 130.034 14 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 011-Ford 1:32.067 129.506 15 12 Nigel Mansell Lotus 92-Ford 1:32.356 129.100 16 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 183T 1:32.401 129.038 17 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 183T 1:32.796 128.488 18 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS D6-BMW 1:33.069 128.111 19 26 Raul Boesel Ligier JS21-Ford 1:33.313 127.776 20 35 Derek Warwick Toleman TG183B-Hart 1:36.825 123.142 Notes:
  • 1st thursday and 1st saturday practice sessions were not officially recorded.
  • Weather: Cloudy, Wet.
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    Race Review:

    The field was as it had been at Imola a fortnight earlier. Qualifying resulted in pole position for Alain Prost (Renault) ahead of René Arnoux (Ferrari), Eddie Cheever (Renault), Patrick Tambay (Ferrari) and an inspired Keke Rosberg in the normally-aspirated Williams. Then came Nelson Piquet (Brabham-BMW), Andrea de Cesaris (Alfa Romeo) and Jacques Laffite in the second Williams. Jean-Pierre Jarier looked good in the Ligier with ninth place on the grid while the top 10 was completed by Derek Warwick in the Toleman-Hart. Incredibly both McLarens failed to qualify. They were running the new Cosworth DFY engines but this was not the problem, the cars not handling well on the Michelin tyres they were given on Thursday. And it rained on Saturday.

    At the start the track was wet and some teams decided to start on wet tyres (notably Ferrari, Renault and Brabham). The Williams duo started on slicks as did Warwick. Prost took the lead from a very fast-starting Rosberg ahead of Cheever, Arnoux, Tambay and de Cesaris. In the course of the first lap there was the usual midfield shunt as Nigel Mansell (Lotus-Cosworth) and Michele Alboreto (Tyrrell) collided at the Swimming Pool. As it became clear that slicks were the correct choice. Rosberg took the lead and drove away from Prost. The turbo cars all into the pits for new tyres (except Arnoux who had banged a barrier and drove in to retire) and so Laffite moved to second place ahead of Marc Surer (Arrows) and Warwick. Prost and Piquet were behind them chasing back up the order. But nothing changed until lap 49 when Surer was battling for third with Warwick and Piquet. Warwick tried to pass as they went into Ste Devote and the two cars collided, Surer hitting the barriers and Warwick limping round to retire soon afterwards. This enabled Piquet to take third and when Laffite went out a few laps later with a gearbox failure the Brazilian moved to second. Prost finished third with Tambay fourth. The remaining points went to Danny Sullivan, who was two laps behind in his Tyrrell and Mauro Baldi (Alfa Romeo).