The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 7

Detroit Grand Prix

1983  ·  Detroit Street Circuit  ·  5 June 1983  ·  60 laps

  1. 1st Michele Alboreto Tyrrell · 01:50:53.669
  2. 2nd Keke Rosberg Williams · +7.702
  3. 3rd John Watson McLaren · +9.283

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

René Arnoux

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 0

Patrick Tambay

Retirement Ferrari  —  Engine

03 Lap 5

Elio de Angelis

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Gearbox

04 Lap 31

René Arnoux

Retirement Ferrari  —  Electrical

05 On the Charge

John Watson

McLaren  —  P21 → P3

06 Victory

Michele Alboreto

Tyrrell  —  Won from P6

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 6 60 01:50:53.669 9
2 Keke Rosberg Williams 12 60 +7.702 6
3 John Watson McLaren 21 60 +9.283 4
4 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 60 +1:12.185 3
5 Jacques Laffite Williams 20 60 +1:32.603 2
6 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 14 59 +1 Lap 1
7 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 10 59 +1 Lap
8 Alain Prost Renault 13 59 +1 Lap
9 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 17 59 +1 Lap
10 Raul Boesel Ligier 23 58 +2 Laps
11 Marc Surer Arrows 5 58 +2 Laps
12 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 25 56 +4 Laps
13 Niki Lauda McLaren 18 49 Suspension
14 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 11 38 Not classified
15 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 26 34 Gearbox
16 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 8 33 Turbo
17 René Arnoux Ferrari 1 31 Electrical
18 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 16 30 Electrical
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 19 29 Wheel
20 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 22 26 Collision
21 Derek Warwick Toleman 9 25 Engine
22 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 15 24 Brakes
23 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 4 5 Gearbox
24 Eddie Cheever Renault 7 4 Distributor
25 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 24 4 Overheating
26 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 3 0 Engine
27 Corrado Fabi Osella 0 Withdrew

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