| «1983-02» | USA West Grand Prix - IX Grand Prix of Long Beach |
| 1983-03-27 | Long Beach - 75 laps × 3.275 km : 245.625 km |
| Pos | Grid | Car | Driver | Constructor | Q1 | Q2 | Best | Gap | Interval |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 27 | Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | 01:28.598 | 01:26.117 | 01:26.117 | 136.907 km/h | |
| 2 | 2 | 28 | René Arnoux | Ferrari | 01:26.935 | 01:27.628 | 01:26.935 | +00.818 (+0.950%) | +00.818 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | Keke Rosberg | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.577 | 01:27.145 | 01:27.145 | +01.028 (+1.194%) | +00.210 |
| 4 | 4 | 2 | Jacques Laffite | Williams • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.529 | 01:27.818 | 01:27.818 | +01.701 (+1.975%) | +00.673 |
| 5 | 5 | 11 | Elio de Angelis | Lotus • Renault | 01:31.624 | 01:27.982 | 01:27.982 | +01.865 (+2.166%) | +00.164 |
| 6 | 6 | 35 | Derek Warwick | Toleman • Hart | 01:28.130 | 01:28.130 | 01:28.130 | +02.013 (+2.338%) | +00.148 |
| 7 | 7 | 3 | Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.066 | 01:28.425 | 01:28.425 | +02.308 (+2.680%) | +00.295 |
| 8 | 8 | 15 | Alain Prost | Renault | 01:28.558 | 01:29.765 | 01:28.558 | +02.441 (+2.835%) | +00.133 |
| 9 | 9 | 4 | Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.271 | 01:28.833 | 01:28.833 | +02.716 (+3.154%) | +00.275 |
| 10 | 10 | 25 | Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.600 | 01:28.913 | 01:28.913 | +02.796 (+3.247%) | +00.080 |
| 11 | 11 | 6 | Riccardo Patrese | Brabham • BMW | 01:28.958 | 01:29.467 | 01:28.958 | +02.841 (+3.299%) | +00.045 |
| 12 | 12 | 30 | Alan Jones | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.451 | 01:29.112 | 01:29.112 | +02.995 (+3.478%) | +00.154 |
| 13 | 13 | 12 | Nigel Mansell | Lotus • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.728 | 01:29.167 | 01:29.167 | +03.050 (+3.542%) | +00.055 |
| 14 | 14 | 36 | Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman • Hart | 01:29.266 | 01:29.266 | 01:29.266 | +03.149 (+3.657%) | +00.099 |
| 15 | 15 | 16 | Eddie Cheever | Renault | 01:30.597 | 01:29.422 | 01:29.422 | +03.305 (+3.838%) | +00.156 |
| 16 | 16 | 29 | Marc Surer | Arrows • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.067 | 01:29.521 | 01:29.521 | +03.404 (+3.953%) | +00.099 |
| 17 | 17 | 34 | Johnny Cecotto | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.559 | 01:30.258 | 01:29.559 | +03.442 (+3.997%) | +00.038 |
| 18 | 18 | 33 | Roberto Guerrero | Theodore • Ford Cosworth | 01:29.585 | 01:29.585 | +03.468 (+4.027%) | +00.026 | |
| 19 | 19 | 22 | Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | 01:33.336 | 01:29.603 | 01:29.603 | +03.486 (+4.048%) | +00.018 |
| 20 | 20 | 5 | Nelson Piquet | Brabham • BMW | 01:30.173 | 01:30.034 | 01:30.034 | +03.917 (+4.548%) | +00.431 |
| 21 | 21 | 23 | Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | 01:31.924 | 01:30.070 | 01:30.070 | +03.953 (+4.590%) | +00.036 |
| 22 | 22 | 7 | John Watson | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.439 | 01:30.100 | 01:30.100 | +03.983 (+4.625%) | +00.030 |
| 23 | 23 | 8 | Niki Lauda | McLaren • Ford Cosworth | 01:30.262 | 01:30.188 | 01:30.188 | +04.071 (+4.727%) | +00.088 |
| 24 | 24 | 9 | Manfred Winkelhock | ATS • BMW | 01:31.599 | 01:30.220 | 01:30.220 | +04.103 (+4.764%) | +00.032 |
| 25 | 25 | 17 | Eliseo Salazar | RAM March • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.597 | 01:31.126 | 01:31.126 | +05.009 (+5.817%) | +00.906 |
| 26 | 26 | 26 | Raul Boesel | Ligier • Ford Cosworth | 01:31.759 | 01:31.765 | 01:31.759 | +05.642 (+6.552%) | +00.633 |
| 27 | 31 | Corrado Fabi | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:33.896 | 01:31.901 | 01:31.901 | +05.784 (+6.716%) | +00.142 | |
| 28 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella • Ford Cosworth | 01:32.182 | 01:32.182 | 01:32.182 | +06.065 (+7.043%) | +00.281 |