The car, with a newly designed flat bottom, made its debut at the 1983 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Running on Michelin tyres, the 183T was driven in 1983 by Italian drivers Andrea de Cesaris and Mauro Baldi.

[3] Euroracing had been earlier successful in Formula 3 with Alfa Romeo engines.

However, this still fell short of the 850 bhp (630 kW) power figures quoted for the turbocharged BMW, Renault and Ferrari engines.

Andrea de Cesaris managed to score two second-place finishes and also gained one fastest lap at Spa Francorchamps,[5] a race that he started from the 2nd row and led over half of the distance.