1983 German Grand Prix

1983 German Grand Prix
Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship
Race details
Date 7 August 1983
Official name XLV Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 6.802 km (4.227[1] miles)
Distance 45 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 miles)
Weather Dry
Pole position
Driver Ferrari
Time 1:49.328
Fastest lap
Driver France René Arnoux Ferrari
Time 1:53.938 on lap 12
Podium
First Ferrari
Second Alfa Romeo
Third Brabham-BMW
Lap leaders

The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Hockenheimring on 7 August 1983. It was the tenth race of the 1983 Formula One World Championship.

The 45-lap race was won by French driver René Arnoux, driving a Ferrari, after he started from second position. Teammate and compatriot Patrick Tambay took pole position, but retired on lap 12 with an engine failure. Italian Andrea de Cesaris finished second in an Alfa Romeo, with another Italian, Riccardo Patrese, third in a Brabham-BMW.

Drivers' Championship leader, Frenchman Alain Prost, could only manage fourth in his Renault, but nonetheless extended his lead in the championship to nine points over Brazilian Nelson Piquet, who failed to score in the other Brabham-BMW. With his second win in three races, Arnoux moved up to fourth in the championship, five points behind Piquet and three behind Tambay in third.

Niki Lauda was disqualified from fifth for reversing his McLaren-Ford in the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos No Driver Constructor Q1 Q2 Gap
1 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari 1:49.328 2:10.057
2 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari 1:49.435 2:09.594 +0.107
3 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo 1:50.845 2:16.694 +1.522
4 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW 1:51.082 2:16.969 +1.754
5 15 France Alain Prost Renault 1:51.228 2:13.620 +1.900
6 16 United States Eddie Cheever Renault 1:51.540 2:09.752 +2.212
7 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo 1:51.867 2:15.218 +2.539
8 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW 1:52.105 no time +2.777
9 35 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart 1:54.199 2:13.461 +4.871
10 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart 1:54.648 13:17.646 +5.320
11 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault 1:54.831 2:14.182 +5.503
12 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford 1:55.289 2:13.337 +5.961
13 40 Sweden Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda 1:55.870 10:37.156 +6.542
14 30 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford 1:56.015 no time +6.687
15 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford 1:56.318 2:15.838 +6.990
16 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford 1:56.398 2:15.547 +7.070
17 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault 1:56.490 16:03.168 +7.162
18 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford 1:56.730 no time +7.402
19 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford 1:57.018 2:15.326 +7.690
20 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford 1:57.072 40:52.470 +7.744
21 4 United States Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford 1:57.426 2:18.376 +8.098
22 34 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford 1:57.744 2:15.753 +8.416
23 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford 1:57.776 no time +8.448
24 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford 1:57.790 2:17.479 +8.462
25 26 Brazil Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford 1:58.413 no time +9.085
26 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo 1:58.473 2:19.172 +9.145
DNQ 17 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford 1:59.003 2:20.758 +9.675
DNQ 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo 2:01.113 2:22.859 +11.785
DNQ 9 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW no time no time n/a
Source: [2][3][4][5]

Race

Pos No Driver Constructor Tyre Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 28 France René Arnoux Ferrari G 45 1:27:10.319 2 9
2 22 Italy Andrea de Cesaris Alfa Romeo M 45 + 1:10.652 3 6
3 6 Italy Riccardo Patrese Brabham-BMW M 45 + 1:44.093 8 4
4 15 France Alain Prost Renault M 45 + 2:00.750 5 3
5 7 United Kingdom John Watson McLaren-Ford M 44 + 1 lap 23 2
6 2 France Jacques Laffite Williams-Ford G 44 + 1 lap 15 1
7 29 Switzerland Marc Surer Arrows-Ford G 44 + 1 lap 20  
8 25 France Jean-Pierre Jarier Ligier-Ford M 44 + 1 lap 19  
9 30 Belgium Thierry Boutsen Arrows-Ford G 44 + 1 lap 14  
10 1 Finland Keke Rosberg Williams-Ford G 44 + 1 lap 12  
11 34 Venezuela Johnny Cecotto Theodore-Ford G 44 + 1 lap 22  
12 4 United States Danny Sullivan Tyrrell-Ford G 43 + 2 laps 21  
13 5 Brazil Nelson Piquet Brabham-BMW M 42 Fire 4  
DSQ 8 Austria Niki Lauda McLaren-Ford M 44 Reversed in pits 18  
Ret 16 United States Eddie Cheever Renault M 38 Fuel system 6  
Ret 32 Italy Piercarlo Ghinzani Osella-Alfa Romeo M 34 Oil leak 26  
Ret 26 Brazil Raul Boesel Ligier-Ford M 27 Engine 25  
Ret 23 Italy Mauro Baldi Alfa Romeo M 24 Turbo 7  
Ret 36 Italy Bruno Giacomelli Toleman-Hart P 19 Turbo 10  
Ret 35 United Kingdom Derek Warwick Toleman-Hart P 17 Engine 9  
Ret 40 Sweden Stefan Johansson Spirit-Honda G 11 Engine 13  
Ret 27 France Patrick Tambay Ferrari G 11 Engine 1  
Ret 11 Italy Elio de Angelis Lotus-Renault P 10 Engine 11  
Ret 3 Italy Michele Alboreto Tyrrell-Ford G 4 Fuel pump 16  
Ret 12 United Kingdom Nigel Mansell Lotus-Renault P 1 Engine 17  
Ret 33 Colombia Roberto Guerrero Theodore-Ford G 0 Engine 24  
DNQ 17 United Kingdom Kenny Acheson RAM-Ford P    
DNQ 31 Italy Corrado Fabi Osella-Alfa Romeo M    
DNQ 9 West Germany Manfred Winkelhock ATS-BMW G        
Source: [6][7]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

References

  1. ^ "1983 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
  2. ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  3. ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  4. ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
  5. ^ Hamilton, Maurice, ed. (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
  6. ^ "1983 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.
  7. ^ "1983 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 7 August 1983. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Germany 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.


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