The 1983 British Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Silverstone on 16 July 1983. It was the ninth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
Nigel Mansell finished fourth in a Lotus 94T.
1983 Formula One World Championship
The 1983 FIA Formula One World Championship was the 37th season of FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Drivers and the 1983 Formula One World Championship for Manufacturers, which were contested concurrently over a fifteen-race series that commenced on 13 March and ended on 15 October.
Brazilian Nelson Piquet won his second Drivers' Championship by 2 points, driving for Brabham.
Alain Prost (pictured in 1984), driving for Renault, finished runner-up by 2 points despite leading for most of the season.
Spirit Racing made its F1 debut in the non-championship 1983 Race of Champions
René Arnoux at the 1983 Dutch Grand Prix