Round 3 of 15 · Le Castellet · 17 April 1983, Sunday
French Grand Prix
Key highlights
Prost
pole position
54
laps
13
finishers out of 26
| Pos | Driver | Team | Time / Gap | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Alain Prost | Renault | 1:34:13.913 | 9 |
| 2 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | +29.720 | 6 |
| 3 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | +40.232 | 4 |
| 4 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | +1:06.880 | 3 |
| 5 | Keke Rosberg | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 6 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 7 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | +1 Lap | |
| 8 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | +1 Lap | |
| 9 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | +1 Lap | |
| 10 | Marc Surer | Arrows | +1 Lap | |
| 11 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | +2 Laps | |
| 12 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | +4 Laps | |
| 13 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Raul Boesel | Ligier | Engine | |
| DNF | Corrado Fabi | Osella | Engine | |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | Turbo | |
| DNF | Niki Lauda | McLaren | Wheel bearing | |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | Spun off | |
| DNF | Chico Serra | Arrows | Gearbox | |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | Engine | |
| DNF | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | Clutch | |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | Electrical | |
| DNF | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | Water leak | |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Toleman | Engine | |
| DNF | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | Physical | |
| DNF | John Watson | McLaren | Engine | |
| DNQ | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | Did not qualify | |
| DNQ | Jean-Louis Schlesser | RAM | Did not qualify |
- DNF
- Did not finish
- DNQ
- Did not qualify