- Winner
- John Watson
- Team
- McLaren
- Top listed
- John Watson, Niki Lauda, and René Arnoux
- Race date
- March 27, 1983
- Pole
- Patrick Tambay
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Classified drivers
- 28
- Circuit
- Long Beach
The decisive result
John Watson finished first for McLaren. Niki Lauda is listed 2 for McLaren, with René Arnoux 3 for Ferrari.
Grid to finish
John Watson from P22 to P1 (+21), Niki Lauda from P23 to P2 (+21), and Raul Boesel from P26 to P7 (+19) 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 Gearbox, 3 +1 lap, 3 +2 laps, 3 Collision, and 3 Finished. Niki Lauda holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:28.330 on lap 42. 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.