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.
| 1983 German Grand Prix | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Race 10 of 15 in the 1983 Formula One World Championship | |||
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| 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 |
 René Arnoux | Ferrari | |
| Time | 1:53.938 on lap 12 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Ferrari | ||
| Second | Alfa Romeo | ||
| Third | Brabham-BMW | ||
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Lap leaders | |||
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
editQualifying
edit| 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 | no time | +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 | 13:17.646 | +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 | 10:37.156 | +6.542 |
| 14 | 30 |  Thierry Boutsen
|
Arrows-Ford | 1:56.015 | no time | +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 | 16:03.168 | +7.162 |
| 18 | 8 |  Niki Lauda
|
McLaren-Ford | 1:56.730 | no time | +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 | 40:52.470 | +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 | no time | +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 | no time | +9.085 |
| 26 | 32 | Piercarlo Ghinzani
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 1:58.473 | 2:19.172 | +9.145 |
| DNQ | 17 | Kenny Acheson
|
RAM-Ford | 1:59.003 | 2:20.758 | +9.675 |
| DNQ | 31 | Corrado Fabi
|
Osella-Alfa Romeo | 2:01.113 | 2:22.859 | +11.785 |
| DNQ | 9 |  Manfred Winkelhock
|
ATS-BMW | no time | no time | n/a |
| Source: [2][3][4][5] | ||||||
Race
editChampionship standings after the race
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- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
References
edit- ^ "1983 German Grand Prix | Motorsport Database".
- ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 1". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - QUALIFYING 2". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ "Grosser Preis Von Deutschland - OVERALL QUALIFYING". formula1.com. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "1983 German Grand Prix - Race Results & History - GP Archive". GPArchive.com. 7 August 1983. Retrieved 23 October 2021.
- ^ a b "Germany 1983 - Championship • STATS F1". www.statsf1.com. Retrieved 18 March 2019.