Round 2 | Long Beach

1983 United States Grand Prix West

United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach, 1983-03-27. John Watson won it for McLaren. Podium: John Watson, Niki Lauda, René Arnoux.

Winner

John Watson

McLaren

Pole

not available

Fastest lap

not available

Circuit

Long Beach

USA

Race result

Classification

PosDriverTeamGridLapsStatusPts
1 John Watson McLaren 22 75 Finished 9.0
2 Niki Lauda McLaren 23 75 Finished 6.0
3 René Arnoux Ferrari 2 75 Finished 4.0
4 Jacques Laffite Williams 4 74 +1 Lap 3.0
5 Marc Surer Arrows 16 74 +1 Lap 2.0
6 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 17 74 +1 Lap 1.0
7 Raul Boesel Ligier 26 73 +2 Laps 0.0
8 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 9 73 +2 Laps 0.0
9 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 7 73 +2 Laps 0.0
10 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 11 72 Distributor 0.0
11 Alain Prost Renault 8 72 +3 Laps 0.0
12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 13 72 +3 Laps 0.0
13 Eddie Cheever Renault 15 67 Gearbox 0.0
R Alan Jones Arrows 12 58 Driver unwell 0.0
R Nelson Piquet Brabham 20 51 Throttle 0.0
R Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 19 48 Gearbox 0.0
R Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 5 29 Handling 0.0
R Roberto Guerrero Theodore 18 27 Gearbox 0.0
R Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 26 Collision 0.0
R Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 14 26 Battery 0.0
R Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 21 26 Spun off 0.0
R Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1 25 Collision 0.0
R Keke Rosberg Williams 3 25 Collision 0.0
R Eliseo Salazar RAM 25 25 Gearbox 0.0
R Derek Warwick Toleman 6 11 Spun off 0.0
R Manfred Winkelhock ATS 24 3 Spun off 0.0

Grid movement

Movers

Grid 22 to P1 (+21)

John Watson

McLaren

Grid 23 to P2 (+21)

Niki Lauda

McLaren

Grid 26 to P7 (+19)

Raul Boesel

Ligier

Grid 16 to P5 (+11)

Marc Surer

Arrows

Grid 17 to P6 (+11)

Johnny Cecotto

Theodore

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1983 season

Season hub

Long Beach

Circuit profile

John Watson

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McLaren

Winning team