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.
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
Niki Lauda
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Andreas Nikolaus "Niki" Lauda was an Austrian racing driver and aviation entrepreneur. He was a three-time Formula One World Drivers' Champion, winning in 1975, 1977 and 1984, and is the only driver in Formula One history to have won a championship for both Ferrari and McLaren, the sport's two most successful constructors.
Lauda at the Nürburgring in 1973, three years before his accident
Lauda practicing at the Nürburgring during the 1976 German Grand Prix
Lauda in 1975