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Alain Prost won the 1983 Austrian Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1983 Austrian Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of René Arnoux and Nelson Piquet at Red Bull Ring.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Renault
Top listed
Alain Prost, René Arnoux, and Nelson Piquet
Race date
August 14, 1983
Pole
Patrick Tambay
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Red Bull Ring

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Renault. René Arnoux is listed 2 for Ferrari, with Nelson Piquet 3 for Brabham.

Grid to finish

Corrado Fabi from P26 to P10 (+16), Piercarlo Ghinzani from P25 to P11 (+14), and Jean-Pierre Jarier from P20 to P7 (+13) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Patrick Tambay started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 4 +2 laps, 4 Collision, 4 Finished, 3 DNQ, and 2 +5 laps. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:33.961 on lap 20. It records the result without speculating about incidents or strategy.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Jul 26, 2026.

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Race classification
PosDriverConstructorTime / statusPoints
1Alain ProstRenault1:24:32.7459
2René ArnouxFerrari1:24:39.5806
3Nelson PiquetBrabham1:25:00.4044
4Eddie CheeverRenault1:25:01.1403
5Nigel MansellTeam Lotus+1 lap2
6Niki LaudaMcLaren+2 laps1
7Jean-Pierre JarierLigier+2 laps0
8Keke RosbergWilliams+2 laps0
9John WatsonMcLaren+2 laps0
10Corrado FabiOsella+3 laps0
11Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella+4 laps0
12Stefan JohanssonSpirit+5 laps0
13Thierry BoutsenArrows+5 laps0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsWater leak0
DNFAndrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoOut of fuel0
DNFPatrick TambayFerrariIgnition0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamEngine0
DNFRoberto GuerreroTheodoreGearbox0
DNFJacques LaffiteWilliamsVibrations0
DNFMauro BaldiAlfa RomeoOil leak0