United States Grand Prix West
Round 2 · 27 March 1983 ·Long Beach, California, United States
Lauda
McLaren
2
Watson
McLaren
1
Arnoux
Ferrari
3
Race classification
| Pos. | Driver | Nationality | Team | Laps | Time | Pts. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 75 | 1:53:34.889 | 9 | |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 75 | +27.993 | 6 | |
| 3 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 75 | +1:13.638 | 4 | |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 74 | +1 Lap | 3 | |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 74 | +1 Lap | 2 | |
| 6 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 74 | +1 Lap | 1 | |
| 7 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 8 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 73 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 72 | Distributor | 0 | |
| 11 | Alain Prost | Renault | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 72 | +3 Laps | 0 | |
| 13 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 67 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Alan Jones | Arrows | 58 | Driver unwell | 0 | |
| R | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 51 | Throttle | 0 | |
| R | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 48 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 29 | Handling | 0 | |
| R | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 27 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 26 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 26 | Battery | 0 | |
| R | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 26 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 25 | Collision | 0 | |
| R | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 25 | Gearbox | 0 | |
| R | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 11 | Spun off | 0 | |
| R | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 3 | Spun off | 0 | |
| F | Corrado Fabi | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 | |
| F | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | 0 | Did not qualify | 0 |
- R
- Retired
- F
- Failed to qualify