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March 27, 1983 Long Beach Street Circuit | Lap distance 3.275 km
| Pos | Points | No | Driver | Car | Engine | Tyres | Laps | Race Time | Delay | Qualifying | Fastest Lap | |||
| 1 | 9 | 7 | John Watson (GBR) | McLaren MP4-1C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 75 | 1:53'34.889 | 22 | 1'30.100 | 3 | 1'28.652 | (41) | |
| 2 | 6 | 8 | Niki Lauda (AUT) | McLaren MP4-1C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 75 | 1:54'02.882 | +27.993 | 23 | 1'30.188 | 1 | 1'28.330 | (42) |
| 3 | 4 | 28 | René Arnoux (FRA) | Ferrari 126C2B | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 75 | 1:54'48.527 | +1'13.638 | 2 | 1'26.935 | 2 | 1'28.370 | (62) |
| 4 | 3 | 2 | Jacques Laffite (FRA) | Williams FW08C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 74 | 1:53'48.320 | +1 lap | 4 | 1'27.818 | 9 | 1'30.163 | (40) |
| 5 | 2 | 29 | Marc Surer (SUI) | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 74 | 1:54'08.727 | +1 lap | 16 | 1'29.521 | 16 | 1'30.617 | (18) |
| 6 | 1 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto (VEN) | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 74 | 1:54'30.110 | +1 lap | 17 | 1'29.559 | 15 | 1'30.382 | (40) |
| 7 | 26 | Raul Boesel (BRA) | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 73 | 1:54'03.427 | +2 laps | 26 | 1'31.759 | 19 | 1'31.263 | (41) | |
| 8 | 4 | Danny Sullivan (USA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 73 | 1:54'11.217 | +2 laps | 9 | 1'28.833 | 14 | 1'30.372 | (11) | |
| 9 | 3 | Michele Alboreto (ITA) | Tyrrell 011 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 73 | 1:54'24.190 | +2 laps | 7 | 1'28.425 | 5 | 1'29.032 | (70) | |
| 10 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese (ITA) | Brabham BT52 | BMW M12/13 | Michelin | 72 | 1:50'51.995 | +3 laps | 11 | 1'28.958 | 7 | 1'29.718 | (40) | |
| 11 | 15 | Alain Prost (FRA) | Renault RE40 | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 72 | 1:54'04.802 | +3 laps | 8 | 1'28.558 | 4 | 1'28.717 | (67) | |
| 12 | 12 | Nigel Mansell (GBR) | Team Lotus 92 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 72 | 1:55'04.410 | +3 laps | 13 | 1'29.167 | 22 | 1'31.883 | (22) | |
| Retirement | ||||||||||||||
| gearbox | 16 | Eddie Cheever (USA) | Renault RE30C | Renault EF1 | Michelin | 67 | 1:42'41.223 | 15 | 1'29.422 | 8 | 1'30.104 | (40) | ||
| physical | 30 | Alan Jones (AUS) | Arrows A6 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 58 | 1:35'30.379 | 12 | 1'29.112 | 12 | 1'30.261 | (37) | ||
| throttle | 5 | Nelson Piquet (BRA) | Brabham BT52 | BMW M12/13 | Michelin | 51 | 1:18'54.630 | 20 | 1'30.034 | 10 | 1'30.256 | (41) | ||
| gearbox | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Michelin | 48 | 1:17'47.497 | 19 | 1'29.603 | 20 | 1'31.280 | (6) | ||
| handling | 11 | Elio de Angelis (ITA) | Team Lotus 93T | Renault EF1 | Pirelli | 29 | 46'35.409 | 5 | 1'27.982 | 21 | 1'31.344 | (27) | ||
| gearbox | 33 | Roberto Guerrero (COL) | Theodore N183 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 27 | 42'35.463 | 18 | 1'29.585 | 17 | 1'30.645 | (8) | ||
| collision | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier (FRA) | Ligier JS21 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 26 | 39'44.814 | 10 | 1'28.913 | 6 | 1'29.264 | (8) | ||
| battery | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli (ITA) | Toleman TG183B | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 26 | 41'30.216 | 14 | 1'29.266 | 25 | 1'33.512 | (5) | ||
| spun off | 23 | Mauro Baldi (ITA) | Alfa Romeo 183T | Alfa Romeo 890T | Michelin | 26 | 42'31.639 | 21 | 1'30.070 | 23 | 1'32.185 | (19) | ||
| collision | 27 | Patrick Tambay (FRA) | Ferrari 126C2B | Ferrari 126C | Goodyear | 25 | 38'08.392 | 1 | 1'26.117 | 13 | 1'30.370 | (12) | ||
| collision | 1 | Keke Rosberg (FIN) | Williams FW08C | Ford Cosworth DFV | Goodyear | 25 | 38'08.827 | 3 | 1'27.145 | 10 | 1'30.256 | (4) | ||
| gearbox | 17 | Eliseo Salazar (CHI) | RAM 01 | Ford Cosworth DFV | Pirelli | 25 | 39'48.205 | 25 | 1'31.126 | 24 | 1'32.506 | (22) | ||
| spun off | 35 | Derek Warwick (GBR) | Toleman TG183B | Hart 415T | Pirelli | 11 | 17'05.883 | 6 | 1'28.130 | 18 | 1'30.771 | (10) | ||
| spun off | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock (GER) | ATS D6 | BMW M12/13 | Goodyear | 3 | 5'06.377 | 24 | 1'30.220 | 26 | 1'33.792 | (3) | ||
| Not qualified | ||||||||||||||
| -- | 31 | Corrado Fabi (ITA) | Osella FA1D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'31.901 | ||||||||
| -- | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani (ITA) | Osella FA1D | Ford Cosworth DFV | Michelin | 1'32.182 | ||||||||