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1983 European Grand Prix

Date
Winner
Pole position
Fastest lap
CircuitBrands Hatch, 76 laps
Round14 of 15
Race numbers

The 1983 European Grand Prix was the:

  • 387th World Championship race
  • 1st World Championship European Grand Prix
  • 11th World Championship race at Brands Hatch
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Race result

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1+3(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW761hr 36m 45.865s9
2+6(FRA) Alain ProstRenault76+6.571s6
3 (GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault76+30.315s4
4+10(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo76+34.396s3
5+6(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart76+44.915s2
6+6(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart76+52.190s1
7-5(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW76+1m 12.684s 
8+1(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW75+1 lap 
9-4(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari75+1 lap 
10-3(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault75+1 lap 
11+7(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap 
12+9(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth75+1 lap 
13+12(GBR) Jonathan PalmerWilliams-Ford Cosworth74+2 laps 
14+5(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda74+2 laps 
15+8(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth73+3 laps 
R (FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari67DNF 
R (ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth64DNF 
NC (ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo63+13 laps 
R (CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth50DNF 
R (FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth43DNF 
R (ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo39DNF 
R (GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-TAG36DNF 
R (USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth27DNF 
R (AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG25DNF 
R (ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault12DNF 
R (FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth0DNF 

Starting grid

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

Qualifying result

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
1(ITA) Elio de AngelisLotus-Renault1:12.092 
2(ITA) Riccardo PatreseBrabham-BMW1:12.4580.366
3(GBR) Nigel MansellLotus-Renault1:12.6230.531
4(BRA) Nelson PiquetBrabham-BMW1:12.7240.632
5(FRA) Rene ArnouxFerrari1:13.1131.021
6(FRA) Patrick TambayFerrari1:13.1571.065
7(USA) Eddie CheeverRenault1:13.2531.161
8(FRA) Alain ProstRenault1:13.3421.250
9(DEU) Manfred WinkelhockATS-BMW1:13.6791.587
10(GBR) John WatsonMcLaren-TAG1:13.7831.691
11(GBR) Derek WarwickToleman-Hart1:13.8551.763
12(ITA) Bruno GiacomelliToleman-Hart1:13.9491.857
13(AUT) Niki LaudaMcLaren-TAG1:13.9721.880
14(ITA) Andrea de CesarisAlfa Romeo1:14.4032.311
15(ITA) Mauro BaldiAlfa Romeo1:14.7272.635
16(FIN) Keke RosbergWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:14.9172.825
17(CHE) Marc SurerArrows-Ford Cosworth1:15.3463.254
18(BEL) Thierry BoutsenArrows-Ford Cosworth1:15.4283.336
19(SWE) Stefan JohanssonSpirit-Honda1:15.9123.820
20(USA) Danny SullivanTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:16.6404.548
21(COL) Roberto GuerreroTheodore-Ford Cosworth1:16.7694.677
22(FRA) Jean-Pierre JarierLigier-Ford Cosworth1:16.8804.788
23(BRA) Raul BoeselLigier-Ford Cosworth1:17.1775.085
24(ITA) Piercarlo GhinzaniOsella-Alfa Romeo1:17.4085.316
25(GBR) Jonathan PalmerWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:17.4325.340
26(ITA) Michele AlboretoTyrrell-Ford Cosworth1:17.4565.364
Did not qualify
27(GBR) Kenny AchesonRAM-Ford Cosworth1:17.5775.485
28(ITA) Corrado FabiOsella-Alfa Romeo1:17.8165.724
29(FRA) Jacques LaffiteWilliams-Ford Cosworth1:18.2616.169

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1(FRA) Alain Prost57
2(BRA) Nelson Piquet55
3(FRA) Rene Arnoux49
4(FRA) Patrick Tambay40
5(FIN) Keke Rosberg25
6(GBR) John Watson22
7(USA) Eddie Cheever21
8(AUT) Niki Lauda12
9(FRA) Jacques Laffite11
10(ITA) Michele Alboreto10
11(GBR) Nigel Mansell10
12(ITA) Andrea de Cesaris9
13(GBR) Derek Warwick6
14(ITA) Riccardo Patrese4
15(CHE) Marc Surer4
16(ITA) Mauro Baldi3
17(USA) Danny Sullivan2
=(ITA) Elio de Angelis2
19(VEN) Johnny Cecotto1
=(ITA) Bruno Giacomelli1

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Ferrari89
2Renault78
3Brabham-BMW59
4Williams-Ford Cosworth36
5McLaren-Ford Cosworth34
6Tyrrell-Ford Cosworth12
7Alfa Romeo12
8Lotus-Renault11
9Toleman-Hart7
10Arrows-Ford Cosworth4
11Theodore-Ford Cosworth1
=Lotus-Ford Cosworth1

Stats & milestones

Race debut
Jonathan Palmer
Last start
Roberto Guerrero (last Colombian driver to start a race until 2001)
Theodore
Milestone race start
150th for John Watson (2nd driver to start 150 races, 2nd British driver)
Wins
10th for Nelson Piquet (16th driver to win ten races, 2nd Brazilian driver)
31st for Brabham
Podiums
22nd for Nelson Piquet
17th for Alain Prost (last for Renault)
3rd for Nigel Mansell
138th for Lotus
112th for Brabham
34th for Renault
Poles
1st for Elio de Angelis (65th different polesitter, 9th Italian driver)
88th for Lotus (first since 1978)
Fastest laps
1st for Nigel Mansell (79th different fastest lap setter, 16th British driver; last until 1985; only fastest lap for Lotus)
64th for Lotus (first since 1978)
Front row starts
6th for Riccardo Patrese (last until 1989; last for Brabham)
1st for Elio de Angelis (106th different front row starter, 16th Italian driver)
Points finishes
25th for Alain Prost
6th and last for Bruno Giacomelli