1983 United States Grand Prix West
- Round
- 2 of 1983
- Circuit
- Long Beach
- Location
- Long Beach, California, United States of America
- Dates
- —
- Format
- Standard weekend
- Winner
- John Watson
- Constructor
- McLaren
- Entrant
- McLaren-Ford
- Pole position
- Patrick Tambay
- Fastest lap
- Niki Lauda
- Confidence
- reference
Classification
| Pos | Driver | Constructor | Grid | Laps | Points | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | John Watson | McLaren | 22 | 75 | 9 | — |
| 2 | Niki Lauda | McLaren | 23 | 75 | 6 | — · fastest lap |
| 3 | Rene Arnoux | Ferrari | 2 | 75 | 4 | — |
| 4 | Jacques Laffite | Williams | 4 | 74 | 3 | — |
| 5 | Marc Surer | Arrows | 16 | 74 | 2 | — |
| 6 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore | 17 | 74 | 1 | — |
| 7 | Raul Boesel | Ligier | 26 | 73 | — | — |
| 8 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell | 9 | 73 | — | — |
| 9 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell | 7 | 73 | — | — |
| 10 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham | 11 | 72 | — | Distributor |
| 11 | Alain Prost | Renault | 8 | 72 | — | — |
| 12 | Nigel Mansell | Team Lotus | 13 | 72 | — | — |
| DNQ | Corrado Fabi | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNQ | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella | — | — | — | DNQ |
| DNF | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 1 | 25 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Keke Rosberg | Williams | 3 | 25 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Elio de Angelis | Team Lotus | 5 | 29 | — | Handling |
| DNF | Derek Warwick | Toleman | 6 | 11 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier | 10 | 26 | — | Collision |
| DNF | Alan Jones | Arrows | 12 | 58 | — | Unwell |
| DNF | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman | 14 | 26 | — | Battery |
| DNF | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 15 | 67 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore | 18 | 27 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 19 | 48 | — | Gearbox |
| DNF | Nelson Piquet | Brabham | 20 | 51 | — | Throttle |
| DNF | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 21 | 26 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS | 24 | 3 | — | Spun off |
| DNF | Eliseo Salazar | RAM | 25 | 25 | — | Gearbox |