The 1983 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on 12 June 1983. It was the eighth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.
The 70-lap race was won from pole position by Frenchman René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari. American Eddie Cheever finished second in a Renault, with Arnoux's compatriot and teammate Patrick Tambay third. Tambay moved to within three points of Drivers' Championship leader Alain Prost, who finished fifth in the other Renault.
Classification
Qualifying
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%"
! Pos
! No
! Driver
! Constructor
! Q1
! Q2
! Gap
|-
! 1
| 28
| René Arnoux
| Ferrari
| 1:28.984
| 1:28.729
|
|-
! 2
| 15
| Alain Prost
| Renault
| 1:29.942
| 1:28.830
| +0.101
|-
! 3
| 5
| Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-BMW
| 1:30.366
| 1:28.887
| +0.158
|-
! 4
| 27
| Patrick Tambay
| Ferrari
| 1:28.992
| 1:29.658
| +0.263
|-
! 5
| 6
| Riccardo Patrese
| Brabham-BMW
| 1:31.227
| 1:29.549
| +0.820
|-
! 6
| 16
| Eddie Cheever
| Renault
| 1:30.255
| 1:29.863
| +1.134
|-
! 7
| 9
| Manfred Winkelhock
| ATS-BMW
| 1:31.756
| 1:30.966
| +2.237
|-
! 8
| 22
| Andrea de Cesaris
| Alfa Romeo
| 1:31.813
| 1:31.173
| +2.444
|-
! 9
| 1
| Keke Rosberg
| Williams-Ford
| 1:31.583
| 1:31.480
| +2.751
|-
! 10
| 36
| Bruno Giacomelli
| Toleman-Hart
| 1:32.208
| 1:31.586
| +2.857
|-
! 11
| 11
| Elio de Angelis
| Lotus-Renault
| 1:33.231
| 1:31.822
| +3.093
|-
! 12
| 35
| Derek Warwick
| Toleman-Hart
| 1:32.351
| 1:32.116
| +3.387
|-
! 13
| 2
| Jacques Laffite
| Williams-Ford
| 1:32.185
| 1:32.632
| +3.456
|-
! 14
| 29
| Marc Surer
| Arrows-Ford
| 1:32.931
| 1:32.540
| +3.811
|-
! 15
| 30
| Thierry Boutsen
| Arrows-Ford
| 1:32.643
| 1:32.576
| +3.847
|-
! 16
| 25
| Jean-Pierre Jarier
| Ligier-Ford
| 1:34.403
| 1:32.642
| +3.913
|-
! 17
| 3
| Michele Alboreto
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 1:33.664
| 1:33.175
| +4.446
|-
! 18
| 12
| Nigel Mansell
| Lotus-Ford
| 1:33.588
| 1:34.010
| +4.859
|-
! 19
| 8
| Niki Lauda
| McLaren-Ford
| 1:34.452
| 1:33.671
| +4.942
|-
! 20
| 7
| John Watson
| McLaren-Ford
| 1:34.008
| 1:33.705
| +4.976
|-
! 21
| 33
| Roberto Guerrero
| Theodore-Ford
| 1:35.283
| 1:33.721
| +4.992
|-
! 22
| 4
| Danny Sullivan
| Tyrrell-Ford
| 1:34.680
| 1:33.791
| +5.062
|-
! 23
| 34
| Johnny Cecotto
| Theodore-Ford
| 1:36.260
| 1:34.314
| +5.585
|-
! 24
| 26
| Raul Boesel
| Ligier-Ford
| 1:34.967
| 1:34.486
| +5.757
|-
! 25
| 31
| Corrado Fabi
| Osella-Ford
| 1:35.554
| 1:34.544
| +5.815
|-
! 26
| 23
| Mauro Baldi
| Alfa Romeo
| 1:34.988
| 1:34.755
| +6.026
|-
! 27
| 17
| Jacques Villeneuve
| RAM-Ford
| 1:37.858
| 1:35.133
| +6.404
|-
! 28
| 32
| Piercarlo Ghinzani
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
| 1:35.493
| 1:35.171
| +6.442
|-
!colspan="7" style="text-align: center"|Source:
|}
Race
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:95%;"
|-
! Pos !! No !! Driver !! Constructor !! Tyre !! Laps !! Time/Retired !! Grid !! Points
|-
! 1
| 28
| René Arnoux
| Ferrari
|
| 70
| 1:48:31.838
| 1
| 9
|-
! 2
| 16
| Eddie Cheever
| Renault
|
| 70
| + 42.029
| 6
| 6
|-
! 3
| 27
| Patrick Tambay
| Ferrari
|
| 70
| + 52.610
| 4
| 4
|-
! 4
| 1
| Keke Rosberg
| Williams-Ford
|
| 70
| + 1:17.048
| 9
| 3
|-
! 5
| 15
| Alain Prost
| Renault
|
| 69
| + 1 lap
| 2
| 2
|-
! 6
| 7
| John Watson
| McLaren-Ford
|
| 69
| + 1 lap
| 20
| 1
|-
! 7
| 30
| Thierry Boutsen
| Arrows-Ford
|
| 69
| + 1 lap
| 15
|
|-
! 8
| 3
| Michele Alboreto
| Tyrrell-Ford
|
| 68
| + 2 laps
| 17
|
|-
! 9
| 9
| Manfred Winkelhock
| ATS-BMW
|
| 67
| + 3 laps
| 7
|
|-
! 10
| 23
| Mauro Baldi
| Alfa Romeo
|
| 67
| + 3 laps
| 26
|
|-
!
