1983 Alternate Formula One season

1983 Formula One season
Harvey Jones and Tyrrell entered as defending world champions.
Turbo Era
Season
Races	16
Start date	6th March 1983
Start Event	South African Grand Prix
End date	9th October 1983
End Event	New York Grand Prix
Awards
Driver's Champion	TBD
Constructor's Champion	TBD
Entrant's Champion	TBD
Seasons
Previous season	Next season
1982	1984

The 1983 Formula One season was the 34th season of Formula One.

Provisional FIA Entry List

The following drivers have confirmed contracts for 1983.

Team	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Tyres	#	Driver	Rounds
Benetton BMW Team Tyrrell [?]	Tyrrell-BMW	Tyrrell TBA	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t	TBA	1	Harvey Jones	1-
					2	Keke Rosberg	1-
Marlboro McLaren International [?]	McLaren-TBA	McLaren MP4/1B	TBA	TBA	3	Andrea de Cesaris	1-
					4	Mario Andretti	1-5, 7-16
						TBA	6
Canon Williams Honda Team [?]	Williams-Honda	Williams FW09	Honda RA163E 1.5 V6t	TBA	5	Gilles Villeneuve	1-
					6	Alain Prost	1-
Brabham TAG Racing Organisation [?]	Brabham-TAG	Brabham TBA	TAG-Porsche TTE PO1 1.5 V6t	TBA	7	Nelson Piquet	1-
					8	Javier Scarpetta	1-
March Engineering [?]	March-TBA	March TBA	TBA	TBA	9	Clay Regazzoni	1-
					10	Kenny Acheson	TBA (2 races)
						Jonathan Palmer	TBA (6 races)
						Brian Henton	TBA (8 races)
John Player Team Lotus [?]	Lotus-BMW	Lotus TBA	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t	TBA	11	Nigel Mansell	1-
					12	Manfred Winkelhock	1-
Équipe Renault Elf [?]	Renault	Renault TBA	Renault EF1 1.5 V6t	TBA	15	Jérémy-Étienne Voeckler	1-
					16	Rikky Leiviskä	1-
ATS Kauhsen Racing Team [?]	ATS-GMC	ATS TBA	GMC UMZ-412 VG-1 1.5 L4t	TBA	17	Frank Jelinski	1-
					18	Didier Theys	1-2, 13-16
						Teddy Pilette	3-4
						Tomas Kaiser	5-6
						Max Speed	7-8
						"Pierre Chauvet"	9-10
						Peter Krieg	11-12
Barclay Nordica Arrows [?]	Arrows-TBA	Arrows TBA	TBA	TBA	19	Thierry Boutsen	1-
					20	Riccardo Patrese	1-
Marlboro Team Alfa Romeo [?]	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo TBA	Alfa Romeo 890T 1.5 V8t	TBA	22	Michele Alboreto	1-
					23	Brendon Cassidy	1-
Ligier Gitanes [?]	Ligier-BMW	Ligier TBA	BMW M12/13 1.5 L4t	TBA	25	Tommy Byrne	1-
					26	Patrick Tambay	1-
Scuderia Ferrari SpA SEFAC [?]	Ferrari	Ferrari TBA	Ferrari 031 1.5 V6t	TBA	27	Guillaume Gauthier	1-
					28	Riccardo Paletti	1-
Penthouse Rover Grand Prix [?]	Spartec-Rover	Spartec TBA	Rover-Hart 415T 1.5 L4t	TBA	29	Derek Warwick	1-
					30	Robert Kagan	1-
Osella Squadra Corse [?]	Osella-TBA	Osella TBA	TBA	TBA	31	Valentino Nicchi	1-
					32	Kenny Acheson	TBA (5 races)
						Fulvio Ballabio	TBA (6 races)
						Paolo Barilla	TBA (5 races)
Spirit Enterprises [?]	Spirit-TBA	Spirit TBA	TBA	TBA	33	Silvio Bachot	1-2, 10-16
						Didier Theys	3-9
					34	Huub Rothengatter	1-10
						Jan Lammers	11-16

Calendar

Championship Grands Prix

	Race	Track	Date	Pole position	Fastest lap	Winning driver	Constructor	Entrant	Report
1	Asseng South African Grand Prix	Kyalami	6 March						Report
2	Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo Internacional de Curitiba	3 April						Report
3	Agip San Marino Grand Prix	Autodromo Dino Ferrari	17 April						Report
4	Marlboro Belgian Grand Prix	Spa-Francorchamps	1 May						Report
5	Tio Pepe Spanish Grand Prix	Circuito de Jerez	15 May						Report
6	Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco	29 May						Report
7	Tecate Mexican Grand Prix	Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez	12 June						Report
8	Detroit Grand Prix	Detroit Street Circuit	19 June						Report
9	FFSA French Grand Prix	Circuit Dijon-Prenois	3 July						Report
10	John Player British Grand Prix	Silverstone	10 July						Report
11	AvD German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring	24 July						Report
12	Michelin Austrian Grand Prix	Österreichring	7 August						Report
13	Arexons Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale Monza	4 September						Report
14	Shell Oils European Grand Prix	Brands Hatch	18 September						Report
15	Labatt's Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Île Notre-Dame	2 October						Report
16	Stroh's New York Grand Prix	Meadowlands Sports Complex	9 October						Report

The following rounds were included on the provisional calendars published by the FIA but were cancelled:

Race	Track	Date	Notes
Caesars Palace Grand Prix	Caesars Palace	9 October	The Caesars Palace Grand Prix was temporarily removed from the calendar as the new track layout would not be ready until the 1984 season. It was subsequently replaced with the New York Grand Prix.