1983 French GP

LXIX Grand Prix de France

Event		Overview • Sessions • Entry List
Qualifying		Qualification
Race		Starting Grid • Classification • Fastest Laps • Laps Led

Details
Date	Sunday 17 April 1983
Start time	14:00
Event	French GP
Circuit	Paul Ricard
Event Format	Race of 54 laps
Championship	World Championship
Race number	#3 of 15 in 1983 #376 (of all time)
Circuit
Laps	54
Circuit Perimeter	5810 m
Race Distance	5810 × 54 = 313.740 km
Grid Format	2-2-2-2 (staggered)
Pole Position	Left
First Corner	Left
Track Direction	Clockwise
Weather
Weather	Cloudy, Fresh
Participants
Entries	29
Qualifiers	26
Finishers	13
Debutants	Jean-Louis Schlesser (Driver)
Milestones	Elf – 50th Fastest Lap (Lubricant Manufacturer) Eddie Cheever – 50th Race Entry (Driver)
Records Broken	None
Records Extended	1. Most Drivers' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (436), 2. Most Constructors' Championship Points Scores – Ferrari (304), 3. Most Retirements – Lotus (415), 4. Most 4th Place Finishes – Ferrari (72), 5. Most Race Entries – Lotus (956), 6. Most 4th Place Qualifications – Ferrari (85), 7. Most 14th Place Qualifications – John Watson (14), 8. Most 18th Place Qualifications – Lotus (35)

World Championship standings