1983 Race of Champions | |||
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Non-championship race in the 1983 Formula One season | |||
Race details[1] | |||
Date | 10 April 1983 | ||
Official name | Marlboro Race of Champions | ||
Location | Brands Hatch Grand Prix Circuit, Fawkham, Kent, England | ||
Course | Permanent racing facility | ||
Course length | 4.206 km (2.6136 miles) | ||
Distance | 40 laps, 168.24 km (104.544 miles) | ||
Weather | Warm, dry | ||
Pole position | |||
Driver | Williams-Cosworth | ||
Time | 1:15.766 | ||
Fastest lap | |||
Driver | René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
Time | 1:17.826 on lap 18 | ||
Podium | |||
First | Williams-Cosworth | ||
Second | Tyrrell-Cosworth | ||
Third | Arrows-Cosworth |
The 1983 Race of Champions was a non-championship Formula One (F1) race held at Brands Hatch on 10 April 1983. Contested over 40 laps, it was the final non-championship F1 race to be held in the sport's history (with exception of the Formula One Indoor Trophy sprint event held between 1988 and 1996). Reigning World Champion Keke Rosberg won in a Williams-Ford, narrowly beating the Tyrrell-Ford of F1 rookie Danny Sullivan, while 1980 World Champion Alan Jones was third in an Arrows-Ford.