Round 3 · 17 April 1983
1983 French Grand Prix: results
Alain Prost (Renault) won the 1983 French Grand Prix, round 3 of the championship, held on 17 April 1983 at Circuit Paul Ricard (France), starting from position 1. Nelson Piquet (Brabham) and Eddie Cheever (Renault) completed the podium. He won from pole.
Final classification
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Time / gap | Pts | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1 | 1:34:13.913 | 9 | Finished |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 6 | +29.720 s | 6 | Finished |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 2 | +40.232 s | 4 | Finished |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 11 | +66.880 s | 3 | Finished |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 16 | +1 Lap | 2 | +1 Lap |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 19 | +1 Lap | 1 | +1 Lap |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 4 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 15 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 20 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 21 | +1 Lap | — | +1 Lap |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | +2 Laps | — | +2 Laps |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 7 | +4 Laps | — | +4 Laps |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 13 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 14 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 25 | — | — | Engine |
| 15 | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 23 | — | — | Engine |
| 16 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 10 | — | — | Turbo |
| 17 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 12 | — | — | Wheel bearing |
| 18 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 8 | — | — | Spun off |
| 19 | Chico Serra | Arrows | 26 | — | — | Gearbox |
| 20 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 22 | — | — | Engine |
| 21 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 24 | — | — | Clutch |
| 22 | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | — | — | Electrical |
| 23 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 3 | — | — | Water leak |
| 24 | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 9 | — | — | Engine |
| 25 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 18 | — | — | Physical |
| 26 | John Watson | McLaren | 14 | — | — | Engine |