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Alain Prost won the 1983 French Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1983 French Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Eddie Cheever at Circuit Paul Ricard.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Renault
Top listed
Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, and Eddie Cheever
Race date
April 17, 1983
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Circuit Paul Ricard

The decisive result

Alain Prost finished first for Renault. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Brabham, with Eddie Cheever 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Jacques Laffite from P19 to P6 (+13), Keke Rosberg from P16 to P5 (+11), and Jean-Pierre Jarier from P20 to P9 (+11) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. Alain Prost started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +1 lap, 5 Engine, 4 Finished, 3 DNQ, and 2 Gearbox. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:42.695 on lap 34. 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 ProstRenault1:34:13.9139
2Nelson PiquetBrabham1:34:43.6336
3Eddie CheeverRenault1:34:54.1454
4Patrick TambayFerrari1:35:20.7933
5Keke RosbergWilliams+1 lap2
6Jacques LaffiteWilliams+1 lap1
7René ArnouxFerrari+1 lap0
8Michele AlboretoTyrrell+1 lap0
9Jean-Pierre JarierLigier+1 lap0
10Marc SurerArrows+1 lap0
11Johnny CecottoTheodore+2 laps0
12Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+4 laps0
13Bruno GiacomelliTolemanGearbox0
DNFRaul BoeselLigierEngine0
DNFCorrado FabiOsellaEngine0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsTurbo0
DNFNiki LaudaMcLarenWheel bearing0
DNFMauro BaldiAlfa RomeoSpun off0
DNFChico SerraArrowsGearbox0
DNFRoberto GuerreroTheodoreEngine0