| 1983 Canadian Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 8 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
.svg) Circuit Gilles Villeneuve | |||
| Race details | |||
| Date | 12 June 1983 | ||
| Official name | XXII Grand Prix du Canada | ||
| Location |
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve Montreal, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Course | Temporary street circuit | ||
| Course length | 4.410 km (2.740 miles) | ||
| Distance | 70 laps, 308.700 km (191.817 miles) | ||
| Weather | Warm with temperatures approaching 30 °C (86 °F); wind speeds up to 15 kilometres per hour (9.3 mph)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:28.729 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:30.851 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Renault | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
|
Lap leaders | |||
The 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 1983. It was the eighth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Frenchman René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari. American Eddie Cheever finished second in a Renault, with Arnoux's compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay third. Tambay moved to within three points of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost, who finished fifth in the other Renault.
- ^ "Weather information for the "1983 Canadian Grand Prix"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved 26 June 2013.