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1983 / PIQUET

A scrolling recap of 1983 in six acts. The champion, the constructor, the bump chart, and the race-by-race podiums.

ACT 1 CUMULATIVE TRAJECTORY

The points reel out, race after race.

Every line is a driver's running championship total. The heaviest three at the top are the ones who mattered. Nelson Piquet closed the year on 59 points, a 2-point gap over P2.

Top 10 drivers cumulative points by round in the 1983 season.
015304459R01R02R04R06R08R10R12R14R1501 PIQ 5902 PRO 5703 ARN 4904 TAM 4005 ROS 2706 CHE 2207 WAT 2208 CES 1509 PAT 1310 LAU 12
ACT 2 CONSTRUCTORS

Two-car teams, one trophy.

The constructors' championship is a different game — both cars score. A team can win it with consistent doubles even when neither driver leads the standings. Ferrari ended on 89 points.

DATA
POSCONSTRUCTORPTS
P1FERRARI89
P2RENAULT79
P3BRABHAM72
P4WILLIAMS36
P5MCLAREN34
P6ALFA ROMEO18
P7TYRRELL12
P8LOTUS11
P9TOLEMAN10
P10ARROWS4
P11WILLIAMS2
P12THEODORE1
P12LOTUS1
ACT 3 STANDINGS BUMP

Position by position, week to week.

Cumulative points hide where the order actually changed. The bump chart ranks every driver after each race — every crossing of lines is somebody passing somebody in the table.

Driver standings bump chart — top 15 drivers' rank by round in 1983.
P1P2P3P4P5P6P7P8P9P10P11P12P13P14P15R01R02R04R06R08R10R12R14R15P01 PIQ 59P02 PRO 57P03 ARN 49P04 TAM 40P05 ROS 27P06 CHE 22P06 WAT 22P08 CES 15P09 PAT 13P10 LAU 12P11 LAF 11P12 ALB 10P12 MAN 10P14 WAR 9P15 SUR 4
ACT 4 RACE-BY-RACE

12 drivers stood on a podium.

8 different drivers won a race. Tap any chip to pin a driver's appearances across the calendar — the matching tiles light up. Empty bars mean a race where the chosen driver missed the top three.

PODIUM DRIVERS
R01 BRAZIL
1 PIQUET
2 LAUDA
3
R02 UNITED S
1 WATSON
2 LAUDA
3 ARNOUX
R03 FRANCE
1 PROST
2 PIQUET
3 CHEEVER
R04 SAN MARI
1 TAMBAY
2 PROST
3 ARNOUX
R05 MONACO
1 ROSBERG
2 PIQUET
3 PROST
R06 BELGIUM
1 PROST
2 TAMBAY
3 CHEEVER
R07 DETROIT
1 ALBORETO
2 ROSBERG
3 WATSON
R08 CANADA
1 ARNOUX
2 CHEEVER
3 TAMBAY
R09 GREAT BR
1 PROST
2 PIQUET
3 TAMBAY
R10 GERMANY
1 ARNOUX
2 CESARIS
3 PATRESE
R11 AUSTRIA
1 PROST
2 ARNOUX
3 PIQUET
R12 NETHERLA
1 ARNOUX
2 TAMBAY
3 WATSON
R13 ITALY
1 PIQUET
2 ARNOUX
3 CHEEVER
R14 EUROPE
1 PIQUET
2 PROST
3 MANSELL
R15 SOUTH AF
1 PATRESE
2 CESARIS
3 PIQUET
EPILOGUE BY THE NUMBERS

The year in five numbers.

ROUNDS
15
DRIVERS
20
WINNERS
8
PODIUM·DRIVERS
12
POINTS·SHARED
369
CHAMPION
Nelson Piquet
59 PTS · 3 WINS
DATA

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1950 to present. Driver, constructor, season views.

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