Jones, who had retired following the 1981 season, was making a full-time return to Formula One after two races, the US Grand Prix West, and the non championship Race of Champions with Arrows in early 1983.
Jones, que se retirou logo da tempada 1981, facía un regreso total á Fórmula Un logo de dúas carreiras, o Gran Premio do oeste dos EE.UU., e a carreira fora de campionato Carreira de Campións con Arrows a principios de 1983.