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1983 Standings

Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Drivers' Championship for Brabham. Final 1983 standings — every driver and constructor ranked by points and wins.

Driver Leader
Nelson Piquet
59 pts · Brabham
Title Gap
2 pts
Nelson Piquet over Alain Prost
Constructors
Ferrari
89 pts · gap 10
Most Wins
4
Alain Prost
Control Tower
Drivers Championship
Season
1983 Season Report

Nelson Piquet won the 1983 Formula 1 World Drivers' Championship driving for Brabham, finishing on 59 points, 2 clear of Alain Prost. Piquet won 3 races that season.

Ferrari took the Constructors' Championship with 89 points, 10 ahead of Renault.

8 different drivers won a Grand Prix, and 20 drivers scored championship points.

Championships in this era were decided on a "best results" basis — drivers counted only their highest-scoring finishes towards the title, so season totals can differ from the sum of every race result. Dropped scores were abolished from 1991.

Standings compiled from the Ergast/Jolpica Formula 1 results archive. Spotted an error? Tell us.

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1983 Driver Order

Pos
Driver
Form
Points
Wins
P1
Nelson Piquet
Brabham
Championship Pace100%
Championship Leader
59
Points
3
Wins
P2
Alain Prost
Renault
Championship Pace97%
2 pts off the lead.
57
Points
4
Wins
P3
René Arnoux
Ferrari
Championship Pace83%
10 pts off the lead.
49
Points
3
Wins
P4
Patrick Tambay
Ferrari
Championship Pace68%
19 pts off the lead.
40
Points
1
Wins
P5
Keke Rosberg
Williams
Championship Pace46%
32 pts off the lead.
27
Points
1
Wins
P6
John Watson
McLaren
Championship Pace37%
37 pts off the lead.
22
Points
1
Wins
P7
Eddie Cheever
Renault
Championship Pace37%
37 pts off the lead.
22
Points
0
Wins
P8
Andrea de Cesaris
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace25%
44 pts off the lead.
15
Points
0
Wins
P9
Riccardo Patrese
Brabham
Championship Pace22%
46 pts off the lead.
13
Points
1
Wins
P10
Niki Lauda
McLaren
Championship Pace20%
47 pts off the lead.
12
Points
0
Wins
P11
Jacques Laffite
Williams
Championship Pace19%
48 pts off the lead.
11
Points
0
Wins
P12
Michele Alboreto
Tyrrell
Championship Pace17%
49 pts off the lead.
10
Points
1
Wins
P13
Nigel Mansell
Team Lotus
Championship Pace17%
49 pts off the lead.
10
Points
0
Wins
P14
Derek Warwick
Toleman
Championship Pace15%
50 pts off the lead.
9
Points
0
Wins
P15
Marc Surer
Arrows
Championship Pace7%
55 pts off the lead.
4
Points
0
Wins
P16
Mauro Baldi
Alfa Romeo
Championship Pace5%
56 pts off the lead.
3
Points
0
Wins
P17
Danny Sullivan
Tyrrell
Championship Pace3%
57 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P18
Elio de Angelis
Team Lotus
Championship Pace3%
57 pts off the lead.
2
Points
0
Wins
P19
Bruno Giacomelli
Toleman
Championship Pace2%
58 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P20
Johnny Cecotto
Theodore
Championship Pace2%
58 pts off the lead.
1
Points
0
Wins
P21
Thierry Boutsen
Arrows
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P22
Chico Serra
Arrows
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P23
Jean-Pierre Jarier
Ligier
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P24
Raul Boesel
Ligier
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P25
Stefan Johansson
Spirit
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P26
Manfred Winkelhock
ATS
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P27
Corrado Fabi
Osella
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P28
Piercarlo Ghinzani
Osella
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P29
Roberto Guerrero
Theodore
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
P30
Kenny Acheson
RAM
Championship Pace0%
59 pts off the lead.
0
Points
0
Wins
About the 1983 championships · How F1 points work

Nelson Piquet leads the 1983 Drivers Championship with 59 points, holding a 2-point advantage over Alain Prost (Renault). A gap of fewer than 25 points — one race win — means the title race remains mathematically open every single weekend.

In the 1983 Constructors Championship, Ferrari leads with 89 points — a 10-point margin over Renault. The Constructors title is decided by the combined points haul of a team's two drivers from every race, making car reliability, pit stop execution, and strategic pairing as important as raw pace.

The current FIA points system awards points to the top ten finishers in every Grand Prix: 25–18–15–12–10–8–6–4–2–1. An additional point goes to the driver who sets the fastest lap of the race, provided they finish inside the top ten. Sprint events — held on Saturday at select rounds — offer a separate points structure: 8–7–6–5–4–3–2–1 for the top eight finishers, counting toward both championships independently of the main race result.

A driver must hold an FIA Super Licence and score at least one championship point to register on the standings. DNFs score zero, but a classified finish — completing at least 90% of the race distance — earns the driver’s finishing position even without a points reward.