| 4
| Danny Sullivan
| Tyrrell-Ford
|
| 68
| Car underweight
| 22
|
|-
!
| 6
| Riccardo Patrese
| Brabham-BMW
|
| 56
| Gearbox
| 5
|
|-
!
| 35
| Derek Warwick
| Toleman-Hart
|
| 47
| Turbo
| 12
|
|-
!
| 36
| Bruno Giacomelli
| Toleman-Hart
|
| 43
| Engine
| 10
|
|-
!
| 12
| Nigel Mansell
| Lotus-Ford
|
| 43
| Handling
| 18
|
|-
!
| 22
| Andrea de Cesaris
| Alfa Romeo
|
| 42
| Engine
| 8
|
|-
!
| 2
| Jacques Laffite
| Williams-Ford
|
| 37
| Gearbox
| 13
|
|-
!
| 26
| Raul Boesel
| Ligier-Ford
|
| 32
| Halfshaft
| 24
|
|-
!
| 33
| Roberto Guerrero
| Theodore-Ford
|
| 27
| Engine
| 21
|
|-
!
| 31
| Corrado Fabi
| Osella-Ford
|
| 26
| Engine
| 25
|
|-
!
| 34
| Johnny Cecotto
| Theodore-Ford
|
| 17
| Differential
| 23
|
|-
!
| 5
| Nelson Piquet
| Brabham-BMW
|
| 15
| Throttle
| 3
|
|-
!
| 8
| Niki Lauda
| McLaren-Ford
|
| 11
| Spun off
| 19
|
|-
!
| 11
| Elio de Angelis
| Lotus-Renault
|
| 1
| Throttle
| 11
|
|-
!
| 29
| Marc Surer
| Arrows-Ford
|
| 1
| Transmission
| 14
|
|-
!
| 25
| Jean-Pierre Jarier
| Ligier-Ford
|
| 0
| Gearbox
| 16
|
|-
!
| 17
| Jacques Villeneuve
| RAM-Ford
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!
| 32
| Piercarlo Ghinzani
| Osella-Alfa Romeo
|
|
|
|
|
|-
!colspan="9" style="text-align: center"|Source:
|}
Championship standings after the race
;Drivers' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Driver
! Points
|-
| 1
| Alain Prost
| style="text-align: right" | 30
|-
| 2
| Nelson Piquet
| style="text-align: right" | 27
|-
| 3
| Patrick Tambay
| style="text-align: right" | 27
|-
| 4
| Keke Rosberg
| style="text-align: right" | 25
|-
| 5
| René Arnoux
| style="text-align: right" | 17
|-
!colspan=4|Source:
|}
;Constructors' Championship standings
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Pos
! Constructor
! Points
|-
| 1
| Renault
| style="text-align: right" | 44
|-
| 2
| Ferrari
| style="text-align: right" | 44
|-
| 3
| Williams-Ford
| style="text-align: right" | 35
|-
| 4
| Brabham-BMW
| style="text-align: right" | 27
|-
| 5
| McLaren-Ford
| style="text-align: right" | 26
|-
!colspan=4|Source: