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|

* 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

Lap leaders

Motor car race

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[edit]

### Qualifying[edit]

Pos  | No  | Driver  | Constructor  | Q1  | Q2  | Gap

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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[edit]

Pos | No | Driver | Constructor | Tyre | Laps | Time/Retired | Grid | Points

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1  | 28  |  René Arnoux | Ferrari | G | 45  | 1:27:10.319  | 2  | 9
2  | 22  |  Andrea de Cesaris | Alfa Romeo | M | 45  | \+ 1:10.652  | 3  | 6
3  | 6  |  Riccardo Patrese | Brabham-BMW | M | 45  | \+ 1:44.093  | 8  | 4
4  | 15  |  Alain Prost | Renault | M | 45  | \+ 2:00.750  | 5  | 3
5  | 7  |  John Watson | McLaren-Ford | M | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 23  | 2
6  | 2  |  Jacques Laffite | Williams-Ford | G | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 15  | 1
7  | 29  |  Marc Surer | Arrows-Ford | G | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 20  |
8  | 25  |  Jean-Pierre Jarier | Ligier-Ford | M | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 19  |
9  | 30  |  Thierry Boutsen | Arrows-Ford | G | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 14  |
10  | 1  |  Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | G | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 12  |
11  | 34  |  Johnny Cecotto | Theodore-Ford | G | 44  | \+ 1 lap  | 22  |
12  | 4  |  Danny Sullivan | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 43  | \+ 2 laps  | 21  |
13  | 5  |  Nelson Piquet | Brabham-BMW | M | 42  | Fire  | 4  |
DSQ  | 8  |  Niki Lauda | McLaren-Ford | M | 44  | Reversed in pits  | 18  |
Ret  | 16  |  Eddie Cheever | Renault | M | 38  | Fuel system  | 6  |
Ret  | 32  |  Piercarlo Ghinzani | Osella-Alfa Romeo | M | 34  | Oil leak  | 26  |
Ret  | 26  |  Raul Boesel | Ligier-Ford | M | 27  | Engine  | 25  |
Ret  | 23  |  Mauro Baldi | Alfa Romeo | M | 24  | Turbo  | 7  |
Ret  | 36  |  Bruno Giacomelli | Toleman-Hart | P | 19  | Turbo  | 10  |
Ret  | 35  |  Derek Warwick | Toleman-Hart | P | 17  | Engine  | 9  |
Ret  | 40  |  Stefan Johansson | Spirit-Honda | G | 11  | Engine  | 13  |
Ret  | 27  |  Patrick Tambay | Ferrari | G | 11  | Engine  | 1  |
Ret  | 11  |  Elio de Angelis | Lotus-Renault | P | 10  | Engine  | 11  |
Ret  | 3  |  Michele Alboreto | Tyrrell-Ford | G | 4  | Fuel pump  | 16  |
Ret  | 12  |  Nigel Mansell | Lotus-Renault | P | 1  | Engine  | 17  |
Ret  | 33  |  Roberto Guerrero | Theodore-Ford | G | 0  | Engine  | 24  |
DNQ  | 17  |  Kenny Acheson | RAM-Ford | P |  |  |  |
DNQ  | 31  |  Corrado Fabi | Osella-Alfa Romeo | M |  |  |  |
DNQ  | 9  |  Manfred Winkelhock | ATS-BMW | G |  |  |  |
Source: [6][7]

## Championship standings after the race[edit]

Drivers' Championship standings
| Pos  | Driver  | Points

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1  |  Alain Prost | 42
2  |  Nelson Piquet | 33
3  |  Patrick Tambay | 31
4  |  René Arnoux | 28
5  |  Keke Rosberg | 25
Source: [8]

Constructors' Championship standings
| Pos  | Constructor  | Points

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1  |  Ferrari | 59
2  |  Renault | 56
3  |  Brabham-BMW | 37
4  |  Williams-Ford | 36
5  |  McLaren-Ford | 29
Source: [8]

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

## References[edit]

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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