The 1983 Austrian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Österreichring on 14 August 1983. It was the eleventh race of the 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship.

The 53-lap race was won by Alain Prost, driving a factory Renault, with Drivers' Championship rivals René Arnoux and Nelson Piquet second and third in a Ferrari and a Brabham-BMW respectively. With the win, Prost extended his lead in the Drivers' Championship to 14 points with four races remaining. However, this would turn out to be the final victory for the original factory Renault team.

Classification

Qualifying

PosNoDriverConstructorQ1Q2Gap
127France Patrick TambayFerrari1:30.3581:29.871—
228France René ArnouxFerrari1:29.9951:29.935+0.064
312United Kingdom Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:31.2631:30.457+0.586
45Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:31.9121:30.566+0.695
515France Alain ProstRenault1:30.8411:32.187+0.970
66Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:31.7701:31.440+1.569
736Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:33.3331:31.693+1.822
816United States Eddie CheeverRenault1:31.6951:31.962+1.824
923Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:31.8021:31.769+1.898
1035United Kingdom Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:32.8881:31.962+2.091
1122Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:32.3591:32.720+2.488
1211Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:34.8181:32.451+2.580
139West Germany Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:33.7541:33.211+3.340
148Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-Ford1:34.5181:36.604+4.647
151Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford1:36.1361:35.380+5.509
1640Sweden Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:40.3301:35.892+6.021
177United Kingdom John WatsonMcLaren-Ford1:36.0591:36.141+6.188
183Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford1:36.3471:36.079+6.208
1930Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford1:37.2531:36.357+6.486
2025France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford1:36.4351:36.437+6.564
2133Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford1:36.9181:36.532+6.661
2229Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-Ford1:37.1751:36.619+6.748
234United States Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford1:37.8581:36.772+6.901
242France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford1:37.5461:37.017+7.146
2532Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:38.4551:37.117+7.246
2631Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:37.6501:37.217+7.346
2726Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-Ford1:37.4001:37.554+7.529
2834Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford1:37.6771:37.497+7.626
2917United Kingdom Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford1:38.9741:39.138+9.103
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Race

PosNoDriverConstructorTyreLapsTime/RetiredGridPoints
115France Alain ProstRenaultM531:24:32.74559
228France René ArnouxFerrariG53+ 6.83526
35Brazil Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMWM53+ 27.65944
416United States Eddie CheeverRenaultM53+ 28.39583
512United Kingdom Nigel MansellLotus-RenaultP52+ 1 Lap32
68Austria Niki LaudaMcLaren-FordM51+ 2 Laps141
725France Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-FordM51+ 2 Laps20
81Finland Keke RosbergWilliams-FordG51+ 2 Laps15
97United Kingdom John WatsonMcLaren-FordM51+ 2 Laps17
1031Italy Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa RomeoM50+ 3 Laps26
1132Italy Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa RomeoM49+ 4 Laps25
1240Sweden Stefan JohanssonSpirit-HondaG48+ 5 Laps16
1330Belgium Thierry BoutsenArrows-FordG48+ 5 Laps19
Ret9West Germany Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMWG33Water Leak13
Ret22Italy Andrea de CesarisAlfa RomeoM31Out of Fuel11
Ret27France Patrick TambayFerrariG30Ignition1
Ret6Italy Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMWM29Engine6
Ret33Colombia Roberto GuerreroTheodore-FordG25Gearbox21
Ret2France Jacques LaffiteWilliams-FordG21Vibrations24
Ret23Italy Mauro BaldiAlfa RomeoM13Oil Leak9
Ret3Italy Michele AlboretoTyrrell-FordG8Collision18
Ret35United Kingdom Derek WarwickToleman-HartP2Turbo10
Ret36Italy Bruno GiacomelliToleman-HartP1Radiator7
Ret11Italy Elio de AngelisLotus-RenaultP0Collision12
Ret29Switzerland Marc SurerArrows-FordG0Collision22
Ret4United States Danny SullivanTyrrell-FordG0Collision23
DNQ26Brazil Raul BoeselLigier-FordM
DNQ34Venezuela Johnny CecottoTheodore-FordG
DNQ17United Kingdom Kenny AchesonRAM-FordP
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Championship standings after the race

PosDriverPoints
Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 France Alain Prost 51 2 Brazil Nelson Piquet 37 3 France René Arnoux 34 4 France Patrick Tambay 31 5 Finland Keke Rosberg 25 Source:Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 France Renault 68 2 Italy Ferrari 65 3 United Kingdom Brabham-BMW 41 4 United Kingdom Williams-Ford 36 5 United Kingdom McLaren-Ford 30 Source:
1France Alain Prost51
2Brazil Nelson Piquet37
3France René Arnoux34
4France Patrick Tambay31
5Finland Keke Rosberg25
Source:
PosConstructorPoints
1France Renault68
2Italy Ferrari65
3United Kingdom Brabham-BMW41
4United Kingdom Williams-Ford36
5United Kingdom McLaren-Ford30
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  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
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