The Garagiste.

The Turbo Era  ·  Round 2

United States Grand Prix West

1983  ·  Long Beach  ·  27 March 1983  ·  75 laps

  1. 1st John Watson McLaren · 01:53:34.889
  2. 2nd Niki Lauda McLaren · +27.993
  3. 3rd René Arnoux Ferrari · +1:13.638

Scroll · the race, moment by moment

01 Lights Out

Patrick Tambay

Ferrari  —  Pole position

02 Lap 11

Derek Warwick

Retirement Toleman  —  Spun off

03 Lap 25

Patrick Tambay

Retirement Ferrari  —  Collision

04 Lap 25

Keke Rosberg

Retirement Williams  —  Collision

05 Lap 29

Elio de Angelis

Retirement Team Lotus  —  Handling

06 Lap 58

Alan Jones

Retirement Arrows  —  Driver unwell

07 On the Charge

John Watson

McLaren  —  P22 → P1

08 Victory

John Watson

McLaren  —  Won from P22

The result

Classification

#DriverTeamGridLapsTime / RetirementPts
1 John Watson McLaren 22 75 01:53:34.889 9
2 Niki Lauda McLaren 23 75 +27.993 6
3 René Arnoux Ferrari 2 75 +1:13.638 4
4 Jacques Laffite Williams 4 74 +1 Lap 3
5 Marc Surer Arrows 16 74 +1 Lap 2
6 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 17 74 +1 Lap 1
7 Raul Boesel Ligier 26 73 +2 Laps
8 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 9 73 +2 Laps
9 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 7 73 +2 Laps
10 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 11 72 Distributor
11 Alain Prost Renault 8 72 +3 Laps
12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 13 72 +3 Laps
13 Eddie Cheever Renault 15 67 Gearbox
14 Alan Jones Arrows 12 58 Driver unwell
15 Nelson Piquet Brabham 20 51 Throttle
16 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 19 48 Gearbox
17 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 5 29 Handling
18 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 18 27 Gearbox
19 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 10 26 Collision
20 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 14 26 Battery
21 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 21 26 Spun off
22 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1 25 Collision
23 Keke Rosberg Williams 3 25 Collision
24 Eliseo Salazar RAM 25 25 Gearbox
25 Derek Warwick Toleman 6 11 Spun off
26 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 24 3 Spun off

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