Gridpedia1983 United States Grand Prix West
John Watson won the 1983 United States Grand Prix West at Long Beach on 27 Mar 1983 for McLaren, from 22nd on the grid; Niki Lauda was second and René Arnoux third.
Watson took the lead for good on lap 45 of 75, from Jacques Laffite; the lead changed hands 2 times in all. The fastest lap was Niki Lauda's, 1:28.330. 13 of 28 starters were classified; 15 retired or were not classified. After the race Niki Lauda led the championship with 10 points, 1 ahead of Nelson Piquet, with 13 rounds left.
- Date
- 27 Mar 1983
- Circuit
- Long Beach, California, USA
- Round
- 2 of 15
- Winner
- John Watson (McLaren)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | WATJohn Watson | McLaren | 22 | 75 | 1:53:34.889 | 9 | |
| 2 | 8 | LAUNiki Lauda | McLaren | 23 | 75 | +27.993 | 1:28.330 | 6 |
| 3 | 28 | ARNRené Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | 75 | +1:13.638 | 4 | |
| 4 | 2 | LAFJacques Laffite | Williams | 4 | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | 29 | SURMarc Surer | Arrows | 16 | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | 34 | CECJohnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | 26 | BOERaul Boesel | Ligier | 26 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | 4 | SULDanny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 9 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | 3 | ALBMichele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | 6 | PATRiccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 72 | Distributor | 0 | |
| 11 | 15 | PROAlain Prost | Renault | 8 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | 12 | MANNigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | 16 | CHEEddie Cheever | Renault | 15 | 67 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 30 | JONAlan Jones | Arrows | 12 | 58 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| R | 5 | PIQNelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | 51 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | 22 | DECAndrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 48 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 11 | DEAElio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 29 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | 33 | GUERoberto Guerrero | Theodore | 18 | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 25 | JARJean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 10 | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 36 | GIABruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 14 | 26 | Battery | 0 | |
| R | 23 | BALMauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 27 | TAMPatrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 1 | ROSKeke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | 17 | SALEliseo Salazar | RAM | 25 | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | 35 | WARDerek Warwick | Toleman | 6 | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | 9 | WINManfred Winkelhock | ATS | 24 | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | 31 | FABCorrado Fabi | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | 32 | GHIPiercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | PL | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 1 | 9 |
| 3 | John Watson | McLaren | 1 | 9 |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 0 | 6 |
| 5 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Alain Prost | Renault | 0 | 0 |
| 10 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 0 | 0 |