1983 German Grand Prix

1983 German Grand Prix
Race details
Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season

Date	August 7, 1983
Official name	XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland
Location	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	6.797 km (4.223 mi)
Distance	45 laps, 299.068 km (185.832 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Time	1:49.328
Fastest lap
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:53.938 on lap 12
Podium
First	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Second	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo
Third	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW

The 1983 German Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Hockenheimring on August 7, 1983.

The race was won by René Arnoux driving a Ferrari, his second win in three races (after his win in Canada) bringing him into championship contention. Andrea de Cesaris in an Alfa Romeo 183T and Riccardo Patrese in a Brabham-BMW completed the podium. Niki Lauda was disqualified for reversing his McLaren-Ford in the pits.

Classification

Qualifying

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

Race

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

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Alain Prost	42
2	Nelson Piquet	33
3	Patrick Tambay	31
4	René Arnoux	28
5	Keke Rosberg	25

Constructors' Championship standings

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Ferrari	59
2	Renault	56
3	Brabham-BMW	37
4	Williams-Ford	36
5	McLaren-Ford	29

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

References

↑ Hamilton, Maurice (ed.) (1983). AUTOCOURSE 1983–84. Hazleton Publishing Ltd. p. 182. ISBN 0-905138-25-2.
↑ "1983 German Grand Prix". formula1.com. Archived from the original on 21 October 2014. Retrieved 23 December 2015.

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