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Alain Prost won the 1983 British Grand Prix

Alain Prost won the 1983 British Grand Prix for Renault, ahead of Nelson Piquet and Patrick Tambay at Silverstone Circuit.

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Race recap

Winner
Alain Prost
Team
Renault
Top listed
Alain Prost, Nelson Piquet, and Patrick Tambay
Race date
July 16, 1983
Pole
René Arnoux
Fastest lap
Alain Prost
Classified drivers
29
Circuit
Silverstone Circuit

The decisive result

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

Grid to finish

John Watson from P24 to P9 (+15), Jean-Pierre Jarier from P25 to P10 (+15), and Nigel Mansell from P18 to P4 (+14) recorded the largest positive grid-to-finish changes in the classification. René Arnoux started from the listed P1 grid position.

Status and fastest lap

The classification lists 6 +2 laps, 5 Finished, 4 +1 lap, 3 DNQ, and 3 Turbo. Alain Prost holds the fastest-lap entry at 1:14.212 on lap 32. 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 ProstRenault1:24:39.7809
2Nelson PiquetBrabham1:24:58.9416
3Patrick TambayFerrari1:25:06.0264
4Nigel MansellTeam Lotus1:25:18.7323
5René ArnouxFerrari1:25:38.6542
6Niki LaudaMcLaren+1 lap1
7Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
8Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo+1 lap0
9John WatsonMcLaren+1 lap0
10Jean-Pierre JarierLigier+2 laps0
11Keke RosbergWilliams+2 laps0
12Jacques LaffiteWilliams+2 laps0
13Michele AlboretoTyrrell+2 laps0
14Danny SullivanTyrrell+2 laps0
15Thierry BoutsenArrows+2 laps0
16Roberto GuerreroTheodore+3 laps0
17Marc SurerArrows+3 laps0
DNFManfred WinkelhockATS WheelsEngine0
DNFRaul BoeselLigierSuspension0
DNFPiercarlo GhinzaniOsellaFuel system0