Season 1983 · Round 7

Detroit Grand Prix

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1983-06-05 · Detroit Street Circuit · USA · Detroit Grand Prix · 60Lap · 247.195km
3 Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell 1:50:53.669
Team win 9pt P1 · P18
1 Keke Rosberg
Williams +7.702
7 John Watson
McLaren +9.283
Fastest Lap
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DNF
13
Roberto Guerrero L38 Johnny Cecotto L34 Andrea de Cesaris L33 René Arnoux L31 Danny Sullivan L30 Jean-Pierre Jarier L29 Manfred Winkelhock L26 Derek Warwick L25 Riccardo Patrese L24 Elio de Angelis L5 +3
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Storylines · This Grand Prix & circuit
Most DNFs · all-time P2
Circuit Info
Detroit Street Circuit Detroit, USA
60Lap 247.195km 7 races held (1982–)
Records Watch · Active drivers ranked at this Grand Prix
Wins
P2 John Watson 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -2
P2 Nelson Piquet 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -2
P2 Keke Rosberg 1 wins · → Ayrton Senna -2
Podiums
P1 Alain Prost 3 · GP #1
P3 John Watson 2 · → Ayrton Senna -1
P3 Nelson Piquet 2 · → Ayrton Senna -1
Starts
P1 Riccardo Patrese 7 starts · GP #1
P1 Eddie Cheever 7 starts · GP #1
P1 Nigel Mansell 7 starts · GP #1
Grid → Finish · places gained and lost
GRID FINISH 10 20 30 40 50 L60 Alboreto · P6 → P1 · +5 6 Alboreto ALB 1 Alboreto ALB Rosberg · P12 → P2 · +10 12 Rosberg ROS 2 Rosberg ROS Watson · P21 → P3 · +18 21 Watson WAT 3 Watson WAT Piquet · P2 → P4 · -2 2 Piquet PIQ 4 Piquet PIQ Laffite · P20 → P5 · +15 20 Laffite LAF 5 Laffite LAF Mansell · P14 → P6 · +8 14 Mansell MAN 6 Mansell MAN Boutsen · P10 → P7 · +3 10 Boutsen BOU 7 Boutsen BOU Prost · P13 → P8 · +5 13 Prost PRO 8 Prost PRO Giacomelli · P17 → P9 · +8 17 Giacomelli GIA 9 Giacomelli GIA Boesel · P23 → P10 · +13 23 Boesel BOE 10 Boesel BOE Surer · P5 → P11 · -6 5 Surer SUR 11 Surer SUR Baldi · P25 → P12 · +13 25 Baldi BAL 12 Baldi BAL Lauda · P18 → P13 · +5 18 Lauda LAU 13 Lauda LAU Guerrero · P11 → retired L38 Guerrero · retired L38 11 Guerrero GUE R Guerrero GUE Cecotto · P26 → retired L34 Cecotto · retired L34 26 Cecotto CEC R Cecotto CEC de Cesaris · P8 → retired L33 de Cesaris · retired L33 8 de Cesaris DE R de Cesaris DE Arnoux · P1 → retired L31 Arnoux · retired L31 1 Arnoux ARN R Arnoux ARN Sullivan · P16 → retired L30 Sullivan · retired L30 16 Sullivan SUL R Sullivan SUL Jarier · P19 → retired L29 Jarier · retired L29 19 Jarier JAR R Jarier JAR Winkelhock · P22 → retired L26 Winkelhock · retired L26 22 Winkelhock WIN R Winkelhock WIN Warwick · P9 → retired L25 Warwick · retired L25 9 Warwick WAR R Warwick WAR Patrese · P15 → retired L24 Patrese · retired L24 15 Patrese PAT R Patrese PAT de Angelis · P4 → retired L5 de Angelis · retired L5 4 de Angelis DE R de Angelis DE Cheever · P7 → retired L4 Cheever · retired L4 7 Cheever CHE R Cheever CHE Ghinzani · P24 → retired L4 Ghinzani · retired L4 24 Ghinzani GHI R Ghinzani GHI Tambay · P3 → retired L0 Tambay · retired L0 3 Tambay TAM R Tambay TAM Fabi · pit lane → P27 · +1 — Fabi FAB 27 Fabi FAB
retired horizontal axis = laps completed · line thickness = places gained or lost
PosDriverTeamGridLapTime / StatusPoints
1 3 Michele Alboreto Tyrrell 6 60 1:50:53.669 9
2 1 Keke Rosberg Williams 12 60 +7.702 6
3 7 John Watson McLaren 21 60 +9.283 4
4 5 Nelson Piquet Brabham 2 60 +1:12.185 3
5 2 Jacques Laffite Williams 20 60 +1:32.603 2
6 12 Nigel Mansell Team Lotus 14 59 +1 Lap 1
7 30 Thierry Boutsen Arrows 10 59 +1 Lap
8 15 Alain Prost Renault 13 59 +1 Lap
9 36 Bruno Giacomelli Toleman 17 59 +1 Lap
10 26 Raul Boesel Ligier 23 58 +2 Laps
11 29 Marc Surer Arrows 5 58 +2 Laps
12 23 Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 25 56 +4 Laps
13 8 Niki Lauda McLaren 18 49 Suspension
R 33 Roberto Guerrero Theodore 11 38 Not classified
R 34 Johnny Cecotto Theodore 26 34 Gearbox
R 22 Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 8 33 Turbo
R 28 René Arnoux Ferrari 1 31 Electrical
R 4 Danny Sullivan Tyrrell 16 30 Electrical
R 25 Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier 19 29 Wheel
R 9 Manfred Winkelhock ATS 22 26 Collision
R 35 Derek Warwick Toleman 9 25 Engine
R 6 Riccardo Patrese Brabham 15 24 Brakes
R 11 Elio de Angelis Team Lotus 4 5 Gearbox
R 16 Eddie Cheever Renault 7 4 Distributor
R 32 Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella 24 4 Overheating
R 27 Patrick Tambay Ferrari 3 0 Engine
W 31 Corrado Fabi Osella 0 0 Withdrew
Not collected for this era — the source only covers 2003 onwards.
Starting grid
Official
1
28 René Arnoux
2
5 Nelson Piquet
3
27 Patrick Tambay
4
11 Elio de Angelis
5
29 Marc Surer
6
3 Michele Alboreto
7
16 Eddie Cheever
8
22 Andrea de Cesaris
9
35 Derek Warwick
10
30 Thierry Boutsen
11
33 Roberto Guerrero
12
1 Keke Rosberg
13
15 Alain Prost
14
12 Nigel Mansell
15
6 Riccardo Patrese
16
4 Danny Sullivan
17
36 Bruno Giacomelli
18
8 Niki Lauda
19
25 Jean-Pierre Jarier
20
2 Jacques Laffite
21
7 John Watson
22
9 Manfred Winkelhock
23
26 Raul Boesel
24
32 Piercarlo Ghinzani
25
23 Mauro Baldi
26
34 Johnny Cecotto
PIT
31 Corrado Fabi pit lane start
Final grid as classified, including any pit lane starts. Source: Jolpica-F1. The arrow compares the grid slot with the qualifying classification; hover a drop to see the stewards document behind it.
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Record Basis · Calculation basis
Race order is the final classification(post-race penalties applied) · qualifying session data 2003+ · lap times 1996+ · pit stops 2012+ (pit-lane transit, not stationary time) · DNF = Finished(Finished·+N Laps) non-Finished statuses
Data sources: Jolpica-F1 (Ergast compatible API) · weather·Race Control OpenF1 (2023+) · Last fetched: 2026-09-05 14:15