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Keke Rosberg won the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix

Keke Rosberg won the 1983 Monaco Grand Prix for Williams, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost at Circuit de Monaco.

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Race recap

Winner
Keke Rosberg
Team
Williams
Top listed
Keke Rosberg, Nelson Piquet, and Alain Prost
Race date
May 15, 1983
Pole
Alain Prost
Fastest lap
Nelson Piquet
Classified drivers
28
Circuit
Circuit de Monaco

The decisive result

Keke Rosberg finished first for Williams. Nelson Piquet is listed 2 for Brabham, with Alain Prost 3 for Renault.

Grid to finish

Danny Sullivan from P20 to P5 (+15), Chico Serra from P15 to P7 (+8), and Mauro Baldi from P13 to P6 (+7) 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 Collision, 6 DNQ, 4 Finished, 3 +2 laps, and 2 DNPQ. Nelson Piquet holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:27.283 on lap 69. 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
1Keke RosbergWilliams1:56:38.1219
2Nelson PiquetBrabham1:56:56.5966
3Alain ProstRenault1:57:09.4874
4Patrick TambayFerrari1:57:42.4183
5Danny SullivanTyrrell+2 laps2
6Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo+2 laps1
7Chico SerraArrows+2 laps0
DNFRiccardo PatreseBrabhamElectrical0
DNFJacques LaffiteWilliamsGearbox0
DNFMarc SurerArrowsCollision0
DNFDerek WarwickTolemanCollision0
DNFElio de AngelisTeam LotusHalfshaft0
DNFJean-Pierre JarierLigierSuspension0
DNFEddie CheeverRenaultEngine0
DNFAndrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoGearbox0
DNFRené ArnouxFerrariSuspension0
DNFRaul BoeselLigierCollision0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsCollision0
DNFMichele AlboretoTyrrellCollision0
DNFNigel MansellTeam LotusCollision0