1983 Dutch Grand Prix

  1983 Dutch Grand Prix

Race details
Race 12 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One season
The Zandvoort Circuit (1980-1989)
Date	August 28, 1983
Official name	XXVII Grote Prijs van Nederland
Location	Circuit Zandvoort, Zandvoort, Netherlands
Course	Permanent racing facility
Course length	4.252 km (2.642 mi)
Distance	72 laps, 306.144 km (190.229 mi)
Weather	Dry
Pole position
Driver	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
Time	1:15.630
Fastest lap
Driver	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Time	1:19.863 on lap 33
Podium
First	René Arnoux	Ferrari
Second	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari
Third	John Watson	McLaren-Ford

The 1983 Dutch Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Zandvoort on August 28, 1983.

The race produced in a 1-2 result for the Ferraris of René Arnoux and Patrick Tambay, with John Watson third in a McLaren. Derek Warwick's fourth-place finish resulted in the first points for both himself and the Toleman team. The race was notable for a collision between the leader of the championship Alain Prost and the nearest challenger Nelson Piquet which immediately forced Piquet out of the race and caused Prost to retire shortly afterwards. This was René Arnoux's 7th and last victory in Formula One.

The Dutch Grand Prix saw McLaren debut the new Porsche built TAG turbo V6 engine with Niki Lauda driving the new car and John Watson continuing with the Ford powered car. After qualifying 19th Lauda's race ended on lap 25 with brake failure. Watson's third place was the last time a naturally aspirated powered car would legally finish on a Formula One podium until the 1988 Canadian Grand Prix (Martin Brundle would finish second in a Tyrrell-Ford at the 1984 Detroit Grand Prix but would ultimately be disqualified). This would also prove to be the final time a McLaren used a naturally aspirated engine in a Grand Prix until the opening round of the 1989 season when their cars were powered by Honda's V10 engines. From the next round in Italy, both McLarens would use the TAG turbo engines.

René Arnoux won the race for Ferrari.

Nelson Piquet and Alain Prost prior to their collision.

Elio De Angelis retired early due to an electrical failure.

Classification

Qualifying

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Gap
1	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	1:17.194	1:15.630	—
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	1:16.857	1:16.370	+0.740
3	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	1:16.411	—	+0.781
4	15	Alain Prost	Renault	1:16.611	1:16.642	+0.981
5	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	1:16.721	1:16.711	+1.081
6	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	1:17.544	1:16.940	+1.310
7	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	1:17.198	1:17.666	+1.568
8	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	1:17.233	1:17.552	+1.603
9	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	1:18.086	1:17.306	+1.676
10	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	1:18.202	1:17.397	+1.767
11	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	1:18.067	1:17.676	+2.046
12	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	1:17.887	1:18.885	+2.257
13	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	1:18.642	1:17.902	+2.272
14	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	1:20.153	1:19.696	+4.066
15	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	1:21.010	1:19.787	+4.157
16	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	1:20.447	1:19.966	+4.336
17	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	1:21.395	1:19.979	+4.349
18	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.149	1:20.282	+4.519
19	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	1:20.169	1:21.050	+4.539
20	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	1:21.592	1:20.190	+4.560
21	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	1:20.245	1:20.257	+4.615
22	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	1:20.381	1:20.247	+4.617
23	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	1:20.666	1:20.391	+4.761
24	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	1:21.738	1:20.660	+5.030
25	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:22.047	1:20.815	+5.185
26	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	1:20.863	1:20.842	+5.212
27	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo	1:21.763	1:20.926	+5.296
28	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford	1:21.734	1:20.955	+5.325
29	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford	1:23.425	1:23.093	+7.463
Source:[1]

Race

Pos	No	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
1	28	René Arnoux	Ferrari	72	1:38:41.950	10	9
2	27	Patrick Tambay	Ferrari	72	+ 20.839	2	6
3	7	John Watson	McLaren-Ford	72	+ 43.741	15	4
4	35	Derek Warwick	Toleman-Hart	72	+ 1:16.839	7	3
5	23	Mauro Baldi	Alfa Romeo	72	+ 1:24.292	12	2
6	3	Michele Alboreto	Tyrrell-Ford	71	+ 1 Lap	18	1
7	40	Stefan Johansson	Spirit-Honda	70	+ 2 Laps	16
8	29	Marc Surer	Arrows-Ford	70	+ 2 Laps	14
9	6	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham-BMW	70	+ 2 Laps	6
10	26	Raul Boesel	Ligier-Ford	70	+ 2 Laps	24
11	31	Corrado Fabi	Osella-Alfa Romeo	68	Engine	25
12	33	Roberto Guerrero	Theodore-Ford	68	+ 4 Laps	20
13	36	Bruno Giacomelli	Toleman-Hart	68	Spun Off	13
14	30	Thierry Boutsen	Arrows-Ford	65	Engine	21
Ret	1	Keke Rosberg	Williams-Ford	53	Ignition	23
DSQ	9	Manfred Winkelhock	ATS-BMW	50	Disqualified	9
Ret	5	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW	41	Collision	1
Ret	15	Alain Prost	Renault	41	Suspension	4
Ret	16	Eddie Cheever	Renault	39	Electrical	11
Ret	2	Jacques Laffite	Williams-Ford	37	Handling	17
Ret	12	Nigel Mansell	Lotus-Renault	26	Spun Off	5
Ret	8	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG	25	Brakes	19
Ret	4	Danny Sullivan	Tyrrell-Ford	20	Engine	26
Ret	11	Elio de Angelis	Lotus-Renault	12	Electrical	3
Ret	22	Andrea de Cesaris	Alfa Romeo	5	Engine	8
Ret	25	Jean-Pierre Jarier	Ligier-Ford	3	Suspension	22
DNQ	32	Piercarlo Ghinzani	Osella-Alfa Romeo
DNQ	34	Johnny Cecotto	Theodore-Ford
DNQ	17	Kenny Acheson	RAM-Ford
Source:[2]

Championship standings after the race

Drivers' Championship standings Pos Driver Points 1 Alain Prost 51 2 René Arnoux 43 3 Nelson Piquet 37 4 Patrick Tambay 37 5 Keke Rosberg 25

Constructors' Championship standings Pos Constructor Points 1 Ferrari 80 2 Renault 68 3 Brabham-BMW 41 4 Williams-Ford 36 5 McLaren-Ford 34

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

References

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