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1983 Dutch Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitZandvoort, 72 laps
Round12 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 Dutch Grand Prix was the:

  • 385th World Championship race
  • 28th World Championship Dutch Grand Prix
  • 28th World Championship race at Zandvoort
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+9(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari721hr 38m 41.950s9
2 (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari72+20.839s6
3+12(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth72+43.741s4
4+3(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart72+1m 16.839s3
5+7(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo72+1m 24.292s2
6+12(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth71+1 lap1
7+9(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda70+2 laps 
8+6(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
9-3(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW70+2 laps 
10+14(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth70+2 laps 
11+14(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo68DNF 
12+8(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth68+4 laps 
13 (ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart68+4 laps 
14+7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth65DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth53DNF 
DQ (DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW50DSQ 
R (BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW41DNF 
R (FRA) Alain ProstRenault41DNF 
R (USA) Eddie CheeverRenault39DNF 
R (FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth37DNF 
R (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault26DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG25DNF 
R (USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth20DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault12DNF 
R (ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo5DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth3DNF 

Notes

  • Corrado Fabi ended lap 68 in P11 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Thierry Boutsen ended lap 65 in P8 before retiring on the following lap.
  • Manfred Winkelhock was disqualified for overtaking on the formation lap.
  • Nelson Piquet ended lap 41 as the race leader before retiring on the following lap.

Starting grid

PosDriverConstructor
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW
2(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault
4(FRA) Alain ProstRenault
5(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault
6(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW
7(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart
8(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo
9(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW
10(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari
11(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault
12(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo
13(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart
14(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth
15(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth
16(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda
17(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth
18(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth
19(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG
20(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth
21(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth
22(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth
23(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth
24(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth
25(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo
26(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:15.630 
2(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:16.3700.740
3(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:16.4110.781
4(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:16.6110.981
5(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:16.7111.081
6(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:16.9401.310
7(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:17.1981.568
8(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:17.2331.603
9(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:17.3061.676
10(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:17.3971.767
11(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:17.6762.046
12(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:17.8872.257
13(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:17.9022.272
14(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:19.6964.066
15(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-Ford Cosworth1:19.7874.157
16(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:19.9664.336
17(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:19.9794.349
18(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.1494.519
19(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:20.1694.539
20(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:20.1904.560
21(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth1:20.2454.615
22(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:20.2474.617
23(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:20.3914.761
24(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:20.6605.030
25(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:20.8155.185
26(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:20.8425.212
Did not qualify
27(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:20.9265.296
28(VEN) Johnny CecottoTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:20.9555.325
29(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth1:23.0937.463

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost51
2(FRA) Rene Arnoux43
3(BRA) Nelson Piquet37
4(FRA) Patrick Tambay37
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg25
6(GBR) John Watson22
7(USA) Eddie Cheever17
8(AUT) Niki Lauda12
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite11
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto10
11(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris6
12(GBR) Nigel Mansell6
13(ITA) Riccardo Patrese4
14(CHE) Marc Surer4
15(GBR) Derek Warwick3
16(ITA) Mauro Baldi3
17(USA) Danny Sullivan2
18(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari80
2Renault68
3Brabham-BMW41
4Williams-Ford Cosworth36
5McLaren-Ford Cosworth34
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth12
7Alfa Romeo9
8Lotus-Renault5
9Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
10Toleman-Hart3
11Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=Lotus-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Wins
7th and last for Rene Arnoux
88th for Ferrari
Race 1-2
36th for Ferrari
Podiums
20th and last for John Watson (21st driver to score 20 podiums, 7th British driver)
17th for Rene Arnoux
8th for Patrick Tambay (last for Ferrari)
281st & 282nd for Ferrari
92nd for McLaren
Poles
8th for Nelson Piquet
28th for Brabham
Fastest laps
10th for Rene Arnoux (14th driver to set ten fastest laps, 1st French driver)
96th for Ferrari
Front row starts
15th for Nelson Piquet
6th for Patrick Tambay
Points finishes
47th and last for John Watson
4th and last for Mauro Baldi
1st for Derek Warwick (215th different point scorer, 45th British driver)
Win & fastest lap
5th and last for Rene Arnoux