1983 Australian Grand Prix

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{{Infobox Grand Prix race report

|Type = CUST

|Description = Race 6 of 6 in 1983 Australian Drivers' Championship

|Grand Prix = Australian

|Country = Australia

|Image = File:Calder Park Map 002.png

|Official name = XLVIII Australian Grand Prix

|Location = Calder Park Raceway, Melbourne, Victoria

|Date = 13 November

|Year = 1983

|Course = Permanent racing facility

|Course_mi = 1.000

|Course_km = 1.609

|Distance_laps = 100

|Distance_mi = 100

|Distance_km = 160.9

|Weather = Sunny

|Pole_Driver = Roberto Moreno

|Pole_Country = BRA

|Pole_Team = Ralt-Ford

|Pole_Time = 0'39.49

|Fast_Driver = Alan Jones

|Fast_Team = Ralt-Ford

|Fast_Time = 0'39.54

|Fast_Country = AUS

|First_Driver = Roberto Moreno

|First_Country = BRA

|First_Team = Ralt-Ford

|Second_Driver = John Smith

|Second_Country = AUS

|Second_Team = Ralt-Ford

|Third_Driver = Jacques Laffite

|Third_Country = FRA

|Third_Team = Ralt-Ford

}}

The 1983 Australian Grand Prix was a race for Australian Formula 1 cars held at Calder Park Raceway on 13 November 1983.

It was the forty eighth Australian Grand Prix and the fourth to be held at Calder. The race was also the sixth and final round of the 1983 Australian Drivers' Championship. The title had already been secured by Alfredo Costanzo as he had been twenty points ahead of Andrew Miedecke after winning the previous event at Winton Raceway.

Brazilian driver Roberto Moreno won his second Australian Grand Prix in three years. Local Ralt RT4 driver John Smith finished second, with French Formula One driver Jacques Laffite finishing third.

As of the 2024 Australian Grand Prix, Smith's second placing is the last time an Australian driver has finished on the podium of the Australian Grand Prix. The best finish since by an Australian was Alfie Costanzo's fourth place in 1984 and Mark Webber finishing fourth in 2012. Daniel Ricciardo finished second on the road in the 2014 Australian Grand Prix but was disqualified post race for breaching the maximum fuel limit and using an unauthorised method of measuring fuel consumption.{{cite news|title=Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo disqualified from the results of the Australian GP |url=http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24239/9216794/red-bulls-daniel-ricciardo-disqualified-from-the-results-of-the-australian-gp |accessdate=16 March 2014 |newspaper=Skysports F1 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20141018131110/http://www1.skysports.com/f1/news/24239/9216794/red-bulls-daniel-ricciardo-disqualified-from-the-results-of-the-australian-gp |archivedate=18 October 2014 }}

Classification

Results as follows:{{cite book |last1=Wilson |first1=Stewart |editor1-first=Graham |editor1-last=Howard | title = The Official 50-race history of the Australian Grand Prix |year=1986 |publisher=R & T Publishing |location=Gordon, NSW |isbn=0-9588464-0-5 |pages=466–473 |chapter=1983}}

Qualifying

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PosNoDriverCarQualGap
1

| 19

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Moreno

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:39.49

|align="center"| —

2

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alfredo Costanzo

| Tiga FA81 Ford

| 0:39.65

| +0.16

3

| 71

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Smith

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:39.90

| +0.41

4

| 27

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:39.90

| +0.41

5

| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Radisich

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:39.97

| +0.48

6

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.07

| +0.58

7

| 10

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Allen Berg

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.07

| +0.58

8

| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Brabham

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.13

| +0.64

9

| 25

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Macrow

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| 0:40.20

| +0.71

10

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bowe

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.23

| +0.74

11

| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Miedecke

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.53

| +1.04

12

| 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Hopwood

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.67

| +1.18

13

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Doug MacArthur

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.67

| +1.18

14

| 8The race program includes a No 8 Ralt RT4 entry for Graham Watson Racing with the driver listed as "TBA"; the official 50-race history states that Josele Garza drove a Graham Watson-entered RT4

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Josele Garza

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.71

| +1.22

15

| 64

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Phillip Revell

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.84

| +1.36

16

| 17

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brett Riley

| Dart 83M Ford

| 0:40.86

| +1.38

17

| 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} David Oxton

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:40.87

| +1.39

18

| 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Williamson

| Toleman TG860 Toyota

| 0:41.00

| +1.51

19

| 74

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Hocking

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| 0:41.36

| +1.87

20

| 68

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Bland

| Kaditcha FA83A Ford

| 0:41.53

| +2.04

21

| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie O'Brien

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:41.77

| +2.28

22

| 78

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Sampson

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| 0:41.90

| +2.41

23

| 13

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Fisher

| Liston BF2 Ford

| 0:42.24

| +2.75

24

| 16

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Creasy

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| 0:42.76

| +3.27

Race

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PosNoDriverCarEntrantProgram, John Sands Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne International Raceway, 12th and 13th November 1983LapsTime
1

| 19

| {{flagicon|BRA}} Roberto Moreno

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Goold Motorsport

| 100

| 1h 07m 25.29s

2

| 71

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Smith

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| J Smith

| 100

| 1h 07m 38.39s

3

| 15

| {{flagicon|FRA}} Jacques Laffite

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Melbourne International Raceway

| 100

| 1h 07m 38.55s

4

| 5

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Geoff Brabham

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Melbourne International Raceway

| 100

| 1h 07m 52.06s

5

| 27

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alan Jones

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Goold Motorsport

| 100

| 1h 07m 58.79s

6

| 3

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Charlie O'Brien

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| C O'Brien

| 98

|

7

| 9

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Paul Radisich

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Watson Motor Racing

| 97

|

8

| 8

| {{flagicon|MEX}} Josele Garza

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Watson Motor Racing

| 97

|

9

| 25

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Macrow

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| P Macrow

| 97

|

10

| 14

| {{flagicon|NZL}} David Oxton

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Re-Car Racing

| 97

|

11

| 10

| {{flagicon|CAN}} Allen Berg

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Graeme Lawrence Racing

| 97

|

12

| 7

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Williamson

| Toleman TG860 Toyota

| P Williamson

| 97

|

13

| 4

| {{flagicon|AUS}} John Bowe

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Chris Leach Enterprises

| 95

|

14

| 78

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brian Sampson

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| Speco Thomas

| 95

|

15

| 16

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Bob Creasy

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| RW Creasy

| 91

|

16

| 68

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Ian Bland

| Kaditcha FA83A Ford

| Kaditcha Racing Team

| 77

|

Ret

| 22

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Peter Hopwood

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| S Webb

| 84

| fuel pickup

Ret

| 2

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Andrew Miedecke

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| A Miedecke

| 64

| rotor

Ret

| 13

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Brett Fisher

| Liston BF2 Ford

| P Liston

| 51

| half shaft

Ret

| 17

| {{flagicon|NZL}} Brett Riley

| Dart 83M Ford

| Dart Racing

| 33

| gear linkage

Ret

| 64

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Phillip Revell

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| A Revell

| 27

| gear selection

Ret

| 1

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Alfredo Costanzo

| Tiga FA81 Ford

| Porsche Cars Australia Pty Ltd

| 25

| diff

Ret

| 12

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Doug MacArthur

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| DM MacArthur

| 0

| half shaft

DNS

| 74

| {{flagicon|AUS}} Chris Hocking

| Cheetah Mk.8 Ford

| C Hocking

|

| engine

DNS

| 20

| {{flagicon|USA}} Mike Rosen

| Ralt RT4 Ford

| Garvin Brown Racing

|

| accident

Notes

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