1983 German Grand Prix
| Race details | ||
|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season | ||
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| Date | August 7, 1983 | |
| Official name | XLII Großer Preis von Deutschland | |
| Location | Hockenheimring, Hockenheim, West Germany | |
| Course | Permanent racing facility 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 | .svg.png){kind=small} 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 | 1:52.744 | 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 | — | — | — |
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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 |
Standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
Unless otherwise indicated, all race results are taken from "The Official Formula 1 website". Retrieved 2007-06-17.
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FIA Formula One World Championship 1983 season |
Next race: 1983 Austrian Grand Prix |
| Previous race: 1982 German Grand Prix |
German Grand Prix | Next race: 1984 German Grand Prix |
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