In 1983, Scuderia Ferrari won their eighth constructors' championship in Formula One. The team's success that year was largely due to the strong performances of their drivers, Frenchman Patrick Tambay and Italian René Arnoux. Tambay and Arnoux won three races each during the 1983 season, and consistently finished on the podium throughout the year. They were both competitive and reliable drivers, and were able to score points in all but two of the fifteen races that season. Ferrari's 1983 championship win marked a return to form for the team, after a period of underperformance in the early 1980s. The team had struggled to adapt to the new ground effect regulations that were introduced in 1983, and had not won a constructors' championship since 1979. However, the team's technical director, Mauro Forghieri, worked hard to develop a new car that would be competitive under the new regulations. The result was the Ferrari 126C3, a car that was both aerodynamically efficient and reliable. The 126C3 was also notable for its powerful V6 turbocharged engine, which gave Ferrari a significant advantage over their rivals. The team's engine development program was overseen by engineer Claudio Lombardi, who was able to extract impressive performance from the engine while also ensuring its reliability. Overall, Ferrari's 1983 championship win was a significant achievement for the team, and marked the beginning of a period of renewed success in the mid-1980s. The team would go on to win two more constructors' championships in the 1980s, in 1984 and 1985.