| 1983 United States Grand Prix West | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 2 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| Race details | |||
| Date | March 27, 1983 | ||
| Official name | Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach | ||
| Location | Long Beach, California | ||
| Course | Temporary street course | ||
| Course length | 3.275 km (2.034 miles) | ||
| Distance | 75 laps, 245.625 km (152.55 miles) | ||
| Weather | Sunny and warm with temperatures reaching up to 65.8 °F (18.8 °C); wind speeds approaching speeds up to 9.9 miles per hour (15.9 km/h)[1] | ||
| Pole position | |||
| Driver | Ferrari | ||
| Time | 1:26.117 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver |
 Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | |
| Time | 1:28.330 on lap 42 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Second | McLaren-Ford | ||
| Third | Ferrari | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
The 1983 United States Grand Prix West (officially the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach[2]) was a Formula One motor race held on March 27, 1983 at Long Beach, California. It was the second race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 75-lap race was won by Northern Irishman John Watson, driving a McLaren-Ford. Watson took his fifth and final F1 victory having started from 22nd position, the lowest from which a driver has won an F1 race. Austrian teammate Niki Lauda finished second, having himself started 23rd, with Frenchman René Arnoux third in a Ferrari.
This was the final running of the Long Beach race as an F1 event, before organizer Chris Pook switched to the CART IndyCar series.
- ^ "Weather information for the "1983 United States Grand Prix West"". The Old Farmers' Almanac. Retrieved May 20, 2015.
- ^ "1983 Formula 1 World Championship Programmes". The Programme Covers Project.